Terrorism in Pakistan 2816470 225675610 2008-07-14T21:11:12Z Razzsic 3490687 /* April - September */ {{POV|date=December 2007}} {{Cleanup|date=May 2007}} '''Terrorism in Pakistan''' has been prevalent since the 1980s mostly by due to the [[Soviet-Afghan War]], and the subsequent proxy war against the [[communists]] that continued for at least a decade. The war brought numerous fighters from all over the world to [[South Asia]] in the name of [[jihad]], often financed by the [[United States]] or [[Saudi Arabia]]. These fighters, known as [[mujahideen]], created havoc in Pakistan by carrying out terrorist activities inside the country well after the war officially ended. The sectarian violence plaguing the country presently is also said to originate in the [[Zia-ul-Haq's Islamization|controversial Islamic policies of General Muhammad Zia ul-Haq]] initiated during his tenure from 1977 to 1988. These policies gave immense power to religious figures in the country, who in turn spread intolerant religious dogmas among the masses. There have been many [[secessionist]]s movements within Pakistan, the most significant of which is the [[Balochistan (Pakistan)|Balochistan]] liberation movement. The movement gained momentum after the 1971 [[Bangladesh Liberation War]], when then-[[East Pakistan]] successfully attained independence from Pakistan. The [[Balochistan Liberation Army]] is currently active in its efforts to achieve independence by employing guerrilla attacks on both civilian and military targets. The attacks frequently incorporate IEDs, and are often filmed and made available on the internet, apparently for propaganda purposes.<ref>[http://balochvoice.com/index_a.html Propaganda videos by Baloch nationalists] Baloch Voice</ref> According to one source, in 1987, 90% of all reported terrorist activities worldwide were located in Pakistan.{{Fact|date=May 2008}} This can be attributed to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan's status as the [[List of countries by population|sixth most populous country]] in the world, with diverse cultures, languages, traditions and customs. The different [[Culture of Pakistan|cultures in Pakistan]] are associated with differing [[ideology|ideologies]], further encouraging [[Regionalism (politics)|regionalism]]. Pakistan's intelligence agency, the [[Inter-Services Intelligence|ISI]], has often been accused of playing a role in major [[terrorist attacks]] across the world including the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]] in the United States,<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,1266317,00.html The Pakistan connection] The Guardian</ref><ref>[http://www.globalresearch.ca/articles/CHO206A.html Political Deception: The Missing Link behind 9-11] Global Research Canada</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1734113.stm Pakistan spy service 'aiding Bin Laden'] BBC News</ref> [[Violence in Jammu and Kashmir|terrorism in Kashmir]],<ref>[http://www.cfr.org/publication/9514/ Terrorism Havens: Pakistan] Council for Foreign Relations</ref><ref>[http://www.angelfire.com/al4/terror/isi_kashmir.htm Indian minister ties ISI to Kashmir]</ref><ref>[http://www.cfr.org/publication/9135/ Kashmir Militant Extremists] Council on Foreign Relations</ref> [[11 July 2006 Mumbai train bombings|Mumbai Train Bombings]],<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5394686.stm Pakistan 'role in Mumbai attacks'] BBC News</ref> [[7 July 2005 London bombings|London Bombings]],<ref>[http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=MIC20050720&articleId=712 The Pakistani Connection: The London Bombers and "Al Qaeda's Webmaster"] Global Research Canada</ref> [[2001 Indian Parliament attack|Indian Parliament Attack]],<ref>[http://www.indianembassy.org/new/parliament_dec_13_01.htm#STATEMENT%20MADE%20BY%20HOME%20MINISTER,%20L.%20K.%20ADVANI%20ON%20THE%20TERRORIST%20ATTACK%20ON%20PARLIAMENT%20HOUSE%20ON%20DECEMBER%2013,%202001 Home Minister L. K. Advani's statement on terrorist attack on Parliament House] Indian Embassy</ref> [[2006 Varanasi bombings|Varnasi bombings]],<ref>[http://in.rediff.com/news/2006/mar/21spec.htm ISI now outsources terror to Bangladesh] Rediff.com</ref> [[25 August 2007 Hyderabad bombings|Hyderabad bombings]]<ref>[http://in.rediff.com/news/2007/may/25guest.htm Hyderabad blasts: The ISI hand] Rediff.com</ref><ref>[http://www.ibnlive.com/news/isi-may-be-behind-hyderabad-blasts-jana-reddy/47473-3.html ISI may be behind Hyderabad blasts: Jana Reddy]</ref> The ISI is also accused of supporting [[Taliban]] forces<ref name="BBC1">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6033383.stm Pakistan's shadowy secret service] BBC News</ref> and recruiting and training [[mujahideen]]<ref name="BBC1"/><ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/10/06/wafghan06.xml Nato's top brass accuse Pakistan over Taliban aid] Daily Telegraph</ref> to fight in Afghanistan<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/21/world/asia/21quetta.html At Border, Signs of Pakistani Role in Taliban Surge] The New York Times</ref><ref name="NYTimes">[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE7D81F3EF936A15751C0A9649C8B63 A NATION CHALLENGED: THE SUSPECTS; Death of Reporter Puts Focus On Pakistan Intelligence Unit] The New York Times</ref> and Kashmir<ref name="NYTimes"/> Pakistan is also said to be a haven for terrorist groups like [[Al-Qaeda]],<ref>[http://www.zeenews.com/articles.asp?aid=395435&sid=SAS&ssid=&news=Pakistan+has+al-Qaeda+training+camp:+US+officials Pakistan has al-Qaeda training camp: US officials] Zee News</ref> [[Lashkar-e-Omar]], [[Lashkar-e-Toiba]], [[Sipah-e-Sahaba]]. Pakistan is accused of sheltering and training the [[Taliban]] in operations "which include soliciting funding for the Taliban, bankrolling Taliban operations, providing diplomatic support as the Taliban's virtual emissaries abroad, arranging training for Taliban fighters, recruiting skilled and unskilled manpower to serve in Taliban armies, planning and directing offensives, providing and facilitating shipments of ammunition and fuel, and on several occasions apparently directly providing combat support," as quoted by the [[Human Rights Watch]].<ref>[http://www.hrw.org/reports/2001/afghan2/Afghan0701-02.htm Pakistan's Support of Taliban] Human Rights Watch</ref> ==Causes== Three of the main causal factors contributing to terrorism in Pakistan are [[Sectarian violence|sectarian/religious violence]], mistrust of the [[Pervez Musharraf|Musharraf]]-[[George W. Bush|Bush]] coalition in the [[War on Terrorism]], and a history of training camps in Pakistan. Other causes, such as political rivalry and business disputes, also take their toll. It is estimated that more than 4,000 people have died in Pakistan in the past 25 years due to sectarian strife.<ref name=SECTARIAN>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4289740.stm Pakistan 'extremist leader' held] BBC News</ref> ===Role of Madrassas=== The presence of many unregulated [[Madrassas]] throughout Pakistan is believed to contribute significantly to its terrorism problem. Although the madrassas were created to fill the hole left by the state in educating young people free of charge, some became recruiting centers for terrorists, as most of the financing for the institutions came from terrorist groups and not from the government. There was also a great dearth of well-rounded education in these institutions, as their graduates were only good for [[Mosque]] services, and not other fields of life. Thus, social and economic factors played a great role in helping to spread intolerance. The word ''[[Taliban]]'' itself means "students", with "Talib" (singular) meaning a student. A small number of these madrassas are supposed to provide military training which give inspiration to European extremists of South Asian descent.<ref name=INSPIRATION>[http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?story_id=7798877 School for terror] The Economist</ref> The [[7 July 2005 London bombings]] was carried out by people who are believed to have visited a Pakistani [[madrassa]] at some time in their life, stoking fears that perhaps certain groups in Pakistan were encouraging violent activity. Pakistani [[President Pervez Musharraf]] initially acknowledged that some madrassas might be involved in extremism and terrorism.<ref name=MADRASSA>[http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050719.BLAST19_COPY/BNStory London bombing probe shifts focus to Pakistan] Globe and Mail</ref>. The Pakistani government denied the charges, saying that just because a citizen visits Pakistan once after living and being educated abroad until then, does not mean that the person was encouraged to perform terrorist acts in Pakistan. The government still acted swiftly, requiring all religious schools to register with the government. Also, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's cooperation with the [[United States]]' [[War on Terrorism]] has led to several [[Pervez Musharraf#Assassination attempts|assassination attempts]] on him by those who seek the destruction of Western interests. The president referred to this as terrorism. ''See also: [[Pervez Musharraf#Partner in the War on Terrorism|Pakistani involvement in the War on Terrorism]]'' ===State-sponsored terrorism=== {{Main|State-sponsored terrorism#Pakistan}} Intelligence agencies around the world have long suspected Pakistan as a source of extremism and terrorism. It has recently been revealed that Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan, a top scientist involved with Pakistan's nuclear program has been selling nuclear technologies to Iran, North Korea and Libya. Khan was tried within Pakistan. It is unclear whether the state has been involved with his dealings.<ref name=KHAN>[http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=17420 A. Q. Khan Nuclear Chronology] Carnegie Endowment for International Peace</ref> Pakistan has used Islamist militants to fight its wars in Afghanistan and Kashmir.