Terrorism-related Incidents in Quetta - 2012

Date

Incident

January 1

At Least 10 people were injured in a hand grenade attack in a shop on Joint Road in Quetta.

The bullet-riddled body of a missing trader identified as Wazir Khan Marri was found dumped near Eastern Bypass, a suburb of Quetta. Wazir Khan, who operated a shop in the Hazarganji area of Quetta, was abducted on an unspecified date in September 2011.

One ASI, Ghulam Raza Bangash, was shot dead by unidentified militants in Nawan Killi area of Quetta.

Unidentified militants abducted a British official of the ICRC, identified as Doctor Khalil Ahmed Dale, from Chaman Housing Society in Quetta.

Carrying out raids in different areas, Police arrested up to 50 suspects for questioning in connection to the January 5, 2011 abduction of Khalil Ahmed Dale, a British employee of ICRC from Quetta.

LEAs arrested 27 illegal Afghan nationals under foreign Act from Mian Ghundi area in Quetta. According to official sources, Afghan nationals were heading towards Panjgur District in a vehicle when they were arrested on Main Ghundi check post. Later, they were handed over to FIA for further investigation.

Unidentified militants hurled a hand grenade at the residence of a Government employee, identified as Saleem Khokar, in Killi Ibraimzai area on Brewery Road in Quetta.

In a sectarian killing incident, a security guard, identified as Musa Khan, was shot dead by unidentified armed militants in Jam colony Imambargah in Quetta.

Four members of a family hailing from Punjab province were abducted from Loralai area in Barkan District by unidentified armed militants, who intercepted their vehicle Chori Bridge while they were on their way to Quetta. The abductees were identified as National Bank Cantt Branch Manager Ghafoor Khan, Yasir and Jabar working in National Bachat Bank and Khuzdar College Professor Abdul Shakoor Khan.

Unknown armed militants shot dead a youth, identified as Sardar Muhammad, at Killi Kashmirabad area near Sariab Police Station in Quetta. The motive behind the killing could not be ascertained.

One ASI, identified as Habibullah, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in the Zarghoonabad area of Quetta.

An Inspector of the FIA, Walayat Hussain, Quetta television artiste Abid Hussain Nazish and Mohammad Anwar Hussain, an accounts officer at the Balochistan Accountant General's Office, were shot dead by unidentified armed assailants in a sectarian attack in Quetta. Police said it appeared to be a case of targeted sectarian killings because the victims were Shia who belonged to the Hazara tribe.

Unidentified militants blew up a gas pipeline on Link Badini Road in the jurisdiction of Satellite Town Police Station in Quetta.

Three persons were killed when unidentified militants opened fire on a car in the Mashkil area of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan.

The residence of a FIA Deputy Director, Akbar Baloch, was attacked with an IED on Mano Jan Road in Quetta.

Militants shot dead a man, identified as Habibullah, in the Khuchlak bazaar on the outskirts of provincial capital Quetta.

A security guard of a bank was injured and 20 shops damaged in a bomb blast in front of a bank in Liaquat Bazaar area of Quetta.

At least four people, including a child, were injured in a hand grenade attack on Zarghoon Road area near the Saryab Bridge in Quetta.

A rocket fired from an unknown location exploded on Karani Road in the Killi Geo area of Quetta. However, no casualty was reported.

Unidentified militants abducted the son of a Hindu trader, identified as Jaish Kumar, from Zarghoon Road area of Quetta.

JUI-F Quetta Chapter Secretary General Abdul Sadiq Norzai was abducted from Saryab Road in Quetta. According to Police Norzai is trader and it could be a case of abduction for extortion.

Police and Law Enforcement Agencies recovered 10 kilogrammes explosive material and two mortar shells from a car on Saryab Road in Quetta. According to Police, "unidentified persons planted the explosive material in a car and parked it near the Excise Office on Saryab Road. A detonator fixed with the bomb exploded, however, the explosive material and two mortar shells did not explode."

Unidentified armed militants abducted a jeweller, Abdul Qayyum, from his shop in Liaquat Bazaar of Quetta.

A rickshaw driver, identified as Abdul Malik, was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants near the cattle market in Quetta.

Unidentified militants opened fire on a general store on Kasi Road in Quetta, killing the owner of the store, Muhammad Dawood, and another man, Rehmatullah on the spot.

Unidentified armed assailants opened fire on one Abdul Qadir in Balochi street area of Quetta, killing him on the spot.

Unidentified armed militants abducted a businessman, identified as Javed Khan, from Quetta-Chaman Highway in Quetta while he was travelling on his vehicle.

A trader, identified as Zohaib Bora, was shot dead by unidentified armed militants during an abduction bid on Mission Road area in Quetta.

Police claimed to have arrested a suspect from Kandahari Bazaar area of Quetta.

A Police Officer and a constable were injured in an exchange of fire with armed militants at Mengal Road area in Quetta.

Unidentified armed assailants opened indiscriminate fire killing Maulvi Ali Mohammad Mengal in Quetta.

A 22-year-old youth, identified as Mohammad Bilal Bangulzai (22), was shot dead by armed militants on Sabzal Road area in Quetta.

FC arrested a suspect, identified as Haji Lala Khan, recovering arms from his possession from Satellite town area in Quetta.

250 Afghan citizens were arrested for allegedly not having travel documents from check post in Mian Ghundi area of Quetta.

