Sectarian Violence in Pakistan

Date

Place / District

Incidents

January 5

Nawan Killi / Quetta

One ASI, Ghulam Raza Bangash, was shot dead by unidentified militants in Nawan Killi area of Quetta. It is believed to be a sectarian attack.

Surjani Town / Karachi / Sindh

A Shia man, identified as Syed Qalb-e-Abbas Rizvi, who was also the member of MQM Elders Committee succumbed to his injuries. Surjani Police said that the victim had been shot and injured on January 7 by unidentified armed assailants while at a general store in Surjani Town.

Khanpur / Rahim Yar Khan / Punjab

At least 18 people, belonging to the Shia sect, were killed while 30 others were wounded when a bomb exploded near a procession marking Arbain or the chehlum (40th day) of Hazrat Imam Hussain's martyrdom in Khanpur city of Rahim Yar Khan District.

Jam colony Imambargah / 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.

Pan Mandi Jodia Bazaar / Risala PS / Karachi / Sindh

Unidentified assailants shot dead two cadres, identified as Muhammad Ali alias Mama, (33), and Muhammad Nauman, (22), belonging to ASWJ, near Pan Mandi Jodia Bazaar within the precincts of Risala Police Station in Karachi. The Police claimed that it was a sectarian killing.

AG Office / Quetta / Balochistan

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.

Maulana Din Muhammad Wafai Road / Karachi / Sindh

Unidentified assailants shot dead three members of the Shia Lawyers' Forum on Maulana Din Muhammad Wafai Road of Karachi in Sindh.

Gulberg / Karachi / Sindh

A former trustee of Aal-Aba Imambargah, identified as Jaffar Mohsin Rizvi (60), was shot dead in the Gulberg area of Karachi.

Grid Road / Dera Ismail Khan / KP

A Policeman, identified as Jehangir, was killed when heavily armed militants fired at him on Grid Road, in Dera Ismail Khan District. One of the suspected militants was killed in retaliation. DIG Syed Imtiaz said that the incident was a "sectarian violence."

Usmanabad / Garden PS / Karachi / Sindh

Two activists of ST, identified as Sohail Ahmed and Saleem Qadri, were shot dead in an incident of sectarian killing near their party's office in Usmanabad area within the precincts of Garden Police Station in Karachi.

Date

Place / District

Incidents

January 13

Moosa Lane / Karachi / Sindh

A Shia man, identified as Anwar Raza, was killed in an incident of sectarian target killing at Moosa Lane of Karachi.

January 25

Ghora Chowk / Urdu Bazaar / Lahore / Punjab

A suicide bomber struck at the Ghora Chowk in the Urdu Bazaar area of Lahore, the Provincial Capital of Punjab, killing at least 10 people, including a woman and three Policemen, and injured at least 85 others.

March 13

Mamo Khwar / Hangu / KP

In a suspected sectarian attack, 11 passengers were killed and another six injured when unidentified militants intercepted a passenger coach in Mamo Khwar area of Hangu District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

March 25

Chapari / Kurram Agency / FATA

At least 13 passengers were killed and eight injured, while around 33 were abducted by suspected militants in an attack on a convoy of passenger vehicles in the Kurram Agency of FATA. The area where the attack took place is situated five kilometres from the Chapari check-post, inside Kurram Agency.

April 3

Dera Ghazi Khan / Punjab

At least 51 persons were killed and more than 92 injured when two suicide bombers blew themselves up outside the shrine of Sufi saint Ahmed Sultan, popularly known as Sakhi Sarwar, in Dera Ghazi Khan District of Punjab.

Hazara town / Quetta / Balochistan

Unidentified militants today fired rockets on a group of Shia Muslims in Quetta, killing at least eight and injuring 15 others.

Killi Kamalo / Quetta / Balochistan

At least seven Shia people, including a passerby girl, were killed and six others sustained bullet injuries in an attack near Killi Kamalo area of Quetta.

