2018 Orakzai bombing

On 23 November 2018, at least 33 people were killed and 56 others were injured in a suicide bombing in Kalaya, Orakzai District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

2018 Orakzai bombing
LocationKalaya
Coordinates33°44′44″N 70°57′35″E
Date23 November 2018
Attack type
Suicide bombing
Deaths33 (+1 attacker)
Injured56
PerpetratorIslamic State – Khorasan Province

On the same day, an armed assault on the Chinese consulate in Karachi, Pakistan resulted in the deaths of four people and the three attackers. However, the two attacks are likely unconnected.

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