Incident Summary:

07/30/2001: Syed Zafar Hussain, director of the research departement for Pakistan’s Ministry of Defense, was shot during a morning ambush by three men in front of his home in Karachi. No one claimed responsibility for the shooting.

GTD ID:
200107300001

When:
2001-07-30

Country:
Pakistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Sindh

City:
Karachi

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Assassination
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Pakistani Ministry of Defense
Specific Description Syed Zafar Hussain,director of the Ministry of Defense's research departement
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) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Sipah-e-Sahaba/Pakistan (SSP) (suspected) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 3
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
Aamir Shah, "Sectarian violence flares in Pakistan," United Press International, July 30, 2001.
"Senior government official gunned down in Karachi," Deutsche Presse Agentur, July 30, 2001.
"Senior Pakistani official shot dead," AFX News Limited, July 30, 2001.