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January - 5 
Unidentified assailants killed two Shias in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on January 5 despite tight security arrangements due to Muharram, Daily Times reported. Police sources said motorcyclists attacked two Hazaragi-speaking members of the Shia community, identified as Muhammad Essa and Muhammad
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Unidentified assailants killed two Shias in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on January 5 despite tight security arrangements due to Muharram, Daily Times reported. Police sources said motorcyclists attacked two Hazaragi-speaking members of the Shia community, identified as Muhammad Essa and Muhammad Khan, on Kirani Road. No group has claimed responsibility for the killings so far.
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January - 9 
Four people are reported to have died and dozens of others injured after clashes erupted in the Hangu town and its surrounding areas of NWFP on January 9. According to The News, a mourning procession from Ustarzai, Ibarhimzai, Sherkot and Chakarkot villages was heading for the Hangu city despite a c
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Four people are reported to have died and dozens of others injured after clashes erupted in the Hangu town and its surrounding areas of NWFP on January 9. According to The News, a mourning procession from Ustarzai, Ibarhimzai, Sherkot and Chakarkot villages was heading for the Hangu city despite a curfew. Sources said militants allegedly attacked the procession with rockets from the hilltops when it reached near Bahadur Banda, prompting an exchange of fire with the mourners. Consequently, four people were killed in the clashes, which were continuing till last reports came in. Police sources said both sides were using heavy weapons against each other. “Both sides are targeting each other’s positions with rockets and other heavy weapons and many houses have been damaged,” an unnamed official said. The areas where the clashes erupted included Charbagh, Gangyan, Serai Banda, Lakhtay Banda, Ibrahimzai, Bahadur Banda and city bazaar areas, the sources said. The official said that the number of casualties might be higher as the incident happened in the evening and there was no direct access to the area due to an electricity breakdown.
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January - 10 
At least 17 people were killed and 30 others injured on January 10 in the ongoing sectarian clashes in Hangu in the NWFP, officials told Daily Times. Officials said that fighting between the rival Shia and Sunni groups had been continuing since late January 9 while army helicopter gun ships were pou
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At least 17 people were killed and 30 others injured on January 10 in the ongoing sectarian clashes in Hangu in the NWFP, officials told Daily Times. Officials said that fighting between the rival Shia and Sunni groups had been continuing since late January 9 while army helicopter gun ships were pounding the warring parties’ positions to control the situation. The clashes erupted when people from Kohat, who were protesting against the imposition of curfew in Hangu on the eve of Ashura, were attacked by the rival sect. The two groups started targeting each other with heavy and light weapons. According to the officials, the clashes are going on in the Khanbari, Singhar, Paskalay, Gungano Kalay, Malik Abad and Ibrahim Zay areas of Hangu city.
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January - 10 
In a sectarian incident, unidentified men killed a central leader of the Fiqah Jafferia along with his guard in Sibi District on January 10, Daily Times reported on January 11. The assailants opened fire on Saqlain Haider and his guard, Ghulam Ali. No one has claimed responsibility for the killings
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In a sectarian incident, unidentified men killed a central leader of the Fiqah Jafferia along with his guard in Sibi District on January 10, Daily Times reported on January 11. The assailants opened fire on Saqlain Haider and his guard, Ghulam Ali. No one has claimed responsibility for the killings so far.