<ref name=MUSH>[http://www.economist.com/surveys/displaystory.cfm?story_id=7107838 Too much for one man to do] The Economist</ref> The [[Government of Pakistan]] is accused by India of having supplied monetary aid to certain terrorist organizations fighting for secession in [[Kashmir]]. It has strongly denied the latter.<ref name=TERRORAID>[http://www.fas.org/news/pakistan/1999/991007-pak-mis.htm Pakistan dismisses Indian allegations of cross-border terrorism] Federation of American Scientists</ref> However some statements have claimed the involvement of Pakistan's Federal Minister for Railways, [[Sheikh Rashid Ahmed]], in establishing terrorist training camps in the early stages of the war many years ago.<ref name=RASHID>[http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_14-6-2005_pg1_4 Sheikh Rashid trained Kashmiri fighters: Yasin] Daily Times</ref> American intelligence sources, mainly the [[FBI]] claims that there are "[[Terror Camp|terrorist training camps]]" in Pakistan and that the terrorists come to Pakistan from all over the globe.<ref name=TERRORCAMP>[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8147895/site/newsweek/ New Terror Camp?] MSNBC</ref> In Pakistan, most modernized infrastructure of terrorist training exists, supported by Pakistan's [[Inter-Services Intelligence]] (ISI) in terms of money, ideological training, and moral support. Many other nations and [[nonpartisan]] sources also state that Pakistan is one of the perpetrators of state-sponsored terrorism by providing help to Kashmiri and other terrorist outfits with connections to [[Al-Qaeda]].<ref name=ALQAEDA>[http://www.cfr.org/publication/9514/ Does Pakistan’s government support terrorism?] Council on Foreign Relations</ref> ==Terrorist groups in Pakistan== ===Lashkar-e-Omar=== [[Lashkar-e-Omar]] (The Army of Omar) is a terrorist organisation which is believed to have its members derived from 3 organizations, [[Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami]] (HuJI), [[Lashkar-e-Jhangvi]] (LeJ) and [[Jaish-e-Mohammed]] (JeM). The main terrorist activities for which it has been accused are: * Attack on a church in [[Bahawalpur]] in [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]] on [[October 28]], [[2002]], resulting in 18 deaths and 9 injuries. * The group, was allegedly involved in the [[March 17]], 2002 [[grenade]] attack on a [[church]] in the heavily guarded diplomatic enclave in [[Islamabad]] in which five persons, including a US diplomat's wife and daughter, were killed and 41 others injured. * LeO was reportedly involved in the suicide bombing outside the [[Sheraton Hotel]] in [[Karachi]] on [[May 8]], 2002 and the June 14th attack on the US [[Consulate general|consulate]] in Karachi, in which 10 persons, including five women, were killed and 51 others injured. ===Lashkar-e-Toiba=== Pakistan-based terrorist group, [[Lashkar-e-Toiba]], has survived global sanctions and is poised to move into the political realm thereby strengthening the collective religious extremist groups' move to coalesce as a formidable opposition to the re-emergent civil democratic movement in Pakistan. This coalition of extremist and terrorist elements within Pakistan and the broad trajectory of the [[Taliban]]-[[Al Qaeda]] relationship in Afghanistan threatens the stability of Pakistan and the region, and risks fueling the export of terrorism across the world. See [http://spaces.brad.ac.uk:8080/download/attachments/748/Brief12finalised1.pdf PSRU Brief 12. Lashkar-e-Tayyeba], [http://spaces.brad.ac.uk:8080/display/ssispsru/Home Pakistan Security Research Unit (PSRU)] ===Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan=== Previously known as Anjuman [[Sipah-e-Sahaba]] (ASS), this group is thought to be behind most of the attacks on [[Shiites]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3170970.stm Pakistan's militant Islamic groups] BBC News</ref> It came into prominence following the [[Iranian Revolution]] in 1980s. Incidents thought to be caused by this group are as follows: * [[October 7]], [[2004]] bomb blasts in [[Multan]] that killed 40 people; * [[September 21]], 2004: Suspected SSP members gunned down at least three members of a Shi'a family in a sectarian attack in [[Dera Ismail Khan]]; * [[March 2]], 2004 More than 45 people killed and over 100 wounded in an attack on Shi'a Muslims in [[Quetta]]; and * It has also been involved in assassinating [[Iran]]ian diplomats with the most severe being the killing of five [[Iranian Air Force]] cadets in [[Rawalpindi]] in 1997. ==War on Terrorism in Pakistan== The post-9/11 [[War on Terrorism]] in [[Pakistan]] has had two principal elements: the government's battle with jihad groups banned after 9/11, and the U.S. pursuit of Al-Qaeda, usually (but not always) in coordination with Pakistani forces. In 2004, the Pakistani army launched a pursuit of Al-Qaeda members in the mountainous area of [[Waziristan]] on the [[Afghanistan|Afghan]] border. Clashes there erupted into a low-level conflict with Islamic militants and local tribesmen, sparking the [[Waziristan War]]. A short-lived truce known as the [[Waziristan accord]] was brokered in September 2006. ==List of terrorist incidents in Pakistan== {{Campaignbox Pakistan attacks}} This is the list of major [[terrorist]] incidents in [[Pakistan]]. The [[War on Terrorism]] had a major impact on Pakistan, when terrorism inside Pakistan increased twofold. The country was already gripped with sectarian violence, but after [[9/11]], it also had to face violence related to various secessionist movements, and the direct threat of [[Al-Qaeda]] and [[Taliban]], which usually targeted high-profile political figures. Terrorists killed 907 people and injured 1,543 others in Pakistan in 2006.<ref name=YEAR>[http://www.newkerala.com/news4.php?action=fullnews&id=75888 2 killed per day in terror attacks in Pakistan last year] New Kerala</ref> In the year 2007 alone, terrorist attacks resulted in 3,448 casualties from 1,503 attacks and clashes according to Pakistan Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS) security report. PIPS report shows visible increase in suicide attacks after [[Lal Masjid siege|Lal Masjid operation]].<ref>[http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\01\05\story_5-1-2008_pg1_10 Attacks, clashes claim 3,448 lives in 2007] ''Daily Times'', January 5, 2008</ref> ---- <div class="notice plainlinks">''The following [[Wikipedia:Incomplete lists|incomplete]] list is constantly being updated. Revisions and [[Wikipedia:Citing sources|sourced]] additions are welcome.''</div> ===2001=== * '''[[October 28]]''' Attack on a Protestant church in southern [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]] city of [[Bahawalpur]] resulted in 16 deaths and 5 injuries. The causalities were all Christian worshipers except one police officer.<ref>[http://archives.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/asiapcf/south/10/28/pak.christian.shooting/ "'Trained terrorists' behind Pakistan church slayings"] ''CNN'', October 28, 2001</ref> * '''[[December 21]]''' Pakistani interior minister Lt. Gen. (retd) [[Moinuddin Haider]]'s elder brother Ehteshamuddin Haider was shot dead by assailants near Soldier Bazaar in Karachi.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1483391645.cms "Pak interior minister's brother shot dead"] ''The Times of India'', December 22, 2001</ref> ===2002=== * '''[[February 22]]''' The [[United States|American]] journalist [[Daniel Pearl]] was kidnapped and murdered in [[Karachi]].<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/15/guantanamo.mohammed/index.html "Khalid Sheikh Muhammad: I beheaded Daniel Pearl"] ''CNN'', March 15, 2007</ref> * '''[[February 26]]''' At least 11 Shi'a worshipers were killed by indiscriminate firing by a group of masked gunmen at the Shah-i-Najaf Mosque in [[Rawalpindi]].<ref>[http://www.dawn.com/2002/02/28/nat36.htm "Death toll in mosque attack rises to 11"] ''Dawn Newspaper'', February 28, 2002</ref> * '''[[March 17]]''' A [[grenade]] attack on a Protestant church in the heavily guarded diplomatic enclave in [[Islamabad]] killed five persons, including a US diplomat's wife and daughter, and left more than 40 others injured.<ref>[http://archives.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/asiapcf/south/03/17/pakistan.church/ "Hunt for Pakistan church bombers"] ''CNN'', March 18, 2002</ref> * '''[[May 7]]''' Noted religious scholar Prof Dr Ghulam Murtaza Malik, his driver and a policeman were shot dead by two gunmen in [[Iqbal Town]], Lahore.<ref>[http://www.dawn.com/2002/05/08/top9.htm "Dr Murtaza Malik, cop and driver shot dead"] ''Dawn Newspaper'', May 8, 2002</ref> * '''[[May 8]]''' [[2002 Karachi bus bombing|Bus bombing]] in [[Karachi]] kills 11 [[Frenchmen]] and 3 [[Pakistan]]is near the [[Sheraton Hotels and Resorts|Sheraton hotel]].<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2005-09-08-pakistan-militant_x.htm Suspect arrested in attack that killed 11 Frenchmen] USA Today</ref> {{main|2002 Karachi bus bombing}} * '''[[June 14]]''' A [[Karachi consulate attacks|powerful car bomb exploded]] near the heavily-guarded US Consulate in Karachi, killing 12 people and wounding over 50 others. A portion of the outer wall of the consulate was blown apart.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2045045.stm Pakistan searches for blast leads] BBC News</ref> {{main|2002 US consulate bombing in Karachi}} * '''[[July 13]]''' Nine foreign tourists and three Pakistani nationals were injured in an attack near an archaeological site in the district of [[Mansehra]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/south_asia/2126786.stm "Tourists injured in Pakistan blast"] ''BBC News'', July 13, 2002</ref> * '''[[August 5]]''' At least six people were killed and four injured in a gun attack on a missionary school for foreign students in mountain resort of [[Murree]]. The attack was carried by four gunmen, when they started firing indiscriminately, however no pupils were among those killed, all of whom were Pakistani guards and employees at the school.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2173184.stm Gunmen attack Pakistan school] ''BBC News'', August 5, 2002</ref> * '''[[August 9]]''' Three nurses — and an attacker — were killed while 25 others injured in a terrorist attack on a church in the Taxila Christian Hospital, in [[Taxila]], northern Punjab.