Quetta Police busted eight outfits involved in abduction for ransom and other heinous acts, said DIG Police Operations Quetta Qazi Abdul Wahid.

Unidentified militants shot dead a man in Kali Kabeer area of Quetta. The identity of victim is yet to be ascertained.

An unidentified dead body of a man was found in a complex of Jinnah Road in Quetta.

Another unidentified dead body was recovered from hills of Pakhtoonabad area.

Unidentified armed militants shot dead a shopkeeper, identified as Ghulam Gilani Hotak, at Killi Ferozabad on Sabzal Road in Quetta.

Unidentified armed militants shot dead two people in Tajikabad area of Quetta.

Unidentified armed assailants shot dead a man, identified as Muhammad Hashim, on Qambarani Road area in Quetta.

SFs claimed to have foiled a terror bid, planned for March 23, 2012, by seizing a huge quantity of explosive materials and arms in Quetta. According to official sources, acting upon a tip-off, SFs had beefed up security at the Buleli Check post and intercepted several vehicles.

Unidentified armed militants shot dead two Police personnel, identified as Nimatullah and Liaquat, while they were on duty at a picket line on Smungli Road in Jinnah Town area of Quetta.

Unidentified armed men shot dead a man, identified as Muhammad Allam Satakzai, near the Jabal-Noorul Quran Western Bypass area of Quetta.

Police conducted raids in different areas of Quetta and busted four outfits involved in target killings, abductions for ransom and other violence related incidents.

Four Afghan nationals were arrested and a large quantity of explosives and ammunition were seized in Khuchlak area of Quetta.

A religious scholar, identified as Qari Abdul Basit, was shot dead by unidentified assailants on Kasi Road area of the Quetta.

One man, identified as Dad Muhammad, was killed and another injured in a firing incident on Sariab Road in Shalkot Police Station area in Quetta.

Two Hazara youth, identified as Ejaz Hussain and Ali Asghar, were shot dead when unidentified armed militants opened fire on them on Sabzal Road area in Quetta.

At least five Hazaras were killed and seven others injured when unidentified militants opened fire on their car on Spiny Road in Quetta in a suspected sectarian attack.

Two persons, Akbar Ali and Ali Raza, were shot dead by unidentified assailants in an incident of sectarian violence on Mecongi Road of Quetta.

Two men were killed after assailants on motorcycles fired at a shop in Sariab area of Quetta.

Maulana Mohammad Qasim Sasoli, a prayer leader belonging to the Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan (Noorani group), was shot dead on Saryab Road of Quetta.

Driver of a passenger bus, identified as Rahim Bakhsh, was shot dead on Saryab Road in Quetta.

One Mohammad Rahim was shot dead in Surpul area of Quetta while he was sitting at his shop.

Six Shia persons belonging to the Hazara community were killed and three others were injured when armed militants opened fire at a cobblers shop on Prince Road in Quetta.

Three people belonging to the Hazara community were shot dead and another wounded in separate incidents of target killings in the provincial capital Quetta. In the first incident, unidentified militants opened fire on a tea store on Shahrah-e-Iqbal area, killing a man on the spot and injuring the owner of the store identified as Sakhi Dad.

Armed assailants attacked another shop on Archer Road killing two people belonging to the Hazara community, Nor Ali and Nor Ahmed on the spot.

Balochistan Weightlifting Association General Secretary Abdul Jabbar Khilji was shot dead while he was on his way home in Shalidar area Quetta.

Targeted killings in Quetta continued as another member of the Hazara community, identified as Mohammad Ali Hazara, was shot dead by unidentified armed militants while he was sitting outside a shop on Abdul Sattar Road after Friday prayers.

Unidentified assailants riding motorcycles killed eight Shias, belonging to Hazara community, in two incidents of sectarian attacks in Quetta. In the first incident, the assailants opened fire on a taxi, killing six people on Brewery Road in Killi Ibrahim Zai area. Later, they shot and killed another two Shias in a rickshaw in the same area. The deceased were identified as, Abdullah, Juma Ali, Muhammad Ali, Syed Asghar Shah and Eid Muhammad. The remaining bodies could not be identified so far.

Unidentified assailants riding a motorcycle opened fire on people, killing one civilian and injuring another, on Sabzal Road. A man identified as Gul Muhammad died on the spot and another man, identified as Muhammad Hasan, was injured.

Unidentified assailants killed a Police official in the Shalkot Police Station area.

Unidentified armed militant opened fire on two people in the Eastern bypass area of Quetta, killing them on the spot.

An unidentified dead body was found in the Western Bypass area of Quetta.

LEAs arrested two suspects from Bhosa Mandi area within the jurisdiction of Sariab Police Station in Quetta and recovered two unlicensed pistols from their possession.

Unidentified armed militants opened fire on a tyre shop on Quivery Road in Quetta killing one Hazara, identified as Salam Ali.

Four Shia Hazaras escaped an attempt on their lives when militants on motorcycle opened fire at their cab near the Benazir Shaheed overhead bridge while they were travelling towards Quetta.

Three more missing persons were recovered in Quetta late in the night. People close to relatives of Akhtar Lango, Doctor Naseer and Hafeez Rodini confirmed their arrival.

LEAs arrested over 100 suspects in a joint operation in several areas of Quetta during the last four days, Police said. The operation was conducted by the FC, ATF and Police in several localities of the city, including Sariab, Sabzal, Shalkot, Nawan Killi, Smuggli and Spiny Road.

