Suicide Attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Date

Place / District

Incidents

January 14

Dera Ismail Khan / KP

Four suicide bombers attacked the DPO's office in Dera Ismail Khan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, killing four people.

Akora Khattak / Nowshera / KP

Six persons, among them a Police official, were injured when a suspected suicide bomber blew himself up to avoid arrest in Akora Khattak area of Nowshera District.

A 'commander' of AI, identified as Haji Akhunzada, and three others, including his nephew and son-in-law, were killed in a suicide attack in Pakha Ghulam area, on the outskirts of Peshawar. Seven people were also injured, of whom five were reported in critical condition.

Date

Place / District

Incidents

January 12

Miryan / Bannu

At least 20 persons were killed and another 16 injured when a suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden car into Miryan Police Station in the Bannu town of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Kohat road / Kohat District

Six people, including a DSP, Rasheed Khan, were killed with his two guards along with 19 others injured in a suicide attack on Kohat road in Kohat District. TTP spokesman Azam Tariq claimed responsibility for the suicide attack

February 10

Mardan

A suicide blast at an Army recruitment centre in Mardan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa killed 31, injuring 42 others. TTP claimed responsibility for the attack.

February 12

Batkhela / Malakand

A suicide bomber blew himself up in Gumbat area of Batkhela in Malakand District, injuring three soldiers.

March 3

Hangu town

At least nine persons were killed and 31 others injured when a suicide bomber detonated his vehicle near a police patrol in a densely populated area of Hangu District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

March 9

Adezai / Peshawar

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, the provincial capital of KP.

March 24

Doaba / Hangu

At least eight persons, including a Policeman, were killed and 25 others injured when a suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden vehicle into the main gate of the Doaba Police Station in Hangu District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

March 30

Swabi

13 persons, including a Policeman, were killed and more that 20 others were injured in an incident of suicide attack in Swabi town, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

March 31

Nowshera Road / Charsadda District

A suicide bomber struck a convoy carrying JUI-F Chief, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, near the DCO office on Nowshera Road in Charsadda District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, killing 12 persons and injuring 42 others.

April 1

Darra Adam Khel / Kohat

A suicide bomber killed a child and injured 10 other persons after he was identified and shot at in Darra Adam Khel town of Kohat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

April 4

Jandol / Lower Dir / KP

A teenage suicide bomber killed an anti-TTP lashkar leader, Muhammad Akbar (55), and seven other persons near a bus terminal in the Jandol town of Lower Dir District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Shabqadar / Charsadda / KP

90 people, including 73 paramilitary forces and 17 civilians, were killed when twin suicide bombers attacked Pakistan paramilitary personnel as they were about to leave from a FC training centre in the Shabqadar tehsil in Charsadda District.

CID Police Station / University Road / Peshawar / KP

Hangu / KP

Mall Road / Nowshera / KP

19 persons were killed and 45 others were injured when a suicide bomber attacked an Army-run bakery on the Mall Road in Nowshera Cantonment area of Nowshera District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at around 8.45 pm in the night.

Kolachi / Dera Ismail Khan / KP

Ten Policemen were killed and another five sustain injuries when two suicide bombers, one of them burqa-clad, blew themselves up inside a Police Station in Kolachi Town of Dera Ismail Khan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

At least seven people, including a child, two women and two Policemen, were killed and 25 others wounded in a suicide attack targeting a political rally of the PML-Q at a bazaar in Battagram District.

Lahori Gate / Gulbahar / Peshawar / KP

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.

Lakki Marwat / KP

Five civilians were killed and 35 others, including 10 Police officials, were injured in a suicide car bombing in the Lakki Marwat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

A suicide bomber blew himself up during funeral prayers Jandol town of Lower Dir District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, killing 31 persons and injuring 63 others.

Ajmeer Shah, a senior Police official, renowned for anti-TTP operations, and his driver were killed and two others were injured when a suicide bomber attacked them in Risalpur Police Station in Nowshera District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Malikabad / Swabi / KP

Three persons, including a former ANP tehsil Nazim, Hanif Jadoon, were killed and nine people were injured in a suicide attack in the Malikabad area of Swabi District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

A suicide car bomb attack killed five FC soldiers and wounded 12 others at Tochi Scouts' main office on Kohat Road in Bannu District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

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

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 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 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 26

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.

March 30

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.

April 02

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.

April 15

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.

April 18

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Swat / NWFP

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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 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 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 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 17

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.

May 6

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.

May 9

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.

May 18

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.

July 13

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.

August 19

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.

August 23

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.

August 29

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Mardan / NWFP

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

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.

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.

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.

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.