Incident Summary:

02/28/2011: On Monday, in Ramzan Kanta area situated at Ghass Mandi under Ran chore lane in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, in the Ramzan Kanta area of the city, unidentified militants fired on and killed an activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), identified as Arsalan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.

GTD ID:
201102280004

When:
2011-02-28

Country:
Pakistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Sindh

City:
Karachi

Location Details:
In Ramzan Kanta area situated at Ghass Mandi under Ran chore lane in Karachi city.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM)
Specific Description The assailants targeted an activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM).
Nationality of Target Pakistan
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Weapon Details
Unknown firearms 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 Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
Jane’s Intelligence, “Unidentified Militants Kill MQM Activist in Pakistan's Karachi,” Terrorism Watch Report, Daily Times, March 1, 2011.
South Asia Terrorism Portal, "One Person Killed in Sindh," Daily Times, http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/detailed_news3.asp?date3=2011%2F3%2F1#3 (March 1, 2011).