Levies Force sources said that a check-post of the FC near Kolpur railway station in Quetta came under rocket attack.

Unidentified armed militants abducted Mukesh Kohli, the legal adviser of JWP leader Nawabzada Shahzain Bugti from Ghousabad area of Satellite Town in Quetta.

A man, identified as Sajjad Ali, belonging to the Hazara community was shot at and injured on McCongy Road in Quetta in a sectarian attack.

Officials of the FC claimed to have arrested three suspected militants belonging to TTP and LeJ during a rand on a small house near the Hazara graveyard in the Brewery Road area of Quetta.

Two militants suspected to be sectarian target killers were killed and a Police Constable was injured in an encounter in Akhtarabad area of Quetta.

A would-be suicide bomber was killed when a detonator he was carrying along with suicide vest prematurely went off on Kirani Road near Hazara Town in Quetta.

The bullet-riddled dead body of a British employee of the ICRC, identified as Doctor Khalil Ahmed Dale, was found dumped near the Killi Umar area on the Airport Road in Quetta.

Unidentified armed militants damaged the railway track in Saryab area of Quetta.

At least two passers-by, identified as Tanveer (14), a student, and Muhammad Khalid, a clerk at University of Balochistan, were killed and 16 others, four of them security personnel, were injured in a powerful remote-controlled explosion near Irrigation Colony on Saryab Road area in Quetta.

Two brothers, Azizullah and Ali Akbar Khilji, were shot dead when armed assailants opened fire on them in Asmatabad area of Quetta.

A man was shot dead near Faizabad area on Sariab Road area of Quetta.

Unknown armed militants shot at and injured CID SP Shahnawaz Khan in Satellite Town area of Quetta while he was outside his house for a walk. He succumbed to his injuries later.

According to VFBMP President Nasrullah Baloch, two more missing persons, Shahnawaz and Sanaullah, reached their homes in Nawa Killi area of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan.

A Hindu beggar, identified as Ram Chand, was sitting in Killi Faizabad area of Sariab in Quetta when unidentified armed militants opened fire on him killing him on the spot.

Police found a dead body, identified as that of one Shahnawaz, in Killi Shanawaz area of Sariab.

Unidentified armed assailants shot dead a man, identified as Ghulam Muhayyuddin, in the Faizabad area of Sariab in Quetta.

A Police official was killed and three others were injured when a patrolling Police vehicle was attacked with a remote controlled bomb on Qambrani Road in Quetta.

A Police Officer, identified as SI Syed Jamal Shah, was shot dead by unidentified assailants outside his residence in Killi Kamalo area on Sariab Road in Quetta.

Unidentified armed men killed a Police constable in Sariab area in Quetta. Police said that the unidentified gunmen, riding a motorbike, opened fire on the Constable, Abdul Qadir, injuring him seriously. The victim succumbed later.

A bomb blast partially damaged a railway track in Sariab area of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan in the night.

Two civilians and two FC persons were killed, while 58 others, including 11 FC personnel, two children and a woman, were injured when a car bomb exploded as a FC convoy passed by in the Almo Chowk area of Quetta.

Two brothers belonging to Hazara community, identified as Muhammad Tahir and Muhammad Qadir, were shot dead in front of the regional passport office on Joint Road in Quetta.

Two Police constables, Ghulam Murtaza and Sanaullah, belonging to Shia sect, were shot dead and another two, ASI Muhammad Hussain and Constable Deen Muhammad, were injured in a targeted sectarian attack in the Sardar Karez area of Eastern Bypass in Quetta.

A railway track was blown up in Pirkaniabad area of Sariab in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan.

An unidentified bullet-riddled dead body was found in Sardar Karez area in the Shalkot Police Station precincts in Quetta.

A woman and her child were injured in an incident of firing in Satellite Town area of Quetta.

A member of the Shia Hazara community, identified as Amir Muhammad, was killed in Killi Chakar area of Sariab Road in Quetta.

Two persons were killed and 20 others, two women among them, injured in two rocket attacks in Quetta.

At least three people were killed and nine others, including a Policeman, were injured in a remote-controlled blast on Saryab Road in Quetta.

At least 10 people were injured when two blasts exploded at Mannan Chowk and Kasi Road in Quetta.

At least three tortured bullet-riddled bodies stuffed in a bag were found in the Ferozabad area of Quetta.

A dead body, identified as that of Habibullah Nurzai, was found in the Pakhtoonabad area.

At least two Police officials, identified as ASI Abdul Qayyum and constable Muhammad Asif (driver), were killed and another two were injured in an ambush attack on a Police van on Sariab Road in Quetta.

At least three Policemen were injured when unknown assailants opened fire on a police mobile in Sariab Wali Jat area in Quetta.

A portion of the main railway track was blown up in Pirkaniabad area on Sariab Road in Quetta.

A man belonging to Hazara community, identified as Ali Muhammad, was shot dead near a roadside hotel on Joint Road in Quetta in a sectarian attack.

The New Kuchlak Police claimed to have arrested seven suspects, including three Afghans, and seized a huge cache of explosives from two vehicles near Bostan Phatak in Kuchlak town of Quetta while they were en route to Quetta from Zhob.

Former provincial Minister and Kalat District JUI-F Chief Attaullah Langoh's son Hafiz Imdadullah was shot dead near on Spiny Road in Quetta.

Unidentified assailants shot dead Police constable Riaz Gul at Nawa-e-Killi area of Quetta in an incident of target killing.