<ref>Mohammad Asghar. [http://www.dawn.com/2002/08/10/top2.htm "Three nurses killed in Taxila chapel attack"] ''Dawn Newspaper'', August 10, 2002</ref> * '''[[October 16]]''' More than eight people were injured in a series of parcel bomb explosions in Pakistan's largest city, Karachi.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2332779.stm "Several injured in Karachi blasts"] ''BBC News'', October 16, 2002</ref> * '''[[September 25]]''' Gunmen stormed the offices of a Christian welfare organization in Karachi, tied seven office workers to their chairs before shooting each in the head at close range.<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/gunmen-kill-seven-christian-charity-workers-749111.html "Gunmen kill seven christian charity workers"] ''The Independent'', September 25, 2002</ref> * '''[[November 15]]''' An explosion on a bus in [[Hyderabad, Sindh]] killed two people and injured at least nine others.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2002/11/15/pakistan_bomb021115.html "Bus explosion in Pakistan kills two"] ''CBC Canada'', November 15, 2002</ref> * '''[[December 5]]''' Three people were killed in an attack at the Macedonian Honorary consulate in the city of Karachi. The dead - all Pakistani - were tied up, gagged and killed before the explosion at the office.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2544935.stm "Karachi consulate attack kills three"] ''BBC News'', December 5, 2002</ref> * '''[[December 25]]''' Unidentified assailants threw a grenade at a Presbyterian church in Pakistan's central Punjab province, killing three young girls. At least 12 others were injured in the attack at [[Daska]], near [[Sialkot]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2605839.stm "Pakistan arrests after church attack"] ''BBC News'', December 26, 2002</ref> ===2003=== * '''[[February 28]]''' Two policemen were shot dead outside the United States consulate in Karachi, the same place where 12 people were killed by a car bomb nine months ago.<ref>Phil Reeves. [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/police-officers-killed-in-gun-attack-outside-us-consulate-in-karachi-612745.html "Police officers killed in gun attack outside US consulate in Karachi"] ''The Independent'', March 1, 2003</ref> * '''[[March 10]]''' Two people were injured when a masked terrorist opened indiscriminate fire on a mosque in Gulistan Colony, [[Faisalabad]].<ref>[http://www.dawn.com/2003/03/10/nat28.htm "Two injured in Faisalabad mosque attack"] ''Dawn Newspaper'', March 10, 2003</ref> * '''[[June 8]]''' 11 Pakistani police trainees were shot dead in what is believed to have been a sectarian attack on Sariab Road, Quetta, as they all belonged to [[Hazara people|Hazara Shi'a]] branch of Islam. Another nine were reported wounded.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2973288.stm "Police massacre in Pakistan"] ''BBC News'', June 8, 2003</ref> * '''[[July 4]]''' At least 47 people were killed and 150 injured in an attack on a [[Shia]] mosque in the south-western Pakistani city of [[Quetta]].<ref>[http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_5-7-2003_pg1_1 "47 killed in Quetta mosque attack"] ''Daily Times'', July 5, 2003</ref> * '''[[October 3]]''' Six employees of [[Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission]] (SUPARCO) were killed and several others injured when their official van was fired upon on Hub River Road in Mauripur, Karachi. A [[Lashkar-e-Jhangvi]] cadre was officially charged.<ref>[http://www.dawn.com/2005/06/24/local11.htm "Evidence concluded in Suparco killing case"] ''Dawn Newspaper'', June 24, 2005</ref> * '''[[October 6]]''' Maulana [[Azam Tariq]], chief of the Millat-i-Islamia (formerly [[Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan]]) and MNA, was assassinated by unidentified gunmen along with four others as his car drove into the capital, Islamabad.<ref>[http://www.dawn.com/2003/10/07/top13.htm "Azam Tariq gunned down in Islamabad"] ''Dawn Newspaper'', October 7, 2003</ref> * '''[[December 14]]''' [[President Pervez Musharraf]] survived an assassination attempt when a powerful bomb went off minutes after his highly-guarded convoy crossed a bridge in [[Rawalpindi]]. Musharraf was apparently saved by a jamming device in his limousine that prevented the remote controlled explosives from blowing up the bridge as his convoy passed over it.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3318449.stm Near miss for Musharraf convoy] BBC News</ref> * '''[[December 25]]''' Another attempt was carried on the president 11 days later when two suicide bombers tried to assassinate Musharraf, but their car bombs failed to kill the president; 16 others nearby died instead. Musharraf escaped with only a cracked windscreen on his car. Militant [[Amjad Farooqi]] was apparently suspected as being the mastermind behind these attempts, and was killed by Pakistani forces in 2004 after an extensive manhunt.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2003/12/25/musharraf031225.html Musharraf survives second assassination attempt in two weeks] CBC Canada</ref> ===2004=== * '''[[February 28]]''' An apparent suicide bomber was killed and three worshipers were injured in an attack on Imambargah in Satellite Town, [[Rawalpindi]].<ref>Rezvan Malick. [http://pakistantimes.net/2004/02/29/top2.htm "1 killed, 3 injured amid Suicide attack near Imambargah in Rawalpindi"] ''Pakistan Times'', February 29, 2002</ref> * '''[[March 2]]''' At least 42 persons were killed and more than 100 wounded when a procession of the Shia Muslims was attacked by rival Sunni extremists at Liaquat Bazaar in [[Quetta]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3524851.stm Carnage in Pakistan Shia attack] ''BBC News''</ref> * '''[[May 3]]''' A car bomb in south-western city of [[Gwadar]] killed three Chinese engineers and injured 10 other people.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3679533.stm "Pakistan car bomb kills Chinese"] ''BBC News'', May 3, 2004</ref> * '''[[May 7]]''' A suicide bomber attacked a crowded [[Shia]] mosque in Sindh Madrassatul Islam in [[Karachi]], killing at least 15 worshipers. More than 100 people were also injured, 25 of them critically in the attack. One person was killed in the riots that followed the attack.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3693023.stm 'Suicide attack' hits Karachi mosque] ''BBC News''</ref> * '''[[May 14]]''' Six members of Shia family was shot dead in Mughalpura locality of [[Lahore]].<ref>[http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_15-5-2004_pg1_2 Six of a Shia family shot dead in Mughalpura] ''Daily Times''</ref> * '''[[May 26]]''' Two car bombs explode within 20 minutes of each other outside the Pakistan-American Cultural Center and near the US consul general's residence in Karachi, killing two men and injuring more than 27 people, mainly policemen and journalists.<ref>[http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_27-5-2004_pg1_1 2 explosions near US consul’s house] ''Daily Times''</ref> * '''[[May 30]]''' A senior Sunni religious scholar and head of Islamic religious school [[Jamia Binoria]], Mufti Nizamuddin Shamzai, was gunned down in his car while leaving his home in [[Karachi]].<ref>[http://dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_31-5-2004_pg1_1 Mufti Shamzai killed in ambush] ''Daily Times''</ref> * '''[[May 31]]''' A suicide bomber blew up the Imambarghah Ali Raza mosque in [[Karachi]] in the middle of evening prayers, killing 16 worshipers and injuring 35. Two people were killed in riots over the mosque attack and Shamzai's assassination.<ref>[http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_1-6-2004_pg1_1 16 die in Karachi mosque explosion] ''Daily Times''</ref> * '''[[June 10]]''' Gunmen opened fire on a convoy carrying the then corps commander Lt Gen [[Ahsan Saleem Hyat]] leaving 11 people dead in Karachi. The corps commander who escaped unhurt later became the vice chief of army staff under [[General Pervez Musharraf]].<ref>[http://www.voanews.com/tibetan/archive/2004-06/a-2004-06-10-4-1.cfm Karachi Army Chief Survives Assassination Attempt] ''Voice of America''</ref> * '''[[July 30]]''' Assassination attempt on the [[Prime Minister of Pakistan|Prime Minister]]-elect [[Shaukat Aziz]], while he was campaigning for by-election in [[Fateh Jang]], [[Attock District]], [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]]. Even though he survived the attempt, nine people were killed due to the suicide bombing.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2004/07/30/pakistan_assassination040730.html Pakistan's PM designate survives assassination attempt] ''CBC Canada''</ref> * '''[[August 2]]''' [[Chief Minister of Balochistan]] province [[Jam Mir Mohammad Yousaf]] escaped an assassination bid when unidentified persons fired at his convoy killing one of his bodyguards and injuring two others.<ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040803/world.htm#10 "Baluchistan CM escapes bid on life"] ''The Tribune India'', August 2, 2004</ref> * '''[[August 8]]''' At least eight people were killed and over 40 others injured when two bombs exploded in quick succession near the [[Jamia Binoria]] Madressah, Karachi.<ref>S. Raza Hassan. [http://www.dawn.com/2004/08/09/top2.htm "Twin blasts leave 8 dead in Karachi"] ''Dawn Newspaper'', August 9, 2004</ref> * '''[[August 31]]''' Three persons were killed and three others injured in a bomb blast at a shop in the Balochi town of [[Kalat (Pakistan)|Kalat]].<ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040901/world.htm#4 "Blast in Pakistan leaves 3 dead"] ''The Tribune India'', August 31, 2004</ref> * '''[[September 21]]''' Suspected Sipah-e-Sahaba members gunned down at least three members of a Shi'a family in a sectarian attack in [[Dera Ismail Khan]].