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January - 11 
A cease-fire between rival factions was reached in Hangu in the NWFP late on January 11, after 30 persons were killed and 50 injured in sectarian clashes that broke out on January 9, according to Daily Times. However, The News put the death toll in the three days of sectarian clashes at 40. 20 house
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A cease-fire between rival factions was reached in Hangu in the NWFP late on January 11, after 30 persons were killed and 50 injured in sectarian clashes that broke out on January 9, according to Daily Times. However, The News put the death toll in the three days of sectarian clashes at 40. 20 houses – including that of the District Zakat committee chairman – were set ablaze in fresh clashes despite an earlier truce in the afternoon of January 11, as helicopter gunships targeted ‘miscreant’ hideouts. A private TV channel said the house of local Awami National Party leader Yahya Qureshi was also torched. Sources said three local commanders, Maulvi Nadeem, Momin and Ihsanullah, were among the six militants killed in sectarian clashes in Saidan Banda and Pass Kellay, while six civilians were also injured. Clashes between the armed groups continued in various areas, including Sangarabad, Bahadur Ghari, Saidan Banda, Mardokhel Banda, Kach Banda, Ibrahimzai, Nerobaag, Sheikhan Kellay and Lakhtay Banda throughout the day. Heavy weapons, including rockets, mortar shells and missiles were used in the clashes. The second truce was reached in a jirga (assembly of tribal elders) headed by Kohat Division Commissioner Umar Afridi around midnight, Hangu District Coordination Officer Syed Mujibur Rehman told a private TV channel. Rival groups would vacate bunkers they have captured in each other’s areas and there will be a ban on the display of weapons according to the pact, said jirga member Shah Hussain. An earlier truce was rejected by one of fighting groups. The TV channel said tribal elders held talks with Taliban to persuade them to leave the District, but the Taliban refused to comply unless instructed to do so by their commander. Officials told Daily Times that Security Forces would take positions in the city on January 12 (today), as reinforcements arrive. “We targeted the hideouts of miscreants with helicopter gunships,” Mujibur Rehman told AFP, without giving any details about the results of the operation. “The troublemakers have set up bunkers on hilltops and in some houses, and were firing on each other to trigger sectarian violence,” he added. The supply of electricity to the city remained suspended for the third day.
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January - 12 
A soldier was killed and nine persons, including five soldiers and four civilians, sustained injuries when shells reportedly hit SFs’ bunkers. Further, the bodies of Abdul Ali, Arif, Ali Askar and an unidentified man were recovered from Ganjiyano Kellay.
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A soldier was killed and nine persons, including five soldiers and four civilians, sustained injuries when shells reportedly hit SFs’ bunkers. Further, the bodies of Abdul Ali, Arif, Ali Askar and an unidentified man were recovered from Ganjiyano Kellay.
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January - 12 
At least 127 people were killed and 205 injured in 51 cases of sectarian violence across the NWFP during the first 11 months of the year 2008, The News reported. Official statistics disclosed that 26 people were killed and 20 injured in 23 incidents of sectarian strife in 2007. The figures do not in
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At least 127 people were killed and 205 injured in 51 cases of sectarian violence across the NWFP during the first 11 months of the year 2008, The News reported. Official statistics disclosed that 26 people were killed and 20 injured in 23 incidents of sectarian strife in 2007. The figures do not include the mass killing in sectarian clashes from both sides in Kurram and other tribal agencies. Two persons were killed in a single sectarian incident in 2003 while another was killed in one such incident the subsequent year. Five people died in seven sectarian clashes in 2005 while 13 were killed in 11 incidents in 2006.
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January - 12 
One soldier and four other persons were killed and 13 others, including nine Security Force (SF) personnel, were injured on January 12 as sectarian clashes between rival groups continued in the Hangu District despite announcement of a cease-fire, The News reported. Sources said gunship helicopters c
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One soldier and four other persons were killed and 13 others, including nine Security Force (SF) personnel, were injured on January 12 as sectarian clashes between rival groups continued in the Hangu District despite announcement of a cease-fire, The News reported. Sources said gunship helicopters continued shelling different areas, including Pas Kellay and Ibrahimzai check-post.
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January - 12 
Police recovered 35 rocket shells, 30 misfired mortar shells and 13 rockets during a search operation launched after taking control of the violence affected areas.
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Police recovered 35 rocket shells, 30 misfired mortar shells and 13 rockets during a search operation launched after taking control of the violence affected areas.
