Fidayeen (Suicide Squad) Attacks in Pakistan

Date

Place / District

Incidents

January 04

Polytechnic College / Dera Ismail Khan / NWFP

Ten persons, including four Policemen, were killed and 27 others injured in two bomb blasts near the Polytechnic College in Dera Ismail Khan in the NWFP.

January 04

Officers' Colony / Bannu / NWFP

A suicide bomber was killed while two people sustained injuries near a check-post in Officers' Colony in Bannu in the NWFP.

January 23

Fazagat / Mingora / NWFP

Two SF personnel were killed in a suicide attack near Mingora town. A car laden with explosives blew up near the Fazagat check-post, killing two SF personnel and injuring 22 others.

February 5

Dera Ghazi Khan / Punjab

At least 32 persons were killed and 48 others wounded when a suspected suicide bomber blew himself amidst a crowd of Shia worshippers outside a mosque in Dera Ghazi Khan in the Punjab province.

February 5

Mingora / NWFP

A suicide attacker detonated an explosive-laden car near a Police station in the Mingora town, injuring a dozen officers and destroying part of the building.

February 6

Tedi Bazaar / Jamrud / FATA

A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden car into a trailer carrying supplies for NATO forces in Afghanistan and injured seven persons in the Tedi Bazaar area of Jamrud sub-division.

February 9

Bakkakhel / Bannu / NWFP

At least 18 FC personnel were injured in a suicide attack on the Baran Pul check-post of the Frontier Reserve Police (FRP) in the jurisdiction of Bakkakhel police station in Bannu District.

February 20

Shubra Square / Dera Ismail Khan / NWFP

32 persons were killed and 145 others injured when a suicide bomber exploded himself in the funeral procession of a slain employee of the Tehsil Municipal Administration near the busy Shubra Square in Dera Ismail Khan.

February 21

Lakki town / Bannu / NWFP

Two suicide bombers were killed when their explosives-laden car blew up before hitting its intended target in the Lakki town of Bannu District in the NWFP.

February 23

Bannu / NWFP

A Police guard was killed when he flung himself onto a suicide bomber to prevent him from entering a compound in Bannu.

March 2

Kili Karbala / Pishin / Balochistan

Six people were killed and several others, mostly students, sustained injuries in a suicide attack on a madrassa (seminary) in Kili Karbala in the Pishin District.

March 11

Namak Mandi / Peshawar / NWFP

The NWFP Senior Minister and Awami National Party leader Bashir Ahmad Bilour survived an assassination attempt that left six persons, including two suspected suicide attackers, dead in Namak Mandi in the provincial capital Peshawar.

March 16

Pirwadhai / Rawalpindi / Punjab

At least 14 people were killed and 17 injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up near a busy bus stand at Pirwadhai in Rawalpindi.

March 23

Sitara Market / Islamabad / Punjab

A suicide bomber blew himself up at the entrance of the headquarters of the Special Branch (SB), an intelligence agency of the Federal Capital Police, in Sitara Market in Islamabad, killing himself and a Policeman.

Jandola bazaar / Tank / NWFP

12 persons, including a woman, were killed and 22 others sustained injuries when a teenage suicide bomber blew himself up outside a crowded restaurant in the Jandola bazaar of Tank District in NWFP.

Jamrud / Khyber Agency / FATA

76 persons, including 16 Security Force personnel, were killed and over 100 injured in a suicide attack on a mosque at Peshawar-Torkham Highway in the Jamrud sub-division of Khyber Agency in FATA during the Friday congregation.

Bannu-Miranshah Road / Bannu / NWFP

Seven persons, including five Army soldiers, were killed and nine others sustained injuries when a suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden car into a military convoy near a filling station on the Bannu-Miranshah Road.

Haryan Kot / Dargai / NWFP

A would-be suicide bomber shot himself dead before hitting his target i.e. the funeral prayers for slain Police official Fateh Rehman in the Haryan Kot area of Dargai sub-division in NWFP.

Margala Road / Islamabad / Punjab

Eight FC personnel were killed, and seven others injured, when a suicide bomber blew himself up at an FC check post on the Margala Road in national capital Islamabad.

Miranshah / North Waziristan Agency / FATA

Seven civilians, including two schoolchildren, and a soldier were killed when a suicide attacker blew up his explosives-laden vehicle after being intercepted near a security check post and an approaching military convoy at Miranshah in the North Waziristan Agency of FATA.

Chakwal / Punjab

A suicide bomber blew himself up at the entrance of an Imambargah (Shia place of worship) at Chakwal in Punjab province, killing 24 people, including three children, and injuring 140 others, at a religious gathering.

Harichand / Charsadda / NWFP

At least 18 persons, including nine Policemen, were killed and five others injured when a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the Harichand Police Post in Charsadda District.

Doaba / Hangu / NWFP

At least 27 SF personnel were killed and 55 others injured in a suicide attack on a security check post in the Doaba area of Hangu District in NWFP.

Bara road / Peshawar / NWFP

Seven people, including two children and a Frontier Corps soldier, were killed and 48 others sustained injuries an explosives-laden car rammed into a pick-up near a check-post on the Bara road near Peshawar.

Jandola / Tank / NWFP

At least nine persons - four civilians and five SF personnel - were killed and 25 injured in a suicide attack near a FC fort in the Jandola area of Tank.

