March 2011 Peshawar bombing

March 2011 Peshawar bombing
March 2011 Peshawar bombing
Part of Islamic Terrorism
Location	Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Date	9 March 2011
Attack type	Car bombing
Deaths	73
Injured	45
Perpetrators	Taliban

The 9 March 2011 Peshawar bombing occurred in the city of Peshawar, the capital of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in north-west Pakistan. The attack took place in the Adezai locality of Peshawar; 37 people were killed and at least 45 were wounded.^[1] The blast happened during a funeral held for the wife of a local anti-Taliban Pashtun militia leader.^[2] According to a witness, the attack was carried out by a suicide bomber, a "boy wrapped in a shawl."^[2] A medical emergency was declared at hospitals in Peshawar, where those injured in the attack were taken.^[2]

The Taliban later claimed responsibility for the explosion,^[2] and said it was retaliation for the local militia's support for Pakistani security forces in carrying out anti-Taliban operations.^[2]

Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani issued a statement condemning the attacks, though the government was also criticised for its lack of support for those affected by the Taliban.^[1]

The incident took place just a day after another separate terrorist incident in Faisalabad.