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January - 14 
Unidentified assailants killed four Policemen, including a Deputy Superintendent of Police, in a shootout in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on January 14, Daily Times reported. Motorcyclists ambushed a Police team on Sariab Road at around 11am, killing four Policemen. Three of the murdered Policeme
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Unidentified assailants killed four Policemen, including a Deputy Superintendent of Police, in a shootout in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on January 14, Daily Times reported. Motorcyclists ambushed a Police team on Sariab Road at around 11am, killing four Policemen. Three of the murdered Policemen belonged to Hazara community and were Shia. The outlawed Sunni group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) claimed responsibility for the killings, which reportedly appear to be part of a recent series of target killing of Shias in the provincial capital that has claimed six lives in a month. "We claim the responsibility for today’s attack," Ali Haider, identifying himself as a spokesman for the group, said in telephone calls to local media, AFP reported. "It was a target killing and police officers belonging to the Hazara tribe were targeted," a senior police officer said, according to Dawn.
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January - 19 
In a suspected sectarian incident, unidentified gunmen shot dead a shop owner from the Ahmadiyya community outside his house in the Kotri District of Sindh province in the evening of January 19, Daily Times reported. The 55-year-old man had no rivalries and had been killed because of his faith, a sp
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In a suspected sectarian incident, unidentified gunmen shot dead a shop owner from the Ahmadiyya community outside his house in the Kotri District of Sindh province in the evening of January 19, Daily Times reported. The 55-year-old man had no rivalries and had been killed because of his faith, a spokesman for the Ahmadiyya community claimed in a press release on January 20. He said Saeed Ahmed ran a small shop in the Uthwal area of the District and had just reached home when he was killed at his doorstep. Two Ahmadis had been killed in similar but separate shooting incidents in Sindh in 2008, after a fatwa (religious edict) against the community.
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January - 26 
Personnel of the Frontier Corps (FC) had to be called in to maintain law and order in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, after fierce clashes erupted between Police and an angry mob following the killing of Chairman Hazara Democratic Party, Hussain Ali Yousufi of the Shia community, on January 26, The
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Personnel of the Frontier Corps (FC) had to be called in to maintain law and order in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, after fierce clashes erupted between Police and an angry mob following the killing of Chairman Hazara Democratic Party, Hussain Ali Yousufi of the Shia community, on January 26, The News reported. Yousufi, who was running a travel agency on the Dr Bano Road, was entering his office at 10:30am (PST) when some unidentified gunmen sprayed bullets on him with automatic weapons. The armed men later escaped from the incident site. At least 13 persons were injured when clashes among angry protestors, Police and traders took place on the Shahra-e-Iqbal and Jinnah Road. The traders and protestors used weapons and pelted stones at each other. The protesters also torched several vehicles, motorcycles and a bank on the Jinnah Road. Four vehicles, a commercial bank and two motorcycles were set ablaze as clashes continued for several hours. Police later claimed to have arrested 21 suspects, including three activists of a banned religious organization, on charges of killing Hussain Yousufi. AFP added that the banned Sunni militant group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) claimed responsibility for the killing in a telephone call to the local press club. “We claim responsibility for this attack,” said the caller, who identified himself as Ali Haider, a purported LeJ spokesman. Around 12 Hazaragi-speaking Shias have been killed in Quetta in about a month’s time, according to Daily Times.
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January - 26 
Six people were killed and 22 others sustained injuries when a bomb rigged to a bicycle exploded in a populated area in Dera Ismail Khan in the NWFP on January 26, Dawn reported. Three of the victims were in a car while the other three were walking past the bicycle parked in front of the main gate o
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Six people were killed and 22 others sustained injuries when a bomb rigged to a bicycle exploded in a populated area in Dera Ismail Khan in the NWFP on January 26, Dawn reported. Three of the victims were in a car while the other three were walking past the bicycle parked in front of the main gate of the town hall. The remote-controlled bomb apparently targeted a Sunni leader. Locals told Daily Times that the explosion occurred when NWFP assembly member, and leader of the banned Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), Khalifa Abdul Qayyum, was passing through the area. They said Qayyum escaped unhurt, but his car was damaged in the blast. Talking to reporters later, Qayum said he was the apparent target of the blast, as he had been involved in efforts for bringing peace to the district, APP reported. He said it was a terrorist attack, adding he did not have personal enmity with anyone. Police said the bomb weighed around 10 kilograms and seemed to be foreign made.
