2013 Mardan funeral suicide bombing
# 2013 Mardan funeral suicide bombing

On 18 June 2013, a suicide bomber detonated his vest at a funeral in Shergarh , Mardan in northwest Pakistan, killing at least 34 people and injuring over 60 people. The attack took place at a funeral prayer service for Abdullah Khan, who owned a compressed natural gas station. One of the people killed in the attack was Imran Khan Mohmand, who was previously an independent MPA.

## Bombing and aftermath

The bomb blast took place on 18 June 2013 during a funeral procession for a local businessman Haji Abdullah, who was shot a day before by unknown assailants. Imran Khan Mohmand , previously an independent candidate , but then part of the PTI party was injured and then later succumbed to his injuries.The procession was being led by a former MPA of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam , Maulana Muhammad Qasim , who survived the blast. No militant organization took responsibility for the attack. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial government announced monetary compensation for those involved. A sum of Rs. 300,000 for the families of those killed and Rs. 100,000 for those injured.