At least six persons, including four Shias and a policeman, were killed and another Policeman injured when a group of unidentified assailants attacked a welding shop on Essa Khan Road in Quetta.

At least 15 people, including five children, were killed and more than 48 got injured in a remote-controlled bomb blast outside a madrassa, Jamia Islamia Miftahul Uloom, near Bank Chowk on Sariab Link Road in Quetta.

Armed militants killed four Policemen on Sariab Road in Quetta.

Unidentified militants fired two rockets in Quetta on the night which exploded in open places, causing no casualties or damage to property. One rocket landed at the Wapda grid station in Marriabad on the Alamdar Road area and the other near Musa College in Gulistan Town. The United Baloch Army claimed responsibility for the attacks. A spokesman for the UBA, Murid Baloch, calling reporters from an unknown place said his organisation was behind the rocket attacks which were targeted against the cantonment area.

Five unidentified armed militants abducted a 16-year-old boy, identified as Mehmood Akhtar, from Killi Bangulzai area of Quetta while he was travelling in his car to an educational academy to attend his tuition class on June 13.

Two people, identified as Zeshan and Bilal, were killed and one was injured when unidentified assailants on motorcycles opened fire on them in the Tail Godown area of Quetta.

A mob attacked a Police Station in Quetta, demanding a man detained for allegedly desecrating the Quran be handed over, leaving at least two children dead and 19 with gunshot wounds.

Unidentified armed assailants shot dead a milkman in Fakir Muhammad Road area Quetta.

At least five students and one professor were killed, while around 30 were injured when a powerful blast occurred near an IT University located in Jinnah Town of Quetta.

The Vice Principal Mir Nazir Marri of a Government school, Killi Sheikhan High School, was shot dead while he was on his way to the school on Arbab Karam Road in Quetta.

Two people died in the bomb explosion that took place at a Tablighi Markaz near Farooqia mosque in Ghousabad near Quetta.

At least eight persons (Sindhis), including a Policeman, were killed and another was injured in an attack by unidentified militants in Mill area of Sariab Road area of Quetta in Balochistan.

One civilian was also killed in Faizabad area of Sariab Road. According to sources, the person, identified as Khudae Nazar, was driving his car when unidentified armed militants shot him dead.

Unidentified armed militants injured a Hindu trader, Prem Chand, in Mastung, some 45 kilometres southeast of Quetta.

A trader was also abducted in Quetta. Police said unidentified armed militants intercepted a local trader, Munir Ahmed, on Kansi Road at gunpoint and took him away in a vehicle.

At least four Policemen were shot dead in an ambush at Bakra Mandi area of Eastern Bypass, on outskirts of Quetta, the capital of Balochistan.

SFs foiled a terror plan by recovering a cache of explosives and communication equipment during a routine check up on Zarghoon road in Quetta.

The Frontier Constabulary and Police announced the arrest of two persons allegedly involved in a number of bombings in and around Quetta.

At least 14 persons, including two policemen and a woman, were killed and 30 others, including women and children, sustained injuries in a suicide attack on a bus of pilgrims coming from Iran, at Hazar Ganji area of Quetta.

A landmine blast injured five FC personnel in Mach area of Bolan District.

A rocket attack in Qambrani Road area of Quetta injured four persons. According to Sariab SP Amanullah Kakar, the rocket hit a private bank's cash van.

One Hafiz Ghulam Haider, hailing from Sheikh Wasil area in Mastung District, was shot dead by unidentified assailants on a motorcycle at Sariab area of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan.

A person, identified as Muhammad Iqbal, was shot dead near Government Degree Collage in Sariab Road area when unidentified armed assailants, riding a motorbike, opened fire on him.

A shutter-down strike was observed in the city against the suicide attack on a bus in Hazar Ganji area of Quetta on June 28, as the death toll from the bombing rose to 15. The call for a strike had been given by the Hazara Democratic Party with the support of Tahfuz-e-Izadari Council, Tehreek Nifaz-i-Jaffaria, Balochistan Shia Conference, trader unions and other major political parties. All business centres within the commercial District of Quetta remained closed.

Unidentified assailants barged into a shop of Noor Ahmed Qambarani in Satellite Town area of Quetta and seriously wounded him after attacking him with knife. He was later succumbed to his injuries.

A man was shot dead by unidentified assailants in the Faizabad area of Sariab in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan. The assailants managed to flee the crime scene. Police said Hassan was attacked when he was on his way home.

At least three persons, including a local government assistant director, were shot dead in a sectarian attack in Kuchlak, some 25 kilometres from the provincial capital of Balochistan, Quetta.

Unidentified assailants riding a motorbike opened indiscriminate fire on a man, identified as Siddiqullah, at Baloch Khan Chowk of Pakhtoonabad area of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan.

A man, identified as Abdul Malik Abro, was killed in Faizabad area of Sariab Road of Quetta. According to the Police, Abdul Malik Abro was sitting in his shop in Faizabad area when unidentified armed men opened fire on him. The deceased was an employee of the Health Department.

Police arrested three alleged target killers, involved in the killing of some Ulema, after heavy exchange of fire in the Jinnah Town of Quetta.

A religious scholar, Maulvi Abdul Qasim, hailing from Sunni school of thought was shot dead in Musa Colony in Sariab locality in Quetta in a suspected incident of sectarian killing.

The FC arrested two kidnappers and rescued an abducted doctor during an operation in Quetta.

