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Terrorism-related Incidents in Peshawar - 2011

2011

No

Date

Incident

1

January 10

Three persons, including two minor girls, were injured in a bomb blast under the Pishtakhara Police Station of Peshawar.

2

January 12

Two women were killed and seven others were injured, including four other women and three children, in two roadside bomb blasts in the suburbs of Peshawar.

3

January 12

Unidentified militants blew up a 132 KV grid station in Matani, a suburban area of Peshawar, causing suspension of power supply to 12 feeders in parts of Peshawar District and Frontier Region.

4

January 13

The 'chief' of a peace committee of Mohmand Agency, Malik (head) Mohammad Salam Khan (60), was killed and another elder received bullet injuries in an attack outside a mosque in Tablighee Markaz area of Peshawar.

5

January 19

A bomb planted in a horse cart exploded near a school in Peshawar, killing two persons and injuring 11 others.

6

January 20

A boy, Shah Zeb (6), who was one of the five schoolchildren, injured in a bomb blast outside Shah Faisal Public School in Nauthia area of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa succumbed to injuries.

7
January 27

The house of former Adezai Qaumi Lashkar chief, Noor Malik, who died on January 25, and an Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC), was damaged in a rocket attack by suspected militants in the outskirts of Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

8
January 31

A Police van was targeted by a remote-controlled bomb in the jurisdiction of Peshtakhara Police Station near Peshawar leaving one Policeman dead and three others injured.

9
February 1

Two schools were partially damaged in two blasts in Peshawar. The first incident took place at the Adezai area in Matani region, where a blast damaged a room in a girls' primary school. The second blast also occurred at a girls' school located in the Mariamzai area.

10
February 2

At least 10 people, including a woman and four children, were killed and 26 others, including a woman and five children, were wounded in a car bomb blast in a crowded market of Badhaber area in Peshawar.

11
February 3

A case was registered against four commanders, Tariq, Baba Khan, Siar Khan and Arif, of Darra Adamkhel chapter of TTP, suspected to be involved in February 2 car bomb blast in Peshawar.

12
February 3

Police arrested a suspected militant after exchange of fire here in Passani village of Peshawar.

13

February 7

Militants fired rockets and bullets at a Police patrol van in Balyamina village of Peshawar in KP, killing two officers and injuring six others. TTP claimed the responsibility for the attack.

14

February 8

An IED exploded, targeting a nearby Police mobile Post in Peshawar injuring four people.

Two Policemen were killed and two others were injured when suspected terrorists detonated remote controlled explosives hidden under a bridge targeting a Police patrol at Kala Dag under Mathra Police Station in Peshawar.

15

February 8

At least 13 vehicles, including four NATO tankers carrying fuel to NATO forces in Afghanistan, were gutted in a blaze following a blast in Peshawar.

16

February 22

Police shot dead a suspected militant involved in the bomb blast targeting a school van on Pejagi Road in Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on January 12.

17

February 22

At least four persons were injured when a low intensity device exploded in the Shafi Market area in the limits of the Peshawar Cantonment at around 12:00pm.

18

February 25

Four persons were killed when unidentified militants blew up at least 15 tankers carrying fuel for NATO troops in neighbouring Afghanistan at Ring Road of Peshawar.

19

February 26

Unidentified militants attacked three parking lots in Garhi Qamardin on the Peshawar Ring Road of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where oil tankers carrying fuel for NATO forces were stationed, killing at least four persons and injuring 17 others before blowing up around 15 such vehicles in the early morning. "

20

March 1

At least four persons were injured and 10 houses damaged when militants fired rockets and mortar shells at Adezai, a suburban village of provincial capital Peshawar.

Mohammad Akbar, an activist of Imamia Jirga, was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants at Jahangir Pura Road in Peshawar.

21

March 5

At least five persons, including two Policemen and children, were injured after a Police check-post was blown up in the Shaikhan Chowk area under the Badabher Police Station of Peshawar.

22

March 9

A suicide bomber killed 43 persons and injured another 52 others in an attack on a funeral prayer for the wife of a volunteer of Qaumi Lashkar in Adezai village on the outskirt of Peshawar.