CCPO & ISI offices / Lahore / Punjab

Suicide bombers detonated a vehicle loaded with 100 kilograms of explosives near offices of the capital city police officer (CCPO) and the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in Lahore- killing at least 27 persons and injuring 326 others, in addition to destroying a two-storey building of the Rescue 15 police service.

Sra Khawra / Kohat road / Peshawar / NWFP

Three Policemen were killed and nine others injured in a suicide attack on a Police vehicle at the Sra Khawra security post on the Kohat road.

Dera Ismail Khan / NWFP

A Policeman and two passers-by were killed and 13 people wounded when a suicide attacker exploded an auto-rickshaw near a Police checkpoint in Dera Ismail Khan.

Upper Dir / NWFP

A suicide bomber killed 40 worshippers, including 12 children, at a mosque in a remote village of the Dir Upper District of NWFP.

Sector G-8 / Islamabad / Punjab

Two Policemen were killed and four others injured in a suicide attack on a Rescue 15 office at Sector G-8 in capital Islamabad.

Pearl Continental hotel / Peshawar / NWFP

A massive truck bomb explosion at the five-star Pearl Continental hotel in Peshawar, the NWFP capital, at approximately 10.20pm killed 11 people and injured 60 others.

Lateefabad / Peshawar / NWFP

A man was killed and 13 others, including nine Policemen, sustained injuries in a hand grenade-cum-suicide attack on a Police party in the Lateefabad area on Ring Road in Peshawar, the NWFP capital.

June 12

Cantonment area / Nowshera / NWFP

Five worshippers were killed and 105 others sustained injuries when a suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden van into a mosque during the Friday prayers in the Cantonment area of Nowshera in the NWFP.

June 12

Garhi Shahu / Lahore / Punjab

At least seven persons, including a prominent anti-Taliban cleric, were killed and seven injured when a suicide attacker detonated himself at the Jamia Naeemia madrassa (seminary) in the Garhi Shahu area of Lahore shortly after Friday prayers.

June 22

Thakot / Battagram / NWFP

Two Policemen were killed and seven people, including three Policemen, sustained injuries when a suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden vehicle into the Thakot Police check-post in Battagram District.

June 26

Muzaffarabad / PoK

A Taliban suicide bomber killed two soldiers on June 26 when he blew himself up near an army vehicle in PoK, in the first such attack in PoK.

June 30

Kalat / Balochistan

In the first-ever suicide attack in a Baloch-populated area of Balochistan, at least four people were killed and 11 wounded when a bomber targeted a hotel in Kalat.

July 1

Mashokhel Mera / Peshawar / NWFP

Police claimed to have foiled a sabotage attempt and defused three explosive devices planted in a car while one of the militants riding the vehicle blew himself up in provincial capital Peshawar.

July 2

Chur Chowk / Rawalpindi / Punjab

36 persons were injured when a young suicide bomber rammed his motorcycle into a bus carrying employees of the Army-run Heavy Mechanical Complex at the Peshawar Road near Chur Chowk in Rawalpindi.

July 28

Miranshah / North Waziristan

A suicide car bomber rammed his vehicle into a checkpoint in North Waziristan, causing an explosion that killed two SF personnel and injured five others.

August 16

Swat / NWFP

A soldier was killed and three others sustained injuries in a suicide attack near a SFs checkpoint in the Swat District.

August 18

Bannu-Miranshah road / North Waziristan Agency / FATA

A militant on suicide mission rammed a vehicle packed with explosives into a check-post on the Bannu-Miranshah road in North Waziristan Agency in the evening, killing four Security Force personnel and injuring eight others.

August 21

BB Pakdaman Street / Kohat / NWFP

A suicide bomber blew himself up after he was besieged by the SF personnel in BB Pakdaman Street of Kohat.

August 23

Momin Town / Peshawar / NWFP

Three persons were killed and 15 others sustained injuries in a powerful suicide blast close to the house of the slain AI spokesman, Mobin Afridi, in the Momin Town area of Peshawar, the NWFP.

August 27

Torkham / Khyber Agency / FATA

A suicide bomber blew himself up as Security Force personnel gathered at sunset to break their daily fast, killing at least 20 soldiers and injuring 10 others at Torkham in the Khyber Agency of FATA.

August 30

Mingora / NWFP

At least 16 Police recruits were killed and 11 others sustained injuries after a suicide bomber detonated explosives strapped to his body at the Mingora Police Station.

Doaba / Hangu / NWFP

Two Policemen were injured in a suicide blast near Doaba Police station in the Hangu area of NWFP.

Kacha Pakka / Kohat / NWFP

At least 30 people were killed and more than 50 injured in a suicide attack in Kohat District of NWFP, hospital and Police sources said. At least 13 shops were also destroyed, and shockwaves were felt as far as a kilometre away, witnesses said.

Tatalai / NWFP

Police officers foiled a plan to assassinate the NWFP Education Minister Sardar Hussain Babak in Tatalai District, when they confronted four militants in a gun battle that ended with a teenage suicide bomber blowing himself up, Police said.

Bannu / NWFP

At least four persons, including a prominent anti-Taliban cleric, were killed when a suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden vehicle into a car at Bannu in NWFP.

WFP office / Islamabad / Punjab

A suicide bomber targeted the WFP office in Islamabad, killing five persons, including a UN diplomat and two women employees. Six other staff members were injured.

