The Darra Adamkhel Taliban, led by Tariq Afridi, claimed responsibility for the attack.Tariq said the killings were in retaliation for what he termed excesses committed by Shias against Sunnis in Gilgit-Baltistan. He said more such attacks would be carried out in other parts of
the country.
Name of victims, who were killed in Lolo Sar area of Jhalkhat, Naran/Kaghan area on 16 August.
- Yaqoob Ali from Astore
- Sajid Hussain from Astore
- Ijlal Hussain from Astore
- Ghulam Mustafa from Astore
- Mohammad Hanif from Astore
- Mazhar Ali from Astore
- Ghulam Nabi from Astore
- Nisar from Astore
- Ishtiaq from Astore
- Musharraf Alam from Bagrote
- Fida Ali from Bagrote
- Mansoor Khan from Bagrote
- Haider Zaman from Gujranwala
- Tahir Mehmood from Gujranwala
- Mohammad Hussain of Karachi’s Shah Faisal Colony.
A police official said two of the victims were Sunnis.
