March 2017 Parachinar suicide bombing

March 2017 Parachinar bombing
Part of the War in North-West Pakistan
Parachinar Parachinar (Pakistan)
Location	Parachinar, Pakistan
Date	31 March 2017
Attack type	Bombing
Weapons	Bomb
Deaths	24
Non-fatal injuries	70+
Perpetrators	Jamaat-ul-Ahrar
Motive	Sectarianism

On 31 March 2017, a car bombing took place at a market in Parachinar, northwest Pakistan. The bombing was believed to be motivated by sectarianism, as the majority of the area's residents are Shia Muslims. At least 24 people were killed and more than 70 injured as a result of the blast.Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and other political leaders condemned the attack.