Soekarno Chowk / Peshawar / NWFP

49 persons, including a woman and seven children, were killed and 90 others were injured when a suicide attacker detonated his explosives-laden car at the crowded Soekarno Chowk in Khyber Bazaar in Peshawar, capital of NWFP.

Alpuri / Shangla / NWFP

At least 41 persons - including six soldiers - were killed and 45 others were injured in a suicide attack on a military convoy in the Alpuri area of Shangla District.

Kohat / NWFP

11 persons, including three Policemen, were killed and 22 others sustained injuries when a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the building of the Saddar Police Station located in the military area of Kohat in the NWFP.

H-10 sector / Islamabad / Punjab

Two suicide bombers targeted the new campus of the International Islamic University Islamabad in the H-10 sector of Islamabad, killing at least six students and staff members, including two female students, and injuring more than 29 others.

Kamra / Attock / Punjab

Eight persons were killed and 17 others sustained injuries when a suicide bomber exploded himself at a Police check-post on the GT Road near the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) in Kamra in the Attock District of Punjab.

Lillah / Kalar Kahar / Punjab

A Motorway Police official was killed when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden car near Lillah Interchange close to Kalar Kahar in Punjab.

Shalimar Plaza / Rawalpindi / Punjab

At least 35 persons, including two women and children, were killed and 63 others sustained injuries when a suicide bomber blew himself up outside a branch of the National Bank of Pakistan in Rawalpindi.

Babu Sabu / Lahore / Punjab

Police foiled a terrorist attack targeting a police check-post at the Babu Sabu Interchange of the Lahore-Islamabad motorway, an entry point into Lahore.

Adezai / Peshawar / NWFP

At least 13 people, including a local councillor heading an anti-Taliban Lashkar (militia), were killed and 44 others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up in a cattle market at Adezai village, 25 kilometres south of the capital city of Peshawar in NWFP.

Lateefabad / Peshawar / NWFP

Three persons, including a Policeman, were killed and five others sustained injuries when a suicide bomber riding an auto-rickshaw blew himself up at a Police barricade on the Ring Road in the Lateefabad area of Peshawar, capital of the NWFP.

ISI regional HQ Peshawar / NWFP

At least 13 people - 10 military personnel and three civilians - were killed and 60 injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up in front of the regional headquarters of the ISI in Peshawar, the NWFP capital.

Bakkakhel / Bannu / NWFP

Ten persons, including nine security officials, were killed and 22 injured in a suicide attack at a Police Station in the Bannu town of Bannu District in the NWFP.

Peshawar / NWFP

At least 12 persons, including a Policeman and a three-year-old child, were killed and another 35 injured when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden vehicle at a Police checkpost in Peshawar, the provincial capital of NWFP.

Badaber / Peshawar / NWFP

Three persons were killed and more than 30 others sustained injuries in a suicide car bombing which targeted the Badaber Police Station on the Kohat Road near Peshawar, the NWFP capital.

Khyber Road / Peshawar / NWFP

At least 20 people - including three Policemen - were killed and 50 others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up at the main gate of the Judicial Complex on Khyber Road in Peshawar, the NWFP.

Allama Iqbal / Lahore / Punjab

Two bomb blasts killed at least 45 people, and injured more than 100 at the crowded Moon Market in Allama Iqbal area of Lahore in Punjab.

Khyber Road / Peshawar / NWFP

A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a court in Peshawar, the provincial capital of NWFP, killing 12 people, including two Policemen, and injuring 50 others.

Multan / Punjab

A group of three Taliban militants launched a gun, rocket and suicide attack on the office of ISI, killing at least 12 people and injuring several others at Multan in Punjab.

Dera Ghazi Khan / Punjab

A suicide car bomb exploded in a market outside the home of the Punjab Chief Minister's senior adviser, Zulfiqar Khosa in Dera Ghazi Khan District of Punjab, killing 33 people and injured 60 others

Issakhel / Bannu / NWFP

A teenage suicide bomber blew himself up at a gathering in Issakhel village of Bannu in NWFP, but guests at the ceremony escaped unhurt.

Police Lines / Lower Dir / NWFP

12 persons, mostly worshippers, were killed and 32 others sustained injuries when a suicide bomber blew up his explosives-laden van near a mosque in the Police Lines in Dir Lower District of NWFP.

Peshawar Press Club / Peshawar / NWFP

Three people, including a woman, were killed and another 24 persons injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up at the main gate of the Peshawar Press Club in Peshawar of NWFP.

Mall Road / Peshawar / NWFP

Four persons were killed and 24 others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up near a security post in Peshawar.

Kurri Road / Rawalpindi / Punjab

A six-year-old girl, Arooj, was killed and two people, including a head constable, were injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up outside an Imambargah on Kurri Road in Rawalpindi.

Karachi / Sindh

A suicide bomber targeted Pakistan's largest procession of Shiite Muslims on their holiest day of Ashura, killing at least 30 people and injuring more than 63 persons.

Date

Place / District

Incidents

January 7

Kabal / Swat / NWFP

A suicide bomber blew himself up in an explosive-laden vehicle near a military base camp at Kabal in the Swat district of the NWFP, injuring 10 people, including eight soldiers.

January 10

Lahore / Punjab

At least 24 people, including 17 policemen, were killed and 80 others injured in a suicide bomb blast outside the Lahore High Court, minutes before the arrival of an anti-government lawyers' procession.

