Terrorism-related Incidents in Quetta - 2013

Date

Incidents

January 3

Unidentified assailants opened fire and injured a local trader, Abdul Rahim, in the Pashtunabad area of Quetta.

Unidentified armed assailants abducted spiritual leader Maulana Wali Muhammad from the Satellite Town area in the morning.

Two brothers, one of them a prayer leader, were shot at in the Sariab Road area of Quetta.

One Abdullah was killed and three persons - Ehsan Reza, Arif Hussain and Latif - were seriously injured when the car they were travelling in came under fire on Spiny Road in Quetta (Quetta District).

An engineer was killed while three other persons, including a Police official, sustained injuries in an explosion on Sariab Road in Quetta (Quetta District).

A hand-grenade was hurled into a tea shop on Sariab Road in which two people were wounded in Quetta (Quetta District).

A bomb exploded in a ground near Jan Mohammad road in which a man and a woman were injured in Quetta (Quetta District).

One person was wounded in a bomb blast on Raisani Road in Quetta (Quetta District).

An Intelligence Agency Official was shot dead by unidentified militants in the Kharotabad area of Quetta (Quetta District).

Abdul Aziz, a worker of the BNP- M, was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants at the Eastern Bypass.

A person was killed by unidentified assailants in front of Madrassa Darul Uloom, Sariab Road.

At least 105 persons were killed and over 169 persons were injured in two separate bomb blasts on Alamdar Road in Quetta.

A powerful bomb went off under a SF vehicle at the busy Bacha Khan Chowk in Quetta. Twelve persons were killed and over 47 others injured.

A blast killed a child and injured another person in Brewery road area of Quetta.

Unidentified armed assailants injured a man, identified as Rehmatullah near the Western Bypass of Quetta.

A Policeman, identified as Muhammad Naeem, was injured in an explosion in Bakra Mandi area of Eastern bypass, on the outskirts Quetta.

Armed assailants on a motorcycle opened fire on a rickshaw in Sariab Road of Quetta (Quetta District), killing its occupants, the driver and a woman passenger, on the spot. The driver of the rickshaw was identified as Mula Dad, whereas the identity of the women could not be ascertained.

Two brothers were killed in a land mine explosion near Khameesa Khan Bugti Village of Quetta. According to the Police, the deceased were identified as Khameesa Khan and Essa Khan.

Quetta (provincial capital of Balochistan) CCPO of Mir Zubair Mehmood confirmed that three senior Police officials arrested by FC were involved in kidnapping of a resident of Dalbandin for ransom.

A cleric belonging to JUI-F, Mufti Rehmatullah was shot dead in Kakar colony of Quetta. Mufti Rehmatullah was prayer leader of Mian Khan Mosque in Kakar colony and a leader of JUI-F.

At least 10 suspects were rounded up by FC in targeted operations in Killi Kamalo, Sariab, Hudda and other parts of Quetta.

Security personnel stopped a suspicious vehicle at Gadang check post located on Quetta-Chaman highway and seized an explosive device weighing 20 kilograms.

The BDS defused an IED planted in a bicycle in Sariab area of the provincial capital, Quetta.

Two Police constables, identified as Ali Dad Hazara and Shamir Baloch, were shot dead on Sabzal road of Quetta.

A man, identified as Abdul Kareem Khilji, was shot dead on Sariab Road near Tariq Hospital of Quetta.

Three bullet-riddled bodies were found in between the mountains at Eastern Bypass in the proximity of Bussa Mandi in Quetta of Balochistan.

SFs seized cache of explosives from a car at Balili check post in the outskirts of Quetta.

A man, Abdul Rasheed, a barber, was killed and another was injured when armed assailants opened fire at a barber's shop on Jail road in Huda area of Quetta.

A person, identified as Manzoor, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Essa Nagri on Brewery Road of Quetta.

The FC recovered explosive materials rigged to a bicycle on the main Sariab Road in Quetta.

A person was injured in an IED blast on Archar Road in Quetta.

A tractor driver named Naeem Baraich, was killed in an IED explosion that took place near a Police Station in Kuchlak Town near Quetta.

Two traders, identified as Sardar Muhammad and Nazar Mohammad, were abducted from the eastern bypass area of Quetta.

At least seven persons, including a woman and a child, were injured in rocket attacks in Khudadad road, Pir Abul Khair road and Quaidabad areas of Quetta with brief intervals. United Baloch Army's 'spokesman' Murid Baloch claimed the responsibility for the attacks.

Four persons were injured in a blast in the Kuchlak area of Quetta. Police officials claimed that the blast was a suicide attack.

50 Afghan nationals were arrested in Quetta and Nushki during a crackdown launched by Police and other LEA against unregistered refugees.

At least five suspects, including a foreigner, were arrested by a LEA and weapons were recovered from them during a search operation on Smuggli Road of Quetta.

A person, identified as Ghulam Sarwar, was shot dead in Gul Abad area of Quetta.

Police found two dead bodies, identified as Anis Gichki and Amanullah in the industrial town of Hub in Quetta.

A remote-controlled bomb targeting Shias killed 84 people including women and children and wounded more than 200 in Quetta.

SFs killed four suspected militants and arrested seven others accused of killing Shias, including an alleged mastermind of a bomb attack that killed 89 persons in Hazara town of Quetta.

Unidentified assailants killed a person, identified as Mehrab Bakhsh, in Killi Mubarak area of Quetta.

At least two suspected militants were killed and four others were arrested during a pre-dawn operation carried out at Nawan Kili area of Quetta.

The Police recovered and defused an IED in the Satellite town of Quetta.

A person, identified as Haji Luqman, was killed and another was injuried by unidentified assailants on Adalat Raod in Quetta (Quetta District), the provincial capital of Balochistan.

