| January 2017 Parachinar bombing | |
| Location: | Eidgah market, Parachinar, Pakistan |
| Date: | [1] |
| Time: | 08:50 PST |
| Type: | Bombing |
| Fatalities: | 25[2] |
| Injuries: | 87[3] [4] |
| Perpetrators: | Lashkar-e-Jhangvi al-Alami Pakistani Taliban |
| Weapons: | Bomb |
On 21 January 2017, a bomb was detonated at a vegetable market in Parachinar, in the Kurram Valley of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. At least 25 people were killed and 87 injured by the explosion.[5] [6] Parachinar is the administrative headquarters of the Kurram Agency near the Afghan border.[7] The same area has previously seen several blasts in 2008, February 2012,[8] September 2012,[9] 2013 and in December 2015.[10]
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Bajwa visited Parachinar and paid a visit to the injured of the bomb blast in Agency Headquarters Hospital. General Bajwa also announced plans to construct an Army Public School (APS) in Parachinar to support education of the local children.[11] [12]
Lashkar-e-Jhangvi al-Alami and the Pakistani Taliban splinter Shehryar Mehsud group both separately issued a joint claim of responsibility.[4]
Seven suspects were arrested following a search operation after the blast.[12]
Bahrain - Bahrain strongly condemned the bombing, with the Bahrain News Agency quoting: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses its sincerest condolences and sympathies to the families of the victims and wishes the speedy recovery to those injured by this terrorist act that seeks to terrorize and undermine the safety and security of the country. The Ministry affirms the Kingdom of Bahrain's solidarity with the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in its struggle against terrorism and reiterates its support for all measures to stabilize the country and ensure its safety."[14] [15]
Turkey - Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim, in a message to Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, said Turkey was saddened by the incident and would continue to work with Pakistan to fight terrorism.[15]
United States - US Ambassador to Pakistan David Hale condemned the attack and expressed sympathy for the victims' families.[15]
Saudi Arabia - The Saudi Press Agency quoted an official source at the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs as expressing the Kingdom's condolences to the families of victims and to the government and people of Pakistan, and wishing for a speedy recovery for the injured.[14] [15]