Balishkhel / Kurram Agency / FATA

Four persons were killed and 18 others received injuries in the Balishkhel area of Upper Kurram Agency of FATA ahead of ceasefire agreement between the warring tribes of Shia and Sunni sects.

Spiny Road / Quetta / Balochistan

Two Shia Policemen were killed and three other people, including a woman and a Sub-Inspector of the CID were injured in a sectarian attack on Spiny Road in Quetta.

Orangi Town / Karachi

A Shia activist of the MQM, identified as Sadaqat Hussain, was shot dead in a sectarian attack in Orangi Town of Karachi.

Akhtarabad / Quetta / Balochistan

Three Shia people were killed and nine others got injured when four armed militants fired at a bus carrying Shia pilgrims to Iran in Akhtarabad area of Quetta.

Qambrani Road / Quetta / Balochistan

Three persons, belonging to Shia community, were shot dead while coming from Qambrani Road in Quetta.

Parachinar / Kurram Agency / FATA

Unidentified militants ambushed a bus carrying Sunni Muslims and killed all 10 passengers near Parachinar town of Kurram Agency in FATA

Pishin / Quetta / Balochistan

A prayer leader of Jamia Albadar mosque, identified as Abdul Karim Mengal, was shot dead by unidentified militants in Pishin area of Quetta.

Taftan bus terminal / Saryab Road / Quetta / Balochistan

LeJ militants killed at least seven people, including four Shias, waiting to travel to Mashhad in Iran, at Taftan bus terminal on Saryab Road.

Darya Khan / Bhakkar / Punjab

Unidentified assailants shot dead three youths and injured six others in a suspected sectarian killing at a billiard club in Darya Khan Town of Bhakkar District in Punjab.

Quetta / Balochistan

A suicide car bomb blast killed at least 11 Shia persons and injured 22 others celebrating Eidul Fitr in Quetta.

Ganjidori / Mastung District /Balochistan

The LeJ militants shot dead 26 Shia pilgrims travelling to Taftan, a town that shares border with Iran, in Ganjidori area of Mastung District and Quetta city of Balochistan.

Quetta /Balochistan

Unidentified gunmen killed three Shias on the outskirts of Quetta whom Police said were relatives of victims of the Shia pilgrims, who were killed in Ganjidori area of Mastung District.

Sibi Road / Sayrab / Quetta / Balochistan

Three people from the Hazara community were killed and three others, including a child, sustained injuries when a passenger van was attacked by unidentified assailants on Sibi Road in Sayrab area of the provincial capital of Balochistan, Quetta.

Akhtarabad area / Quetta / Balochistan

At least 12 people of Hazara community were killed and seven seriously injured after unknown militants fired indiscriminately at a bus in Akhtarabad area of Quetta in Balochistan. The death toll of the sectarian attack on the Hazara community rose to 14.

North Nazimabad PS / Karachi / Sindh

A Shia man, identified as Ghulam Hussain, was shot dead in a sectarian attack at his shop within the limits of North Nazimabad Police Station of Karachi by unidentified armed assailants.

Numaish Chowrangi / Karachi

Two SF personnel, identified as Zain-ul-Abideen and Azhar Hussain were shot dead and 11 others wounded when some participants of a protest rally organized by SSP opened indiscriminate fire on Shia camps at Numaish Chowrangi area while returning from Karachi Press Club in Karachi.

Metro Cinema / Orangi Town / Karachi

A Shia man, identified as Raza, was shot dead near Metro Cinema in the precincts of Orangi Town Police Station.

Dawood Chowrangi / Quaidabad PS / Karachi

An activist of the ASWJ, formerly known as SSP, was shot dead near Dawood Chowrangi within the precincts of Quaidabad Police Station. The deceased, identified as Mohammad Fayyaz, was going home on a bus when unidentified armed men on a motorcycle opened fire on him through bus window, killing him on the spot.