January 17

Peshawar / NWFP

At least 12 persons were killed and 25 others wounded when a suicide bomber blew himself up in an Imambargah (congregation hall for Shia rituals) in Peshawar, capital of the NWFP.

January 23

Karkhano / Peshawar / NWFP

A man was killed and another injured after a suicide bomber blew himself up near a police check-post at the confluence of Khyber Agency and Peshawar.

February 1

Kajori / North Waziristan / FATA

At least six persons, including five security personnel, were killed and eight others were injured when a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden car into a security check post at Kajori near Miranshah in North Waziristan.

February 4

NLC GHQ / Rawalpindi / Punjab

At least ten persons were killed and about 10 others were wounded when a suicide bomber crashed his bike into an armed forces bus carrying students and officials of Army Medical College, near the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi.

February 9

Nakai / Charsadda / NWFP

27 people were killed and over 30 injured in a suicide attack on an election rally at Nakai near Charsadda town in the NWFP.

February 11

Mirali / North Waziristan / FATA

At least 10 people were killed and 13 others sustained injuries when a teenaged suicide bomber blew himself up amidst a gathering of the ANP and tribal Lashkar (force) at Mirali in North Waziristan.

February 16

Parachinar / FATA

A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden car into the election office of an independent candidate in Parachinar city of FATA, killing at least 47 persons, including six children, and injuring 109 others.

February 25

Rawalpindi / Punjab

A suicide bomber killed eight people, including the Pakistan Army's surgeon general, in Rawalpindi - the highest-ranking military official killed since the country joined the US-led war on terror.

February 29

Mingora / Swat / NWFP

40 people were killed and more than 75 others sustained injuries when a suicide bomber blew himself up at the funeral prayers of the slain Deputy Superintendent of Police (Lakki Marwat), Javed Iqbal Khan, in the Mingora city of Swat district in NWFP.

March 1

Jardar / Bajaur Agency / FATA

Two persons were killed and 23 others, including eight security force personnel, injured when a suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden car into a security forces vehicle in the Jardar area of Bajaur Agency in FATA.

March 2

Zarghunkhel / Darra Adam Khel / NWFP

42 people were killed and at least 58 others were wounded in a suicide bombing at a tribal peace jirga (council) near the Zarghunkhel check-post in Darra Adam Khel in NWFP.

March 4

Pakistan Navy War College / Lahore / Punjab

Eight persons were killed and 24 others sustained injuries when two suicide bombers blew themselves up in the parking area of the Pakistan Navy War College in Lahore.

FIA headquarters / Lahore / Punjab

At least 30 people were killed and more than 200 sustained injuries in suicide blasts at the FIA headquarters and an advertising agency office in Lahore.

Mingora / Swat / NWFP

Two policemen, Toor Gul and Aanayatur Rehman, were killed and five others sustained injuries when a suicide bomber blew himself in the police barracks in Mingora in the Swat district of NWFP.

Zari Noor / South Waziristan / FATA

A suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden car into a military vehicle in front of the brigade headquarters at Zari Noor in South Waziristan, killing five soldiers and injuring 11 others.

Khyber Agency / FATA

A suicide bomber blew himself up in a madrassa in the Khyber Agency of FATA injuring at least 18 people in an apparent attempt to assassinate Haji Namdar, the head of a religio-militant organisation Amar Bil Maroof Wa Nahi Anil Munkar (Promotion of Virtue and Suppression of Vice).

Bannu / NWFP

A suicide bomber blew himself up at a checkpoint in Bannu in the NWFP, killing a police constable and two civilians and injuring 12 persons, including four army soldiers and four policemen.

Mingora / Swat / NWFP

Three policemen were injured after a suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden car into Mingora Police Station in the Swat district of NWFP.

Punjab Regiment Centre / Mardan / NWFP

13 persons, including five soldiers, were killed and 23 others, including 11 soldiers, sustained injuries in a suicide attack at the Punjab Regiment Centre market in the Cantonment area of Mardan in the NWFP.

Danish embassy / Islamabad / Punjab

A suspected suicide bomber blew up his car outside the Danish embassy in Islamabad, killing at least eight persons and injuring 30 others.

Melody Market / Islamabad / Punjab

20 persons, including 15 policemen, were killed and more than 40 persons wounded in a suicide attack near the Melody Market area of capital Islamabad.

Dera Ismail Khan / NWFP

Four persons were injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up soon after the concluding session of the Shuhada-e-Islam Conference in Dera Ismail Khan in the NWFP.

Allama Iqbal Town / Lahore / Punjab

A suicide blast in Lahore killed at least nine persons and injured more than 35, targeting policemen standing guard on the eve of the Independence Day.

Dera Ismail Khan / NWFP

32 persons, including seven policemen, were killed and 55 others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up near the emergency ward of the District Headquarters Hospital in Dera Ismail Khan in the NWFP.

Wah / Islamabad / Punjab

Two suicide bombers blew themselves up at the gates of the Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) in the high security cantonment town of Wah, around 30 kilometers from capital Islamabad, killing at least 70 persons in what was described as the deadliest attack on a military installation in the country's history.

Charbagh / NWFP

A suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden jeep into the Charbagh police station of the NWFP at 7.45am (PST), killing four policemen and three civilians. 20 others were wounded.

Darra Adamkhel / NWFP

Five persons were killed and 44 others, including 35 SF personnel, were wounded when an explosives-laden vehicle blew up after its driver was shot dead by the paramilitary Frontier Corps soldiers in the Darra Adamkhel town.