<ref>Animesh Roul. [http://www.jamestown.org/terrorism/news/article.php?articleid=2369166 "Sipah-e-Sahaba: Fomenting Sectarian Violence in Pakistan"] ''The Jamestown Foundation: Global Terrorism Analysis'', January 27, 2005</ref> * '''[[October 1]]''' A suicide bombing left 25 people dead and dozen injured at a Shia mosque after Friday prayers in the eastern city of [[Sialkot]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3706506.stm Bomb carnage at Sialkot mosque] BBC News</ref> * '''[[October 7]]''' A powerful car bomb left 40 people dead and wounded over 100 during a [[Sunni]] rally to commemorate Maulana [[Azam Tariq]], assassinated leader of [[Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan]], in the central city of [[Multan]]. This was most probably the retaliation of Sialkot suicide attacks exactly a week ago.<ref>[http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_8-10-2004_pg1_1 Blast at SSP rally kills 40 in Multan] Daily Times</ref> * '''[[October 10]]''' An explosion by a suicide bomber at a mosque used by Shia Muslims in [[Lahore]] killed at least four people and left eight people injured.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3731418.stm Blast hits Pakistan Shia mosque] BBC News</ref> * '''[[December 10]]''' At least 10 people were killed and 30 injured in a bomb explosion at a market in city of Quetta. The bomb exploded near an Army truck, as [[Balochistan Liberation Army]] claimed responsibilty<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3731418.stm Blast hits Pakistan Shia mosque] BBC News</ref> ===2005=== * '''[[January 8]]''' At least 10 people have been killed in sectarian violence in the northern Pakistani city of [[Gilgit]]. The shooting of a Shia Muslim cleric earlier sparked clashes between his supporters and Sunni Muslims.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4157867.stm "Pakistan clashes kill at least 10"] ''BBC News'', January 8, 2005</ref> * '''[[March 19]]''' At least 35 people were killed and many injured when a [[Sipah-e-Sahaba]] terrorist exploded himself in a mixed crowd of [[Shia]] and [[Sunni]] devotees at the shrine of Pir Rakhel Shah in remote village of Fatehpur in [[Jhal Magsi District]], [[Balochistan (Pakistan)|Balochistan]].<ref>[http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_20-3-2005_pg1_5 "35 killed in Balochistan shrine blast"] ''Daily Times'', March 20, 2005</ref> * '''[[May 25]]''' As many as six members of a family were killed in an explosion at village Bandkhel in Makeen Tehsil, [[South Waziristan]].<ref>[http://www.nation.com.pk/daily/may-2005/26/index12.php "Six of a family killed in Laddha blast"] ''The Nation'', May 26, 2005</ref> * '''[[May 27]]''' At least 20 people were slaughtered and 82 wounded due to a suicide bombing at the annual Shia Muslims congregation at the shrine of Bari Imam in [[Islamabad]].<ref>[http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_28-5-2005_pg1_1 "20 killed in Bari Imam bombing"] ''Daily Times'', March 28, 2005</ref> * '''[[May 31]]''' Six bodies were recovered from a fast food outlet set ablaze by an angry mob after an attack on a Shia mosque in Karachi. It was retaliation to the suicide attack on the Shia mosque in central Karachi where five people were killed and about 20 others wounded.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4594023.stm "Riots after Karachi mosque attack"] ''BBC News'', May 31, 2005</ref> * '''[[September 22]]''' At least six people, including a woman, were killed and 27 injured in two bomb blasts in [[Lahore]]. Police said the bombs went off within an interval of one and a half hour..<ref>[http://www.dawn.com/2005/09/23/top1.htm "Bomb blasts in Lahore kill six, hurt scores"] ''Dawn Newspaper'', September 23, 2005</ref> * '''[[October 7]]''' Eight members of the [[Ahmadi]]yya faith were killed inside a mosque as worshipers were performing [[Salah]]. The incident occurred in [[Mandi Bahauddin]], [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4317998.stm "Eight die in Pakistan sect attack"] ''BBC News''</ref> * '''[[October 13]]''' Around 12 people including students were killed in the curfew and clashes between the [[Pakistan Rangers|Rangers]] and civilians in [[Gilgit]]. The clashes came after the death of a student in Rangers custody.<ref>[http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2005%5C10%5C17%5Cstory_17-10-2005_pg10_1 "Gilgit students demand Rangers removal"] ''Daily Times'', October 17, 2005</ref> *'''[[November 15]]''' A [[car bomb]] exploded outside a [[Kentucky Fried Chicken]] outlet in [[Karachi]], [[Pakistan]]. At least three people were killed and eight others wounded.<ref>[http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/11/14/karachi.explosion/index.html "Explosion shakes Karachi"] ''CNN''</ref> *'''[[December 8]]''' At least 12 people were killed and 30 injured in a bomb explosion in the Jandola town of [[South Waziristan]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4509160.stm "Several killed in Pakistan blast"] ''BBC News'', December 8, 2005</ref> *'''[[December 22]]''' At least seven people have been killed in what officials say was a battle between Islamic students and bandits in the Jandola town of [[South Waziristan]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4552322.stm "'Islamic students' in gun battle"] ''BBC News'', December 22, 2005</ref> ===2006=== *'''[[January 25]]''' At least six people were killed and five others hurt after a bus ran over a landmine in [[Dera Bugti District]], [[Balochistan (Pakistan)|Balochistan]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4646016.stm "'Six killed' in Balochistan blast"] ''BBC News'', January 25, 2006</ref> *'''[[February 5]]''' A bomb explosion killed 13 people including three army personnel and injured 18 on a Lahore-bound bus en-route from Quetta in Kolpur, [[Bolan District]], [[Balochistan (Pakistan)|Balochistan]]. No groups claimed of responsibility for the attack.<ref>[http://www.dawn.com/2006/02/06/top3.htm "13 killed by bomb blast on Lahore-bound bus"] ''Dawn Newspaper'', February 6, 2006</ref> *'''[[February 9]]''' Sectarian violence marred the holiest day of the Shiite calendar, with at least 36 people killed and more than 100 wounded in attacks and clashes in Pakistan and Afghanistan. The violence erupted with a suspected suicide attack on Shiites in [[Hangu (Pakistan)|Hangu]], in the northwestern part of the country, as they celebrated [[Day of Ashura]].<ref>[http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/02/09/news/pakistan.php "Dozens killed in holy day violence"] ''International Herald Tribune'', February 10, 2006</ref> *'''[[March 2]]''' A power suicide car bomb attack in the high security zone near the US Consulate, [[Karachi]], killed four people including a US diplomat, a day before President [[George W. Bush]] was to reach Pakistan.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4765170.stm "Pakistan bomb kills US diplomat"] ''BBC News''</ref> *'''[[March 10]]''' At least 26 people, mostly women and children, were killed in [[Dera Bugti District]], [[Balochistan (Pakistan)|Balochistan]] after their bus hit a [[landmine]]. Both tribal rebels and security forces planted land mines in the area.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4792116.stm "Wedding guests die in mine blast"] ''BBC News''</ref> * '''[[April 11]]''' Over 50 people, including [[Sunni]] scholars, were killed in a bomb explosion at a religious gathering celebrating the birthday of Prophet [[Muhammad]] in [[Nishtar Park]], Karachi.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,1751891,00.html "Karachi bomb attack leaves at least 45 Sunni worshipers dead"] ''The Guardian''</ref> * '''[[June 12]]''' At least five people were killed and 17 wounded in a bomb attack in Quetta hotel.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5070648.stm "'Five' die in Pakistan explosion"] ''BBC News'', June 12, 2006</ref> * '''[[June 15]]''' Unidentified gunmen killed a senior prison official Amanullah Khan Niazi and four others in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5082770.stm "Top Karachi jail official killed"] ''BBC News'', June 15, 2006</ref> * '''[[June 16]]''' Two female teachers and two children were shot dead in Khoga Chiri village in [[Orakzai Agency]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5087144.stm "Gunmen kill teachers in Pakistan"] ''BBC News'', June 16, 2006</ref> * '''[[July 14]]''' [[Allama Hassan Turabi]], a Shiite religious scholar and chief of [[Tehrik-e-Jafaria Pakistan]], and his 12-year-old nephew were killed in a suicide attack near his Abbas Town residence. The suicide bomber was later identified as Abdul Karim, a Bangladeshi-speaking, resident of a shantytown in the central city area of Karachi.<ref>[http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=1979 Allama Hassan Turabi assassinated] The News</ref> * '''[[August 26]]''' Tribal leader Nawab [[Akbar Bugti]] was killed in a battle between tribal militants and government forces in Balochistan. At least five soldiers and at least 30 rebels are thought to have died too.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5289880.stm "Pakistan says key rebel is dead"] ''BBC News'', August 27, 2006</ref> * '''August 26-31''' Akbar Bugti's killing sparked five days of rioting that left six people dead, dozens wounded and 700 under arrest.<ref>[http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/09/01/asia/AS_GEN_Pakistan_Tribal_Unrest.php " Pakistan must make amends with tribe enraged by chief's killing, analysts say"] ''International Herald Tribune'', August 31, 2006</ref> * '''[[September 8]]''' At least six people were killed and 17 injured, four of them seriously, when a powerful bomb blast hit the Rakhni bazaar area of [[Barkhan District]], Balochistan.<ref>[http://www.dawn.com/2006/09/09/top9.htm "Six killed in Barkhan explosion"] ''Dawn Newspaper'', September 9, 2006</ref> * '''[[October 6]]''' 17 people were killed in fighting between Sunni and Shia Muslims over a dispute over ownership of the shrine to 18th Century figure Syed Amir Anwar Shah shrine in Pakistan's Orakzai tribal region.