Chenesar Goth / Tipu Sultan PS / Karachi

A man was shot dead near his house at Chenesar Goth within the limits of Tipu Sultan Police Station. The deceased was identified as Shahid Raza.

Shah Faisal Colony / Jamia Farooqia / Karachi / Sindh

One person was killed and seven others were injured in sectarian violence during 25th Muharram procession in Shah Faisal Colony near Jamia Farooqia in Karachi.

Sajjadia Imambargah / Orangi / Mominabad PS / Karachi / Sindh

A man, identified as Nayyar Abbas, belonging to the Shia sect was shot dead near Sajjadia Imambargah in Orangi Town within the limits of Mominabad Police Station in Karachi.

Gulbahar PS / Karachi / Sindh

A Pesh Imam (present prayer leader) of Lal Masjid, Gulbahar, and caretaker of the seminary, identified as Maulana Abdus Samad Soomro, was shot dead in an act of target killing within the remit of Gulbahar Police Station in Karachi.

Rashid Minhas Road / Gulshan-e-Iqbal PS / Karachi

A Shia leader of the Pasban-e-Jaffaria, Askari Raza, was killed and his companion, Ali Mehdi, was injured in an assault on Rashid Minhas Road within the limits of Gulshan-e-Iqbal Police Station in Karachi.

Date

Place / District

Incidents

January 5

Ferozewala area / Karachi / Sindh

An Ahmadi leader Muhammad Yousaf (70) was shot dead allegedly for seeking Police protection against sectarian zealots in Ferozewala Police Station area of Karachi.

February 22

Yakatoot / Peshawar / Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

A prominent member of the Shia community was shot dead while his friend sustained injuries when unidentified attackers opened fire on them in Yakatoot area of Peshawar in NWFP.

February 27

Dhaki More / Dera Ismail Khan / Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Unidentified gunmen opened fire on a religious procession in the Dhaki More neighbourhood of Dera Ismail Khan District of NWFP, killing a person and wounding several others.

March 1

Paharpur / Dera Ismail Khan / Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Seven people were killed and 44 others injured in sectarian violence in Dera Ismail Khan area of NWFP.

March 5

Tull / Hangu / Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

12, including four women, were killed and 33 others injured when a suicide bomber targeted a Parachinar-bound civilian convoy carrying Shia passengers in Tull area of Hangu in NWFP.

March 08

Sariab Road / Quetta / Balochistan

A gunman was shot dead by the Police in the Kashmirabad area near Sariab Road in Quetta. According to the Sariab Police sources, the attacker identified as Noorul Haq was firing at the Imambargah when the Police arrived.

March 11

Nazimabad / Karachi / Sindh

An attempt was also made on Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Nadeem, a leader of the SSP, in which he was injured, while his son lost his life. Maulana Ghafoor Nadeem was shot at on his way to the city courts near Annu Bhai Park in Nazimabad in Karachi.

March 11

Sohrab Goth / Karachi / Sindh

The noted religious leader and chief of the Aalmi Majlis-e-Tahafuza-e-Khatam-e-Naboowat (AMTKN), Mufti Saeed Jalalpuri, was shot dead along with three associates in Karachi.

March 16

Civil hospital / Quetta / Balochistan

A suicide bomber blew himself up in a suspected sectarian attack inside civil hospital in Quetta, killing 11 persons and injuring 35 others. Sources said unidentified assailants riding a motorcycle killed Ashraf Zaidi, the son of the chief of the Shia Conference Balochistan. Hundreds of people, including a local parliamentarian and dozens of journalists, rushed to the hospital where the body was lying. As the crowd gathered at the casualty ward, a suicide bomber blew himself up.

April 17

Kacha Pakka / Kohat / Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Two burqa-clad suicide bombers targeted a crowd of IDP waiting to get them registered and receive relief goods at the Kacha Pakka IDP camp on the outskirts of Kohat in NWFP, killing at least 44 and injuring more than 70. The Lashkar-e-Jhangvi’s Al-Aalmi faction claimed responsibility for the bombings, and cited the presence of Shias at the IDP camp as the reason for the attack.