Peshawar / NWFP

At least 39 persons, including seven policemen, were killed and more than 70 injured when a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into a security checkpoint in the outskirts of Peshawar.

Kabal / Swat / NWFP

A suicide bomber and Taliban militants attacked a security check post in the Kabal tehsil of Swat in the NWFP killing three soldiers.

Dir Upper / NWFP

Two suspected suicide bombers blew themselves up in the Upper Dir town of NWFP after residents foiled their attempt to take 300 schoolchildren hostage.

September 20

Marriott Hotel / Islamabad / Punjab

A suicide bomber detonated a truck packed with explosives at the Marriott Hotel in capital Islamabad, killing at least 60 people. At least 200 people, including a Pakistan Peoples Party legislator, were injured in the explosion, which ruptured a gas pipeline and triggered a huge blaze.

September 22

Madyan / Swat / NWFP

Nine security force personnel were killed and two other injured in a suicide car-bomb attack on a check post in Swat in the NWFP.

September 24

Quetta cantonment / Balochistan

A teenaged female student, Shahida, was killed and 22 others were injured in a suicide blast targeting a Frontier Corps (FC) convoy in the Quetta cantonment area of the Balochistan.

September 26

Karachi / Sindh

Three would-be suicide bombers, suspected to be cadres of the LeJ, were killed along with a handcuffed hostage when one of the bombers blew himself up following a police raid on a house in Karachi.

October 2

Charsadda / NWFP

A suicide bomber blew himself up as he tried to enter a house owned by the Awami National Party (ANP) chief, Asfandyar Wali Khan, in the NWFP, killing four.

October 6

Bhakkar / Islamabad / Punjab

A suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowd of people at the house of Rashid Akbar Niwani, a Shia Member of National Assembly from the PML-N, in Bhakkar, 260-km southwest of Islamabad in Punjab, killing 25 people and wounding 60 others, including Niwani.

October 9

Police Lines / Islamabad / Punjab

A suspected suicide car bombing destroyed part of an Anti-Terror Squad building and wounded at least six policemen in the heavily guarded Police Lines area in Islamabad.

October 9

Michni / Landi Kotal / FATA

A suspected suicide attacker missed his target of approaching oil tankers that ostensibly supply to the international forces in Afghanistan, near the Michni post in Landi Kotal.

October 10

Khadezai / Orakzai Agency / FATA

At least 85 persons were killed and around 200 others wounded when a suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle set off an explosion in an anti-Taliban jirga of the Ali Khel tribe in the Khadezai area of Upper Orakzai Agency in the FATA.

October 16

Mingora / Swat / NWFP

A suicide bomber rammed a vehicle packed with explosives into the Mingora Police Station in Swat in the NWFP, killing four security personnel and destroying the building.

October 26

Naqi check post / Mohmand Agency / FATA

At least 11 people, seven of them Frontier Corps personnel and three Khasadars, were killed and five injured in a suicide attack in the Mohmand Agency of FATA.

October 29

Cantonment area / Bannu / NWFP

Nine soldiers and five civilians were injured when a suicide bomber exploded his explosives-laden Land Cruiser jeep at a military check post in the Cantonment area of Bannu district in the NWFP.

October 31

Mardan / NWFP

A suicide bomber killed nine persons and injured 21 in an attack on police in Mardan of NWFP.

November 2

Zalai Fort / South Waziristan / FATA

A suicide car bomber rammed his vehicle into a checkpoint near the main gate of the Zalai Fort in South Waziristan FATA, killing eight paramilitary troopers.

Doaba / Hangu / NWFP

At least seven persons, including three SF officials, were killed and six others injured in a suicide attack on a SF check post in the Hangu district of NWFP.

Batmalani / Bajaur Agency / FATA

22 tribesmen were killed and 45 others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a Salarzai jirga in the Bajaur Agency of FATA. The blast targeted a lashkar in the Batmalani, about 40-kilometres northeast of agency headquarters Khar.

FC camp / Mingora / NWFP

Two FC personnel were killed when a suicide bomber ploughed his explosives-laden car into a FC camp in the Mingora area of NWFP.

Qayyum Stadium / Peshawar / NWFP

A suicide bomber blew himself up at a packed Qayyum Stadium in Peshawar, killing four people, including a policeman and three civilians. 13 more persons were wounded.

Subhan Khaur / Charsadda / NWFP

Five persons including four SF personnel were killed as a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-filled bus into the gates of the Subhan Khaur village school in NWFP's Charsadda District.

Khawazakhela / Swat / NWFP

Ten persons, including four soldiers, were killed and 17 others were wounded in a suicide blast in the Khawazakhela area of Swat in the NWFP.

Badan / Bajaur Agency / FATA

The chief of a tribal Lashkar (militia) and eight other persons were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up in a mosque in the Badan village of Bajaur Agency of FATA.

Tarezi / Bannu / NWFP

At least seven people, including a policeman, were killed and 16 others, including four policemen, sustained injuries when a suicide bomber targeted a police patrol vehicle in Bannu district.

Sangota / Swat valley of NWFP

11 civilians were killed and 66 persons, including two soldiers, injured when a suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden mini-truck into the Sangota checkpoint in the Swat valley of NWFP.

Pir Qala / Charsadda / NWFP

Five people, including three SF personnel, were killed and six others sustained injuries when a suicide bomber rammed his auto rickshaw into a vehicle of the SFs at Pir Qala area of Shabqadar tehsil in the Charsadda District of NWFP.