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5413680.stm "Pakistan shrine clashes kill 17"] ''BBC News'', October 6, 2006</ref> * '''[[October 20]]''' A bomb blast killed at least six people and left 21 injured in a busy shopping district of [[Peshawar]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6070596.stm "Six killed in Pakistan bomb blast"] ''BBC News'', October 20, 2006</ref> * '''[[November 8]]''' A suicide bomber killed 42 [[Pakistani Army]] soldiers and injured 20 in the northwestern town of [[Dargai]], apparently in retaliation to the [[Chenagai airstrike]] which killed 80 people in the same [[Bajaur]] region in the previous month.<ref>[http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/11/08/news/pakistan.php "Bomber kills 42 in Pakistan"] ''International Herald Tribune''</ref> ===2007=== * '''[[January 15]]''' A powerful blast in the [[Jalozai|Jalozai refugee camp]] destroyed a mud-house, killing four people and injuring five others.<ref>[http://www.dawn.com/2007/01/16/top10.htm "Four die in refugee camp blast"] ''Dawn Newspaper'', January 16, 2007</ref> * '''[[January 26]]''' Two people were killed and five injured in a suspected suicide attack in Pakistan. The bomber and a security guard were killed in the blast at the [[Marriott hotel]] in the capital [[Islamabad]].<ref>[http://www.dawn.com/2007/01/26/welcome.htm "Suicide bomber attacks hotel in Pakistani capital"] ''Dawn Newspaper'', January 26, 2007</ref> * '''[[January 27]]''' At least 13 people, including a senior police official, were killed Saturday evening in a suicide bombing near a crowded Shiite mosque in [[Peshawar]]. About 60 people were wounded, 17 critically, in the 9:20 p.m. blast. About 2,000 Shiite Muslims were in and around the mosque, police said.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/01/27/pakistan.blast/index.html "13 killed in bombing near mosque in Pakistan"] ''CNN'', January 27, 2007</ref> * '''[[February 6]]''' A suicide bomber detonated his explosives in a parking area outside [[Islamabad International Airport]] injuring 5 people.<ref>[http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/02/06/pakistan.airport.blast/ "Suicide bomber rocks Islamabad airport"] ''CNN'', February 6, 2007</ref> * '''[[February 17]]''' A suicide bomber killed 15 people — including a judge — after blowing himself up inside a courtroom in [[Quetta]], Balochistan. At least 24 people were wounded in the suicide attack.<ref>[http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/02/17/world/main2489975.shtml "15 Killed In Pakistan Courtroom Bombing"] ''CBS News'', February 17, 2007</ref> * '''[[February 20]]''' Punjab Minister for social welfare [[Zil-e-Huma Usman]] was shot and killed in [[Gujranwala]]. Her assassin, Mohammed Sarwar, was reported to have been motivated by her refusal to abide by the [[sartorial hijab|Islamic code of dress]] and a dislike for the involvement of women in political affairs.<ref>Devika Bhat and Zahid Hussain: [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article1414137.ece "Female Pakistani minister shot dead for 'breaking Islamic dress code'"], ''The Times'', February 20, 2007</ref> * '''March 19-22''' Clashes between pro-government forces under Maulvi Nazir and Al-Qaeda remnants in the [[Waziristan]] region kill at least 135 people on both sides. A ceasefire is declared after four days of fighting enforced by officials from both sides.<ref>[http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\03\23\story_23-3-2007_pg1_1 "Ceasefire brokered in Waziristan"] ''Daily Times'', March 23, 2007</ref> * '''April 10-11''' Up to 35 people were killed and scores of others wounded in heavy fighting between rival Shia and Sunni groups in different areas of the [[Kurram Agency]] on Tuesday night and Wednesday.<ref>[http://www.dawn.com/2007/04/12/top2.htm "15 killed in attack on two villages"] ''Dawn Newspaper'', April 12, 2007</ref> * '''[[April 28]]''' Assassination attempt on [[Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao]], who is the Interior minister that killed 28 people in [[Charsadda]], [[NWFP]]. This time again an attempt on a high ranking officer of Pakistani government was unsuccessful.<ref>[http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/04/28/pakistan.attack/index.html "Pakistan suicide bomb kills at least 28, injures minister"] ''CNN''</ref> * '''[[May 12]]''' As many as 50 people were killed and hundreds injured when party workers of opposing parties; [[Muttahida Qaumi Movement|MQM]], [[Awami National Party|ANP]] and [[Pakistan Peoples Party|PPP]] clash in [[Karachi]]. The riots started when rival political rallies take the same route amid lawyers protests for restoration of [[Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry]] as the Chief Justice of [[Supreme Court of Pakistan|Supreme Court]]. {{main|2007 Karachi riots}} * '''[[May 15]]''' A bomb blast at the local Marhaba hotel in [[Peshawar]] killed 24 people and injured 30.<ref>[http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSSP22983520070515?feedType=RSS "Pakistani blast kills 24"] ''Reuters''</ref> * '''[[June 2]]''' Five people, including a tribal chief, a political tehsildar and a journalist were killed, when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb in the Dara Khwar, [[Bajaur Agency]].<ref>Anwarullah Khan. [http://www.dawn.com/2007/06/03/top3.htm "Tribal chief, journalist killed in bomb blast"] ''Dawn Newspaper'', June 3, 2007</ref> * '''[[June 8]]''' Three people were killed and seven others injured when a bomb exploded on a bus in Hub, Balochistan. The coach was heading from Lasbela to Karachi.<ref>Amanullah Kasi. [http://www.dawn.com/2007/06/09/top15.htm "Three killed in bomb attack"] ''Dawn Newspaper'', June 9, 2007</ref> * '''[[June 19]]''' At least 22 people were killed and 10 others wounded when a missile hit a cluster of compounds in Datakhel area of [[North Waziristan]].<ref>[http://www.dawn.com/2007/06/20/top1.htm "22 die in Waziristan ‘blast’"] ''Dawn Newspaper'', June 20, 2007</ref> * '''[[June 23]]''' A barrage of artillery and missiles fired from Afghanistan hit residential compounds and a hotel in Mangrotai area of the [[North Waziristan]] tribal region, killing 11 people and wounding 10 others, eyewitnesses and officials said. The dead included two children and a woman.<ref>[http://www.dawn.com/2007/06/24/top1.htm "11 killed in attack from Afghanistan: Nato says 60 ‘insurgents’ dead"] ''Dawn Newspaper'', June 24, 2007</ref> ====July - September==== * '''[[July 6]]''' President General Pervez Musharraf escaped yet another attempt on his life on Friday morning when around 36 rounds fired at his aircraft from a submachine gun in Rawalpindi missed their target.<ref>[http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\07\07\story_7-7-2007_pg1_1 Musharraf escapes yet another assassination bid] ''Daily Times'', July 7, 2007</ref> In another incident, four Pakistan Army troops, including a major and a lieutenant, were killed in an improvised explosive device attack on a military convoy in [[Dir District]] – a stronghold of the [[Jamaat-e-Islami]] and the banned [[Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi]].<ref>[http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\07\07\story_7-7-2007_pg1_10 Dir suicide attack kills four troops] ''Daily Times'', July 7, 2007</ref> * '''[[July 8]]''' Unidentified gunmen killed three Chinese workers and wounded another near [[Peshawar]] in what Pakistani officials said was a terrorist attack apparently linked to the [[Lal Masjid siege|bloody siege]] of militants at an Islamabad mosque.<ref>[http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2007/07/08/gunmen_kill_three_chinese_workers_in_pakistan Three Chinese dead in Pakistan "terrorist" attack] Boston Globe</ref> * '''[[July 12]]''' Seven people including three policemen were killed and several others injured in two suicide attacks, two blasts and a rocket attack in three tribal regions and Swat district in the NWFP.<ref>[http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\07\13\story_13-7-2007_pg1_8 7 including 3 cops killed in NWFP attacks, blasts] ''Daily Times'', July 13, 2007</ref> * '''[[July 14]]''' At least 23 paramilitary troops died and 27 others injured when a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-packed car into their convoy in [[Miranshah]] in one of the deadliest attacks on the security forces in [[North Waziristan]].<ref>[http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\07\15\story_15-7-2007_pg1_1 Suicide bomber kills 23 FC troops] ''Daily Times'', July 15, 2007</ref> * '''[[July 15]]''' At least 49 are killed and hundreds injured when suicide attack and car bombs explode throughout [[NWFP]] in an apparent retaliation for [[Lal Masjid]] operation. 11 security personnel and six civilians were killed and 47 others injured in Matta, [[Swat District]], when suicide bombers smashed two cars packed with explosives into an army convoy, and 25 people were killed and 61 injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up in the [[Dera Ismail Khan]] police recruitment center.<ref>[http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/07/15/news/pakistan.php At least 49 are killed by suicide bombers in Pakistan] International Herald Tribune</ref> * '''[[July 17]]''' At least 17 people were killed and 50 injured as a suicide bomber blew himself up outside the venue of the district bar council convention in [[Islamabad]] killing mostly [[Pakistan Peoples Party]] political workers waiting for the arrival of [[Chief Justice of Pakistan|Chief Justice]] [[Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry]], who was to address a lawyers convention.<ref>[http://www.dawn.com/2007/07/18/top1.htm Another carnage visits capital: 17 killed in suicide bombing] Dawn Newspaper</ref> * '''[[July 19]]''' More than 40 people were killed in three separate bomb attacks. In the first incident, bomb was detonated in a mosque used by military personnel in the north-western town of [[Kohat]], killing at least 11 people. In the second one, 26 people died and 50 were injured in the southern town of [[Hub, Balochistan|Hub]], [[Lasbela District]], [[Balochistan (Pakistan)|Balochistan]], in an attack apparently targeting Chinese workers. And in the last one, at least seven people were killed and more than 20 injured in a suicide car bombing at a police academy in the north-western town of [[Hangu (Pakistan)|Hangu]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6905808.stm Scores killed in Pakistan attacks] BBC News</ref> * '''[[July 24]]''' At least nine people including a woman were killed and 40 others injured when unidentified militants fired a barrage of rockets on the civilian population in the northwestern city of Bannu.