Unidentified assailants shot dead a shopkeeper in Quetta. The deceased was identified as Muhammad Ramazan, a resident of Sindh.

An employee of the SSGC was shot at and injured on Alamdar Road in Quetta. It was suspected to be a case of sectarian violence.

Unidentified militants abducted Jamia Salfiya principal, Habibullah, near the Airport Road area in Quetta. According to Police, Habibullah was on his way to the Jamia Salfiya when unidentified persons intercepted him and took him away to some undisclosed location.

Two bodies, including that of an Imambargah leader, were recovered in Mian Gundi area, an outskirt of Quetta.

The Balochistan Levies found the bodies of seven coal miners who were abducted on July 7, in the Degari area, some 28 kilometres from the provincial capital of Balochistan, Quetta.

Unidentified assailants riding a motorcycle opened fire on a Hindu trader, identified as Ruash Kumar, a resident of Dera Allah Yar area in Jaffarabad District, at Qambrani Road area of Quetta, who died on the spot.

Unidentified armed men shot dead a man in Killi Geo area of Kirani Road in Quetta.

At least eight persons were killed and 22 others injured in a bomb blast during a political rally organised by the ANP in Kuchlak area of Quetta. The rally was in its first 15 minutes when a cycle parked behind the stage exploded.

Unidentified assailants on a motorcycle opened fire on one Haji Alam Khan in the Sariab area of Quetta, killing him on the spot.

A man, Identified as Muhammad Tahir, was shot dead in Bank colony area when he was going to his hair-dressing shop. Muhammad Tahir belongs to Sargodha District of Punjab.

One head constable Noor Ahmed Baloch was killed by armed motorcyclists when he was on his way home in Shalkot area of Sariab.

Badal Khan, a soft drink vendor, was shot dead near Chaki Shahwani area of Sariab road.

Unidentified assailants killed a man, identified as Qahir Khan, in Mashokhel area of Dukki in Quetta.

A man, identified as Abdullah, was shot dead in Killi Bangulzai area of Saryab Road in Quetta.

Unidentified militants opened fire at two check-posts of SFs in Chamalang coalmine area of Quetta.

Unidentified armed militants shot dead a man, identified as Hazarat Muhammad, at Faqirabad near Saryab area of Quetta.

Unidentified armed assailants shot dead a Police official on Jail Road in Quetta. The victim had been identified as Muhammad Din.

Unidentified armed militants blew up one-and-a half-foot portion of the railway track in Sariab area of Quetta. However, no loss of life was reported.

A man, identified as Hameed Badini, was shot dead in Killi Shekh Hasaani area of Mano Road in Quetta.

At least two people were injured in a land mine blast in RD 238 area in Sohbatpur tehsil of Jaffarabad District.

Some unidentified militants blew up a gas pipeline of 16-inch diameter in Killi Mubarakzai area near Airport Road, resultantly, suspending the gas supply in various areas of Quetta.

A surgeon of Bolan Medical Collage (BMC), Doctor Din Muhammad Bangulzai, was abducted in Ganji Dori area while he was on his way from Quetta of Mastung District.

One militant was killed in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan. Two unidentified armed militants opened fire on the Deputy Director of Schools, Abrar Hussain, belonging to the Shia Hazara community, injuring him and his colleague on Shahwakshah Road, but despite having been hit by three bullets, the officer retaliated and hit one of them with his car, killing one militant on the spot.

Unidentified armed militants shot dead Muhammad Ali in Railway Society area of Quetta.

Unidentified militant opened fire on a veterinary store at Quarry Road in Quetta and killed a veterinary doctor identified as Dr Noor Ali, belonging to the Hazara community.

A rocket struck the Joint Road area in Quetta. Police could not ascertain the location from where the rocket was fired and also who or what was the target of this attack.

Unidentified armed militants opened indiscriminate fire in Pood-gili Chowk, wounding two people, identified as Jalaluddin and Muhibullah, The injured succumbed to their injuries later.

Three armed militants entered into a shop on Arbab Karam Khan Road along with weapons and opened fire, killing an inmate Sadam Hussain Khilji on the spot.

A Police mobile van was on a routine patrol on Jail Road when two armed assailants on a motorcycle sprayed bullets on the vehicle and fled the scene. As a result, one Policeman, identified as Muhammad Sadiq, died on the spot while Muhammad Asif breathed his last in the hospital.

Unidentified armed militants abducted a person, identified as Qurban Ali, from Hazargani in the outskirts of Quetta and moved him to an undisclosed location.

The renowned Baloch poetess, writer, thinker and a lecturer at the Sardar Bahadur Khan Women's University (SKB) Nusheen Qambrani was attacked by unidentified armed militants at her residence in Quetta. Qambrani told the media that for the last four days unidentified men, in a car without a number plate, kept coming to her house.

A Police guard, Ghulam Mohyuddin, at the residence of Balochistan Information Minister in Quetta, was injured due to firing by unidentified assailants.

Unidentified militants, riding on a motorbike, attacked Sariab Police Station of Quetta with hand grenades. However, no casualties were reported in the attack.

Bolan Medical College (BMC) senior psychologist Doctor Ghulam Rasool Kakar was abducted from Brewery Road Quetta by unidentified armed militants.

At least eight people were injured in a bomb blast at a shop in Hub industrial town of Quetta.