April 19

Qissa Khawani Bazaar / Peshawar / Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

At least 24 people were killed and 41 others injured in twin bombings hours apart at a school and a crowded market in Peshawar, the provincial capital of NWFP. Police suspect the bomber mainly targeted DSP Hussain because he belonged to the Shia sect.

May 10

Mominabad / Karachi / Sindh

A doctor was shot dead in suspected sectarian attack in Karachi of Sindh. The victim, Haider Abbas, was on his way to the AKM Specialist Hospital in Mominabad in his car when two persons on a motorcycle fired at him, killing him on the spot.

May 24

Hub / Lasbela / Balochistan

In suspected sectarian attack, unidentified assailants shot dead the vice principal of a Hub Technical Training Centre on Pircas Road in Hub in Lasbela District.

May 24

Airport Road / Quetta / Balochistan

Two persons were killed and 15 others injured in a bomb explosion at the Airport Road in Quetta in Balochistan in a suspected sectarian attack. In a statement issued soon after the blast, the Shia Ulema Council claimed that the main target was renowned Shia scholar Allama Najfi who remained unhurt.

May 28

Model Town and Garhi Shahu / Lahore / Punjab

At least 80 worshippers killed and 92 others injured as seven assailants including three suicide bomber attacked Ahmadiyya place of worship in Model Town and Garhi Shahu areas of Lahore in Punjab.

May 28

Satellite Town / Quetta / Balochistan

Unidentified militants killed four Policemen in Satellite Town area of Quetta in Balochistan. LeJ claimed responsibility for the attack.

May 28

Orangi / Karachi / Sindh

A person belonging to the Shia community was killed and some others were wounded in a clash between two rival sects at Islam Chowk in Orangi Town of Karachi in Sindh.

May 31

Mezan Chowk / Quetta / Balochistan

Unidentified assailants shot dead a prayer leader and his companion at Taughi Road near Mezan Chowk in Quetta of Balochistan.

May 31

Awami Colony / Karachi / Sindh

Nine persons were injured in a clash in Sector 19 of Awami Colony in Karachi in Sindh.

June 1

Nazimabad / Karachi / Sindh

A person belonging to Shia community, Asif Raza Rizvi (42), was killed in an alleged sectarian targeted killing near the Inquiry Office at Nazimabad of Karachi City in Sindh.

June 3

Railway Colony / Karachi

A doctor, identified as Hassan Hyder, belonging to the Shia sect was shot dead by unidentified assailants near the Railway Colony of Karachi.

June 5

Gulbahar / Karachi / Sindh

In a suspected sectarian attack, unidentified assailants riding a motorcycle shot dead a SSP cadre, Shehzad (25), in Petal Wali Gali under Gulbahar Police Station area of Karachi in Sindh in the night.

June 9

Karachi / Sindh

A person belonging to the Shia community was shot dead at Karachi in Sindh in the continuing wave of sectarian violence in the city. The victim was identified as Shahzad Raza Rizvi.

June 12

Karachi / Sindh

Two persons were shot dead in two sectarian targeted attacks at Karachi in Sindh and violence continued for the third consecutive day, sparking riots in various parts of the city.

June 14

Mobina Town / Karachi / Sindh

A leader of the SSP was shot dead by two unidentified assailants in the Mobina Town Police limits at Karachi in Sindh.

June 17

Karachi / Sindh

A doctor was shot dead in a sectarian attack in Karachi in Sindh. According to eyewitness accounts, the victim identified as Dr Zahid Hussain was in his car when unidentified assailants opened fire on him and managed to escape from the incident site. He was rushed to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre where doctors pronounced him dead.