<ref>[http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\07\26\story_26-7-2007_pg1_1 9 civilians die in Bannu attacks] ''Daily Times'', July 26, 2007</ref> * '''[[July 27]]''' A suspected suicide bomber killed at least 13 people at Muzaffar hotel in Aabpara, [[Islamabad]] Friday after hundreds of stone-throwing protesters clashed with police as the capital's Red Mosque reopened for the first time since a bloody army raid.<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/27/AR2007072700476.html Bombing, Mosque Riot Rock Islamabad] Washington Post</ref> The same day Raziq Bugti, former guerrilla commander turned spokesman for the Balochistan government, was shot dead by assailants in Quetta.<ref>[http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\07\28\story_28-7-2007_pg1_3 Raziq Bugti gunned down] ''Daily Times'', July 28, 2007</ref> * '''[[August 2]]''' The police in [[Sargodha]] shot dead a suspected suicide bomber after the man failed to detonate the explosives he was wearing. The man, who entered a police training center, killed a policeman before he was gunned down.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6927188.stm 'Bomber' killed in Pakistan city] ''BBC News'', August 2, 2007</ref> * '''[[August 4]]''' Nine people were killed and 43 injured when a suicide car bomber triggered an explosion at a busy bus station in [[Parachinar]], [[Kurram Agency]].<ref>[http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\08\05\story_5-8-2007_pg1_1 23 die in suicide attacks, fighting] ''Daily Times'', August 5, 2007</ref> * '''[[August 26]]''' Four policemen were killed and two others wounded in a suicide attack in the Machaar area of [[Shangla district]].<ref>[http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\08\27\story_27-8-2007_pg1_3 4 cops killed, 2 injured in Swat suicide attack] ''Daily Times'', August 27, 2007</ref> * '''[[September 4]]''' At least 25 people were killed and 66 injured in two suicide bomb blasts in [[Rawalpindi]] cantonment’s high security areas during morning rush hour. The first blast took place near Qasim Market where a Defence Ministry bus carrying around 38 civilians and uniformed officials was hit, killing 18 people. Five minutes later, a second blast took place near RA Bazaar, behind General Headquarters. The blast was caused by explosives fixed to a motorcycle, which blew up killing seven people on the spot.<ref>[http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\09\05\story_5-9-2007_pg1_3 Bomb blasts kill 25 in Rawalpindi cantonment] ''Daily Times'', September 5, 2007</ref> {{main|September 2007 bombings in Rawalpindi}} * '''[[September 11]]''' At least 17 people, including three security personnel and a woman, were killed and 16 others injured when a 15-year-old suicide bomber blew himself up in a passenger van at Bannu Adda in [[Dera Ismail Khan district]].<ref>[http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\09\12\story_12-9-2007_pg1_1 17 die in DI Khan blast] ''Daily Times'', September 12, 2007</ref> The same day [[Omar Ayub Khan]]'s protocol officer, Liaquat Hussain, was found shot dead near the Northern Bypass in Karachi.<ref>[http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\09\12\story_12-9-2007_pg1_4 Omar Ayub’s protocol officer found shot dead] ''Daily Times'', September 12, 2007</ref> * '''[[September 13]]''' At least 20 off-duty commandos were killed and 11 injured in an apparent suicide blast at an army officers’ mess in Tarbela Ghazi, [[Haripur]] near [[Tarbela Dam]]. The targeted were the [[Pakistan Army]]'s special forces unit [[Special Services Group|SSG]]'s Karar Company.<ref>[http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\09\14\story_14-9-2007_pg1_1 15 killed in blast at SSG mess] ''Daily Times'', September 14, 2007</ref> * '''[[September 15]]''' Unidentified assailants shot dead [[Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam]] leader and [[Wafaqul Madaris]] Vice Chairman Maulana Hassan Jan in the jurisdiction of Yakatoot police station in Peshawar. Hassan, a former MNA, also issued a fatwa against suicide attacks, and he along with a group of Pakistani clerics traveled to Afghanistan in 2001 to convince [[Mohammed Omar|Mullah Omar]] that he should expel [[Osama Bin Laden]] from Afghanistan to avoid American attacks.<ref>[http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\09\16\story_16-9-2007_pg1_5 JUI leader gunned down] ''Daily Times'', September 16, 2007</ref> * '''[[September 17]]''' Militants blew up a welfare hospital in Mian Mandi bazaar, 10 kilometres northwest of the agency headquarters in [[Mohmand Agency]]. Sources said that two explosions were heard at around 2am when the Al Sehat Welfare Hospital building collapsed.<ref>[http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\09\18\story_18-9-2007_pg1_5 Militants blow up hospital] ''Daily Times'', September 18, 2007</ref> ====October - December==== * '''[[October 1]]''' A suicide bomber disguised in a woman’s burqa blew himself up at a busy police checkpost in [[Bannu]], NWFP killing at least 16 people including four policemen and injuring 29.<ref>[http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\10\02\story_2-10-2007_pg1_6 Burqa bomber kills 16] ''Daily Times'', October 2, 2007</ref> * '''[[October 9]]''' A time bomb exploded at Nishtarabad CD-market injuring at least 16 people in Peshawar.<ref>[http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\10\10\story_10-10-2007_pg1_2 16 injured in Peshawar CD-market blast] ''Daily Times'', October 10, 2007</ref> * '''[[October 12]]''' [[Mohmand Agency|Mohmand]] Taliban publicly behead six "criminals" and lashed three others in the name of Sharia.<ref>[http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\10\13\story_13-10-2007_pg1_3 Mohmand Taliban behead 6 ‘criminals’] ''Daily Times'', October 13, 2007</ref> * '''[[October 18]]''' Attack on [[Benazir Bhutto]] convoy killed over 139 in [[Karachi]] and sleft more than 450 injured in one of the most deadliest terrorist attacks in Pakistan. Former PM Benazir Bhutto was returning after 8 years of self imposed exile when the bomber struck the convoy killing dozens. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/7052022.stm Karachi Bombs in Pictures] {{main|2007 Karachi bombing}} * '''[[October 20]]''' At least eight people were killed and 28 injured when a powerful bomb planted in a pickup vehicle exploded in Dera Bugti, Balochistan.<ref>[http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\10\21\story_21-10-2007_pg1_6 Blast in Dera Bugti kills 8] ''Daily Times'', October 21, 2007</ref> *'''[[October 25]]''' At least 20 people including 18 troops died and 35 others were injured in a blast aimed at a vehicle carrying Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel in the troubled Swat district. It was suspected to be a suicide attack.<ref>[http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\10\26\story_26-10-2007_pg1_1 18 troops dead in Swat blast] ''Daily Times'', October 26, 2007</ref> *'''[[October 30]]''' A suicide bomber struck a police checkpoint in the high security zone of [[Rawalpindi]], less than a kilometer from President General [[Pervez Musharraf]]’s camp office, killing seven people, three of them policemen, and injuring 31 others. The blast splattered check post of General [[Tariq Majid]], current Chairman of [[Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, Pakistan|Joint Chiefs of Staff's]] residence.<ref>[http://www.dawn.com/2007/10/31/top1.htm Suicide attack in top security zone: Seven killed, 31 injured] ''Dawn Newspaper'', October 31, 2007</ref> *'''[[November 1]]''' A suicide bomber rammed his motorcycle into a [[Pakistan Air Force|PAF]] bus near [[Sargodha]], killing seven officers of the Pakistan Air Force stationed at [[Mushaf Airbase]] and three civilians on the Faisalabad Road on Thursday morning. 28 people suffered injuries. It is significant that after this event a [[2007 Pakistani state of emergency|state of emergency]] was imposed on the country.<ref>[http://www.dawn.com/2007/11/02/top2.htm Seven PAF officers among 11 dead in suicide attack] ''Dawn Newspaper'', November 2, 2007</ref> *'''[[November 9]]''' A suicide bomber killed at least three people and injured two others when he detonated explosives at the house of Federal Political Affairs Minister Amir Muqam in Peshawar. The minister was unhurt, but a cousin of his was injured. The three dead were policemen guarding the house.<ref>[http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\11\10\story_10-11-2007_pg1_5 Attack on Muqam’s house kills 3] ''Daily Times'', November 10, 2007</ref> *'''November 17-19''' As many as 94 people were killed and 168 injured in three days of in-fighting between the rival Sunni and Shia sects in [[Parachinar]], [[Kurram Agency]] in Pakistani tribal areas, bordering Afghanistan. Only by the fourth day, the army gained control of the area and a ceasefire was maintained in the area.<ref>[http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\11\20\story_20-11-2007_pg1_10 Army battling to quell Parachinar clashes] ''Daily Times'', November 20, 2007</ref> *'''[[November 24]]''' 30 people were killed in two suicide attacks in [[Rawalpindi]]. In the first incident, a suicide bomber rammed his car into a 72-seater bus parked in front of [[Ojhri Camp]] on Murree Road carrying [[Inter-Services Intelligence]] officials to work, killing 28 officials and a bystander. The second incident occurred as a second suicide bomber attempted to enter the General Headquarters (GHQ). Upon being asked for identification at the GHQ’s check post, he blew himself up, resulting in the deaths of one security official and a bystander.<ref>[http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007%5C11%5C25%5Cstory_25-11-2007_pg1_1 30 killed in two suicide attacks in Rawalpindi] ''Daily Times'', November 25, 2007</ref> *'''[[December 9]]''' At least 10 people including three policemen and seven civilians, including two children, perished in a car bombing near Matta, [[Swat District]].