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January - 27 
Unidentified gunmen killed a Shia civilian in Dera Ismail Khan in the NWFP on January 27 in at least the second sectarian-linked attack during the last 48 hours, Daily Times reported. “Unidentified gunmen shot dead Athar Hussain Shah on the Dayal road while he was returning to town from his nearby f
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Unidentified gunmen killed a Shia civilian in Dera Ismail Khan in the NWFP on January 27 in at least the second sectarian-linked attack during the last 48 hours, Daily Times reported. “Unidentified gunmen shot dead Athar Hussain Shah on the Dayal road while he was returning to town from his nearby farm and then escaped,” local police official Tauqir Abbas said. Abbas added the victim was the son of a caretaker at a local Shia mosque. “It seems to be a sectarian killing,” the official said. There was, however, no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.
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January - 29 
Taliban militants beheaded a Policeman and kidnapped four Shiites in Tal, a town 45 kilometers northeast of Miranshah, headquarters of North Waziirstan Agency, on January 29, Dawn reported. The five victims were traveling in a private vehicle to Parachinar, the main district in Kurram Agency, when t
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Taliban militants beheaded a Policeman and kidnapped four Shiites in Tal, a town 45 kilometers northeast of Miranshah, headquarters of North Waziirstan Agency, on January 29, Dawn reported. The five victims were traveling in a private vehicle to Parachinar, the main district in Kurram Agency, when they were ambushed by a group of 15-20 militants, a security official told AFP. "Militants slit the throat of a policeman and kidnapped four Shiites," said the unnamed official. The attackers later dumped the body of the slain Police official, also a Shiite, in a vehicle at the roadside and took away their captives to an unknown location.
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March - 1 
In an apparent act of sectarian violence in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, unidentified men murdered a man and his son, both from the Shia sect, according to Daily Times. The motorcycle borne attackers opened fire on the victims at their shop on Quetta’s Double Road, killing Haji Sakhi and his son,
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In an apparent act of sectarian violence in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, unidentified men murdered a man and his son, both from the Shia sect, according to Daily Times. The motorcycle borne attackers opened fire on the victims at their shop on Quetta’s Double Road, killing Haji Sakhi and his son, Ghulam Ali, on the spot. No one has claimed responsibility for the killing.
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March - 3 
According to Dawn, militants on March 3 killed two Security Force (SF) personnel in an ambush in the Ronyal village of Matta sub-division in Swat District and kidnapped, but released after some time, three NWFP Government officials. The military described the attack on SF personnel a violation of th
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According to Dawn, militants on March 3 killed two Security Force (SF) personnel in an ambush in the Ronyal village of Matta sub-division in Swat District and kidnapped, but released after some time, three NWFP Government officials. The military described the attack on SF personnel a violation of the peace agreement, but chief of the Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) Maulana Sufi Mohammad blamed the army for moving around without informing the TNSM. The army said a captain was wounded in the ambush and two soldiers were killed when they were carrying water from a water channel. “There absolutely was no violation of the agreement on our part. Our forces were engaged by militants and we did not retaliate,” the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Major General Athar Abbas told Dawn. “Our security forces are threatened, their ration supplies are disrupted and forces are attacked without any provocation. We have been exercising restraint in larger interest of the people and peace in Swat,” he said.
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March - 23 
A member of the banned Sunni group Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) was killed in an apparent sectarian attack in Dera Ismail Khan on March 23, Daily Times reported. Abu Khan, an SSP activist, was near his shop on the outskirts of Dera Ismail Khan when two gunmen shot him dead and later escaped on thei
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A member of the banned Sunni group Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) was killed in an apparent sectarian attack in Dera Ismail Khan on March 23, Daily Times reported. Abu Khan, an SSP activist, was near his shop on the outskirts of Dera Ismail Khan when two gunmen shot him dead and later escaped on their motorbike, witnesses told AFP. A boy on the street was also wounded. Local Police official Rasheed Khan said "He was an active member of Sipah-e-Sahaba… It seems to be a sectarian killing."
