Incident Summary:

06/05/2013: Assailants kidnapped four people in Malir town, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. The victims, who were all members of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), were on their way to work in a textile factory when their bus was stopped. After the assailants identified the victims, they abducted them from the bus. The victims were later shot and killed. Three people died and one other individual was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the MQM attributed the attack to the People's Amn Committee.

GTD ID:
201306050003

When:
2013-06-05

Country:
Pakistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Sindh

City:
Karachi

Location Details:
Incident occurred in the Malir Town area of the city.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Hostage Taking (Kidnapping)
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Violent Political Party
Name of Entity Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM)
Specific Description Party Workers
Nationality of Target Pakistan
Additional Information
Hostages Yes
Number of Hostages 4
US Hostages 0
Hours of Kidnapping 2
Outcome Combination
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) No
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) Yes
Alternate Designation (more) Other Crime Type
Additional Information There is doubt that this incident meets terrorism-related criteria. Authorities suspected that the shooting was due to brawl between Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) workers.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
People's Amn Committee No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 3 Fatalities / 1 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 3
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
"MQM observes day of mourning today," DAWN Group, June 6, 2013.
"Three people kidnapped, shot dead in Malir," Pakistan Press International, June 5, 2013.
"MQM cadres killed in Karachi," ZeeNews.com, June 5, 2013.