Incident Summary:

11/17/2020: Assailants opened fire on a police officer in Shahkas, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Gula Jan Adridi, a police sub-inspector, was killed and his driver (Nawab Afridii) was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
202011170009

When:
2020-11-17

Country:
Pakistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

City:
Shahkas

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Pakistani Police
Specific Description Former Officer: Gula Jan Adridi
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 Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 1 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
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
"Ex-SHO shot dead in Jamrud," The News International (Asianet-Pakistan), November 18, 2020.
"Highlights from Pakistan's Urdu-language press, websites 18 Nov 20," BBC Monitoring, November 18, 2020.