Incident Summary:

09/06/2014: Three assailants opened fired on a Sufi Muslim shrine in Sargodha town, Punjab province, Pakistan. Three people were killed and six others were injured in the attack. The Balochistan Liberation United Front (BLUF) and Al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent separately claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201409060007

When:
2014-09-06

Country:
Pakistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Punjab

City:
Sargodha

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Assassination
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Religious Figures/Institutions
Name of Entity Darbar Astana Fazal
Specific Description Sufi Shrine
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 Casualty numbers for this incident conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the lowest reliable estimates are reported here.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Personal claim)
Balochistan Liberation United Front (BLUF) Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Call (post-incident))
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 3 Fatalities / 6 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 3
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 6
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Pakistan shrine attack kills three including army officer," Agence France Presse -- English, September 8, 2014.
"Gunmen kill senior Pakistani military official from Shi'ite minority," Reuters, September 8, 2014.
"Pakistan police kill 6 linked to bomb attack," FOXNews.com, May 27, 2018.