Kalaia / Orakzai Agency / FATA

Six persons were killed and eight others sustained injuries when an explosives-laden vehicle blew up in the Kalaia area of Lower Orakzai Agency.

Nari Oba / Buner / NWFP

A child was killed and four others were injured in a premature suicide blast in the Nari Oba area of Buner District in NWFP.

Shalbandi / Buner / NWFP

43 persons were killed when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden car near a polling station in a Government school in the Buner District of NWFP.

Date

Place / District

Incidents

January 22

Mirali / North Waziristan / FATA

A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden car into a military convoy near Mirali in North Waziristan, killing four security force (SF) personnel and a woman, and injuring 23 persons, including 20 soldiers.

January 26

Hotel Marriott / Islamabad / Punjab

A suicide bomber blew himself up outside Hotel Marriott in the capital Islamabad, killing a guard, Tariq Mehmmod, and wounding five persons.

January 27

Dilgaran / Peshawar / NWFP

15 people, including six police officials, were killed and 60 others injured in a suicide attack targeting a Muharram procession near Qasim Ali Khan Mosque in the Dilgaran area of Qissa Khawani Bazaar in Peshawar of NWFP.

January 29

Dera Ismail Khan / NWFP

A suicide bomber killed three people, including two police personnel, at Dera Ismail Khan in the NWFP.

February 3

Barakhel / Tank / NWFP

A suicide bomber drove his explosives-laden jeep into a military convoy, killing two soldiers and injuring seven others in the Barakhel area of Tank District in NWFP.

February 3

Lakki Marwat / NWFP

A suspected militant blew himself up while planting a bomb outside a video and music shop in southern Lakki Marwat district of NWFP.

February 6

Islamabad airport / Punjab

A suicide attacker blew himself up in the car park of Islamabad airport, killing himself and injuring 10 people, mostly security force personnel.

February 17

District Courts compound / Quetta / Balochistan

At least 17 people, including a senior civil judge, were killed and 30 persons injured in a suicide bombing in the District Courts compound of Quetta, capital of Balochistan.

April 28

Charsadda / NWFP

31 people, including five police personnel, were killed and Federal Interior Minister Sherpao and his young son Sikandar Sherpao Khan were among several people wounded in a suicide attack, moments after the minister finished a speech at a public rally in his hometown Charsadda in the NWFP.

May 15

Marhaba Hotel / Peshawar / NWFP

Twenty-five people were killed and at least 35 others wounded when a suicide bomber blew himself up on the ground floor of the Marhaba Hotel in Peshawar, capital of the NWFP.

May 28

Boltonabad / Bannu / NWFP

A suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden Land Cruiser into a FC vehicle in the Boltonabad area of Bannu district in the NWFP, killing two FC personnel, Fareed Hussain and Nametullah, and injuring another, identified as Masood Afsar.

July 4

Mir Ali / North Waziristan / FATA

11 people, including six SF personnel, died in a suicide attack on a caravan of SFs near Mir Ali in North Waziristan.

July 12

Miranshah / North Waziristan / FATA

A suicide bomber blew himself up in front of the Political Agent's office in the Miranshah area of North Waziristan, killing four people and injuring three others.

July 12

Swat / NWFP

A suicide bomber killed three police personnel, Sub-Inspector Taj Maluk and constables Riaz and Islam Gul, by detonating the explosives wrapped around his waist in the Swat district of NWFP.

Miranshah / FATA

At least 24 FC personnel were killed and 27 others injured when a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-packed car into their convoy near 20-kilometres southeast of Miranshah in FATA.

Matta / Swat / NWFP

At least 13 security force personnel and six civilians, including three children, were killed and more than 50 people sustained injuries at Matta in the Swat district of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) when two suicide bombers rammed two cars packed with explosives into an army convoy.

Police Lines / Dera Ismail Khan / NWFP

A suicide bomber blew himself up at the Dera Ismail Khan Police Lines in NWFP which killed 12 police personnel and the suicide bomber, and inured 61 others.

Islamabad / Punjab

Approximately 16 people died and more than 63 were wounded in a suicide bomber attack outside the venue of a lawyers rally in Islamabad.

Kajhri / North Waziristan / FATA

Four persons, including three soldiers, were killed in a suicide attack at the Kajhri security check-post in North Waziristan.

Gadani Bus Stop / Hub / Balochistan

At least 22 civilians and seven police officers were killed and approximately 50 people injured in a suicide car bomb attack at the Gadani Bus Stop in the industrial town of Hub in Balochistan.

Pathan Lines Centre / Kohat / NWF

15 persons, including a prayer leader and two children, were killed and several people injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up during night prayers at a mosque at Pathan Lines Centre in the Kohat Cantonment area of NWFP.

Hangu Police Training College / NWFP

Five civilians and two policemen were killed and 35 people injured when a suicide bomber set off his explosives-packed car at the Hangu Police Training College in the NWFP.

Boya / Miranshah / North Waziristan / FATA

Four persons, including two civilians, were killed and five others injured when a suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden car into a security check post at Boya near Miranshah in North Waziristan.

Islamabad / Punjab

At least 15 people, including eight police personnel, were killed and 53 others wounded, when a suicide bomber struck a group of police personnel in a restaurant following a clash between the Lal Masjid (Red Mosque) activists and the police after Friday prayers in Islamabad.