23

March 9

Unidentified militants blew up a Government-run primary school at Darwazgai village, on the suburbs of Peshawar.

24

March 10

The former nazim of Sulemankhel union council, Dr Misal Khan, was injured and his driver killed when militants ambushed their vehicle on Tela Band Road in Badhber of Peshawar District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

25

March 11

A bomb prematurely exploded inside Shahabkhel mosque in Peshawar shortly before Friday prayers caused no loss of life. Sources said the bomb detonated 90 minutes before the usually 150-strong congregation was due to gather at the mosque in Badabher village in the suburbs of Peshawar city.

26

March 12

A CD shop was blown up in the Badabher Police Station area of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Unidentified militants attacked and injured five young cricket fans with hand grenades as they were watching the exciting India-South Africa World Cup match in the privacy of a room in Badhber suburbs of Peshawar in the night. Police identified the injured as Shahid, Qaiser, Shahnawaz, Nasir Ali and Riaz.

27

March 15

A militant, identified as Rab Nawaz Khan, was killed and three others were arrested in a search operation by SFs in the Adezai area of Peshawar. Official sources said that the Rab Nawaz Khan was facilitator of the suicide bomber, who had blown himself up on March 9 during a funeral in the Adezai village, leaving 43 people killed and over 50 injured.

28

March 17

Unidentified militants attacked at a truck terminal located near Karkhano Market in Peshawar and torched two containers carrying goods for NATO forces in Afghanistan.

Suspected militants attacked a Police checkpost at Achini Bala area in the outskirts of the Peshawar. However, the attack was successfully repulsed.

29

March 24

Four unidentified dead bodies were found in the fields of Gul Bela area within the premises of Daud Zai Police Station in the suburbs of Peshawar.

30

March 25

Four Policemen were injured in a rocket attack by militants near Darwazgai area of Matani on the outskirts of Peshawar.

31

March 26

Two Government schools were blown up in separate blasts in the suburban areas of provincial metropolis Peshawar. An official of Matani Police Station said that militants carried out five explosions at Government Boys Middle School Sharikera and as many in Government Boys Primary School Adezai at about 1.30am.

The volunteers of Adezai Qaumi Lashkar escaped a bomb blast in the Matani area. The residents said that a bomb, planted in the middle of Matani-Adezai Road to target volunteers of lashkar, exploded at midnight without causing any loss of life.

32

March 28

Police arrested a seminary student for his alleged involvement in the bomb blast of Hashtnagri area of Peshawar, which left 18 persons injured on March 25. An official of Faqirabad Police Station said that they arrested the alleged terrorist identified as Wahab and charged him under section 7 of the Anti Terrorism Act.

33

April 2

One person injured in the bid to explode the car of Badhber Qaumi Lashkar (community militia) leader in Sulemankhel area on the outskirts of Peshawar.

34

April 2

Police arrested two suspected militants and recovered a truck packed with explosive materials in the jurisdiction of the Chamkani Police Station in Peshawar.

35

April 8

The SHO Shoba Police Station Abdul Satar and his security guard Husnain were injured in a powerful bomb explosion at Rehman Colony in Shoba Bazaar area of Peshawar.

36
April 11

Three militants and a Policeman were killed and another official sustained injuries in a clash at Jamrud Road of Peshawar.

Police neutralised a bomb planted outside the residence of Jamaat-i-Islami provincial General Secretary Shabir Ahmed Khan in Afghan Colony under Faqirabad Police Station of Peshawar.

37
April 21

Militants beheaded a sympathiser, Niaz Badshah, of Adezai Qaumi Lashkar, which had been fighting against the TTP since 2008, and threw his body on the main Matani-Adezai Road in Peshawar.

Police claimed to have recovered huge cache of arms and ammunitions from two vehicles and arrested two drivers in the limits of Chamkani Police Station. The weapons recovered include 9,000 cartridges of 9mm and 40 repeaters, along with 11,000 cartridges, 20 repeaters and three pistols. The drivers of both the vehicles Sartaj Khan and Fahim were arrested on the spot for transporting the arms and ammunitions to Punjab.