Reporters without Borders expressed concern over the fate of Ayub Tareen, a correspondent for the BBC Urdu service in Quetta, who was forced to leave the city by the BLF on July 21, 2012. "We take these threats very seriously and urge the local authorities to improve the safety of those who work in the media," the Paris-based press freedom organisation said in a press freedom alert received via email.

Several Quetta-based news organisations received a statement from BLF spokesman Basham Baloch. The spokesman said it was boycotting the BBC's Urdu service because of the "partial attitude" of Tareen. "We inform high-ups of BBC to take notice of their correspondent's partial behaviour." The statement also read, "Otherwise, we would be forced to take strict action."

Two people, identified as Qasim Ali and Shujaat Ali, received serious injuries on when a home-made bomb exploded in Mali Bhag area on McChongey Road in Quetta.

Unidentified militants fired three rockets in Quetta. According to Police, first rocket landed on Spiny Road, second on the Benazir Flyover and the third on the roof of a hotel, adjacent to the Quetta Press Club. No casualties were reported.

Five people, including two children and a woman, were killed while ten others were injured in a car explosion that occurred at a house located in Faizabad area on Sariab Road in Quetta.

Police arrested to two suspects and seized a large quantity of explosives, including 20 kilogrammes of high explosives, eight small IEDs and some hand-grenades in a raid on a house at Jinnah Town in Quetta. Police said. Police said that the suspects arrested belonged to a militant outfit involved in sectarian killings.

Quetta Police seized a huge quantity of explosives and suicide jackets and arrested three suspects foiling a bid of terror in a raid on the outskirts Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan.

At least 12 people were injured when a bomb hidden under a cot exploded near a restaurant where people had gathered to celebrate Pakistan's Independence Day in Quetta.

One man was killed and eight others injured in a bomb blast on Joint Road near the railway station of Quetta.

As many as three Shias were shot dead on Arbab Karam Khan Road in the Sariab Police Station area of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan.

One person, identified as Noor Khan, was killed and two others sustained injuries when unidentified assailants opened indiscriminate fire on a shop located in Irrigation Colony area of Sariab Road in Quetta.

Six persons including five security officials were killed in a suicide car bomb explosion at Qambrani Road in Quetta.

Two passersby were killed and 16 others, including five women and four children, were critically injured when a remote-controlled bomb went off near Musa Colony on Sariab Road in Quetta.

A man, identified as Abdul Wadood, was abducted from Satellite Town area of Quetta, by unidentified armed militants.

Following the Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry's directives to the Home Secretary and Inspector General of Balochistan Police, security arrangements have been strengthened in the provincial capital Quetta.

At least seven people were injured in multiple grenade attacks in different areas of Quetta. Three grenade explosions took place in Kali Barat area of Quetta. Sources said that three houses situated in the same lane were targeted in the attack. Three people including a woman were injured in the attack. Separately, another explosion near Quetta's Ayub stadium injured four people.

One Frontier Corps official and three passersby were injured when a bomb exploded on the railway tracks near Chaman Phattak of Quetta, suspending the railway services in the area.

Three men, identified as Habibullah, Muhammad Ali and Mustafa, belonging to Hazara community were shot dead and two others, including a two-year-old child passing by, sustained critical injuries in a sectarian attack at Killi Mubarak Chowk on Spiny Road in Quetta.

Three people, including a Session Judge, identified as Zulfiqar Naqvi, his guard and driver were shot dead by unidentified armed militants in a sectarian attack on Munir Mengal Road in Quetta while he was going to his office.

At least nine Hazara Shias were killed in separate incidents of sectarian attack in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan. In the first incident, unidentified armed militants ambushed a vehicle carrying five passengers and killed all of them near Sabzi Mandi in Hazar Ganji area of the District.

In another sectarian attack in the same area two Shias were shot dead by unidentified militants. Later in the city, the residents protested against the target killings and two more persons died and ten others injured in those violent protests.

Two Shia men were killed and 10 others were injured while protesting against the killing of Shias in Quetta.

The Hazara leader Sardar Saadat Hazara demanded to impose Governor Rule in the backdrop of deteriorating law and order situation in the province.

Unidentified armed militants shot dead a man on Killi Sardar Bangulzai Road near Sariab area in Quetta.

A water tanker driver, identified as Syed Hussain Abbas, was injured in a firing incident at Kirani Road in Quetta.

A dentist, identified as Niamatullah, belonging to Hazara-Shia community was killed when unidentified armed militants opened indiscriminate fire on Shaukat Clinic on Kinrani Road in Quetta. No group has claimed responsibility for the killing.

The Quetta Police recovered an unidentified dead body from the Double Road area of the city.

SP-Investigation, Jamil Kakar, was shot dead near his residence in the Kili Gul Muhammad area of Quetta. His guard sustained injuries in the incident.

At least 13 workers of a factory, including two women workers, were injured in a remote-controlled bomb attack on a bus in the industrial town of Hub in Quetta.

One person was killed and three others were injured in a remote controlled bomb blast in the Sariab area of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan. The sources suspected the attack was targeted at a convoy of SF which had passed the area minutes before the blast.

Police found an unidentified dead body stuffed in a bag in the Essa Nagri area of Quetta.

Police recovered another unidentified dead body from the Eastern Bypass area of Quetta.

At least five people were injured in a hand grenade attack on a house in Kasi Road area in Quetta. The assailants managed to escape from the scene.

FC arrested 15 suspects during a search operation in the Eastern Bypass area of Quetta. Two SMGs, five pistols, three motorbikes, one mobile phone and two bottles of liquor were seized during the operation.