Gora village / Swat / NWFP

A suicide blast targeting the family of a government official killed two persons and injured six members of the family in the Gora village of Swat district in the North West Frontier Province.

Parachinar / in / Kurram Agency / FATA

Nine persons, including a ten-year old girl, were killed and 43 others wounded when a suicide car bomber triggered an explosion at a busy bus stop near the entry point of Parachinar city in the Kurram Agency of the FATA.

Jandola / South Waziristan / FATA

A suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden jeep into a military vehicle near Jandola in South Waziristan, killing himself and wounding five soldiers.

Tharkhobi / North Waziristan / FATA

Two soldiers were killed and two others injured when a suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden car into the Tharkhobi check post in North Waziristan.

Bannu / NWFP

A suicide bomber blew himself up after being cornered by police, injuring a police personnel and a civilian at Bannu in the NWFP.

Kurram Road / Hangu / NWFP

Six SF personnel were killed and 18 persons, including a civilian, were wounded when a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden car into a checkpoint on Kurram Road in the Hangu district of NWFP.

Mir Ali / North Waziristan / FATA

A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden vehicle into the military convoy near the Qamar Picket built on a roadside hill near the Mir Ali town in North Waziristan, killing five soldiers and injuring 10 others.

Asadkhel / Razmak / South Waziristan / FATA

The same convoy, which had come from Bannu in the North West Frontier Province and was on its way to Razmak, was attacked once more when it proceeded further. Another suicide bomber riding a vehicle struck the convoy near Asadkhel village on the road to Razmak, killing two soldiers and injuring two others.

August 26

Shangla / NWFP

Four police personnel were killed and two others sustained injuries in a suicide attack on a police van in the mountainous Shangla district of North West Frontier Province.

September 1

Mamond / Bajaur Agency / FATA

Five people, including three SF personnel, were killed and nine others injured when two suicide bombers rammed their explosives-laden car into a truck of the SFs in the Mamond area of Bajaur Agency in FATA.

September 1

Jandola / South Waziristan / FATA

Six soldiers were injured when a suicide bomber targeted a check-post of the troops in the Jandola area of South Waziristan.

September 4

RA Bazaar / Rawalpindi / Punjab

At least 30 people were killed and 70 others wounded in two suicide attacks at Qasim Market and RA Bazaar in the garrison city of Rawalpindi.

September 11

Bannu Choongi / Dera Ismail Khan / NWFP

19 people were killed and 15 others wounded when a teenage suicide bomber blew himself up near a thickly-populated area of Bannu Choongi in the Dera Ismail Khan district of NWFP.

September 22

Tank / NWFP

A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden jeep into a military truck near Tank in the NWFP, killing himself and wounding three soldiers.

October 1

Bannu / NWFP

A suicide bomber disguised in a woman's burqa (veil) blew himself up at a busy police check-post in Bannu in the North West Frontier Province killing at least 16 people, including four police personnel, and wounding 29 people.

October 18

Karachi / Sindh

A suicide bombing in a crowd welcoming former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto killed 143 persons and injured approximately 550 others in Karachi.

October 25

Nawan Killi / Swat / NWFP

18 soldiers and two civilians died and 35 others, including nine civilians, were injured in a bomb blast aimed at a vehicle carrying Frontier Constabulary personnel at Nawan Killi in the Swat district of the NWFP.

October 30

cantonment area / Rawalpindi / Punjab

A suicide bomber killed eight people, including three police personnel, and injured at least 18 others, including 14 police personnel, when he blew himself up at a police picket near district courts in the cantonment area of Rawalpindi.

November 1

Faisalabad Road / Sargodha / Punjab

A suicide bomber rammed his motorcycle into a Pakistan Air Force (PAF) bus, killing seven officers of the PAF and three civilians on the Faisalabad Road in Sargodha in Punjab. At least 28 people were wounded in the attack.

November 9

Peshawar / NWFP

Three persons are killed and two others, including a former provincial minister, are injured when a suicide bomber blows himself up in the house of Federal Minister for Political Affairs Amir Muqam in Peshawar, capital of the NWFP.

November 24

Rawalpindi / Punjab

Two suicide bombers simultaneously targeted military personnel and installations at two different places in Rawalpindi, claiming over 32 lives and wounding 55 others.

December 4

Peshawar / NWFP

In the first such attack of its kind, a female suicide bomber blew herself up in a high security zone in Peshawar, capital of the North West Frontier Province.

Ningolai / Swat / NWFP

Three police personnel and seven civilians, including two children, were killed and a child was wounded in a car bombing in the Swat district of NWFP.

Kamra / Punjab

Eight persons, including five schoolchildren, were injured when a suicide bomber exploded his car targeting a Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) bus carrying air force employees' children at a military base at Kamra about 50 kilometers northwest of Islamabad.

Quetta / Balochistan

Two suicide bombings near an army check-post in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, killed seven people, including three personnel of the Pakistan Army.

Nowshera / NWFP

A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden bicycle into a military check-post, killing five persons and injuring 11 others in Nowshera in the NWFP.

Army Public College / Kohat / NWFP

At least 12 army recruits were killed and two wounded in a suicide attack near the Army Public College in the heart of the Kohat cantonment area in NWFP.

Markazi Jamia Masjid Sherpao / Charsadda / NWFP

At least 60 persons were killed and more than 100 others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up in the midst of worshippers offering Id-ul-Adha (festival of sacrifice) prayers at the Markazi Jamia Masjid Sherpao in Charsadda, 20-km from Peshawar in the NWFP.

