Incident Summary:

01/05/2013: Assailants opened fire on two charity workers in Utmanzai town, Charsadda district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Zakir Hussain, the education head of Jamaat e-Islam branch Al-Khidmat Foundation, was killed in the attack, along with his driver. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201301050017

When:
2013-01-05

Country:
Pakistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

City:
Utmanzai

Location Details:
In Charsadda district

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Assassination
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: NGO
Name of Entity Al-Khidmat Foundation
Specific Description Education Wing Head: Zakir Hussain
Nationality of Target Pakistan
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
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 2
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 2 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 2
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
"2 charity workers shot dead in KP," The Gulf Today, January 5, 2013.
"Two Charity Workers Shot Dead In Pakistan," Radio Free Europe Documents and Publications, January 5, 2013.
"Two workers of AKF gunned down," Pakistan Press International, January 5, 2013.