38
April 22

An anti-terrorism court in Peshawar acquitted two persons charged in a bombing case that took place near Bara Qadeem checkpost in Peshawar which had left five persons dead and 20 others injured in 2010. The accused had allegedly remained missing for several weeks and were finally charged in the present case registered at Sarbanda Police Station on March 11, 2010. The local police alleged that the accused belonged to a Bara (Khyber Agency of FATA) based outfit, LI, headed by Mangal Bagh.

The Peshawar High Court dismissed bail petition of a suspected militant charged in a case of an ambush on the SFs on July 16, 2009, at Peuchar area in Swat which had resulted in killing of eight soldiers. The accused-petitioner, Wali Muhammad, was arrested on February 26, 2011, by the personnel of Mathra Police Station. The Police alleged that they had raided his residence and had recovered 23 kilogrammes explosive material from his possession.

39

April 28

Unidentified assailants shot dead two Policemen and took away their official rifles at Nasir Bagh Road of Peshawar.

40

April 29

Three Policemen sustained injuries when suspected militants attacked a checkpost at Milli Khel area in the outskirts of the Peshawar. The injured were identified as Sub-Inspector Misri Khan and Constables Aafiat Khan and Kifayat of Community Police.

Unidentified militants torched NATO fuel tanker near Kharkhano Market in Peshawar.

41
May 04

Militants blew up a Government high school for boys in Azakhel Payan of Peshawar. However, no casualties were reported in both these incidents.

42
May 05

Police neutralised a six-kilogram bomb packed in canister along Ring Road in the limits of Pishtakhara Police Station in Peshawar.

43
May 08

Three persons sustain injuries when a bomb exploded outside the house of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Agriculture Minister Arbab Ayub Jan in Peshawar.

44
May 10

Nasrullah Afridi, a tribal journalist from Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency in FATA, was killed in a car bomb blast in Khyber Super Market of cantonment area in Peshawar.

45
May 14

Two bombs exploded along the G.T. Road at Tarnab Farm in the limits of Chamkani Police Station of Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. An official said that both the blasts occurred simultaneously with a gap of 10 minutes at about 10.30am. However, people in the area remained unhurt, police said.

46
May 17

15 militants and two SF personnel were killed during a clash when a group of 100 militants attacked a security checkpost in the Sangu Mera area north of Peshawar.

47
May 20

One passerby was killed and 11 other injured in a car bomb blast on a US consulate vehicle on Abdarra Road in Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, at about 8 am.

48
May 25

Nine persons were killed and over 39 got injured when militants drove a car packed with explosives into a CID Police Station at University Road in Peshawar.

49
June 1

A person suffered injuries when a rocket fired by unidentified militants, from an undisclosed location, hit a tree near Sarbanda Bus Stop in Peshawar.

Unidentified militants blew up a community model primary school for girls in Achini area of Peshawar.

50
June 5

Six persons were killed and another 11 injured when a bomb ripped through a passenger vehicle parked at a bus terminal near a market in Matani, about 20 kilometres (12 miles) south of Peshawar.

51
June 9

At least four persons were killed and three others were injured when a roadside bomb ripped through a passenger van carrying members of a peace lashkar in a bus stand in Darawar area of Matani near Peshawar.

52
June 11

At least 39 persons were killed and 88 others injured in twin bomb blasts in the Khyber Super Market in Peshawar.

53
June 17

Police killed at least four militants, who attacked Riaz Shaheed checkpost in the limits of Sarbanda Police Station of Peshawar.

54
June 20

Three peace committee members were killed and five others got injured in a remote-controlled explosion near the Hujra of a member of the local peace committee in Mathani, a suburban locality of Peshawar.

55
June 22

Police killed five suspected militants during an encounter in Sarbanda area in the suburbs of Peshawar.

56
June 28

A former union council Naib Nazim, Shaukat Hayat, was shot dead and two others were injured in an attack by unidentified militants within the limits of Paharipura Police Station in Peshawar.

Intelligence officials arrested former LI spokesperson Misri Khan, now a dissident, from Shami Road in Peshawar along with two other persons. Sources said that Misri Khan, aged between 45 and 50, belonged to the Shalobar clan of the Afridi tribe and had served as LI spokesperson for around three years. Around a year back, he along with some senior 'commanders' of LI developed serious differences with its 'chief' Mangal Bagh, leading to a split in the outfit.

