Incident Summary:

01/26/2016: Assailants opened fire on a Pakistan Armed Forces patrol in Pasni, Balochistan province, Pakistan. At least two assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.

GTD ID:
201601260036

When:
2016-01-26

Country:
Pakistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Balochistan

City:
Pasni

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity Pakistan Armed Forces
Specific Description Patrol
Nationality of Target Pakistan
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
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) No
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) Yes
Alternate Designation (more) Insurgency/Guerilla Action
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 2
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Six 'militants' killed in Balochistan clashes," Dawn (Pakistan), January 27, 2016.
"Six militants killed in Pasni, Bela," Business Recorder, January 26, 2016.
"Two terrorists killed in encounter with security forces in Quetta's Pasni," Dunya News, January 26, 2016.