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April - 28 
Armed militants on April 28 occupied three houses and 10 shops of the Sikh community in Orakzai Agency who failed to arrange the protection money, The News reported. Sources said the houses of Sikh cloth merchants were located in the Qasimkhel while the shops were in the Ferozkhel area of Kalaya Teh
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Armed militants on April 28 occupied three houses and 10 shops of the Sikh community in Orakzai Agency who failed to arrange the protection money, The News reported. Sources said the houses of Sikh cloth merchants were located in the Qasimkhel while the shops were in the Ferozkhel area of Kalaya Tehsil (revenue division).
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April - 30 
A roadside bomb blast in the Kohat District of NWFP killed a Shia man and wounded six others traveling in a mini-bus in an apparent sectarian attack on April 30, Daily Times reported. "Seven people were injured in the bomb blast," local Police official Shafiq Khan said. "It appears to be a sectarian
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A roadside bomb blast in the Kohat District of NWFP killed a Shia man and wounded six others traveling in a mini-bus in an apparent sectarian attack on April 30, Daily Times reported. "Seven people were injured in the bomb blast," local Police official Shafiq Khan said. "It appears to be a sectarian attack as all the passengers in the van were Shias," he said, adding the blast was caused by a crude, makeshift device.
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May - 25 
Unidentified gunmen on May 25 shot dead three Shia labourers in a drive-by shooting in Dera Ismail Khan, Daily Times reported. The assailants, riding a motorcycle, opened fire on a group of workers at a construction site, local Police chief Muhammad Iqbal said. “Three of the workers died on the spot
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Unidentified gunmen on May 25 shot dead three Shia labourers in a drive-by shooting in Dera Ismail Khan, Daily Times reported. The assailants, riding a motorcycle, opened fire on a group of workers at a construction site, local Police chief Muhammad Iqbal said. “Three of the workers died on the spot and one was injured. The victims were all Shias,” he told AFP. The slain civilians were identified as Muhammad Nawaz, Jahangir and Mumtaz Hussain.
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May - 26 
A hand grenade attack on the house of a Shia family in Dera Ismail Khan killed a man and injured two others on May 26, Daily Times reported. According to Police, Zafar Abbas was at his house in Awanabad area with two other men when unidentified militants hurled a hand grenade at the house, killing A
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A hand grenade attack on the house of a Shia family in Dera Ismail Khan killed a man and injured two others on May 26, Daily Times reported. According to Police, Zafar Abbas was at his house in Awanabad area with two other men when unidentified militants hurled a hand grenade at the house, killing Abbas and injuring the other two men. However, AFP put the number of the injured at three. The blast destroyed parts of the house, while nearby houses were also damaged. No one has so far claimed responsibility for the attack, Police said.
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May - 27 
Another activist of the banned Sunni outfit Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) was shot dead in the Aziz Bhatti Police limits of Karachi within three days of the murder of another SSP activist, The News reported. The incident sparked tension in Gulshan Town, as armed men resorted to aerial firing, forced
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Another activist of the banned Sunni outfit Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) was shot dead in the Aziz Bhatti Police limits of Karachi within three days of the murder of another SSP activist, The News reported. The incident sparked tension in Gulshan Town, as armed men resorted to aerial firing, forced the shopkeepers to pull down shutters and also attacked Imambargahs (Shia places of worship) in the area. 38-year old Qari Amanullah was shot dead while his son Sufian was injured by two gunmen near a Tandur in Gulshan-e-Iqbal. According to Police, the deceased was a former Sipah-e-Sahaba unit in-charge.
