June 2017 Pakistan attacks
| June 2017 Pakistan attacks | |
|---|---|
| Part of the insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
| Location | Quetta, Parachinar and Karachi, Pakistan |
| Date | 23 June 2017 |
| Target | Law enforcement personnel and civilians |
Attack type | Suicide car bombing, targeted killing |
| Weapons | Bombs, including car bomb and explosive belt |
| Deaths | Quetta - 14 Parachinar - 78 Karachi - 4 |
| Injured | Quetta - 20 Parachinar - 200+ Karachi - 1 |
| Perpetrators | Jamaat-ul-Ahrar ISIL – Khorasan Ansar al-Sharia Pakistan |
| Motive | Terrorism |
On 23 June 2017, a series of terrorist attacks took place in Pakistan resulting in 96 dead and over 200 wounded. They included a suicide bombing in Quetta targeting policemen, followed by a double bombing at a market in Parachinar, and the targeted killing of four policemen in Karachi.
Responsibility for the Quetta attack was claimed by Jamaat-ul-Ahrar and ISIL, while no group accepted responsibility for the Parachinar attack. According to the military, both attacks were coordinated from terrorist sanctuaries in Afghanistan.