2022 Peshawar mosque attack
On 4 March 2022, the Islamic State – Khorasan Province attacked a Shia mosque at Qissa Khwani Bazaar in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The suicide attack, carried out by an Afghan man who was a long-term resident of Pakistan, killed at least 63 people and injured another 196. The Islamist terror group Islamic State – Khorasan Province claimed responsibility for the attack.
| 2022 Peshawar mosque attack | |
|---|---|
| Part of the persecution of Shias by the Islamic State and the insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
An ambulance at the mosque after the attack | |
| Location | Masjid Asna-e-Ashri, Qissa Khwani Bazaar, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
| Coordinates | 34°00′21.5″N 71°34′13.0″E |
| Date | 4 March 2022 |
| Target | The Kucha Risaldar Shia mosque |
Attack type | Shooting, suicide bombing |
| Deaths | 63 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 196 |
| Perpetrators | Islamic State – Khorasan Province |
| Assailant | Julaybib al-Kabli |
| Motive | Anti-Shi'ism |
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