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June - 16 
At least three persons were killed and four others sustained injuries in clashes between two groups in the Kurram Agency on June 16, Dawn reported. The clashes which erupted when the rivals belonging to Balishkhel and Khar villages started building bunkers, sparked sectarian tension. According to so
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At least three persons were killed and four others sustained injuries in clashes between two groups in the Kurram Agency on June 16, Dawn reported. The clashes which erupted when the rivals belonging to Balishkhel and Khar villages started building bunkers, sparked sectarian tension. According to sources, the clash followed an attack by Khar villagers near the Balishkhel checkpoint.
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June - 22 
Three Shias, including a union council chief, were killed late on June 22 in Quetta, the Balochistan capital, by unidentified men in a suspected sectarian incident, according to Daily Times. Unidentified armed men reportedly opened fire on Talib Agha, Union Council 47 chief in Quetta, when he was on
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Three Shias, including a union council chief, were killed late on June 22 in Quetta, the Balochistan capital, by unidentified men in a suspected sectarian incident, according to Daily Times. Unidentified armed men reportedly opened fire on Talib Agha, Union Council 47 chief in Quetta, when he was on his way home along with his driver and security guard. Witnesses said Agha had just closed his showroom and was driving back on Fatima Jinnah Road when the men fired at his car. He died on the spot, while his security guard Jawad Hussain died on the way to hospital. The driver, Hassan Ali, died at Quetta’s Civil Hospital. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
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July - 6 
Five persons, including a prayer leader and two brothers, were killed in separate incidents of sectarian violence in Dera Ismail Khan on July 6, according to Daily Times. A private TV channel reported that unidentified people shot dead a Shia rickshaw driver in Gali Bagh Wali. He was identified as B
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Five persons, including a prayer leader and two brothers, were killed in separate incidents of sectarian violence in Dera Ismail Khan on July 6, according to Daily Times. A private TV channel reported that unidentified people shot dead a Shia rickshaw driver in Gali Bagh Wali. He was identified as Bakht Wadha, a resident of Dinpur village.
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July - 6 
Two people, including a prayer leader, Amanullah, were killed when unidentified men opened fire on four people sitting at a shop near Wanda Mouchian Wala area. The channel also said traders shut down their businesses in the city following the incidents.
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Two people, including a prayer leader, Amanullah, were killed when unidentified men opened fire on four people sitting at a shop near Wanda Mouchian Wala area. The channel also said traders shut down their businesses in the city following the incidents.
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July - 6 
Two Shia brothers were killed when unidentified men on a motorbike fired at them. Police said the brothers, identified as Azmat Ali and Muhammad Ali, were at their shop on Grid Station Road.
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Two Shia brothers were killed when unidentified men on a motorbike fired at them. Police said the brothers, identified as Azmat Ali and Muhammad Ali, were at their shop on Grid Station Road.
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July - 23 
The principal of a school was shot dead in a suspected sectarian incident in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on July 23, according to Dawn. Police said Haji Mohammad Mohsin, principal of the Government High School in Sariab Mills, was going to school when armed men riding a motorcycle opened fire on
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The principal of a school was shot dead in a suspected sectarian incident in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on July 23, according to Dawn. Police said Haji Mohammad Mohsin, principal of the Government High School in Sariab Mills, was going to school when armed men riding a motorcycle opened fire on him, killing him on the spot. “It is a target killing,” a Police officer said, adding that raids were being carried out in various areas to arrest the killers.
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July - 24 
Unidentified assailants shot dead a Professor of the Government Degree College on the Sariab Road in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on July 24, according to The News. Police officials said motorcycle borne gunmen opened fire on Haji Ghulam Sarwar, a Chemistry professor, when he was entering his hou
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Unidentified assailants shot dead a Professor of the Government Degree College on the Sariab Road in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on July 24, according to The News. Police officials said motorcycle borne gunmen opened fire on Haji Ghulam Sarwar, a Chemistry professor, when he was entering his house near the Tariq Hospital on Sariab Road. He sustained multiple bullet injuries and died on the spot. Haji Ghulam Sarwar is the sixth academician to be a victim of target killings in Balochistan during the last couple of months.