57
June 30

Unidentified militants blew up a primary school building with explosives at the Sharkeerah area in Mattani, a suburban locality of the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Peshawar.

58
July 1

The dead bodies of two persons, seemed to be dumped after their killing by suspected militants somewhere else, were found in the suburbs of Peshawar.

59
July 4

An alleged dacoit, Shahbaz, was killed and a Police constable, Attaur Rehman, sustain injuries when suspected militants threw a hand grenade inside a Police post at Gulabad near Gulberg in Peshawar.

Unidentified militants hurled a hand grenade at the guest house of a faith healer, Bacha Saheb, at Daura Road, which caused injuries to two of his guests.

60
July 5

A telephone exchange was blown up in Gulshanabad area of Matani on suburbs of provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Peshawar.

61
July 10

Two Policemen were killed and seven other people, including four Policemen, were wounded in a remote-controlled bomb explosion on the outskirts of Peshawar.

62
July 16

Two persons were killed and 15 injured when militants blew up a NATO supply oil tanker in a market in Peshawar.

63
July 20

Two militants were killed and a Policeman was injured when militants attacked a Police post in Matani area of Peshawar.

Militants blew up a Government school in Shaikhan village in the limits of Badbher Police Station of Peshawar. The source said that three remote controlled explosives were planted at the school that damaged its building.

Police recovered a rocket, three hand grenades, a wireless set and hundreds of cartridges of Kalashnikov from Badhber in Peshawar.

64
July 21

A would-be suicide bomber was shot dead when he allegedly tried to attack the head of the Adezai Peace Lashkar, Dilawar Khan, at Bazeed Khel in Badabher area of Peshawar.

65
August 4

Professor Naeem Khalid, chairman of Department of Physics at ICU of Peshawar, has sought Police protection after receiving threats TTP militants.

66
August 5

A group of militants shot dead a member of Adezai Qaumi Lashkar, Dawar Khan, after dragging him out of Adezai village mosque in Peshawar during Taraveeh prayer (prayer offered during the holy month of Ramazan).

67
August 6

A bomb blast destroyed at least 16 tankers, carrying fuel for NATO troops in neighbouring Afghanistan, parked at a terminal on the outskirts of Peshawar.

The head of Aman lashkar survived an attempt on his life when unidentified terrorists fired two rockets that landed near his house at Adezai in Mattani area of Peshawar. However, no lose of life has been reported in the incident.

68
August 9

A senior leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Safdar Lala, who had recently joined the party, was killed in Peshawar. According to reports Lala was abducted by unidentified militants on July 28, 2011 from Jatyal area of Attock District in Punjab province who demanded PNR 500 million as ransom for his release.

A decomposed body of an unidentified man was found near Taji Kalay in the limits of Faqirabad Police Station in Peshawar.

69
August 11

At least seven persons, including a child, were killed while 17 others sustained injuries in a suicide attack near Police van in Lahori Gate area under Gulbahar Police Station in Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

A would-be suicide bomber and two of his handlers were killed and a militant 'commander' was injured during a clash with Adezai Qaumi lashkar and Police in a suburban area of Peshawar in the morning.

70
August 12

Unidentified militants shot dead three Policemen and drove off with two prisoners who had been taken to a hospital for dental treatment in Peshawar.

71
August 22

A journalist was injured when unidentified assailants attacked the team of a private TV channel, AVT Khyber News, near Nishar Hall on Jail Road in Peshawar.

72
August 23

Police recovered a cache of arms and ammunition and arrested two alleged smugglers at Ring Road in limits of Bala Mani Police Station in Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

73
September 8

Officials of Chamkani Police Station in Peshawar recovered 25 kilogrammes of explosives and other materials being smuggled from Muzaffarabad in PoK.

74
September 13

TTP militants attacked a school van in Matani, a suburb of Peshawar, killing four children and the driver. At least 12 boys, two girls and two female teachers were injured in the attack.

75
September 19

At least five persons were killed and 33 injured when a powerful bomb exploded in the busy commercial area of Nishtarabad Chowk along the GT Road in Peshawar.