Police found a bullet-riddled dead body of a Bugti tribesman, identified as Arsalan Bugti, from Mian Ghundi area within the jurisdiction of New Sariab Police Station in Quetta.

Unidentified armed militants opened fire on two Afghan transit trade containers in Ganjadoori area in Quetta. No loss of life was reported.

The FC personnel arrested suspects and seized arms, including eight pistols, unregistered vehicles and other contraband goods during a house-to-house raid conducted in Killi Mubarak village on the outskirts of Quetta.

A Shia man, identified as Ghulam Shaki, was shot dead by unidentified armed militants at a shop in Langove Plaza in Double Road area of Quetta. He worked for Geological Survey of Pakistan.

Another Shia man, identified as Gulab Shah, was shot dead at a photocopy shop in Goal Masjid area of Satellite Town in Quetta.

At least five people sustained injuries in a firing incident in Hana area of Quetta.

Unidentified armed militants shot dead PML-N provincial leader, Qadir Zehri, along with his two bodyguards in Hub on Sakran Road in Quetta.

Gawalmandi Police defused a time device planted on the gate of a school on Gordat Singh Road in Quetta.

Two persons, including a woman, were killed in an incident of firing by unidentified armed militants in a tailor's shop located at Arif Street on Sariab Road in Quetta.

Two people, identified as Imran Bhatti and Shiraz, were killed when unidentified armed militants opened fire on a mechanic's shop on Zarghoon Road in Quetta.

A man, identified as Sikandar Ali, was shot dead and two others, including a Finance Department employee Mushtaq Hussain and Saqib, sustained injuries after they came under armed attack in the Khuchlak area of Quetta.

Unidentified assailants opened fire on a barber's shop in Quetta and injured a man identified as Muhammad Arif.

Unidentified armed militants shot dead a man and injured a woman on Sariab Road of Quetta in Balochistan.

Unidentified armed militants in the Lak Pass area of Quetta, attacked and torched a NATO container carrying goods for the ISAF in Afghanistan, and injured the driver and his assistant.

A Shia man, identified as Muhammad Yaseen, was sprayed with bullets by unidentified militants in Musa Colony in Quetta. "The deceased belonged to the Shia community," Police said.

The Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) while speaking at a public meeting in Quetta demanded the Government to either give equal share to the Pakhtun in all sectors or restore the chief Commissionerate system in Balochistan.

A teenage boy, identified as Jalaluddin, was killed and around 15 people, including four Policemen, were injured in a bomb blast targeting a Police check post on Double Road in Quetta. UBA spokesman Mazar Baloch claimed responsibility for the attack.

Police arrested 11 Afghan nationals under Foreign Act at Joint Road area in Quetta.

Unidentified armed militants shot dead two brothers belonging to Shia community, Mohammad Ismail and Ishaq Islmail, and injured three others in a sectarian attack on Sattar Road in Quetta.

A guard of Balochistan Food Minister Asfandyar Khan Kakar and two militants were killed in an exchange of fire at the residence of the Minister in the Chaman Housing Scheme of Quetta.

Four members of the Hazara community were shot dead in a sectarian attack in the Kabari Market scrap market of Quetta.

Unidentified armed militants killed a polio vaccinator in Killi Jeo area of Quetta, highlighting resistance to the country's immunisation campaign.

Police recovered a bullet-riddled dead body of a person from Sardar Karez area of Quetta.

A man was killed and the driver of a tanker was injured when unidentified militants attacked it on the National Highway in Quetta.

Unidentified armed militants abducted the senior ophthalmologist and head of Lyton Rehmatullah Benevolence Trust (LRBT) eye hospital Doctor Saeed Ahmed from Sariab Raod in Quetta.

Unidentified militants shot dead a man, identified as Ahmed Ali, near Irrigation Colony on Sariab Road in Quetta.

At least three personnel of FC were killed and ten others, including five security men and a woman, were wounded in a remote-controlled blast at the Badini intersection area in Quetta.

Police found an unidentified dead body Jangle Bagh area in the precincts of Sariab Police Station in Quetta.

At least three Policemen, including an ASI, were injured when armed militants ambushed a Police mobile within the limits of Shalkot Police Station in fruit market area of Hazar Ganji in Quetta.

Two persons, identified as Noor Ahmed and Muhammad Yousuf, sustained injuries when unidentified militants intercepted them in Killi Noor Muhammad near Brewery Road in Quetta and opened fire.

A man, identified as Naseeb Raza, was shot dead on Zarghoon Road in Quetta.

One person, identified as Abdul Karim, was injured when unidentified assailants opened fire at A-one City within the limits of Brewery Police Station.

In an incident of target killing three people belonging to Shia Hazara community were killed and two others injured when unidentified militants opened fire at a yellow cab on Spiny Road area in Quetta.

A man, identified as Daud Khan, was shot dead by unidentified militants on Munir Mengal Road in Quetta.

A Hazara Shia, identified as Ghulam Raza, was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants in a sectarian targeted killing on Arbab Karam Khan Road in Quetta.

Three people from the Hazara community were killed and one injured in an incident of target killing while they were on their way home from Mezan Chowk in Quetta.

A man was killed while he was sitting in a shop on Zarghoon Road.

A man, identified as Manzoor Ahmed, was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants near Gol Masjid area in Satellite Town of Quetta.