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July - 29 
In a suspected sectarian incident, a Policeman was killed and four persons, including a Shia lawyer, were injured when a remote-controlled bomb exploded in the parking lot of a court in Dera Ismail Khan (DIK) on July 29, Daily Times reported. DIK Cantonment Police Station official Arif Khan said the
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In a suspected sectarian incident, a Policeman was killed and four persons, including a Shia lawyer, were injured when a remote-controlled bomb exploded in the parking lot of a court in Dera Ismail Khan (DIK) on July 29, Daily Times reported. DIK Cantonment Police Station official Arif Khan said the bomb exploded as former District Bar Association president Mastan Ali Zaidi was parking his car in the District courts parking area. According to police, Mastan’s bodyguard Asad Abbas, who was a Police constable, was killed while Mastan, his clerk Iqbal and two pedestrians were injured.
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August - 2 
Paramilitary troops were on August 2, 2009 deployed in the Azafi Abadi village, also known as Koriaan, in the Punjab province where 10 people were killed in violence between Muslims and Christians over the alleged desecration of the Koran, The Hindu reported. Pakistan Rangers personnel took up posit
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Paramilitary troops were on August 2, 2009 deployed in the Azafi Abadi village, also known as Koriaan, in the Punjab province where 10 people were killed in violence between Muslims and Christians over the alleged desecration of the Koran, The Hindu reported. Pakistan Rangers personnel took up positions in and around Azafi Abadi, a day after it witnessed communal clashes. Persons from the two communities reportedly exchanged fire and over 80 homes of Christians were set ablaze by mobs. However, despite deployment of the Pakistan Rangers, the situation in the area remained tense throughout the day as some Christians refused to bury their dead until Police registered a complaint against those responsible for the killings and arson. “We have arrested a number of suspects and exemplary punishment will be given to those involved in heinous crimes. This is a crime against humanity,” Rana Sanaullah, Law Minister of Punjab, told reporters. He said some outlawed religious groups were involved in the violence but did not name them.
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August - 17 
A man and his two sons were shot dead by unidentified armed men on Sirki Road. Police said the owner of a welding shop, Sher Ahmed, was on his way home along with his two sons - Shabir Ahmed and Jalil Ahmed - when they were attacked. Police said some unidentified armed men opened indiscriminate firi
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A man and his two sons were shot dead by unidentified armed men on Sirki Road. Police said the owner of a welding shop, Sher Ahmed, was on his way home along with his two sons - Shabir Ahmed and Jalil Ahmed - when they were attacked. Police said some unidentified armed men opened indiscriminate firing with automatic weapons on them. While Jalil Ahmed died at the incident site, Sher Ahmed and Shabir Ahmed succumbed to their injuries in the Bolan Medical Complex Hospital.
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August - 17 
Khairpur District Police Officer (DPO) Pir Muhammad Shaikh termed Hyderi’s killing a result of personal enmity. The DPO said the murder took place over the possession of a piece of land and had nothing to do with sectarianism. He said the attacker had just been released from a jail in Karachi. He sa
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Khairpur District Police Officer (DPO) Pir Muhammad Shaikh termed Hyderi’s killing a result of personal enmity. The DPO said the murder took place over the possession of a piece of land and had nothing to do with sectarianism. He said the attacker had just been released from a jail in Karachi. He said Aashiq Jagirani’s brother, Qalandar Bakhsh, had murdered Allama Hyderi’s father, Haji Waris Khan Janwari, over the same issue and had been in jail. The DPO said six people sustained injuries in the shoot-out. However, the murder reportedly bore all indications of a sectarian killing, with the head of the local police saying “it was a targeted attack on Allama Hyderi”.
