Incident Summary:

04/29/2015: Assailants opened fire on Dr. Waheedur Rehman in Dastagir area, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Rehman, a Karachi University professor, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201504290024

When:
2015-04-29

Country:
Pakistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Sindh

City:
Karachi

Location Details:
The incident occurred in the Dastagir area of Karachi city.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Educational Institution
Name of Entity Karachi University
Specific Description Professor: Doctor Waheedur Rehman
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
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 4
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
"Six including professor killed in metropolis," Pakistan Press International, April 29, 2015.
"Karachi Univ Prof shot dead," Kashmir Observer, April 29, 2015.
"Pakistan: KU professor shot dead in Karachi," Dawn Online, April 29, 2015.