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Sectarian Violence in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa - 2010

S.N.

Date

Place / District

Incidents

killed
Injured

1

February 22

Yakatoot / Peshawar

A prominent member of the Shia community, Dr. Syed Saqlain Haider Kazmi, was shot dead while his friend sustained injuries when unidentified attackers opened fire on them in Yakatoot area of Peshawar in NWFP. Saqlain is a prominent figure of the Shia community and brother of Major (Retd.) Hasnain, a leader of Tehrik Nifaz-e-Fiqh-e-Jaferia (TNFJ).

1
1

2

February 27

Dhaki More / Dera Ismail Khan

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.

1
NS

3

March 1

Paharpur / Dera Ismail Khan

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

7
44

4

March 5

Tull / Hangu

Twelve persons, 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.

12
33

5

April 17

Kacha Pakka IDP camp / Kohat

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.

46
70

6

April 19

Qissa Khawani Bazaar / Peshawar

At least 24 people, including a child and Police officials, were killed and 49 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.

24
41

7

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.

1
4

8

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.

5
22
9 December 8

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.

20
32
10 December 10

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.

18
20
11

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).

3
0
12

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.

1
25
Total
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292

 

 

 

 

 

 
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