Incident Summary:

06/20/2017: Assailants opened fire on a Pak-Arab Refinery Company Ltd. (PARCO) vehicle near Karampur, Sindh, Pakistan. At least two people, including a Pakistani Police officer, were killed and another person was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.

GTD ID:
201706200034

When:
2017-06-20

Country:
Pakistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Sindh

City:
Near Karampur

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity Pak-Arab Refinery Company Ltd. (PARCO)
Specific Description Vehicle
Nationality of Target Pakistan
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Pakistani Police
Specific Description Officer: Kher Mohammad Rahojo
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
Additional Information The victims included Rashid Qureshi.
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 2 Fatalities / 1 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 2
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 1
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Two killed, as Parco’s vehicle come under fire," The Nation Pakistan, June 20, 2017.