Incident Summary:

09/14/2015: Assailants abducted six Balochistan Development Authority (BDA) employees in Muslim Bagh town, Qilla Saifullah district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. All six hostages were released on September 17, 2015. Halqa-e-Mehsud claimed responsibility for the attack. However, sources also suspected that the attack was carried out by the Taliban.

GTD ID:
201509140016

When:
2015-09-14

Country:
Pakistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Balochistan

City:
Muslim Bagh

Location Details:
The incident occurred in the Qilla Saifullah district.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Hostage Taking (Kidnapping)
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Balochistan Development Authority (BDA)
Specific Description Employees: Asmatullah, Shah Faisal, Ameenullah
Nationality of Target Pakistan
Additional Information
Hostages Yes
Number of Hostages 6
US Hostages 0
Days of Kidnapping 3
Outcome Hostage(s) released by perpetrators
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
Additional Information The victims included Asmatullah, Shah Faisal, Ameenullah, Bacha Khan Abdul Saboor and Aslam Musazai. Hostage numbers for this incident conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the majority reliable estimates are reported here.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Halqa-e-Mehsud Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Video)
Taliban (suspected) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
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
"Pakistan: Kidnapped BDA officials recovered from Afghanistan," Dawn Online, September 17, 2015.
"Pakistan: Officials among six kidnapped in Qila Saifullah," Dawn Online, September 15, 2015.
"Pakistan: Balochistan engineers among six kidnapped," The News Online, September 15, 2015.