July 1

Data Gunj Bakhsh / Lahore / Punjab

At least 40 persons were killed and 175 others injured when three suicide attackers blew themselves up inside the shrine of Lahore’s patron saint Syed Ali Hajwairi popularly known as Data Gunj Bakhsh, at about 11 pm (PST) in the night.

July 1

Khokhrapar / Karachi / Sindh

A cadre of the SSP, Qari Noor Muhammad (35), was shot dead in Khokhrapar Police Station area of Karachi. Sources said Qari Noor Muhammad, a Pesh-Imam of a mosque, and his friend Muneer (35), received bullet wounds when four assailants riding on two motorcycles opened fire at them while they were sitting outside the mosque.

July 2

Saryab / Quetta / Balochistan

Unidentified assailants killed a Shia scholar, Ali Muhammad, in a suspected sectarian attack in Saryab area of Quetta in Balochistan. Ali Muhammad, president of the Kashmirabad Imambargah, was walking in a street close Shahjee chowk when the assailants opened fire at him, killing him on the spot.

July 16

Char Khel / Kurram Agency / FATA

At least 18 persons were killed while four others sustained critical injuries as their vehicles were ambushed by unidentified militants in Char Khel locality of Kurram Agency in FATA. A caravan, comprising Shia passenger vehicles, was heading to Peshawar from Para Chanar, a central place in Kurram Agency. The victims are believed to be hailing from Para Chanar, sources said.

July 18

Sargodha / Punjab

Three persons were killed and more than 20 others were injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up outside an Imambargah in Sargodha town of Punjab in the evening. The target was Darululoom Muhammadia Imambargah, witnesses said. Tariq Abbas, who was injured in the blast, said when worshippers were coming out after Maghrib prayers, a youth tried to enter the Imambargah compound. When a guard stopped him, the teenage suicide bomber blew himself up.

July 29

Sanghbakht / Kurram Agency / FATA

At least 10 persons were killed and their houses set ablaze in sectarian violence in the Sanghbakht village of Kurram Agency. Local residents said that men of the Shia sect carried out the attack.

August 11

Tariq Road / Karachi / Sindh

A Shia person, Zakir Hussain (24), was shot dead by unidentified assailants riding a motorcycle in sectarian attack near the Madni Mosque in the Tariq Road area of Karachi in Sindh.

August 14

Hirabad / Sindh

A woman, Sabra, and a boy, Dilshad, were killed and eight other persons injured in a clash between two sectarian groups in Hirabad town in Sindh in the night.

August 16

Shalimar Park / Nazimabad / Karachi / Sindh

Khadim Hussain (37), the son of Shia Action Committee chief and MWM central leader Maulana Mirza Yousuf Hussain, was shot dead in a sectarian attack near the Shalimar Park in the Nazimabad locality of Karachi.

August 17

Nishtar Road / Nabi Bux / Karachi / Sindh

A prayer leader Mufti Furqan (50), son of Babu Ansari, belonging to the Deobandi sect, was shot dead by unidentified assailants while he was heading home in Marwari Mohalla on his motorcycle near Sabri Masjid on Nishtar Road under Nabi Bux Police Station in Karachi.

September 1

Karbala Gamay Shah / Data Darbar / Lahore / Punjab

43 persons were killed and another 233 injured in two suicide attacks and one grenade attack on a Shia procession marking Hazrat Ali’s martyrdom in Lahore. LeJ Al-alami claimed responsibility for the three attacks that occurred minutes apart in Bhaati Gate locality of Lahore. The mourning procession was in its last stages and was about to end at Karbala Gamay Shah near Data Darbar, when the terrorists stuck.

September 1

Empress Market / Karachi / Sindh

At least seven persons including a Police constable sustained minor injuries when unidentified assailants in a building near Empress Market of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, opened fire near the main Youm-e-Ali procession at 5:30 pm (PST).

