Incident Summary:

03/03/2014: Two assailants opened fire on a shopkeeper in Nazimabad area, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. The shopkeeper was killed in the assault. This was one of two attacks carried out by the same assailants in Karachi on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attack to Sipah-I-Mohammed.

GTD ID:
201403030042

When:
2014-03-03

Country:
Pakistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Sindh

City:
Karachi

Location Details:
Event occurred in the Urdu Bazar neighborhood of Nazimabad, Karachi, Sindh province.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description Shopkeeper
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?Yes
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-I-Mohammed No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 2
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
"Express Media attack suspects killed in encounter: police," Plus News Pakistan, March 6, 2014.
"Gunned down target killers were involved in attacks on Express Media group offices: Police," The Express Tribune, March 5, 2014.
"Highlights: Pakistan Evening TV News Bulletins 3 March 2014," OSC Summary, March 3, 2014.