<ref>[http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\12\10\story_10-12-2007_pg1_4 10 killed in Swat suicide attack] ''Daily Times'', December 10, 2007</ref> *'''[[December 10]]''' A suicide attack on the school bus carrying children during the morning rush injuring seven of them. It was a PAF employees bus and the attack took place near [[Minhas Airbase]], [[Kamra]]. It was a second major attack on the Pakistan Air Force after the Sargodha attack.<ref>[http://www.dawn.com/2007/12/11/top3.htm Suicide bombing hits children’s bus: 7 injured] Dawn Newspaper</ref> *'''[[December 13]]''' Two suicide bombings near an army checkpost in Quetta killed seven people, including three personnel of the Pakistan Army.<ref>[http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\12\14\story_14-12-2007_pg1_5 Seven people killed in twin Quetta blasts] ''Daily Times'', December 14, 2007</ref> * '''[[December 15]]''' A suicide attacker rammed his explosives-laden bicycle into a military checkpost killing five people and injuring 11 others in the first-ever suicide attack in the city of [[Nowshera]]. The attack occurred at a checkpoint near the gate of an army school.<ref>[http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\12\16\story_16-12-2007_pg1_7 5 killed in first ever Nowshera suicide blast] ''Daily Times'', December 16, 2007</ref> *'''[[December 17]]''' 12 security personnel were killed and five wounded in a suicide attack in the country’s restive northwestern city of Kohat. Victims were members of army’s local football team.<ref>[http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\12\18\story_18-12-2007_pg1_2 12 killed in Kohat suicide attack] ''Daily Times'', December 18, 2007</ref> *'''[[December 21]]''' On the eve of [[Eid ul-Adha]], a suicide bomb blast again targeted [[Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao]] killing at least 57 and injuring over 100 at Jamia Masjid Sherpao, in [[Charsadda District]]. Aftab Ahmad survived the blast, but his younger son Mustafa Khan Sherpao, was injured.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7155161.stm Pakistan suicide blast kills at least 50 - BBC News, 21 December 2007] BBC News</ref> * '''[[December 23]]''' At least seven people, including a soldier and six civilians, were killed and another 23 wounded as a suicide bomber targeted an army convoy near [[Mingora]].<ref>[http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\12\24\story_24-12-2007_pg1_3 Mingora suicide blast kills seven] ''Daily Times'', December 24, 2007</ref> * '''[[December 27]]''': Two-time [[Prime Minister of Pakistan|Prime Minister]] [[Benazir Bhutto]] is [[assassination|assassinated]] in a shooting and suicide bombing in [[Rawalpindi]]'s [[Liaquat Bagh]], killing up to 20 others and injuring many. The site is notorious as the place where former Prime Minister [[Liaquat Ali Khan]] was also assassinated in October 1951.{{main|Assassination of Benazir Bhutto}} * '''[[December 28]]''' At least 33 people, including four policemen, were killed all over Pakistan in the violence that ensued after the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto. The situation grew so worse that Sindh Rangers were given orders to shoot-at-sight.<ref>[http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\12\29\story_29-12-2007_pg1_2 33 killed in continued violence : Sindh Rangers given shoot-at-sight orders] ''Daily Times'', December 29, 2007</ref> * '''[[December 28]]''' A roadside bomb killed nine people, including former PML-Q minister Asfandyar Amirzaib, who is a grandson of Wali-e-Swat, in Swat District.<ref>[http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\12\29\story_29-12-2007_pg1_4 PML-Q leader, 9 others killed] ''Daily Times'', December 29, 2007</ref> ===2008=== ====January - March==== * '''[[January 10]]''' 24 people were killed and 73 injured in a suicide attack when the policemen were deliberately targeted outside [[Lahore High Court]] before the scheduled lawyer's protest against the government in provincial capital of [[Lahore]]. This attack was first of its kind in Lahore since the start of [[War on Terrorism]].<ref>[http://www.dawn.com/2008/01/11/top1.htm Suicide attack on police mows down 24 in Lahore] ''Dawn Newspaper'', January 11, 2008</ref> * '''[[January 14]]''' At least 10 people were killed and over 50 wounded when a bomb exploded in Quaidabad. The bomb was planted on a bicycle and it went off during wee hours in a vegetable market in [[Karachi]].<ref>[http://www.dawn.com/2008/01/18/top1.htm Teenage bomber wreaks havoc in Peshawar: 12 worshipers dead, 25 injured] ''Dawn Newspaper'', January 15, 2008</ref> * '''[[January 17]]''' At least 12 people were killed and 25 others injured, three of them critically, when a suicide bomber blew himself up in an [[imambargah]] in [[Peshawar]].<ref>[http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\01\15\story_15-1-2008_pg1_1 Ten killed in Karachi blast] ''Daily Times'', January 18, 2008</ref> * '''[[February 4]]''' At least 10 people were killed and 27 others injured, when a suicide bomber crashed his bike into an armed forces bus carrying students and officials of [[Army Medical College]], near the General Headquarters in [[Rawalpindi]].<ref>[http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\02\05\story_5-2-2008_pg1_1 10 killed, 27 hurt as bomber strikes army bus] ''Daily Times'', February 5, 2008</ref> * '''[[February 9]]''' At least 25 people died and 35 were injured after a powerful explosion hit an opposition election rally in [[Charsadda]] in the north-western Pakistan. The attack targeted [[Awami National Party|ANP]], a secular party, one of whose leaders, Fazal-ur-Rehman Atakhail, was assassinated February 7 in Karachi triggering widespread protests. Possible conspirators of the latest attack could be the [[Islamism|Islamist]] [[Taliban]]-[[al-Qaeda]] nexus operating in the northwestern Pakistan.<ref>[http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\02\10\story_10-2-2008_pg1_1 25 killed in suicide attack on ANP rally in Charsadda] ''Daily Times'', February 10, 2008</ref> {{main|2008 Charsadda bombing}} * '''[[February 11]]''' A suicide attack on a public meeting in [[Miranshah]], [[North Waziristan]] left at least eight people dead and a dozen wounded, including a candidate for the [[National Assembly of Pakistan|National Assembly]]. It was the second attack on ANP's election gathering in two days.<ref>[http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\02\12\story_12-2-2008_pg1_1 Eight dead in suicide attack on ANP rally] ''Daily Times'', February 12, 2008</ref> * '''[[February 16]]''' A suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden vehicle on the election meeting of [[Pakistan Peoples Party]], the party of the slain former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in [[Parachinar]], [[Kurram Agency]] in northwestern Pakistan. The attack left at least 47 people dead and 150 injured according to Interior Ministry of Pakistan. It was the fourth such attack on PPP's political workers within a year; two of them targeting the former PPP leader Benazir Bhutto.<ref>[http://dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\02\18\story_18-2-2008_pg7_5 Blast toll reaches 47: Polls postponed in Parachinar] ''Daily Times'', February 17, 2008</ref> {{main|2008 Parachinar bombing}} * '''[[February 18]]''' At least 24 people were killed and nearly 200 were injured in election-related violence across the country on the eve of [[Pakistani general election, 2008|Pakistani general election]], [[Aaj TV]] reported.<ref>[http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\02\19\story_19-2-2008_pg1_8 24 killed in poll violence] ''Daily Times'', February 19, 2008</ref> * '''[[February 22]]''' A [[roadside bomb]] near the town of Matta, [[Swat District]], [[NWFP]] killed at least 13 members of a wedding party and left about a dozen injured. An army spokesman said the bomb had been detonated by remote control. Women and children were among the casualties.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7259302.stm Bomb hits Pakistan wedding party] ''BBC News'', February 22, 2008</ref> * '''[[February 25]]''' Pakistan Army's top medic Lt Gen [[Mushtaq Baig]] was killed, along with the driver and security guard, when a suicide attack ripped apart the vehicle he was traveling in at 2:45pm local time near Army General Headquarters in Rawalpindi. At least 5 other passersby were also killed and 20 injured in the incident. Gen Baig was the highest ranking officer to be killed in Pakistan since the 9/11 attacks.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7262622.stm Pakistan army's top medic killed] ''BBC News'', February 25, 2008</ref> * '''[[February 29]]''' As many as 38 people were killed and 75 injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up in Mingora, Swat District on Friday during the funeral of a senior police officer who had been killed hours earlier in [[Lakki Marwat]] in southern part of NWFP. The police DSP was killed along with three other policemen when their vehicle was hit in a roadside bomb earlier in the day. Witnesses said the suicide attack took place when a police party was presenting a gun salute in honor of the slain police officer in a school ground in Mingora town at about 8pm.<ref>[http://www.dawn.com/2008/03/01/top1.htm Carnage at slain officer’s funeral: DSP killed in Lakki Marwat blast; 38 die in Mingora suicide attack] ''Dawn Newspaper'', March 1, 2008</ref> * '''[[March 2]]''' At least 42 people were killed and 58 injured in a suicide attack, when the bomber struck the meeting of tribal elders and local officials in the town of [[Darra Adam Khel]], a few miles south of Peshawar. The town of Darra was the center of violent clashes earlier in January when the militants took over the [[Kohat Tunnel]] that connected Peshawar with Kohat. After the onslaught of security forces to take back the tunnel, the fighting resulted in the deaths of 13 troops and 70 militants.