76
September 23

TTP militants shot dead a Police Sub-Inspector when he was on the way to Naguman Police post after recording his statement in a local court at Bakhshi Pul on Charsadda Road in Peshawar.

77
September 28

A Policeman was killed and three others wounded when unidentified assailants opened fire on a patrolling vehicle of Khazana Police Station in Peshawar.

Police claimed to have foiled a terror bid in Peshawar by seizing an explosive laden vehicle.

78
September 29

A wagon driver, identified as Mumtaz, was shot dead in at Karkhano Market in Peshawar.

An unidentified body of a 26-year-old man was recovered from a local canal at Fatoha Abdur Rahima in limits of Chamkani Police Station in Peshawar.

One person, identified as Haider Ali, was shot at and injured by unidentified armed men at a bus stand on Jamrud road.

79
October 8

Police also claimed to have recovered a large number of explosives in two different actions in the limits of Matani Police Station in Peshawar.

80
October 11

A number of items, being transferred to NATO forces in Afghanistan were recovered from a warehouse in Peshawar. The Federal Board of Revenue said that Customs Collectorate Quetta had reported that many NATO containers were found missing from the official record.

81
October 12

An official of FATA Secretariat, identified as Javaid Akhtar, was shot dead by unknown assailants when he was driving his car in Hayatabad area of Peshawar.

82
October 14

A suspected militant was killed in an encounter with Police near Manzoor Shaheed Police post in Sarband area of Peshawar.

83
October 17

Police arrested two militants at the Tarnab check post in Peshawar while travelling to Punjab province from Darra Adamkhel town in Kohat District in a car carrying a large quantity of weapons and ammunition.

84
October 26

13 persons were injured in a bomb blast in the Rampura area of Peshawar.

85
October 31

Suspected militants blew up a primary school in Adezai on the suburbs of Peshawar.

86
November 2

One person was killed and 10 others were injured in a bomb blast near Police checkpost in Karkhano Market of Peshawar.

Police defused a powerful improvised explosive device planted near a CD shop at Board Bazaar in Peshawar.

87
November 16

One Policeman, identified as Irshad Khan, was injured when militants attacked Riaz Shaheed Police Post in Sarbanda area on the suburbs of Peshawar.

88
November 17

Two militants were killed and a Policeman sustained injury in an encounter near Mamrez Police post at Telaband in Peshawar.

89
November 22

The dead bodies of a member of a peace committee and his companion, abducted by militants on November 13, were found in the market of Pasni under Badhber Police Station, the suburban area of Peshawar. Sources said that peace volunteer, identified as Shamsur Rehman, was slaughtered while his companion Wazir Khan was shot dead. The deceased were residents of Tela Band village in Badhber.

A meeting of different peace bodies of Peshawar was held at the residence of Badhber Qaumi lashkar chief Fahimur Rehman. The meeting condemned the killing of the two persons and alleged that Police were responsible for the incident.

90
December 1

Unidentified militants detonated an IED with a remote control outside DCO office at Bacha Khan Chowk on Charsadda Road in Peshawar.

91
December 6

Two rockets were fired in Peshawar. However, no casualty was reported.

92
December 9

Suspected militants blew up a power pylon of heavy transmission line at Gula Khan Zangali village in Mera Balarzai area of Peshawar.

93
December 13

Five militants and a Policeman were killed during an encounter at Aziz Market on Frontier Road in Badhaber area of Peshawar.

A Policeman Sardar Ali Khan, stenographer at DIG Peshawar office, was shot dead by unidentified assailants at Yakatoot area of Peshawar when he was returning after offering Morning Prayer from a local mosque.

94
December 17

The dead body of Tahsinullah, a student of a seminary in Akora Khattak, who was abducted from outside Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi District of Punjab province on May 28, 20011, was found at the Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar.

95
December 24

A man and three children were injured when an explosive device disguised as a toy exploded in their house on the outskirts of Peshawar.

96
December 27

Siraj Khan, assistant director of the Intelligence Bureau, by killed by unidentified gunmen as he was returning home after Isha prayers on the Dora Road under Yakatoot Police Station in Peshawar.

97
December 30

Suspected militants blew up a State-run high school for girls at Badhber on the suburbs of Peshawar in the night.


Note:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.

 

 

 

 

 
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