June 2017 Pakistan attacks

June 2017 Pakistan attacks
Part of the insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Quetta
Parachinar
Karachi
Location of incidents shown in the map of Pakistan.
LocationQuetta, Parachinar and Karachi, Pakistan
Date23 June 2017
TargetLaw enforcement personnel and civilians
Attack type
Suicide car bombing, targeted killing
WeaponsBombs, including car bomb and explosive belt
DeathsQuetta - 14
Parachinar - 78
Karachi - 4
InjuredQuetta - 20
Parachinar - 200+
Karachi - 1
PerpetratorsJamaat-ul-Ahrar
ISIL – Khorasan
Ansar al-Sharia Pakistan
MotiveTerrorism

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.