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August - 17 
The SSP leader’s murder triggered violence in major towns of Sindh. There were reports of aerial firing and armed SSP activists forced shopkeepers to close their shops. The Army and the Rangers were called out to assist the Police in maintaining the law and order. The protesters removed the main rai
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The SSP leader’s murder triggered violence in major towns of Sindh. There were reports of aerial firing and armed SSP activists forced shopkeepers to close their shops. The Army and the Rangers were called out to assist the Police in maintaining the law and order. The protesters removed the main railway tracks, suspending train link to the upcountry. There were reports that the house of the suspected killer had been torched by the people in Luqman town. Two persons were killed and another sustained injuries in firing by paramilitary forces that tried to stop an angry mob from removing railway tracks.
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October - 12 
According to Daily Times, unidentified armed men killed the Balochistan Chief Mines Inspector on Sariab Road in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on October 12. Ashraf Ali was a member of the Shia Hazara community. The suspected sectarian killing of the Hazara official occurred in the wake of a statem
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According to Daily Times, unidentified armed men killed the Balochistan Chief Mines Inspector on Sariab Road in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on October 12. Ashraf Ali was a member of the Shia Hazara community. The suspected sectarian killing of the Hazara official occurred in the wake of a statement by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan that regretted target killings of Hazara. Quoting the Hazara community, the statement said 270 members of the community had been killed since 2004.
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November - 12 
Police in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on November 12 claimed the arrest of a top Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) terrorist wanted in 16 cases and for the murder of 28 members of the Shia-Hazara community in target killings in the provincial capital, Daily Times reported. Deputy Inspector General of Poli
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Police in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on November 12 claimed the arrest of a top Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) terrorist wanted in 16 cases and for the murder of 28 members of the Shia-Hazara community in target killings in the provincial capital, Daily Times reported. Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG, Operations), Shahid Nizam Durrani, said Police had arrested Hafiz Muhammad Usman Muhammad Shahi alias Abbas, considered one of the masterminds of 28 sectarian killings. He said Abbas had also revealed important details of recent sectarian killings, in addition to providing information on his accomplices in target killings. “Abbas also provided information that helped us find a Kalashnikov used in sectarian killings,” the DIG said. The militant has also reportedly confessed to being involved in the murder of Hussain Ali Yousafi – chairman of the Hazara Democratic Party, who was shot dead in Quetta on January 26, 2009. “Following the information provided by Abbas about his colleagues, police are planning more raids in Bolan, Mach and Naseerabad districts with the hope to bust the gang involved in sectarian killings in Quetta and other parts of Balochistan. A team of senior police officers is investigating the matter,” said the DIG.
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November - 19 
A Shia cleric was shot dead on November 19 in the Orangi Town area of Karachi, within the jurisdiction of Tori Bungash Police Station, Daily Times reported. Police claimed it was an incident of target killing. Ghulam Muhammad Waezi, a cleric of the Imambargah Safina-e-Ahlebait hailing from Baltistan
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A Shia cleric was shot dead on November 19 in the Orangi Town area of Karachi, within the jurisdiction of Tori Bungash Police Station, Daily Times reported. Police claimed it was an incident of target killing. Ghulam Muhammad Waezi, a cleric of the Imambargah Safina-e-Ahlebait hailing from Baltistan, which is located in the Raees Ambrohi Colony, was shot dead by unidentified motorcycle borne assailants at Riaz Chowk in Orangi Town. The assailants managed to escape from the incident site.
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November - 20 
In a suspected sectarian incident, the general secretary of the banned Sunni outfit Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) Karachi chapter, Engineer Ilyas Zubair, was shot dead and provincial information secretary, Qari Shafiqur Rehman Alvi, wounded on November 20-night at Teen Hatti under the Jamshed Quarte
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In a suspected sectarian incident, the general secretary of the banned Sunni outfit Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) Karachi chapter, Engineer Ilyas Zubair, was shot dead and provincial information secretary, Qari Shafiqur Rehman Alvi, wounded on November 20-night at Teen Hatti under the Jamshed Quarters Police Station jurisdiction in Karachi. The two men were going to a mosque near Teen Hatti shrine, when unidentified men on a motorcycle opened indiscriminate fire at them, Daily Times reported.
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