A prayer leader was injured by unidentified militants in Kuchlak area of Quetta.

The Hazara Democratic Party staged a protest demonstration outside the Quetta Press Club against the targeted killings of members of their community and demanded immediate arrest of the militants.

At least two persons, identified as Sanaullah and Muhammad Rafiq, were killed and 10 others, including three FC personnel, were injured in a bomb explosion at Almo Chowk on the Airport Road in Quetta.

An unidentified dead person was found in a gunny bag in Zarghoonabad area of Nawa Killi of Quetta.

A person identified as Ahmadullah was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Sara Ghardgi area, outskirts of Quetta.

Two Hazara Shias, identified as Zakir and Ibrahim, were injured when militants opened fire on them at Western Bypass near Mengalabad area in Quetta.

A Hazara Shia, identified as Jalil, was killed in a sectarian attack on Kirani road in Quetta.

A Hazara Shia was injured in a target attack in Hazargangi area of Quetta while he was going home from the vegetable market.

Two rockets fired from unknown destination landed and exploded in open area near Killi Khali on the outskirts of Quetta. No loss of life was reported. During preliminary investigation, the Police said that the rockets were fired from mountains of Akhtarabad, an area lying on Eastern Bypass of Quetta.

Unidentified armed assailants opened fire on a private bus and shot dead its cleaner near Karachi Bus Stop on Sariab Road in Quetta.

As many as five people, including three soldiers and a woman, were killed and over 20 seriously injured in a bomb blast on a Pakistan Army vehicle outside City Hall close to Fauji Foundation School in a high security zone of Shahbaz Town in Quetta. According to DIG Hamid Shakeel, the bomb was planted on a motorcycle parked on Smungli Road at Shahbaz Town to target an Army vehicle escorting a school van. The BRA claimed responsibility for the attack which it said was against security personnel.

Unidentified militants entered a house in Killi Sardar on Qambarani Road in Quetta and opened indiscriminate fire, killing a man, identified as Nazeer Ahmed.

Police arrested 15 Afghan nationals from Joint Road area in PS Civil Line of Quetta. Sources said that these Afghan nationals were living illegally in the area.

A Hazara Shia, identified as Hussain Ali Hazara, was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants on Circular Road in Quetta. No group claimed responsibility of the incident.

Unidentified militants hurled a hand grenade that exploded on Sirki Road in Quetta. Police sources said that the hand grenade could not hit the target and exploded on the road. No loss of life was reported.

At least two children, identified as Mohammad Hussain (10) and Sanaullah, were injured when a toy bomb exploded on Shah Wakshah Road in Quetta.

Pakistani authorities seized nearly 14 tonne of potassium chlorate, a key ingredient in bomb-making, from a bus in Quetta. The haul was made when officials acting on a tip-off stopped a bus just outside Quetta loaded with the volatile substance hidden under cartons of food, an official with the Government Paramilitary Force said.

The Police raided and recovered 4,000 kilograms of explosives from a bus near Akhtarabad in Quetta. The Police foiling a terror attack arrested five persons on the spot.

A man, Ashfaq was killed and his brother was injured on Airport Road near Askari Park in Quetta. The victims belonged to the Shia Hazara community.

Two persons, including a Policeman, were shot at in firing incident in Quetta.

Five persons were injured when an explosion occurred at Jan Mohammad Road in Quetta. The exact nature of the blast could not be ascertained as yet.

The Principal of Al Salfia Residential College, identified as Habibullah Mujahid, who had been missing on July 26 2012, on Airport Road of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, returned home.

A Police Constable, Altaf who had sustained injury in a firing incident on December 5, 2012, died at the Combined Military Hospital in Quetta. The victim belonged to the Hazara community.

A doctor was abducted from Link Badini Road in the Sariab area of Quetta.

A person, identified as Naib Qasid Shabbir Hussain, was killed on Jinnah Road, Quetta. Separately, a tailor, Gul Sherin was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants on Sarki Road, Quetta.

Two persons, Ali Khan and Muhammad Taj were shot injured in Qandhari Bazaar of Quetta.

SF was foiled a terrorism bid in the area of Mach in Quetta and recovered a huge cache of weapons and explosive material.

At least six persons were injured in a blast near the Sariab Grid Station in Quetta.

At least four persons, identified as Adeel Abbasi, Nasir Ahmed Abbasi, Mohammad Arif and Mohammad Ashiq, were injured in a hand grenade attack at a hotel near Jinnah Road, Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan.

The Balochistan Government's public relations Director and two Policemen were shot dead near Shahrah-i-Iqbal area of Quetta.

Unidentified militants abducted a Hindu trader, Roop Chand, from Arif Street near the Sariab area of Quetta.

Two dead girls were found at the railway track in the Faizabad area of Sariab in Quetta.

Dead bodies of two young women were found from a rail track in the Sariab area of Faizabad in Quetta.

A tortured body was recovered from Brewery Road area of Quetta.

At least two persons were shot dead by unidentified assailants in Khan Shaheed Street area in Pashtunabad of Quetta.

A Policeman was shot dead and one person was shot injured when some unidentified persons opened fire on him in Kutchlak in the outskirt of Quetta.

Two personnel of an intelligence agency, identified as Naib Subedar Mohammad Ishaq and Abdul Rehman, were shot dead near Barrach market in Satellite Town of Quetta.

A man, Sadiq Ali, was shot at by unidentified gunmen riding a motorcycle on Toghi Road of Quetta.