<ref>[http://www.dawn.com/2008/03/03/top1.htm Tribal peace jirga attacked: 42 killed, 58 injured in Darra Adamkhel] ''Dawn Newspaper'', March 3, 2008</ref> * '''[[March 4]]''' Eight persons were killed and 24 others injured when two suicide bombers blew themselves up in the parking area of the [[Pakistan Navy War College]] located in the city of Lahore. It was the first time a Pakistani naval institution was targeted by the militants (Army has been targeted at least eight times outside the war zone and Air Force twice) since the ongoing [[War on Terrorism in Pakistan]] in general and post-[[Lal Masjid siege]] in particular. This attack on War College was carried out by two suicide attackers, the first one to clear the way for the second one; and the second one to do the damage.<ref>[http://thenews.com.pk/print3.asp?id=13355 Double suicide blasts claim eight lives in Lahore] ''The News'', March 5, 2008</ref> * '''[[March 11]]''' At least 24 people were killed and more than 200 wounded in twin suicide bombings in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore. One of the attacks ripped apart [[Federal Investigation Agency]] building killing 21, including 16 policemen. The other one hit the posh locality of [[Lahore Model Town|Model Town]], exploding close to Bilawal House, associated with PPP leaders Benazir Bhutto and her husband [[Asif Ali Zardari]].<ref>Walsh, Declan. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/mar/11/pakistan '24 killed in twin Lahore suicide blasts'] ''The Guardian'', March 11, 2008</ref> * '''[[March 15]]''' An attack occurred when a bomb was hurled over a wall surrounding an [[Islamabad]] restaurant. Four of the 12 people wounded in the bombing were U.S. [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] agents. In addition to wounding the agents, the explosion killed a [[Turkey|Turkish]] woman and wounded a fifth [[United States|American]], three [[Pakistan]]is, a person from the [[United Kingdom]] and someone from [[Japan]].<ref>[http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/16/pakistan/index.html 'Four FBI agents hurt in Pakistan bombing'] ''CNN'', March 17, 2008</ref> * '''[[March 16]]''' At least 20 people were killed in a missile strike in the tribal area of [[South Waziristan]].<ref>[http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/16/pakistan.missile.ap/index.html '20 die in Pakistan missile strike'] ''CNN'', March 16, 2008</ref> ====April - September==== * '''[[April 9]]''' Riots in Karachi kill 9 people and wound many others with 40 vehicles getting torched after two groups of lawyers scuffle that begin after PML-Q leaders, former CM Sindh [[Arbab Ghulam Rahim]] and former federal minister [[Sher Afgan Niazi]] are maltreated ahead of government formation in the provinces of Sindh and Punjab.<ref>[http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\04\10\story_10-4-2008_pg1_1 'Lawyers clash, riots kill 9 in Karachi'] ''Daily Times'', April 10, 2008</ref> * '''[[April 17]]''' At least 20 people were killed and dozens others injured in the clashes between two belligerent factions in [[Khyber Agency]].<ref>[http://thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=43599 "20 dead in Khyber Agency clashes"] ''The News'', April 17, 2008</ref> * '''[[April 25]]''' At least three people were killed and 26 injured when a car bomb exploded near [[Mardan]] City Police Station.<ref>[http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\04\26\story_26-4-2008_pg1_7 "Three killed, 26 injured in Mardan bomb blast"] ''Daily Times'', April 26, 2008</ref> * '''[[May 1]]''' 17 people were injured, three of them seriously, when a suicide bomber blew himself up in a mosque in [[Bara tehsil]], [[Khyber Agency]]. The incident took place in the the headquarters of the armed religious group Amr Bil Maroof wa Nahi Anil Munkir (promotion of virtue and prevention of vice), and it probably targeted amir of the group Haji Namdar.<ref>[http://www.dawn.com/2008/05/02/top3.htm "17 injured in mosque suicide attack"] ''Dawn Newspaper'', May 2, 2008</ref> * '''[[May 6]]''' At least four people have been killed in a suspected suicide attack in [[Bannu]], amid signs a truce with militants may be breaking down, negotiations for which was started in March.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7384895.stm "Attacks test Pakistan ceasefire"] ''BBC News'', May 6, 2008</ref> * '''[[May 9]]''' A bomb exploded at the Al-Saeed Hotel on Sumungli Road in [[Quetta]]’s Jinnah Town, leaving at least 19 people injured.<ref>[http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\05\10\story_10-5-2008_pg1_10 "19 injured in Quetta blast"] ''Daily Times'', May 10, 2008</ref> * '''[[May 16]]''' Two security officials were killed and another was injured when a remote-controlled bomb set off and damaged their vehicle in the Kohat Cantt area.<ref>[http://dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\05\17\story_17-5-2008_pg1_8 "Two soldiers killed in Kohat blast"] ''Daily Times'', May 17, 2008</ref> * '''[[May 18]]''' A bomb attack targeting the Army's [[Punjab Regiment (Pakistan)|Punjab Regimental Center]] market in the city of [[Mardan]] killed at least 13 people, including four soldiers and injured more than 20. This was the second attack in Mardan in a month after a car bomb on April 25 killed three and injured 26 people.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7407302.stm "Deadly blast hits Pakistani town"] ''BBC News'', May 18, 2008</ref> * '''[[May 19]]''' At least four people were killed and another two injured in a remote-controlled bomb blast outside a mosque in the Mamond tehsil of Bajaur Agency.<ref>[http://dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\05\20\story_20-5-2008_pg1_7 "Three killed, two injured in Bajaur blast"] ''Daily Times'', May 20, 2008</ref> * '''[[May 26]]''' Seven people were killed and five others injured in what appeared to be incidents of sectarian violence in Dera Ismail Khan.<ref>[http://dawn.com/2008/05/27/top8.htm "Seven killed in D.I. Khan"] ''Dawn'', May 27, 2008</ref> * '''[[June 2]]''' The Danish embassy in [[Islamabad]] is attacked with a car bomb killing six people. A post purportedly from [[Al-Qaeda]]'s [[Mustafa Abu al-Yazid]] appears on the Internet a day after the attack claiming responsibility. The statement mentions the publication of "insulting drawings" and the refusal to "apologize for publishing them" referring to the [[Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7437037.stm "'Al-Qaeda' claims Pakistan attack"], ''BBC News'', June 5, 2008</ref> {{main|2008 Danish embassy bombing}} * '''[[June 9]]''' [[Sufi Muhammad]], leader of the TNSM, on Monday survived a remote-controlled bombing initiated by local Taliban in Peshawar, in which four policemen got injured.<ref>[http://dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\06\10\story_10-6-2008_pg1_4 "Sufi Muhammad survives bombing"] ''Daily Times'', June 10, 2008</ref> * '''[[June 16]]''' A bomb blast inside a Shia mosque killed at least four people and wounded two others in Dera Ismail Khan.<ref>[http://dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\06\17\story_17-6-2008_pg1_6 "4 killed in blast outside DIK Shia mosque"] ''Daily Times'', June 17, 2008</ref> * '''[[July 6]]''' A suicide bomber killed 19 people in an attack targeting policemen deployed at a rally observing the [[Siege of Lal Masjid|first year anniversary]] of an army raid on the capital’s [[Lal Masjid]].<ref>[http://dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\07\07\story_7-7-2008_pg1_1 "15 policemen deployed at anniversary rally among 19 dead in Islamabad suicide attack: Lal Masjid horror revisited"] ''Daily Times'', July 7, 2008</ref> {{main|2008 Lal Masjid bombing}} * '''[[July 7]]''' A string of small explosions, apparently from bombs, wounded at least 37 people in Karachi, rattling Pakistan a day after a deadly suicide attack in Islamabad.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/08/world/asia/08pstan.html "37 Wounded by Series of Blasts in Pakistan"] ''The New York Times'', July 8, 2008</ref> * '''[[July 13]]''' Four people were injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up soon after the concluding session of the Shuhada-e-Islam Conference in Dera Ismail Khan.<ref>[http://thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=15978 "Four hurt in DI Khan suicide attack"] ''The News'', July 14, 2008</ref> ==See also== *[[Sectarian violence in Pakistan]] *[[Terrorism in Kashmir]] *[[Lashkar-e-Toiba]] *[[Islamic terrorism]] *[[Pakistan Oppressed Nations Movement]] *[[Karachi consulate attacks]] *[[War on Terrorism - Theaters of operation]] *[[Waziristan War]] *[[Muhammad Naeem Noor Khan]] *[[Abu Faraj al-Libbi]] *[[Amjad Farooqi]] *[[Khalid Shaikh Mohammed]] *[[Daniel Pearl]] *[[Response to the 2005 London bombings]] *[[Damadola airstrike]] *[[Gora Prai airstrike]] ==References== {{reflist|2}} ==Bibliography== * Hassan Abbas. ''Pakistan's Drift Into Extremism: Allah, The Army, And America's War On Terror'', M.E. Sharpe, 2004. ISBN 0-7656-1497-9 * Tariq Ali. ''Can Pakistan Survive? The Death of a State'', Penguin Books Ltd, 1983. ISBN 0-14-022401-7 * Zahid Hussain. ''Frontline Pakistan: The Struggle with Militant Islam'', New York: Columbia University Press, 2007. ISBN 0-231-14224-2 ==External links== *[http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/pakistan/database/majorincidents.htm Major Terrorist Incidents in Pakistan (1988-2007)] *[http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/pakistan/terroristoutfits/LeO.htm South Asia Intelligence Review on Lashkar-e-Omar] *[http://spaces.brad.ac.uk:8080/display/ssispsru/Home Pakistan Security Research Unit (PSRU)] *[http://www.jamestown.org/publications_details.php?volume_id=411&issue_id=3213&article_id=2369166 Jamestown Foundation on Sipah-e-Sahaba] *[http://www.ansarburney.org/news/balochistan/images/1/1.html Victims of Terrorism in Balochistan] - 28 die and 7 are injured when a terrorist organization mines explosives on a road in Pakistan. {{Asia in topic|Terrorism in}} {{War on Terrorism}} [[Category:Politics of Pakistan]] [[Category:History of Pakistan]] [[Category:Terrorism in Pakistan]]