Mingora / Swat / NWFP

Nine civilians and four security force personnel were killed and more than 25 persons wounded in a suicide attack on a military convoy in Mingora in the Swat district of NWFP.

Liaquat Bagh / Rawalpindi / Punjab

31 people were killed and over 100 others wounded when a suicide attacker riding on a motorbike blew himself up after firing at Benazir who was waving to her supporters from her vehicle's sun roof in Liaquat Bagh in Rawalpindi.

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February 9

Hangu / NWFP

At least 40 people are killed and 50 others wounded in a suspected suicide attack on a Muharram procession of Shia Muslims in the Hangu town of NWFP.

March 2

US consulate / Karachi / Sindh

A US diplomat, identified as David Fyfe, his Pakistani driver and a Rangers official were killed and 54 persons injured in a suicide car bombing near the US consulate in Karachi.

April 11

Nishtar Park / Karachi / Sindh

At least 57 people, including prominent Islamist clerics, are killed and more than 200 people sustained injuries in a suicide bomb attack at Nishtar Park in Karachi.

June 2

Bakkakhel / Bannu / NWFP

At least five soldiers and two suicide bombers were killed and seven soldiers sustained injuries when a car laden with explosives rammed into a military vehicle in the Bakakhel area of Bannu in NWFP.

June 26

Miranshah / North Waziristan / FATA

Six security force personnel are killed when a suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden car at Aisha checkpoint, 10 kilometres east of Miranshah in North Waziristan.

November 8

Dargai / NWFP

A suicide bomber blew himself up at an army training centre at Dargai in the North West Frontier Province, killing 42 and injuring 39 recruits of the Punjab Regiment Centre and their instructor.

November 17

Ring Road / Peshawar / NWFP

A suicide bomber killed himself and injured two police personnel when he targeted a police van in Peshawar in the NWFP.

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March 19

Fatehpur / Jhal Magsi / Balochistan

At least 50 people are killed and over 100 others sustain injuries during a suicide bombing at a crowded gathering near the shrine of a Shia saint at Fatehpur village in the Jhal Magsi District of Balochistan province.

April 28

Baidara / Swat Valley / NWFP

Two suspected terrorists blow themselves up while planting a bomb in the in the Baidara village of Swat Valley in NWFP.

May 27

Diplomatic Enclave / Islamabad / Punjab

At least 25 people, including a suspected suicide bomber, are killed and approximately 100 others sustain injuries during a powerful explosion at the Bari Imam shrine of the Shia sect located in vicinity of the diplomatic enclave in capital Islamabad.

May 30

Gulshan-e-Iqbal / Karachi / Sindh

Six people, including two of the three assailants, among them a suicide bomber, are killed and 19 persons sustain injuries during an explosion in the courtyard of a Shia mosque at Gulshan-e-Iqbal in Karachi.

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February 28

Satellite Town / Rawalpindi / Punjab

A suicide bomber is killed and four worshippers sustain injuries in an attack on a mosque in the Satellite Town area of Rawalpindi.

May 7

Mithadar / Karachi / Sindh

15 Shia worshippers and a suspected suicide bomber are killed and over 200 persons sustain injuries when a powerful bomb exploded at Hyderi Mosque, situated within the premises of the seminary Sindh Madrasa-tul-Islam, in the Mithadar area of Karachi.

May 31

MA Jinnah Road / Karachi / Sindh

24 worshippers are killed and 34 others sustain injuries when a high-intensity bomb explodes during the evening prayers at a Shia mosque situated on the MA Jinnah Road in Karachi.

June 3

North Waziristan / FATA

A suspected Uzbek operative of the Al Qaeda and a soldier of Shawal Scouts are killed in a suspected suicide attack, while two soldiers sustain injuries at a check-post in the North Waziristan agency, close to the Afghanistan border.

July 30

Jaffar village / Attock / Punjab

Seven persons, including the attacker, are killed in a suicide bomb attack on the car of Finance Minister and Prime Minister-designate, Shaukat Aziz, at village Jaffar in Fateh Jang.

October 1

Sialkot / Punjab

At least 31 people are killed and 75 others sustain injuries in a suspected suicide bombing at a Shia mosque at Sialkot in the Punjab province during the Friday prayers.

October 10

Mochi Gate / Lahore / Punjab

A suspected suicide bomber reportedly blew himself up at a Shia mosque in the Mochi Gate area of Lahore, killing at least five people, including two children, and injuring six others.

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July 4

Quetta / Balochistan

53 persons are killed and 57 others injured as three armed terrorists, including a suspected suicide bomber, attack a Shiite Muslim mosque in Quetta, capital of the Balochistan, during the Friday prayers.

December 25

Jhanda Chichi / Rawalpindi / Punjab

14 persons were killed and 46 others injured during a second assassination attempt on President Pervez Musharraf in the Jhanda Chichi area of Rawalpindi. The President narrowly escaped the suicide assassination attempt when his motorcade was hit by two explosive laden vehicles. Both the suicide bombers were also believed to have been killed in the incident.

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May 8

Sheraton Hotel / Karachi / Sindh

Nine French nationals and five Pakistanis, including a suspected suicide bomber, are killed and 34 more injured in a bomb explosion inside a bus opposite Sheraton Hotel, Karachi.