Incident Summary:

02/08/2010: On Monday afternoon at approximately 1745, in Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan, four gunmen riding on two motorcycle's opened fire, with Kalashnikov's, on the former official, Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, and his supporters as they left an election office in the Khayaban-e-Sir-Syed neighborhood. The attack killed three guards, and wounded eight others. Ahmed suffered a minor injury in his leg in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility.

GTD ID:
201002080008

When:
2010-02-08

Country:
Pakistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Punjab

City:
Rawalpindi

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Pakistani Government
Specific Description Senior Pakistani politician Sheik Rashid Ahmed
Nationality of Target Pakistan
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Automatic Weapon
Weapon Details
Kalashnikov rifles were used in the attack.
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 4
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 3 Fatalities / 8 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 3
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 8
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
BBC Monitoring South Asia, "Pakistan Politician Escapes Life Attempt," BBC Monitoring South Asia, February 09, 2010, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8505410.stm.
International News, "Pakistan: Ex-Minister Sheikh Rashid Escapes Assassination Attempt in Rawalpindi," World News Connection, International News, February 09, 2010.
New York Times, "Gunmen Open Fire on Former Official in Pakistan," New York Times, February 08, 2010, http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/09/world/asia/09rawalpindi.html?ref=asia.