2008 Parachinar bombing

2008 Parachinar bombing
Location	Parachinar, Pakistan
Date	16 February 2008
Target	Riaz Shah, Pakistan People's Party
Attack type	Suicide attack
Deaths	47[1]
Non-fatal injuries	150[1]

In the Parachinar bombing of 16 February 2008, a suicide bomber in Parachinar, Pakistan killed 47 people and injured 93 attending a political rally for the opposition Pakistan Peoples Party.^[2] The attack occurred on the eve of the 2008 Pakistani general election to be held on 18 February when an explosives-laden car was rammed into the election office of an independent candidate in Parachinar. The attack targeted people waiting for food outside of Riaz Shah's house. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.

References

1. Blast toll reaches 47: Polls postponed in Parachinar Daily Times, 18 February 2008
2. AFP

Coordinates: 33°54′N 70°06′E / 33.900°N 70.100°E