Quetta District Election Commissioner Ziaullah Qasmi was killed by unidentified assailants in Chandni Chowk area of Quetta (Quetta District), the Provincial capital of Balochistan.

A person, identified as Abdul Manan, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Shahwani Mohala in New Sariab area of Quetta.

A person, identified as Muhammad Azeem, was shot dead by unidentified assailants near Sariab area of Quetta (Quetta District), the provincial capital of Balochistan

Two FC personnel were injured, when a remote-controlled bomb planted in Qambrani road of Sariab area of Quetta (Quetta), the provincial capital of Balochistan went off.

A person, identified as Muhammad Azeem, was shot dead by unidentified assailants near Sariab area of Quetta (Quetta District), the provincial capital of Balochistan.

Two FC personnel were injured, when a remote-controlled bomb planted in Qambrani road of Sariab area of Quetta (Quetta), the provincial capital of Balochistan went off.

A DSP, identified as Amir Mohammad Dashti, was shot dead along with his official guard in targeted killing near Golimar chowk on main Sabzal road of Quetta (Quetta District), the provincial capital of Balochistan. No group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack.

BRP and Baloch Republican Student Organisation held a rally in Quetta Press Club (Quetta District), the provincial capital of Balochistan, asking the Baloch people to boycott the elections.

Two unidentified assailants hurled a hand grenade at an election camp office of a political party in the Sariab area of Quetta (Quetta District), the provincial capital of Balochistan. No loss of life was reported.

At least five persons, including a FC trooper, were killed and over 30 others were injured in a suicide attack at a check post near Alamdar Road, an area in Quetta.

Three other blasts were also reported from Quetta. Bombs went off in an open field at Jinnah town, Gawalmandi chowk and an intersection at Gurdat Singh Road. Six persons were injured at Gawalmandi Chowk. LeJ claimed responsibility for all the attacks.

13 persons, including a child, were injured in a blast in Satellite town in Quetta.

Two Policemen were injured in a blast near the Kechi Baig Police Station in the Sariab Road area.

An explosive device planted on road went off at Jadoon Chowk on New Jan Muhammad Road. One person was injured in the blast.

A person, identified as Riaz Hussain, was killed by unidentified assailants in Wahdat colony of Quetta.

A boy was killed and five others were injured in a blast on Sariab Road of Quetta. The TTP claimed responsibility for blast.

A bullet-riddled body was recovered in a deserted area of Spain Karez, in the outskirts of Quetta.

Two activists of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Nazaryati) were injured in a hand grenade attack on an election campaign office of the party at Killi Deba area of Quetta.

Unidentified assailants shot dead a man on the Circular Road in Quetta.

Police arrested at least 30 suspects during a targeted search operation and recovered arms from their possession in Kali Gio area under Sariab Police Station in Quetta.

SFs foiled a terrorism bid as they arrested two terrorists and recovered 100 kilograms explosives from their possession during a raid in Kuchlak area in the suburb of Quetta.

Militants blew up a portion of railway track in Sariab area of Quetta. No loss of life was reported.

At least 14 persons were injured in two hand grenades attack by unidentified assailants at a hotel near eastern bypass area of Quetta.

Balochistan Inspector General of Police Mushtaq Sukhera narrowly escaped a suicide attack in the high security zone on Zarghoon Road in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan that killed at least seven persons and injured 45 others.

Six rockets were fired in different areas of the provincial capital Quetta in the Sunday night.

Former Advocate General Balochistan Salahuddin Mengal was recovered in Quetta (Quetta District), the provincial capital of Balochistan.

Salahuddin Mengal was recovered

As many as 13 persons, including 12 Balochistan Constabulary (BC) personnel, were killed and 17 others sustained injuries in an explosion caused by a bomb rigged to a rickshaw near Link Badini Road in the proximity of Bhossa Mandi on Eastern Bypass in Quetta (Quetta District), the capital of Balochistan.

Unidentified assailants lobbed a hand grenade at a shop on Sariab Road of Quetta, killing its owner.

A person, identified as Abdul Salam, was killed in a hand grenade attack at a CD shop near Awami Petrol Pump of Quetta (Quetta District), the provincial capital of Balochistan.

Unknown armed men gunned down two people in Sariab area of Quetta in Balochistan. The unidentified armed men riding a bike opened indiscriminate fire at two people, leaving them dead. The assailants managed to escape from the scene. The deceased were identified as Nazir Ahmed and Muhammad Din.

In Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, two people were shot dead in two separate firing incidents. Unidentified armed assailants opened fire at Sirki Road of Quetta and killed one man, identified as Sultan.

Armed assailants shot dead a man, identified as Muhammad Iqbal, at Chashma Achozai, in the outskirts of Quetta.

Five persons, including two militants, were killed and 15 SFs, including an officer, injured in a clash with suspected members of a banned outfit in Kharoatabad area in Quetta (Quetta District). When SFs surrounded the house and asked the accused to surrender, the accused attacked SFs with hand grenades, rockets and heavy weapons. SFs fired back in retaliation due to which five people, including two accused, two women and a child, who were inside the house, were killed.

A guard, identified as Muhammad Umar, was killed by unidentified assailants in Kali Ismail area of Quetta (Quetta District), the provincial capital of Balochistan.

A person, identified as Deedar Ali was killed by unidentified assailants in Faizabad area.

At least 24 people, including 14 female students, four nurses and at least three FC personnel along with Quetta Deputy Commissioner, identified as Abdul Mansor Khan and two others were killed and 27 injured when unidentified terrorists blew up a bus of Sardar Bahadur Khan (SBK) Women University, followed by another blast inside the Bolan Medical College hospital in Quetta (provincial capital of Balochistan).