September 2

Pidrak / Turbat / Balochistan

Two civilians were killed and eight others injured when unidentified assailants opened fire on a passenger bus carrying Shia pilgrims in Pidrak area near Turbat in Balochistan. According to reports, a passenger bus coming from Sindh was attacked near Pidrak area, a town close to Turbat city.

September 3

Mezan Chowk / Quetta / Balochistan

At least 67 persons were killed while over 200 others were injured after a suicide bomber blew himself up amidst participants of a rally held to mark the Al-Quds Day in Mezan Chowk of Quetta.

September 3

Muslimabad / Mardan / Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

At least one person was killed, while four others were injured in a suicide attack on a worship place of the Ahmedis in Muslimabad area of Mardan, the main town of Mardan District, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

September 19

Old Golimar Chowrangi / Karachi / Sindh

A person belonging to the Shia community was killed in the Rizvia Police Station area in Karachi, the province capital of Sindh. DSP said the victim, identified as 37-year-old Tanveer Abbas, was at Old Golimar Chowrangi area when two unidentified assailants on a motorcycle shot him dead and managed to escape.

Gulshan-e-Hadeed / Karachi / Sindh

A person belonging to the Shia community, identified as Zaheer Abbas, was shot dead in a suspected sectarian attack near his house in Gulshan-e-Hadeed area of Karachi.

Abdullah Shah Ghazi / Clifton / Karachi / Sindh

Nine persons, including two children, were killed and over 65 others sustained injuries when two suicide bombers blew themselves up at the shrine of Abdullah Shah Ghazi in the Clifton area of Karachi in Sindh.

Loy Shelman / Parang Dra / Landikotal / Khyber Agency / FATA

Unidentified militants blew up the shrine of Syed Muhammad Shah at Loy Shelman, near Parang Dra in Landikotal of Khyber Agency in FATA.

October 22

Pishtakhara / Peshawar / Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

An IED, detonated through a remote control, killed five persons and injured 22 others inside a mosque in Pishtakhara suburb of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Baba Farid Shrine / Pakpattan / Punjab

A bomb explosion at the eastern gate of the Baba Farid Shrine in Pakpattan District of Punjab killed at least six persons, including three women and injuring several others.

Quetta / Balochistan

Four Shia persons were shot dead by unidentified assailants in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan.

Mehmoodabad / Karachi / Sindh

A Shia leader, Nayyar Zaidi (50), the president of Pasban-e-Aza, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in a suspected sectarian attack in Mehmoodabad area of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh.

Tirah bazaar / Kohat / Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

At least 19 persons were killed and 32 others were injured when a suicide bomber blew up a passenger van at a bus stand in Tirah bazaar when people were returning home in Lower Orakzai Agency from the bazaar.

Pas Kalay / Hangu / Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

At least 17 persons were killed and over 20 others were injured in a suspected sectarian attack when a suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden vehicle into an under-construction hospital in the in Pas Kalay area of Hangu District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

December 14

Badbher / Peshawar / Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Three caretakers of Ghazi Baba shrine, identified as Mohammad Ali, Ghazi and Aslam Khan, were shot dead by militants in Badbher area of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at about 2am (PST).

December 15

Arbab Karam Khan Road / Quetta / Balochistan

Three persons, including two brothers and a child, were shot dead and another sustained bullet injures in an incident of sectarian attack on Arbab Karam Khan Road in Quetta.

December 16

Yadgar Chowk / Peshawar / Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

A child was killed while 25 mourners, including eight women and three children, sustained injuries when militants threw a hand grenade at Muharram mourning procession at Yadgar Chowk in Peshawar.

December 17

Khanpur / Shikarpur / Sindh

SFs shot dead a suspected militant who tried to enter the Ashura procession along with a bag in a village near Khanpur in Shikarpur District of Sindh. The attacker managed to explode a grenade before he died, injuring four persons, including a Police official.

Five persons, including a minor girl, were killed and three others were injured in sectarian violence in different parts of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh.