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Shias killed in Pakistan since 2001

 

Incidents
Killed
Injured

2001

0
0
0

2002

4
6
0

2003

4
24
17

2004

8
129
466+

2005

10
86
223

2006

9
60
61

2007

28
258+
195+

2008

23
150
371+

2009

17
183
455

2010

34
245
693

2011

24
136
199

2012

115
399
439

2013

81
504
965
2014
45
116
116
2015
38
251
316
2016
16
25
19
2017
10
114
308
2018
5
7
4

Total*

471
2693
4847
*Data till June 17, 2018
+The exact number is not specified

2002

S.N.

Date

Place / District

Incidents

killed
Injured
1

June 17

Multan / Punjab

Three Shia worshippers killed in suspected sectarian attack outside a mosque in Multan.

3
0
2
June 27

Multan / Punjab

Shia activist killed in sectarian attack in Multan.

1
0
3
June 28

Multan / Punjab

A senior official of the proscribed Shia group Tehreek-e-Jaferia Pakistan (TJP) killed in Multan in suspected sectarian attack.

1
0
4
November 1

Upper Mall / Lahore / Punjab

A Shia doctor is killed by unidentified assailant in the Upper Mall locality, Lahore.

1
0
Total
6
0

2003

S.N.

Date

Place / District

Incidents

killed
Injured
1

February 22

Imam Bargha Mehdi / Karachi / Sindh

LeJ militants entered the Shiite mosque, Imam Bargha Mehdi, in Karachi and killed nine worshippers and injured at least nine others.

9
9
2
June 8

Sariab Road / Quetta / Balochistan

13 trainee Police personnel belonging to the local Hazara community of the Shia sect are killed and eight others injured at Sariab Road in Quetta.

13
8
3
June 12

Nazimabad / Karachi / Sindh

A retired civil engineer from the Shia community is killed in the Nazimabad area of Karachi.

1
0
4
September 4

People's Colony / Lahore / Punjab

In a suspected sectarian incident, two unidentified assailants kill Javed Hussain Dogar, a Shia religious leader, at the People's Colony area in Lahore.

1
0
Total
24
17

2004

S.N.

Date

Place / District

Incidents

killed
Injured
1

March 2

Liaquat Bazaar / Quetta / Balochistan

At least 47 persons are killed and more than 150 wounded when a procession of the Shia sect is attacked by rival Sunni extremists at Liaquat Bazaar in Quetta, capital of Balochistan.

47
150
2
May 7

Hyderi Mosque / Sindh Madrasa-tul-Islam / Mithadar / Karachi / Sindh

At least 15 Shia worshippers and a suspected suicide bomber are killed and over 200 persons sustain injuries when a powerful bomb exploded at Hyderi Mosque, situated within the premises of the seminary Sindh Madrasa-tul-Islam, in the Mithadar area of Karachi.

15
200
3
May 31

MA Jinnah Road / Karachi / Sindh

At least 24 worshippers are killed and 34 others sustain injuries when a high-intensity bomb explodes during the evening prayers at a Shia mosque situated on the MA Jinnah Road in Karachi.

24
34
4
June 3

Gilgit city / Gilgit-Baltistan / PoK

One person is killed and several others sustain injuries when Shia protestors clashed with troops in the Gilgit city during a curfew that was imposed in the city's municipal limits.

1
NS
5
June 6

Gilgit city / Gilgit-Baltistan / PoK

Three persons are killed in the Gilgit city of Northern Areas when troops opened fire on a vehicle violating a round-the-clock curfew imposed on June 3 due to sectarian unrest amid agitation by the Shia community demanding changes to Islamic textbooks.

3
0
6
September 21

Ratta Kalachi / Dera Ismail Khan / Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Unidentified attackers kill three members of a Shia family and wounded another at village Ratta Kalachi in Dera Ismail Khan.

3
1
7
October 1

Sialkot / Punjab

At least 31 people are killed and 75 others sustain injuries in a suspected suicide bombing at a Shia mosque at Sialkot in the Punjab province during the Friday prayers.

31
75
8
October 10

Mochi Gate / Lahore / Punjab

Five people killed and six others injured as a suicide bomber blows himself up at a Shia mosque in the Mochi Gate area of Lahore.

5
6
Total
129
466

2005

S.N.

Date

Place / District

Incidents

killed
Injured
1
January 13

Gilgit city / Gilgit-Baltistan / PoK

A prominent Shia scholar, Syed Agha Ziauddin Rizvi, who was wounded during the sectarian clashes on January 8 at Gilgit in the Northern Areas of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), succumbs to his injuries at a hospital in Rawalpindi.

1
0
2
February 25

Gilgit city / Gilgit-Baltistan / PoK

A Shia man is killed and two Sunnis are wounded when the two rival groups clashed at Gilgit in the Northern Areas of PoK.

1
2
3
March 10

Gilgit city / Gilgit-Baltistan / PoK

One Shia person is reported to have died during sectarian violence between Shia and Sunni groups at Gilgit. 

1
0
4
March 19

Fatehpur / Jhal Magsi / Balochistan

At least 50 people are killed and over 100 others sustain injuries during a bomb explosion at a crowded gathering near the shrine of a Shia saint at Fatehpur village in the Jhal Magsi district of Balochistan.

50
100
5
April 1

Model Colony / Lahore / Punjab

Allama Ghulam Hussain Najafi, Vice Principal of a leading Shia seminary Jamia-ul-Muntazir, is shot dead, while his daughter and a teenage student sustain injuries, during a terrorist attack in the Model Colony area of Lahore.

1
2
6
May 27

Diplomatic enclave / Islamabad

At least 25 people, including a suspected suicide bomber, are killed and approximately 100 others sustain injuries during a powerful explosion at the Bari Imam shrine of the Shia sect located in vicinity of the diplomatic enclave in capital Islamabad.

25
100
7
May 30

Gulshan-e-Iqbal / Karachi / Sindh

Six people, including two of the three assailants, among them a suicide bomber, are killed and 19 persons sustain injuries during an explosion in the courtyard of a Shia mosque at Gulshan-e-Iqbal in Karachi.

4
19
8
September 14

Quetta / Balochistan

Unidentified assailants shot dead a Shia man, Ejazul Hasan, in Quetta, capital of Balochistan.

1
0
9
October 26

Quetta / Balochistan

A Shia teacher, Murid Abbas, is killed on his way to school in Quetta.

1
0
10
December 2 

Dera Murad Jamali / Balochistan

Gunmen on a motorcycle shot dead a Shia cleric, Allama Badar-ud-Din, as he left his home to go to a mosque in Dera Murad Jamali of Balochistan.

1
0
Total
86
223

2006

S.N.

Date

Place / District

Incidents

killed
Injured
1
February 9

Hangu / Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

At least 31 people are killed and 50 others wounded in a suspected suicide attack on a Muharram procession of Shia Muslims in the Hangu town of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

31
50
2
April 6

Karachi / Sindh

Allama Hasan Turabi, a leader of the Shia Ulema Council and the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal, escaped unhurt while four people, including his son and a guard, suffered injuries in a bomb blast in Karachi. 

0
4
3
April 18

Faisalabad  / Punjab

A prominent Shia cleric, identified as Fazal Hussain Alvi, and his driver are shot dead at Faisalabad in the Punjab.

2
0
4
July 14

Abbas / Karachi / Sindh

A suicide bomber kills a high profile Shia scholar and political leader, Allama Hasan Turabi along with his nephew near his residence in Abbas town in the Sindh province. Three policemen are wounded in the attack.

2
0
5
September 21

Muslim Bazaar / Sargodha / Punjab

The former district president of the outlawed Shia group Tehreek-e-Jaferia Pakistan (TJP), Syed Bashir Hussain Bukhari, is shot dead by two assailants in the Muslim Bazaar of Sargodha in Punjab

1
0
6
October 2 

Orakzai Agency / FATA

Two persons are killed while seven others sustain injuries in a sectarian clash between the Ahl-e-Sunnat and Shia sects over a controversial shrine in the Orakzai Agency of FATA.

2
7
7
October 6

Kalay / Orakzai Agency / FATA

At least 20 people were killed in continued exchange of mortar fire between Shias and Sunnis fighting that erupted on October 2 over control of the Mian Anwar shrine in the Kalay area of Lower Orakzai Agency in FATA.

20
0
8
October 7

Tank / Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Unidentified gunmen shot and killed a Shia tribal elder, identified as Syed Mqbool Shah, in the town of Tank in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

1
0
9
October 22

Bahawalpur / Punjab

A Shia cleric, identified as Syed Asif Ali Shah, is shot dead by unidentified armed assailants in a suspected sectarian killing at Bahawalpur in the Punjab province.

1
0
Total
60
61

2007

S.N.

Date

Place / District

Incidents

killed
Injured
1
January 4

Kotwali PS / Peshawar / Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Unidentified gunmen shot dead a Shia leader, Syed Ali Imam Jaffari, in the Kotwali police precincts of Peshawar. He was the President of the local unit of the Shia outfit TNFJ and caretaker of Imam Bargah Ali Imam in Kotwali.

1
0
2
January 30

Hangu / Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Two people died in Hangu town of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa where a pre-dawn rocket attack on a Shiite Muslim procession sparked a burst of sectarian violence.

2
0
3
January 31

Hangu / Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Two people were killed in a shooting incident at an unauthorised procession of Muharram in the under-curfew town of Hangu in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

2
0
4
February 14

Dera Ismail Khan / Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

In a suspected sectarian incident, two unidentified gunmen killed Shia leader Jawad Hussain in the Dera Ismail Khan city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Hussain was a local leader of the Shia group TNFJ.

1
0
5
March 9

Dera Ismail Khan / Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Two gunmen on a motorcycle killed a Shia businessman, Anwar Ali Shah at Dera Ismail Khan city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

1
0
6
March 10

Dera Ismail Khan / Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Unidentified assailants shot dead a retired Shia soldier in Dera Ismail Khan of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and a government employee from the community in the same region.

2
0
7
March 12

Dera Ismail Khan / Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Suspected Sunni militants shot dead a Shia man, identified as Syed Arshad Abbas, in Dera Ismail Khan of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

1
0
8
March 13

Dera Ismail Khan / Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Gunmen shot dead one Niaz Ahmed, a teacher from the minority Shia community, by unknown assailants on a motorcycle when he was going to school in Dera Ismail Khan of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. 

1
0
9
April 6

Kurram Agency / FATA

Three people were killed and 13 injured when Shias were attacked in an Imambargah in Kurram Agency of FATA. Trouble erupted when Shias staged a demonstration outside their mosque against local Sunnis who allegedly chanted anti-Shia slogans during a religious rally.

3
13
10
April 7

Parachinar / Kurram Agency / FATA

At least 40 persons were killed and an unspecified number of them wounded at Parachinar and other parts of the Kurram tribal agency in the FATA on the second day of sectarian clashes.

20+
NS
11
April 8

Kurram Agency / FATA

16 more persons were killed in the Kurram Agency of FATA as sectarian clashes spread to most parts of the tribal region bordering Afghanistan. Nine Shias and seven Sunnis were reportedly killed in different villages of the Kurram Agency.

9
0
12-13
April 10-11

Kurram Agency / FATA

At least 45 more people were killed during sectarian clashes in the Kurram Agency of FATA as Shia and Sunni combatants continued to attack each other’s villages with heavy weapons despite warnings of military action by the government against those refusing to stop fighting.

25+
NS
14
April 25

Dera Ismail Khan / Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Unidentified militants shot dead three people in a targeted sectarian attack in the Dera Ismail Khan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The assailants fired from a Kalashnikov rifle on a vehicle in which two brothers from a prominent Shia family, Najaf Ali Shah and Syed Ali Shah, and their Sunni employee were travelling.

2
0
15
May 5

Dera Ismail Khan / Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Two unidentified gunmen killed a Shia man, identified as Imdad Hussain, at Dera Ismail Khan in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, days after a weeklong curfew was lifted.

1
0
16
May 6

Chaubara / Multan / Punjab

Unidentified gunmen shot dead two Shia clerics in a suspected sectarian attack at Chaubara town near Multan in the Punjab.

2
0
17
November 16

Parachinar / Kurram Agency / FATA

At least 20 persons, including two doctors, were killed and over 50 others were injured during a sectarian clash at Parachinar, the headquarters of Kurram Agency, in FATA.

10+
50
18
November 18

Parachinar / Kurram Agency / FATA

Security forces used Cobra helicopters in an attempt to end the sectarian violence in which at least 86 persons were killed and an unspecified number of them injured in Parachinar, the headquarters of Kurram Agency, in FATA.

45+
NS
19
November 19

Parachinar / Kurram Agency / FATA

28 people were killed and 27 others injured on the fourth day of sectarian clashes in the Kurram Agency of FATA.

28
27
20
November 19

Darra Adamkhel / Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

In what appears to be a revenge action for sectarian killings at Parachinar in the FATA, the Taliban beheaded three truck drivers near Darra Adamkhel in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

3
0
21
November 20

Kurram Agency / FATA

Six persons died as sectarian clashes continued in the Kurram Agency of the FATA.

6
0
22
November 22

Kurram Agency / FATA

Two more persons were killed in sectarian clashes in the Kurram Agency of the FATA, as the jirga (council) from Orakzai and Hangu succeeded in brokering a cease-fire in Sadda and Balishkhel.

2
0
23
November 23

Kurram Agency / FATA

Three more people were killed as sectarian violence continued in the Pewar, Teri Mangal, Qunj Alizai and Maqbal areas of Upper and Mengak and Tangi of Lower Kurram.

3
0
24
November 24

Parachinar / Kurram Agency / FATA

At least 50 people were killed in renewed sectarian violence in Parachinar in the FATA.

30+
NS
25
December 24

Parachinar / Kurram Agency / FATA

Three persons were killed and 20 others injured in sectarian clashes at Parachinar in the Kurram Agency of the FATA.

3
20
26
December 25

Kurram Agency / FATA

At least 31 persons have died and more than 50 wounded so far in the continuing sectarian violence in the Kurram Agency.

20+
30+
27
December 26

Kurram Agency / FATA

32 persons, including five children, a woman and two Frontier Constabulary personnel, were killed and scores of others injured in continued sectarian violence in Kurram Agency on the fourth consecutive day.

20+
30+
28
December 27

Kurram Agency / FATA

27 people were killed and 42 others sustained injuries in fresh sectarian clashes between rival groups in the Kurram Agency of FATA.

15+
25+
Total
258
195

2008

S.N.

Date

Place / District

Incidents

killed
Injured
1
January 1

Kurram Agency / FATA

Two people were killed and five injured on the 11th consecutive day of sectarian clashes in the Kurram Agency of FATA.

2
5
2
January 4

Jalmai and Meangak areas / Kurram Agency / FATA

Three persons were killed as sectarian violence continued in the Kurram Agency of FATA. The clashes were reported from Jalmai and Meangak areas of Lower Kurram.

3
0
3
January 17

Peshawar / Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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.

12
25
4
February 26

Khan Raziq Shaheed / Peshawar / Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

A Shia leader, Haji Ghulab Hussain, shot dead by unidentified assailants when he was going to his shop at around 9:15am (PST) in the jurisdiction of Khan Raziq Shaheed Police Station in Peshawar.

1
0
5
March 21

Hangu / Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Four persons were killed and 28 others injured after clashes erupted between Shia and Sunni Muslims during a Nauroz procession in the Hangu District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

2
25+
6
April 6

Kurram Agency / FATA

Sectarian violence broke out between Shia and Sunni sects in three villages of Kurram Agency in the FATA after a bomb exploded at Khurmana Pul, killing three people and injuring 22 others.

3
22
7
April 12

Kurram Agency / FATA

Eight people were killed and 10 others injured in fresh violence between rival groups of the Kurram Agency.

8
10
8
April 14

Parachinar / Kurram Agency / FATA

In the ongoing sectarian violence, seven more persons were killed and 16 others sustained injuries in Parachinar, the headquarters of Kurram Agency

7
16
9
May 10

Dera Ismail Khan / Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Unidentified assailants shot dead three Shia community members in the Dera Ismail Khan area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in an incident of suspected sectarian violence.

3
0
10
May 26

Dera Ismail Khan / Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Six persons were killed and five others sustained injuries in incidents of sectarian violence at Dera Ismail Khan. Witnesses said four people from the Shia community were killed when they were attacked while going to a court.

6
5
11
June 16

Dera Ismail Khan / Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

A bomb exploded inside a Shia mosque killing at least four people and injuring two others in the Dera Ismail Khan of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

4
2
12
June 23

Kurram Agency / FATA

Gunmen shot dead eight members from a Shia tribe in the Kurram Agency in the FATA.

8
0
13
July 10

Kharadar / Karachi

A trustee of the Hussainian Iranian Imambargah in Kharadar in Karachi was shot dead. 25-year old Agha Mansoor Ahmed was attacked while he was sitting with some friends at his restaurant on the MA Jinnah Road.

1
0
14
July 13

Kotly Imam Hussain / Dera Ismail Khan / Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Four persons were injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up soon after the concluding session of the Shuhada-e-Islam Conference of the Shias held in Kotly Imam Hussain area of Dera Ismail Khan in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

4
0
15
October 6

Bhakkar / Islamabad / Punjab

A suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowd of people at the house of Rashid Akbar Niwani, a Shia Member of National Assembly from the PML-N, in Bhakkar, 260-km southwest of Islamabad in Punjab, killing 25 people and wounding 60 others, including Niwani.

25
60
16-17
September 22

Quetta / Balochistan

Three Hazara tribesmen were shot dead at two places in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan.

3
0
18
November 20

Dera Ismail Khan / Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

10 persons were killed and approximately 40 others were wounded in the blast at the funeral procession of a slain Shia cleric in Dera Ismail of Khan Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

10
40
19-20
November 25

Hangu / Kohat / Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Eight persons, including six Shias and two Sunnis, were killed and several injured in separate acts aimed at fanning sectarian violence in the Hangu and Kohat Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

6
10+
21
December 5

Qisakhwani Bazaar / Peshawar / Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

A car bomb explosion outside an Imambargah (congregation hall for Shia rituals) near the Qisakhwani Bazaar in Peshawar, capital of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, killed at least 34 persons and injured more than 150.

34
150
22
December 18

Hangu / Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Four persons, including a Security Force official, were killed and another injured in separate incidents of suspected sectarian violence in the Hangu District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

3
1
23
December 26

Gilgit city / Gilgit-Baltistan / PoK

Unidentified gunmen shot dead five persons, including a senior Government official, in the vicinity of Gilgit town. Abdul Wahid, the Director of Agriculture Department, one of his associates, his wife and a child and his driver were killed in the ambush after more than one of the assailants opened indiscriminate firing on his vehicle.

5
0
Total
150
371

2009

S.N.

Date

Place / District

Incidents

killed
Injured
1
January 9

Hangu / Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Four people are reported to have died and dozens of others injured after sectarian clashes erupted in the Hangu town and its surrounding areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

4
12
2
January 10

Hangu / Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

At least 17 people were killed and 30 others injured in the ongoing sectarian clashes in Hangu in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

17
30
3
January 14

Sariab Road / Quetta / Balochistan

Unidentified assailants killed four Policemen, including a DSP, in a shootout in Quetta, capital of Balochistan. 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.

3
0
4
February 5

Dera Ghazi Khan / Punjab

32 persons were killed and 48 others wounded when a suspected suicide bomber blew himself amidst a crowd of Shia worshippers outside a mosque in Dera Ghazi Khan in Punjab.

32
48
5
February 20

Shubra Square / Dera Ismail Khan / Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

32 persons were killed and 145 others injured when a suicide bomber exploded himself in the Shia funeral procession of a slain employee of the Tehsil Municipal Administration near the Shubra Square in Dera Ismail Khan.

32
145
6
February 24

Quetta / Balochistan

A Shia trader and three of his sons were shot dead in an apparent sectarian attack in Quetta, capital of Balochistan.

4
0
7
March 3

Quetta / Balochistan

Five Shias were killed when unidentified assailants attacked members of a family in the eastern bypass of Quetta, capital of Balochistan.

5
0
8
March 9

Kirani road Quetta / Balochistan

Unidentified men on a motorbike killed two Shias in an apparent sectarian attack in Quetta. The victims were shot in their car on Kirani road, on the outskirts of the Balochistan capital.

2
0
9
April 05

Chakwal / Punjab

A suicide bomber blew himself up at the entrance of an Imambargah (Shia place of worship) at Chakwal in Punjab province, killing 24 people, including three children, and injuring 140 others, at a religious gathering.

24
140
10
May 25

Dera Ismail Khan / Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Unidentified gunmen shot dead three Shia labourers in a drive-by shooting in Dera Ismail Khan of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

3
0
11
June 16

Kurram Agency / FATA

At least three persons were killed and four others sustained injuries in clashes between two groups in the Kurram Agency. The clashes which erupted when the rivals belonging to Balishkhel and Khar villages started building bunkers, sparked sectarian tension.

3
4
12
June 22

Quetta / Balochistan

Three Shias, including a union council chief, were killed in Quetta, the Balochistan capital, by unidentified men in a suspected sectarian incident.

3
0
13
July 1

Kurram Agency / FATA

14 persons were killed and 26 others injured in a sectarian clashes between rival groups in Kurram Agency of FATA.

14
26
14
July 6

Dera Ismail Khan / Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Five persons, including a prayer leader and two brothers, were killed in separate incidents of sectarian violence in Dera Ismail Khan of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

5
0
15
September 18

Kacha Pakka / Kohat / Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

30 people were killed and more than 50 injured in a suicide attack in Kohat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The blast took place in Kacha Pakka area, 17 kilometres from Kohat city. Shopkeepers said most of the victims were Shias and coalminers waiting for buses. "It appears the attack was carried out to target Shias," they said.

30
50
16
November 12

Gulbarg / Peshawar / Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Syed Abul Hassan Jaffry, media manager of the Iranian consulate in Peshawar, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa capital, was shot dead near his home in Gulbarg.

1
0
17
December 7

Brigade PS / Karachi / Sindh

The leader of Pasban-e-Aza, a Shia organization was shot dead by unidentified militants in a suspected sectarian attack in the remit of the Brigade Police Station of Karachi.

1
0
Total
183
455

2010

S.N.

Date

Place / District

Incidents

killed
Injured
1
January 29

Quetta / Balochistan

Unidentified assailants opened fire on pilgrims, killing three Shias and injuring seven others, in a sectarian attack in Quetta in Balochistan.

3
7
2
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 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

1
1
3
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.

1
NS
4
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.

7
44
5
March 5

Tull / Hangu / Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

12
33
6
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.

13
35
7
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.

44
70
8
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.

1
0
9
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.

1
0
10
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.

2
15
11
May 28

Islam Chowk / Orangi Town / 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.

1
NS
12
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.

4
0
13
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.

2
0
14
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.

1
0
15
June 3

Railway Colony / Karachi / Sindh

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

1
0
16
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.

1
0
17
June 28

Karachi / Sindh

Five persons, including two members each from the Shia and Barelvi sects, were shot dead in different areas of the Karachi City in the ongoing spree of target killings.

1
0
18
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.

1
0
19
July 6

Orangi Town / Quetta / Balochistan

Two unidentified assailants riding a motorcycle shot dead a member of the Shia community Fayyaz Hussain Naqvi (24) in Orangi Town of Karachi in Sindh.

1
0
20
July 16

Char Khel / Kurram Agency / FATA

At least 16 Shia 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.

18
2
21
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.

3
20
22
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.

1
0
23
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.

1
1
24
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.

43
230
25
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).

0
7
26
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.

2
8
27
September 3

Mezan Chowk / Quetta / Balochistan

At least 67 persons were killed while over 190 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.

67
190
28
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.

1
0
29
September 27

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.

1
0
30
October 28

Quetta / Balochistan

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

4
0
31
November 29

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.

1
0
32
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.

3
1
33
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
34
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.

1
4
Total
245
693

2011

S.N.

Date

Place / District

Incidents

killed
Injured
1
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.

1
0
2
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.

10
85
3
March 13

Mamo Khwar / Hangu / KP

In a suspected sectarian attack, 11 passengers, including 9 Shias, were killed and another six injured when unidentified militants intercepted a passenger coach in Mamo Khwar area of Hangu District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

11
6
4
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.

13
8
5
May 06

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.

8
15
6
May 18

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.

7
6
7
May 25

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.

4
18
8
May 29

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.

2
3
9
June 2

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.

1
0
10
June 22

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.

3
9
11
July 10

Qambrani Road / Quetta / Balochistan

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

3
0
12
July 29

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.

7
0
13
August 31

Quetta / Balochistan

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

12
22
14
September 20

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.

26
0
15
September 20

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.

3
0
16
September 23

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.

3
3
17
October 4

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.

14
5
18
November 25

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.

1
0
19
November 27

Numaish Chowrangi / Karachi

Two Shia 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.

2
11
20
November 27

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.

1
0
21
December 3

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.

1
0
22
December 21

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.

1
7
23
December 27

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.

1
0
24
December 31

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.

1
1
Total
136
199

2012

S.N.

Date

Place / District

Incidents

killed
Injured
1
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.

1
0
2
January 7

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.

1
0
3
January 15

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.

21
27
4
January 25

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.

3
0
5
January 25

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.

3
0
6
January 28

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.

1
0
7
January 30

Ancholi / Karachi / Sindh

A Shia man, identified as Syed Taseer Abbas Zaidi (24), was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Ancholi area of Karachi.

1
0
8
January 31

Mughal Hazara Goth / Karachi / Sindh

Naeem Abbas (25) was standing in Mughal Hazara Goth of Karachi when unidentified militants opened fire on him, injuring him seriously. Police said that the victim belonged to the Shia community.

1
0
9
February 17

Kurmi bazaar / Parachinar / Kurram Agency / FATA

At least 40 Shias were reportedly killed while 24 others injured, after a suicide bomber detonated his explosives just near the targeted mosque in the Kurmi bazaar of Parachinar, the main town of Kurram Agency in FATA.

41
24
10
February 28

Harban Nullah / Kohistan / KP

Armed militants dressed in military uniforms killed at least 18 Shias, all men, from Gilgit-Baltistan, on the Karakoram Highway in Kohistan District while they were returning in a convoy from a pilgrimage in Iran.

18
0
11
March 12

Sadda / Kurram Agency / FATA

Two people were killed and 20 others injured when a bomb ripped through a bus near Sadda town in Kurram Agency. One official requesting anonymity said the victims were from the Shia community.

2
20
12
March 19

Shahu Square / Mohallah Sangerh / Hangu / KP

Unidentified motorcycle borne assailants shot dead one Zakir Ali, chief of Shia Peace Committee, at Shahu Square in Mohallah Sangerh of Hangu District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

1
0
13
March 24

Malir City / Karachi / Sindh

Former President of Malir Bar Association Salahuddin Jaffery (64), and his son, identified as Ali Raza Jaffery (35), were shot dead in the fresh spate of sectarian target killing within the jurisdiction of Malir City Police Station in Karachi.

2
0
14
March 28

Dasht / Mastung / Balochistan

Two people, identified as Jawad Ahmed and Khadem Hussain, belonging to the Hazara community, were injured when the car they were riding was attacked by unidentified assailants in a suspected incidents of sectarian violence near Dasht area in Mastung District.

0
2
15
March 29

Spiny Road / Quetta / Balochistan

At least five Hazara-Shias were killed and seven others injured when unidentified militants opened fire on their car on Spiny Road in Quetta in a suspected sectarian attack.

5
7
16
April 3

Mecongi Road / Quetta / Balochistan

Two persons, Akbar Ali and Ali Raza, were shot dead by unidentified assailants in an incident of sectarian violence on Mecongi Road of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan.

2
0
17
April 9

Prince Road / Quetta / Balochistan

Six Shia persons belonging to the Hazara community were killed and three others were injured when armed militants opened fire at a cobblers shop on Prince Road in Quetta.

6
3
18
April 12

Archer Road / Quetta / Balochistan

Armed assailants attacked another shop on Archer Road of Quetta, killing two people belonging to the Hazara community, Nor Ali and Nor Ahmed on the spot.

2
0
19
April 13

Sattar Road / Quetta / Balochistan

Targeted killings in Quetta continued as another member of the Hazara community, identified as Mohammad Ali Hazara, was shot dead by unidentified armed militants while he was sitting outside a shop on Abdul Sattar Road after Friday prayers.

1
0
20
April 14

Killi Ibrahim Zai / Quetta / Balochistan

Unidentified assailants opened fire on a taxi, killing six Shia persons of Hazara community on Brewery Road in Killi Ibrahim Zai area of Quetta. Later, they shot and killed another two Shias in a rickshaw in the same area.

8
0
21
April 15

Quivery Road / Quetta / Balochistan

Unidentified armed militants opened fire on a tyre shop on Quivery Road in Quetta killing one Hazara, identified as Salam Ali.

1
0
22
April 21

Brewery Road / Quetta / Balochistan

Two Shia Hazaras, Baban Ali and Hussain Ali, were killed on Brewery Road of Quetta in Balochistan in a spate of sectarian killing.

2
0
23
April 22

McCongy Road / Quetta / Balochistan

A man, identified as Sajjad Ali, belonging to the Hazara community was shot at and injured on McCongy Road in Quetta in a sectarian attack.

0
1
24
May 6

Arawali Sakhi Ahmed Shah / Kurram Agency / FATA

Nine Shias, including four women, sustained injuries when unidentified militants ambushed a passenger van at Arawali Sakhi Ahmed Shah village in Lower Kurram Agency.

0
9
25
May 6

Dasht / Mastung / Balochistan

Unidentified armed militants shot dead a Hazara man, identified as Muhammad Ali, in Dasht area of Mastung District.

1
0
26
May 8

Chamcha Hotel / Orangi Town / Karachi / Sindh

A Shia man and an activist of MQM, identified as Mirza Sarfaraz (38), was shot dead by two unidentified armed assailants near Chamcha Hotel in Orangi Town within the limits of Orangi Town Police Station in Karachi.

1
0
27
May 10

Site B Police Station / Karachi / Sindh

A Shia man, Syed Zain Hassan (24), was shot dead at Labour Square, Site within the jurisdiction of Site B Police Station in Karachi.

1
0
28
May 13

Bhutto Nagar / Karachi / Sindh

Two dead bodies of Hazara men, identified as Bahadur Khan (36) and Shay Shah Faisal, were found in Bhutto Nagar area.

2
0
29
May 15

Inquiry Office / Nazimabad / Karachi / Sindh

A Shia man, identified as Syed Mehdi Raza (32), was killed in a targeted sectarian attack near the Inquiry Office in Nazimabad area while he was going to offer prayers at Jamia Imamia Imambargah.

1
0
30
May 15

Regional passport office / Joint Road / Quetta / Balochistan

Two brothers belonging to Hazara community, identified as Muhammad Tahir and Muhammad Qadir, were shot dead in front of the regional passport office on Joint Road in Quetta.

2
0
31
May 17

Sardar Karez / Quetta / Balochistan

Two Police constables, Ghulam Murtaza and Sanaullah, belonging to Shia sect, were shot dead and another two, ASI Muhammad Hussain and Constable Deen Muhammad, were injured in a targeted sectarian attack in the Sardar Karez area of Eastern Bypass in Quetta.

2
2
32
May 24

Killi Chakar / Sariab Road / Quetta / Balochistan

A member of the Shia Hazara community, identified as Amir Muhammad, was killed in Killi Chakar area of Sariab Road in Quetta.

1
0
33
May 28

Charkhel / Parachinar / Kurram Agency / FATA

Three Shias were killed and another six injured when unidentified militants ambushed a Peshawar-bound bus in Charkhel village of Parachinar in Kurram Agency.

3
6
34
May 30

Hariana Colony / Orangi Town / Karachi / Sindh

Two Shias, identified as Syed Mehdi Raza (35) and Ahmer Raza (22), were killed in a sectarian target killing in the Hariana Colony of Orangi Town in Karachi of Sindh.

3
0
35
May 30

Joint Road / Quetta / Balochistan

A man belonging to Hazara community, identified as Ali Muhammad, was shot dead near a roadside hotel on Joint Road in Quetta in a sectarian attack.

1
0
36
June 2

Sariab Road / Quetta / Balochistan

Unidentified militants killed a person of the Hazara community, Muhammad Ali, and another injured near a bus stop on Sariab Road in Quetta.

1
0
37
June 3

Essa Khan Road / Quetta / Balochistan

At least six persons, including four Shias and a policeman, were killed and another Policeman injured when a group of unidentified assailants attacked a welding shop on Essa Khan Road in Quetta of Balochistan.

6
1
38
June 11

Dringarh / Mastung / Balochistan

At least six people were killed and over two dozen people were injured when a remote-controlled bomb hidden in a motorcycle exploded near a bus in the Dringarh area of Mastung District in a suspected sectarian attack.

6
24
39
June 18

Jinnah Town / Quetta / Balochistan

At least five students and one professor were killed, while around 30 were injured when a powerful blast occurred near an IT University located in Jinnah Town of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan. LeJ claimed the responsibility for the attack. The bus was carrying Shia students.

7
30
40
June 28

Hazar Ganji / Quetta / Balochistan

At least 15 persons, including two policemen and a woman, were killed and 30 others, including women and children, sustained injuries in a suicide attack on a bus of pilgrims coming from Iran, at Hazar Ganji area of Quetta.

16
30
41
July 4

Kuchlak / Quetta / Balochistan

At least three persons, including a local government assistant director, were shot dead in a sectarian attack in Kuchlak, some 25 kilometres from the provincial capital of Balochistan, Quetta.

3
0
42
July 11

Mian Gundi / Quetta / Balochistan

Two bodies, including that of an Imambargah leader, were recovered in Mian Gundi area, an outskirt of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan. A slip was found from one of the body in which LeJ claimed the responsibility of the killings.

2
0
43
July 18

Spai / Orakzai Agency / FATA

At least 12 Shiite Muslims were killed when a roadside bomb hit their minibus at Spai village in the Orakzai Agency of FATA.

12
0
44
July 24

Shahwakshah Road / Quetta / Balochistan

One militant was killed in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan. Two unidentified armed militants opened fire on the Deputy Director of Schools, Abrar Hussain, belonging to the Shia Hazara community, injuring him and his colleague on Shahwakshah Road, but despite having been hit by three bullets, the officer retaliated and hit one of them with his car, killing one militant on the spot.

1
2
45
July 28

Quarry Road / Quetta / Balochistan

Unidentified militant opened fire on a veterinary store at Quarry Road in Quetta and killed a veterinary doctor identified as Dr Noor Ali, belonging to the Hazara community.

1
0
46
August 4

Killi Karak area / Mastung / Balochistan

Unidentified assailants killed a prayer leader of Killi Bacha Jama Mosque, Abdul Hakeem, at Killi Karak area of Mastung District in Balochistan.

1
0
47
August 16

Lulusar / Manshera / Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Militants forced passengers to step out of three buses in the Lulusar area of Manshera District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and shot dead 25 of them in an apparent sectarian attack.

25
0
48
August 16

Arbab Karam Khan Road / Sariab / Quetta / Balochistan

As many as three Shias were shot dead on Arbab Karam Khan Road in the Sariab Police Station area of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan.

3
0
49
August 17

Safari Park / University Road / Karachi / Sindh

Two persons lost their lives and 18 others sustained injuries after a roadside bomb went off when participants were on their way to Youm-e-Quds rally near Safari Park on University Road in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh.

2
18
50
August 17

Petal Wali Gali / Gulbahar PS / Karachi / Sindh

A young man Abbas Raza, son of Aqeel Raza, belonging to the Shia sect was gunned down in a targeted killing incident in Petal Wali Gali within Gulbahar Police limits of Karachi.

1
0
51
August 25

Rizvia Society / Rizvia PS / Karachi / Balochistan

A Shia man, identified as Syed Faraz (25), affiliated with MWM was killed at Rizvia Society within the limits of Rizvia Police Station. Police suspected that he was killed over sectarian bias.

1
0
52
August 25

Baldia Town / Baldia PS / Karachi / Balochistan

A Policeman belonging to the Shia community, identified as Gohar Abbas (48), was shot dead in Baldia Town within the jurisdiction of Baldia Police Station.

1
0
53
August 27

Killi Mubarak area / Spiny Road / Quetta / Balochistan

Three men, identified as Habibullah, Muhammad Ali and Mustafa, belonging to Hazara community were shot dead and two others, including a two-year-old child passing by, sustained critical injuries in a sectarian attack at Killi Mubarak Chowk on Spiny Road in Quetta.

3
2
54
August 30

Munir Mengal Road / Quetta / Balochistan

Three people, including a Session Judge, identified as Zulfiqar Naqvi, his guard and driver were shot dead by unidentified armed militants in a sectarian attack on Munir Mengal Road in Quetta while he was going to his office.

3
0
55
September 1

Sabzi Mandi / Hazar Ganji area / Quetta / Balochistan

Unidentified armed militants ambushed a vehicle carrying five passengers and killed all of them near Sabzi Mandi in Hazar Ganji area of the District.

5
0
56
September 1

Hazar Ganji / Quetta / Balochistan

Two Shias were shot dead by unidentified militants in Hazar Ganji area of Quetta.

2
0
57
September 1

Quetta / Balochistan

Two Shia men were killed and 10 others were injured while protesting against the killing of Shias in Quetta.

2
10
58
September 5

Kinrani Road / Quetta / Balochistan

A dentist, identified as Niamatullah, belonging to Hazara-Shia community was killed when unidentified armed militants opened indiscriminate fire on Shaukat Clinic on Kinrani Road in Quetta.

1
0
59
September 10

Kashmir Chowk / Parachinar / Kurram Agency / FATA

At least 15 Shias were killed and 40 others injured in a suspected sectarian suicide attack in a crowded Hamid Market in Kashmir Chowk area of Parachinar town, the headquarter of Kurram Agency. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.

16
40
60
September 18

Mastung / Balochistan

Three Shia Muslim pilgrims were killed and at least 18 others injured in a roadside bomb attack on a passenger bus carrying in Mastung District.

3
18
61
September 18

North Nazimabad / Karachi / Sindh

At least seven people belonging to the Dawoodi Bohra community were killed and 22 others injured in twin bomb blasts on a road between two apartment buildings — Qasr-e-Kutbuddin and Burhani Bagh — in Block C of North Nazimabad, commonly called Bohra Compound.

7
22
62
September 22

Orangi Town / Karachi / Sindh

A Shia, identified as Ali Hassan (26), was shot dead in Chishti Nagar within the vicinity of Orangi Town Police in Karachi of Sindh.

1
0
63
September 27

Double Road / Quetta / Balochistan

A Shia man, identified as Ghulam Shaki, was shot dead by unidentified armed militants at a shop in Langove Plaza in Double Road area of Quetta. He worked for Geological Survey of Pakistan.

1
0
64
September 27

Ayesha Manzil / Karachi / Sindh

One Shia person, Qasim Raza (35), was shot dead near Ayesha Manzil by armed militants wielding automatic weapons.

1
0
65
September 27

North Karachi / Karachi / Sindh

The caretaker of the Wali Hassan Imambargah, Shabeer Hussain (40), was shot dead just outside the Imambargah in North Karachi within the Bilal Colony Police jurisdiction.

1
0
66
October 4

Nishtar Road / Karachi / Sindh

The bullet-riddled dead body of a trustee of the Imambargah Bara Imam, identified as Qamar Allah Ditta (43), was found from his car on Nishtar Road within the precincts of Garden Police Station.

1
0
67
October 7

Musa Colony / Quetta / Balochistan

A Shia man, identified as Muhammad Yaseen, was sprayed with bullets by unidentified militants in Musa Colony in Quetta. "The deceased belonged to the Shia community," Police said.

1
0
68
October 8

Nazimabad / Karachi / Sindh

A Shia man, identified as Qamber Naqvi (30), associated with MWM was shot dead in a sectarian attack at an inquiry office in Nazimabad within the precincts of Rizvia Police Station.

1
0
69
October 12

Durrani / Kurram Agency / FATA

Three Shia students, including a girl who was identified as Nabila, were injured when the vehicle carrying them from Kohat to Parachinar came under attack near Durrani area in Kurram Agency.

0
3
70
October 14

Sattar Road / Quetta / Balochistan

Unidentified armed militants shot dead two brothers belonging to Shia community, Mohammad Ismail and Ishaq Islmail, and injured three others in a sectarian attack on Sattar Road in Quetta.

2
3
71
October 16

Quetta / Balochistan

Four members of the Hazara community were shot dead in a sectarian attack in the Kabari Market scrap market of Quetta.

4
0
72
October 17

Qasba Colony / Karachi

A Shia man, identified as Ali Raza, was shot dead near Imambargah in Qasba Colony.

1
0
73
October 19

Lahore / Punjab

Unidentified armed militants shot dead a Senior Lawyer and Shia activist Shakir Ali Rizvi near the Jain Mandir area in Lahore District while he was heading to the Lahore High Court with a colleague.

1
0
74
October 22

Khadda Market / Lyari / Karachi / Sindh

A Shia sport reporter of Janbaz Newspaper, identified as Ali Raza, was shot dead within Baghdadi Police remits at Khadda Market in Lyari area of Karachi.

1
0
75
October 29

Gulbahar / Karachi / Sindh

In a sectarian attack, a man, identified as Mehmood Abbas, was killed and his friend Ejaz was injured in Gulbahar area.

1
1
76
October 29

Kalat Town / Kalat / Balochistan

A prayer leader of Kalat civil hospital mosque, identified as Qari Ziaullah, was shot dead in Kalat Town of Kalat District.

1
0
77
October 31

Nazimabad / Karachi / Sindh

One Shabbir (54), belonging to Bohra community, was shot dead in Nazimabad area of North Karachi.

1
0
78
November 3

Hyderabad city / Hyderabad / Sindh

Two men belonging to the Dawoodi Bohra community, identified as Shabbir and his cousin Murtaza, were shot dead and another brother Hatim was injured in an incident of target killings near former Rahat cinema in Hyderabad city of Hyderabad District.

2
1
79
November 6

Spiny Road / Quetta / Balochistan

In an incident of target killing three people belonging to Shia Hazara community were killed and two others injured when unidentified militants opened fire at a yellow cab on Spiny Road area in Quetta.

3
2
80
November 6

Risala Road / Hyderabad District / Sindh

At least three more people, belonging to Bohra community, were killed and three others sustained injuries when unidentified militants opened fire at a shop on Risala Road in Hyderabad District.

3
3
81
November 6

Sadar / Brigade PS / Karachi / Sindh

Two men belonging to Shiite community, identified as Allama Agha Aftab Jaffery (42) and Mirza Shahid Ali were shot dead in a sectarian attack near Parking Plaza, Sadar within the precincts of Brigade Police Station in Karachi.

2
0
82
November 6

Liaquatabad / Karachi / Sindh

Two participants of Allama Jaffery's funeral procession, identified as Ali Hassan and Qasim Ali, were killed and five others, were wounded in firing by Rangers in Liaquatabad Town

2
5
83
November 7

Liaquatabad / Karachi

Three Shia men, identified as Faraz Haider, Qasim Ali and Waseem Ali were killed in a sectarian attack in Liaqutabad area of Karachi.

3
0
84
November 7

Baldia / SITE B / Karachi / Sindh

A man belonging to Shiite community, identified as Shaban Ali (40), was shot dead at Haroonabad, Baldia area within the precincts of SITE B Police Station.

1
0
85
November 7

North Nazimabad / Karachi / Sindh

One Sajjad Hussain Rizvi was killed while Jawwad Hussain Rizvi received injuries when unidentified militants opened fire on them at KDA Chowrangi, North Nazimabad within the vicinity of North Nazimabad Police Station.

1
1
86
November 8

Pirabad / Karachi / Sindh

Two men belonging to Shiite sect were shot dead at Orangi Town within the precincts of Pirabad Police Station

2
0
87
November 9

Arbab Khan Road / Quetta / Balochistan

A Hazara Shia, identified as Ghulam Raza, was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants in a sectarian targeted killing on Arbab Karam Khan Road in Quetta.

1
0
88
November 10

Mezan Chowk / Quetta / Balochistan

Three people from the Hazara community were killed and one injured in an incident of target killing while they were on their way home from Mezan Chowk in Quetta.

3
1
89
November 11

Orangi Town / Karachi / Sindh

Three Shias were shot dead and another was injured by unidentified armed assailants near Islam Chowk in Orangi Town in Karachi.

3
0
90
November 11

Soldier Bazaar / Karachi / Sindh

A Shia person was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants within the Soldier Bazaar Police Station.

1
0
91
November 11

Jamshed Quarters / Karachi / Sindh

Another Shia person, identified as Mukhtiar Zaidi, was shot dead in Jamshed Quarters Police Station.

1
0
92
November 12

Machh Bazaar / Bolan District

Three persons belonging to the Hazara community were killed, while two others sustained injuries in Machh Bazaar of Bolan District in Balochistan.

3
2
93
November 14

Orangi Town / Karachi

A Shia teenage boy, Shaujat Ali Naqvi (18), was shot dead in a suspected a sectarian attack near the Toori Bangash Police kiosk at Raja Taveer Colony in Orangi Town of Karachi, the capital of Sindh.

1
0
94
November 15

Mengalaband / Quetta

Two Hazara Shias, identified as Zakir and Ibrahim, were injured when militants opened fire on them at Western Bypass near Mengalabad area in Quetta, Balochistan.

0
2
95
November 16

Kirani Road / Quetta

A Hazara Shia, identified as Jalil, was killed in a sectarian attack on Kirani road in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan.

1
0
96
November 16

Hazarganj / Quetta

A Hazara Shia was injured in a target attack in Hazargangi area of Quetta while he was going home from the vegetable market.

0
1
97
November 18

Abbas Town / Karachi

At least three persons, identified as Azhar Ali, Irfan Lai and Anwer, were killed and 12 others were injured when a five-kilogramme IED planted on a motorbike, exploded near an Imambargah Mustafa in Abbas Town, within the Mobina Town Police Station in Karachi, Sindh.

3
12
98
November 21

Rawalpindi / Punjab

At least 20 mourners, including two minors, were killed and more than 30, including three Police personnel and five children, were wounded in a suicide blast at a mourning procession taken out from the Imambargah Qasar-e-Shabbir in Dhok Syedan area on Misrial Road in Rawalpindi District.

21
30
99
November 21

Orangi Town / Karachi / Sindh

At least three persons, including a suicide bomber, were killed and 11 others were injured in two bomb blasts near the Haider-e-Karrar Imambargah in Orangi Town area within Peerabad Police Station of Karachi.

3
11
100
November 23

Lakki Marwat / KP

A suicide bomber blew himself up near a Shia gathering worship place in Lakki Marwat town of the same District injuring two Policemen.

1
2
101
November 24

Dera Ismail / KP

Eight persons were killed and 30 others were injured in a remote-controlled bomb blast near a Muharram procession in the Dera Ismail Khan District.

8
30
102
November 25

Khairpur District / Sindh

A person, identified as Noor Mohammad (28), was killed and three others were injured in an attack by armed assailants, outside an Imambargah in Kolab Jeeal town of Khairpur District.

1
3
103
November 28

Quetta / Balochistan

A Hazara Shia, identified as Hussain Ali Hazara, was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants on Circular Road in Quetta. No group claimed responsibility of the incident.

1
0
104
November 28

Gulbahar / Karachi / Sindh

A trustee of a Jamia Imamia Imambargah from Shiite community, identified as Hassan Mohsin (70), was shot dead by two unidentified armed assailants in Nazimabad area within the precincts of Gulbahar Police Station in Karachi.

1
0
105
November 30

Ferozabad / Karachi / Sindh

A Shia man, identified as Nazar Abbas (45), was killed and his daughter was injured by unidentified armed assailants near Jail Chowrangi within the precincts of Ferozabad Police Station

1
1
106
November 30

Baldia Town / Karachi / Sindh

Two Shia persons, a father, identified as Ghulam Qadir (63), and his son, identified as Ghulam Abbas (32), were shot dead in Yousuf Goth, Baldia Town, within the limits of Saeedabad Police Station.

2
0
107
November 30

Green Town / Karachi / Sindh

A Shia person, identified as Riaz Hussain (48) was killed and another identified as Mehdi Shah (40) was injured near an Imambargah in Green Town.

1
0
108
December 4

Airport Road / Askari Park / Quetta / Balochistan

A man, Ashfaq was killed and his brother was injured on Airport Road near Askari Park in Quetta. The victims belonged to the Shia Hazara community.

1
1
109
December 11

Salman Farsi mosque / Toori Bangash Colony / Orangi Town / Karachi / Sindh

Two persons, Hashmat Ali and Zaheer Hussain, were killed in sectarian attack outside Salman Farsi mosque in Toori Bangash Colony of Orangi Town.

2
0
110
December 17

Shahrah-i-Iqbal / Quetta / Balochistan

The Balochistan Government's public relations Director and two Policemen were shot dead near Shahrah-i-Iqbal area of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan in the morning. The LeJ claimed responsibility for the killings.

3
1
111
December 20

Thanvi Masjid / Lines Area / Brigade PS / Karachi / Sindh

The dead body of Ashiq Abbas (45), a Shia community member was found near Thanvi Masjid in Lines Area of Brigade Police Station in Karachi.

1
0
112
December 23

Shah Faisal colony / Shah Faisal colony PS / Karachi / Sindh

A Shia trader, identified as Azmat Ali, was killed inside the area of Shah Faisal Colony within the limits of Shah Faisal colony Police Station.

1
0
113
December 24

Nazimabad No 2 / Karachi / Sindh

Three Shia traders were killed within a couple of minutes in Nazimabad No 2 of Karachi.

3
0
114
December 25

Raees Amrohi Colony / Orangi Town / Karachi / Sindh

A Shia man, identified as Shahid Hussain (28) was killed in his vegetable stall in Raees Amrohi Colony in Orangi Town of Karachi.

1
0
115
December 30

RCD Highway / Dringer / Mastung / Balochistan

A car bomb exploded near a convoy of buses taking Shia pilgrims to Iran, killing 20 persons and injuring 25, on the RCD Highway in the Dringer area in Mastung District of Balochistan.

20
25
Total
399
439

2013

S.N.

Date

Place / District

Incidents

killed
Injured
1
January 1

Machh bazaar / Bolan District / Balochistan

The warden of Machh jail, Mohammad Ali, who belonged to the Hazara community, was shot dead in Machh bazaar of Bolan District.

1
0
2
January 7

Ayesha Manzil / Karachi / Sindh

In an incident of sectarian violence, a person and his minor daughter were killed while his wife and other daughter sustained injuries near Ayesha Manzil within the limits of Gulberg Police Station.

2
2
3
January 7

Block 13-D / Gulshan-e-Iqbal / Karachi / Sindh

Ali Raza Naqvi (26) was killed in a sectarian attack in Block 13-D of Gulshan-e-Iqbal within the precincts of Gulshan-e- Iqbal Police Station of Karachi.

1
0
4
January 9

Dabgari / Peshawar / KP

Unidentified assailants shot dead a Shia doctor associated with the ruling PPP in the Dabgari area of Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

1
0
5
January 10

Alamdar Road / Quetta Balochistan

At least 105 persons were killed and over 169 persons were injured in two separate bomb blasts on Alamdar Road in Quetta of Balochistan.

106
169
6
January 15

Sector 7/C / Surjani Town PS / Karachi / Sindh

A person, identified as Asghar Ali Shah (30), was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Sector 7/C in the Surjani Town Police Jurisdiction. Victim belonged to Shia community and he was an organiser of a mourning procession. Police said that it was a sectarian killing.

1
0
7
January 16

Malir-15 / Saudabad PS / Karachi / Sindh

Ibne Hassan (50) was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants outside his residence near Ghousia Market in Muhammadi Dara, just opposite Naeem Hospital, in Malir-15 in the Saudabad Police Limits. According to SHO, Saudabad Hassan Haider, the man was production manager in General Tyres and he belonged to the Shia community. Police said that it was a sectarian killing.

1
0
8
January 22

Liaquat Street / Saddar Bazaar / Peshawar / KP

In a sectarian related attack, one doctor, Dr Shah Nawaz Ali, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in his cantonment area clinic on Liaquat Street in Saddar Bazaar of Peshawar.

1
0
9
January 29

Sabzal road / Quetta / Balochistan

Two Police constables, identified as Ali Dad Hazara and Shamir Baloch, were shot dead on Sabzal road of Quetta.

2
0
10
February 1

Pat Bazaar / Hangu / KP

Twenty-eight Shia persons were killed and 46 others injured when a suicide bomber struck outside a mosque just after the Friday prayers in Pat Bazaar in Hangu Town of same District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

28
46
11
February 2

Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai road / Agra Taj / Kalri PS / Karachi / Sindh

A Shia man, identified as Sarwar Hussain (38), was killed by unidentified assailants on Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai road in Agra Taj within the limits of Kalri Police Station in Karachi.

1
0
12 February 7 Lines Area / Karachi / Sindh A man identified as Syed Zahid Ali Jafri (35), who was injured on February 5, 2013 in a sectarian attack in Lines Area died during treatment.
1
0
13
February 8 Gulbahar / Peshawar / KP Unidentified assailants shot dead a senior Shia lawyer, Malik Jarrar Hussain, in the Gulbahar area of Peshawar.
1
0
14
February 15

Baloch Goth / Orangi / Karachi / Sindh

A Shia man was killed on sectarian attack at Baloch Goth of Orangi Town within the precincts of Orangi Town Police Station.

1
0
15
February 16

Hazara town / Quetta / Balochistan

A remote-controlled bomb targeting Shias killed 84 people including women and children and wounded more than 169 in Hazara town of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan

84
169
16
February 18

Gulberg / Lahore / Punjab

In a sectarian attack, the Lahore General Hospital Ophthalmology Department head Professor Dr Ali Haider and his son were shot dead by two unidentified assailants in the Gulberg area of Lahore city (Lahore District), the provincial capital of Punjab.

1
0
17
February 19

Star Gate / Karachi / Sindh

Syed Safdar Ali Kazmi (25), one of the people who had become to attend the sit-in at Star Gate in Karachi, was on his way back home from the demonstration when unidentified assailants shot him dead.

1
0
18
February 23

Tooba Apartment / Gol Masjid / Defence Phase-I / Defence PS / Karachi

A trader belonging to Bohra community, identified as Mubasshir Hussain, was killed at his shop at Tooba Apartment near Gol Masjid, Defence Phase-I within the precincts of Defence Police Station.

1
0
19
February 27

Baba Morr /North Karachi / Khawaja Ajmer Nagri

A Shia man, identified as Wajid Ali (46), was killed near Baba Morr of North Karachi within the precincts of Khawaja Ajmer Nagri Police Station.

1
0
20
March 1

Kochi Bazaar / Peshawar / Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Unidentified assailants killed a Shia trader and injured another at a shop in Kochi Bazaar in Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in the evening.

1
0
21
March 3

Abbas Town/ Karachi / Sindh

At least 48 persons were killed and another 70 were injured in a huge explosion that ripped through a Shia-majority neighbourhood in Karachi (Karachi District), the provincial capital of Sindh. Three relatives of Sindh Assembly Deputy Speaker Shehla Raza and several women and children were among the victims.

48
70
22
March 18 Kochi Bazaar / Peshawar / KP

Unidentified assailants killed a Shia trader and injured another at a shop in Kochi Bazaar in Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in the evening.

1
0
23
March 18 Dalazak Road / Peshawar / KP

An unidentified assailant shot dead a Shia lawyer and injured his assistant seriously on Dalazak Road in Peshawar.

1
1
24
March 18 Karachi / Sindh

Principal of a college, a campaigner of sectarian harmony, Prof Sibt-e-Jafar Zaidi, was shot dead. The killing came as a shock to the Shia community, his students and educationists.

1
0
25
March 20 Hyderi Imambargah / Lasbela / Karachi / Sindh

A Shia man, identified as Imran Haider Naqvi (25), was shot dead near Hyderi Imambargah of Lasbela area.

1
0
26
March 27

Gulbahar / Peshawar / Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

A senior Federal Government official was shot dead, in what Police said was an incident of sectarian killing in the Gulbahar area of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. "Unidentified gunmen opened fire on a WAPDA vehicle carrying Town-2 SDO Khawaja Imran in the Gulbahar area," a Police official said. Gulbahar Police said the WAPDA official was targeted because he belonged to Shia sect.

1
0
27 April 2

Malir / Karachi / Sindh

A Shia, identified as Syed Ashraf Hussain Zaidi (59), was shot dead at his general store in Malir area.

1
0
28 April 7

Muhammad Mustafa / Karachi / Sindh

Syed Jaffar Zaidi (40), a businessman and a Shia community member, was killed in Lane 7 of Muhammad Mustafa Colony.

1
0
29 April 12

Turi Bangash Colony / Nazimabad Karachi / Sindh

A Shia scholar, Allama Ghazanfar Ali (70), was shot dead in Turi Bangash Colony of Nazimabad.

1
0
30 April 15

Shamsi / Pakistan Bazaar / Karachi / Sindh

An ASI, identified as Syed Murtaza Hussain (40), was shot dead in a targeted attack at Shamsi area within the jurisdiction of Pakistan Bazaar Police Station. Police said the victim belonged to Shia community.

1
0
31 May 27 Nishan-e-Haider Chowk /Karachi / Sindh

A Shia person, identified as Haider Abbas (35) was shot dead by unidentified assailants near the Nishan-e-Haider Chowk. A passerby named Jumma also suffered bullet wounds in the attack.

1
0
32 May 28 Imamia Colony /Peshawar / Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

At least three persons were killed and 14 others were injured when a bomb attached to a motorcycle exploded in the Imamia Colony in Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The explosives were planted in a motorcycle detonated by remote control. Most of the people living in the area belonged to the Shia community which appeared to be the target of the attack.

3
14
33 June 13 Aleemabad area / Karachi / Sindh

A person belonging to Shia community, identified as Ali Abbas, was shot dead in Aleemabad area.

1
0
34 June 19

Khwaja Ajmer Nagri / Karachi / Sindh

A school van driver, Imran Rizvi (35), was killed by unidentified assailants in Sector 5C/2 of Khwaja Ajmer Nagri. Central District Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Amir Farooqi said the victim was a member of the Shia community.

1
0
35 June 21

Gulshan Colony / Peshawar / Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

15 Shia persons were killed and 25 others were injured in a suicide attack at an Imambargah in largely Shia area of Gulshan Colony on the edge of Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

15
25
36 June 30 Aliabad / Hazara Town / Quetta / Balochistan

At least 28 persons were killed and 60 others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up near an Imambargah in Aliabad area of Hazara Town in Quetta (Quetta District), the provincial capital of Balochistan.

29
60
37
July 15

Masjid Road / Quetta / Balochistan

At least four people belonging to the Shia community were killed when unidentified militants opened fire on Raza Hussain's vehicle on Masjid Road area of Quetta.

4
2
38
July 22

Shahrah-e-Iqbal Road / Quetta / Balochistan

Two Shia Hazaras were killed when unidentified militants opened fire at a taxi on Shahrah-e-Iqbal Road in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan.

2
0
39
July 26

Parachinar / Kurram Agency / FATA

At least 60 persons were killed and 180 others were injured in a coordinated twin suicide attacks at Parachinar in the Kurram Agency of FATA.

62
180
40
August 2

Umar Block / Abbasia Town / Rahim Yar Khan / Punjab

Six unidentified militants shot dead Shia Council's Divisional President Sheikh Manzoor Hussain and his younger son Haider Ali while they were leaving their house located at Umar Block in Abbasia Town of Rahim Yar Khan District.

2
0
41 August 13 Gulberg Town / Karachi / Sindh

At least two people belonging to the Ismaili community were killed and 40 others were injured when unidentified militants hurled two hand grenades in Gulberg Town of Karachi in Sindh.

2
40
42 August 13 SITE Town / Karachi / Sindh

At least 2 Ismaili Shias were injured in second hand grenade attack Ismaili Jama'at Khana in Metroville area of SITE Town in Karachi District of Sindh.

0
2
43 August 22 Liaquatabad Town / Karachi / Sindh

A Shia doctor, identified as Doctor Ghazanfar Ali Zaidi (58), was killed in a sectarian attack near Dak-khana in Shahrah-i-Altaf Brelvi area of Liaquatabad Town. "Dr Zaidi's murder was a clear case of sectarianism," said SSP Central Amir Farooqui.

1
0
44 August 23 Bhakkar District / Punjab

A clash between ASWJ and members of Shias community killed at least 5 Shias in Kotla Jam area of Bhakkar District.

5
0
45
August 26

Gulshan Town / Karachi / Sindh

A Shia man, identified as Qamar Sajjad (55), was shot dead in a sectarian attack on University Road within the remits of Aziz Bhatti Police Station in Gulshan Town of Karachi District.

1
0
46
August 28

Liaquatabad Town / Karachi / Sindh

The owner of United Book Shop, identified as Akhtar Hussain (40), was killed at Urdu Bazaar in Nazimabad area of Liaquatabad Town. Police investigators believe that as the victim was a member of the Shia community, the murder could be sectarian in nature.

1
0
47
August 31

Orangi Town / Karachi / Sindh

A trustee of Salman-e-Farsi Imambargah, identified as Bostaan Ali, was shot dead at Turi Bangash Colony in Orangi Town.

1
0
48
September 3

Jauhar Complex / University Road / Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town / Karachi

A Shia driver at National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA), identified as Zaheer Hussain (45), was shot dead near Jauhar Complex on University Road in Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town of Gulshan Town of Karachi.

1
0
49
September 10

Tayyaba Bakery / UP Morr / New Karachi Town / Karachi / Sindh

Two people belonging to Bohra community, identified as Mustansar Al (38) and his son Mustunisa (8), were shot dead in a targeted sectarian attack near Tayyaba Bakery at UP Morr in New Karachi Town of Karachi.

2
0
50
September 10

Gol Market / Nazimabad Town / Karachi / Sindh

A Shia scholar, identified as Syed Raza Rizvi (45), was shot dead in a sectarian attack outside his house in Gol Market area of Nazimabad Town in Karachi.

1
0
51
September 15

Super Highway / Sacchal PS / Karachi / Sindh

A man belonging to the Shia community, identified as Badar Ali, was shot dead at Super Highway within the precincts of Sacchal Police Station in Karachi.

1
0
52
September 19

Majeed Colony / Landhi Town / Karachi / Sindh

Three Shia people were killed and 12 others were injured when unidentified militants hurled hand grenades at an Imambargah (Shia place of congregation) in Majeed Colony of Landhi Town in Karachi of Sindh.

3
12
53 September 19 Majeed Colony / Landhi Town / Karachi / Sindh

Three Shia people were killed and 12 others were injured when unidentified militants hurled hand grenades at an Imambargah (Shia place of congregation) in Majeed Colony of Landhi Town in Karachi of Sindh.

3
12
54 September 26 Metroville / Mominabad PS / Orangi Town / Karachi / Sindh

A Shia man, identified as Haider Raza, was shot dead within the jurisdiction of Mominabad Police Station in the Metroville area of Orangi Town of Karachi in Sindh.

1
0
55
September 30

Power House Chowrangi / New Karachi Town / Karachi / Sindh

Two people, including a Shia property deader, identified as Hassan Ali, and his driver Majeed Rehman, were shot dead in a sectarian attack near Power House Chowrangi in New Karachi Town of Sindh.

2
0
56 October 7 Ath Chowk / Lyari Town / Karachi / Sindh

A man was killed in a sectarian target killing at Ath Chowk in Lyari Town of Karachi in Sindh. According to Police, the killing was of a sectarian nature.

1
0
57 October 13 Chaba Gali / Jodia Bazaar / Saddar Town / Karachi / Sindh

A trader belonging to the Bohra community, identified as Uzeefa (30), was shot dead and his nephew, Muhammad Dani (12), was injured in a sectarian attack at a shop in the Chaba Gali area of Jodia Bazaar in Saddar Town of Karachi in Sindh.

1
1
58 October 24

Ittehad Town / Baldia Town / Karachi / Sindh

A Shia man, identified as Ali Raza (32), succumbed to his injuries during medical treatment. Raza was injured in a firing incident in Ittehad Town area of Baldia Town on October 21, 2013.

1
0
59 November 1

Mach / Bolan / Balochistan

Unidentified militants shot dead at least six Hazara Shia coal miners and injured another in a sectarian attack in Mach town of Bolan District in Balochistan.

6
0
60 November 4

FC Area / Liaquatabad Town / Karachi / Sindh

Two people, including a tailor from the Shia community, identified as Nadeem Raza, was shot dead along with his friend, Shoaib, while three others were injured in an attack in the FC Area of Liaquatabad Town of Karachi.

2
3
61 November 4

Garam Chashma / Manghopir / Gadap Town / Karachi / Sindh

A medical technician at the Leprosy Hospital, identified as Sher Ali, was shot dead in a sectarian attack in the Garam Chashma area of Manghopir in Gadap Town of Karachi.

1
0
62 November 4

Liberty Chowk / Tariq Road / Jamshed Town / Karachi / Sindh

A Shia doctor, identified as Doctor Naseem Abbas, was shot dead near Liberty Chowk on Tariq Road in the Jamshed Town of Karachi.

1
0
63 November 4

Gulshan-e-Iqbal / Gulshan Town / Karachi / Sindh

A Shia man, identified as Muhammad Shan, was shot dead in the Gulshan-e-Iqbal area of Gulshan Town in Karachi.

1
0
64 November 6

Malir / Khokhrapar PS / Malir Town / Karachi / Sindh

An elderly man belonging to Shia community was killed in a firing incident in Malir locality within the limits of Khokhrapar Police Station in Malir Town.

1
0
65 November 9

Gujranwala town / Gujranwala Punjab

Unidentified gunmen opened fire as Muhammad Yousuf, the prayer leader of the Qasr-i-Abu Talib Imambargah in Mominpura area, had just finished leading Fajr prayers. Yousuf and another person present at the mosque died on the spot. A short while later, gunmen entered the Qasr-i-Zainabiya Imambargah in Shahrukh Colony located a short distance from the first mosque and opened indiscriminate firing, killing worshiper Syed Javed on the spot.

3
0
66 November 15

Fawara Chowk / Rawalpindi / Punjab

At least 10 persons were killed and over 78 injured after sectarian clashes erupted at a 10th of Muharram (the mourning period observed by the Shias, commemorating the tragedy of Karbala) procession near Fawara Chowk in Rawalpindi of Punjab.

10
78
67 November 18 Kohat / KP

Two persons, including a Policeman, were killed when fire reported outside an Imambargah in Kohat town of same District.

2
0
68 November 19 Gujrat / Punjab

LeJ militants killed a senior Shia university director, Syed Shabir Hussain Shah, along with his driver in an apparent sectarian attack in Gujrat town of same District.

2
0
69 November 22 Rawalpindi / Punjab

A Shia man, identified as Razzaq Ali, was shot dead by two unidentified armed assailants at a grocery shop in front of Imambargah Qasr-e-Abbas near Baraf Khana Chowk in Rawalpindi District.

1
0
70 November 22 Gulberg Town / Karachi / Sindh

At least seven people were killed and 40 others were injured in twin suicide blasts near a roadside tea stall in Shia dominated Ancholi area of Gulberg Town in Karachi.

9
40
71 November 24 Quetta / Balochistan

A Hazara Shia man, identified as Arif Hussain, was shot dead in a targeted sectarian attack on Kirani Road in Quetta.

1
0
72 November 25 Karachi / Sindh

Two people, including a Shia man, identified as Munir Hussain (43), and his wife, Razia Hussain (40), were killed near Sanobar Cottage within the jurisdiction of New Karachi Police Station in North Karachi area of North Nazimabad Town in Karachi.

2
0
73 November 29 Karachi / Sindh

A student of the University of Karachi, identified as Shadab Hussain (27) was shot dead near Maskan Chowrangi in Gulshan-e-Iqbal area of Gulshan Town in Karachi.

1
0
74 December 1 Karachi / Sindh

Two brothers belonging to the Shia community, identified as Mudabar Raza (35) and Haider Raza (33), were shot dead in a sectarian attack on the New M.A Jinnah Road in Jamshed Town of Karachi.

2
0
75 December 8 Karachi / Sindh

A Shia man, identified as Syed Iftikhar Abbas Rizvi (42), was shot dead near Babulilm Imambargah in Five Star Chowrangi within the remits of Hyderi Police Station in North Nazimabad Town of Karachi.

1
0
76 December 15 Lahore / Punjab

A Shia leader associated with TNFJ Nasir Abbas was shot dead near FC College in Lahore.

1
0
77 December 17 Rawalpindi / Punjab

Four persons, including a SI, were killed while 13 others were injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up in a sectarian attack outside an Imambargah in Gracy Line area near airport in Rawalpindi District of Punjab.

5
13
78 December 18 Karachi / Sindh

A woman, identified Nasreen (45), was killed and her daughter-in-law, Azra, was injured when a low-intensity explosion took place near Imambargah on Khalid Bin Waleed Road in Ferozabad area of Jamshed Town in Karachi.

1
1
79 December 24 Karachi / Sindh

Four IED blasts killed four people including two teenagers and injured 23 others on Chehlum procession in Orangi Town of Karachi.

4
23
80 December 28 Karachi / Sindh

At least two people were killed and another one was injured when unidentified militants opened fire at the vehicle of MWM Shia leader Mirza Yousuf in Gulistan-e-Jauhar area of Gulshan Town in Karachi.

2
1
81 December 29 Karachi / Sindh

Three Shia MWM activists, identified as Safdar Abbas and Abdul Aleem, and Syed Ali Shah, were shot dead, while a female companion, Sakeena, sustained injuries when unidentified armed assailants opened fire targeting their cab while they were returning after filing their nomination papers at the ECO on Dalmia Road in Gulistan-e-Jauhar area of Gulshan Town in Karachi.

3
1
Total
504
965

2014

S.N.

Date

Place / District

Incidents

killed
Injured
1
January 1

Quetta / Balochistan

At least three people were killed and 30 injured in a suicide attack targeting Shia pilgrims in Akhtarabad area of the provincial capital Quetta.

4
30
2
January 4

Karachi / Sindh

At least three Shia men were killed and four others were injured in an incident of firing by armed assailants Maskan Chowrangi in Gulshan-e-Iqbal area of Karachi.

3
4
3
January 5

Rajanpur / Punjab

The President of the MWM Rajanpur District, identified as Doctor Azhar Hussain (59), was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants in a sectarian attack at his residence in the District. Hussain was a doctor by profession.

1
0
4
January 6

Hangu / KP

A teenage boy, identified as Aitazaz Hassan (14), was killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up outside a Government school Ibrahimzai area of Hangu District.

2
0
5
January 8

Rawalpindi / Punjab

A College Professor and a Shia religious leader, identified as Nazir Hussain Imrani, was shot at and critically injured by unidentified assailants in a targeted sectarian attack in Dhoke Kashmirian area of Rawalpindi District.

0
1
6
January 20

Kissa Khwani / Peshawar

Unidentified assailants killed a Shia Muslim scholar Allama Alim Al-Musvi who was walking to the mosque in Kissa Khwani market of Peshawar.

1
0
7
January 21

Khusak / Kanak / Mastung / Balochistan

At least 24 Shia pilgrims returning from Iran were killed and 40 others were injured in a bomb attack targeting their bus in the Khusak area of Kanak in Mastung District of Balochistan.

24
40
8
January 29

Khanpur area / Rahim Yar Khan / Punjab

Shia leader and a member of the Jamia Ali Akbar Trust, identified as Ghulam Mustafa, was shot dead by unidentified militants near his house in the Khanpur area of Rahim Yar Khan District.

1
0
9
January 30

Ajmer Nagri / North Karachi / Karachi / Sindh

Caretaker, identified as Akbar Hussain (30) of an Imambargah, was shot dead when unidentified militants opened fire at him in Ajmer Nagri area of North Karachi in New Karachi Town of Karachi in Sindh.

1
0
10
February 4

Donga Gali / Kohati / Peshawar / KP

Unidentified militants shot dead the Provincial President of a Shia organization, Tehreek-Nifaz-e-Fiqah Jafria (TNFJ-Mousavi Group), Syed Asghar Ali Shah (75), in a targeted attack in the Donga Gali near Kohati locality in Peshawar of KP.

1
0
11
February 22

Gari Nawaz Khan / Kohat / KP

Unidentified gunman shot dead a Shia leader and administrator of an Imambargah, Sher Muhammad Tori, at Gari Nawaz Khan in Kohat.

1
0
12
February 27

North Nazimabad Town / Karachi / Sindh

A Shia scholar, identified as Allama Taqi Hadi Naqvi, was shot dead in an incident of target killing near board office located in North Nazimabad Town of Karachi in Sindh.

1
0
13
April 9

Gulistan-e-Jauhar / Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town / Karachi / Sindh

A Shia doctor, identified as Haider Raza, was shot dead while another man accompanying him was injured when unidentified militants opened fire at his car in front of Darul Sehat Hospital in Gulistan-e-Jauhar area of Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town in Karachi.

1
1
14
April 11

Martin Quarters / Martin Road / Jamshed Town / Karachi / Sindh

A Shia lawyer, identified as Advocate Syed Ghulam Haider (52), was shot dead in Martin Quarters on Martin Road in Jamshed Town of Karachi.

1
0
15
April 12

Sariab Road / Quetta / Balochistan

Two bus passengers belonging to Shia Hazara community were killed in an incident of target killing on Sariab Road in Quetta of Balochistan.

2
0
16
May 12

North Karachi Town / Karachi / Sindh

Two Shia workers of the MQM, identified as Gauhar Ali Abidi and Syed Rizwan, were shot dead in North Karachi Town of Karachi in Sindh.

2
0
17
May 12

Karasaz Market / Shara-e-Faisal / Shah Faisal Town / Karachi / Sindh

A Shia Pakistan Navy officer, identified as Ghulam Akbar, was shot dead near Karasaz Market in Shara-e-Faisal area of Shah Faisal Town in Karachi of Sindh.

1
0
18
May 19

Mithadar / Sherazia Imambargah / Saddar Town / Karachi / Sindh

Two Shia men, identified as Shaukat Sherazi (45) and Qaiser Hussain (50) were killed when unknown armed assailants opened fire on them at Mithadar near Sherazia Imambargah in Saddar Town of Karachi in Sindh.

2
0
19
May 19

Dakkhana / Liaquatabad Town / Karachi / Sindh

A Shia man, identified as Mohsin Agha (50), was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants near Dakkhana bus stop in Liaquatabad Town of Karachi in Sindh.

1
0
20
May 20

Korangi Town / Karachi / Sindh

A Shia man, identified as Syed Hassan Zaidi, was shot dead when unidentified militants opened fire at his car in Korangi Town.

1
0
21
June 2

Sharea Pakistan / Dak Khana / Liaquatabad / Karachi / Sindh

A Government employee from Shia community, identified as Syed Ahmed Ali Zaidi (35), was shot dead in an apparent sectarian attack on a newly-constructed bridge on Sharea Pakistan near Dak Khana in Liaquatabad area of Karachi.

1
0
22
June 2

Bangoria Goth / Azizabad / Karachi / Sindh

A trader from Shia community, identified as Sajid Ali Jafri (38), was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Bangoria Goth of Azizabad area in Karachi.

1
0
23
June 8

Taftan / Chaghai / Balochistan

As many as 30 Shia pilgrims were killed and many injured in bomb explosions and firing in Taftan tehsil of Chaghai District in Balochistan.

30
0
24
June 9

Nazimabad / Karachi / Sindh

Two brothers from Shia community, identified as Nazeer Ali and Basheer Ali, were killed by unidentified assailants in Nazimabad area of Karachi.

2
0
25
July 11

Hassan Town / Kakul Road / Abbottabad / KP

Two motorcycle-bourne unidentified assailants killed a man and his son in Hassan Town on Kakul Road in Abbottabad town of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in suspected incidents of sectarian killing.

2
0
26
July 29

Sabzal road / Quetta / Balochistan

Two Shia Hazara persons, identified as Zakir Hussain and Ghulam Hussain, were killed by unidentified assailants in Sabzal road area of Quetta.

2
0
27
August 10

Khuda Ki Basti / Surjani Town / Gadap Town / Karachi / Sindh

A Shia man, identified as Syed Kazim Shah (60), and his daughter, identified as Aroosa, was killed, while his wife and another daughter sustained injuries in a sectarian attack outside his home in Khuda Ki Basti area of Surjani Town in Gadap Town of Karachi.

1
2
28
August 11

Landhi / Karachi / Sindh

One doctor, identified as Amir Mehdi (56) was shot dead in a sectarian attack in Landhi area of Karachi in the evening. Amir Mehdi was sitting at his 'Rifah-i-Aam Clinic' in Landhi-2 when two assailants riding on a motorcycle emerged there, fired shots and rode away. The doctor and his compounder brother, Nihal Ali, suffered bullet wounds. Amir Mehdi later succumbed to his injuries.

1
1
29
August 11

Bara Board / Pak Colony / Karachi / Sindh

40-year-old Abbas Haider Zaidi was travelling in a car when four assailants riding two motorcycles intercepted him at the Kamal petrol pump near Bara Board in the Pak Colony area of Karachi and fired at him. Police said it's a sectarian attack.

1
0
30
August 27

Korangi Town / Karachi / Sindh

A Shia doctor, identified as Dr. Naseem Hussain Jaffri (50), was shot dead by unidentified militants in Korangi Town of Karachi in Sindh.

1
0
31
September 5

Federal B Area / Gulberg Town / Karachi

A person, identified as Syed Mohsin Raza (50), a member of the Shia community, was killed by unidentified assailants in Federal B Area in Gulberg Town of Karachi.

1
0
32
September 5

Nazimabad No-1 / Rizvia / Karachi

Syed Kashif Hussain (35), a member of the Shia community, was shot dead at his electronics shop in Nazimabad No-1 of Rizvia area in Karachi.

1
0
33
September 6

Bhangoria Goth / Azizabad / Karachi

A prominent Shia leader, identified as Allama Ali Akbar Kumaili and his guard were shot dead by unidentified assailants near Bhangoria Goth in Azizabad area of Karachi.

2
0
34
September 11

Madni Mosque / Korangi Town / Karachi /  Sindh

One Shia Doctor Dr Abdul Aziz was gunned down by unidentified assailants at his clinic near Madni Mosque in Korangi Town of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh.

1
0
35
September 14

Latifabad / Hyderabad / Sindh

The head of a local Shia organisation, identified as Mohsin Raza, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Latifabad Locality of Hyderabad city (Hyderabad District).

1
0
36
September 17

Sarki / Shah Qabool PS / Peshawar / KP

A Shia man, Ali Haider who is an employee of Central Prison in Peshawar, the provincial capital of KP was shot dead by unidentified assailants in an incident of sectarian violence in Sarki area under Shah Qabool Police Station in Peshawar.

1
0
37
October 23

Hazarganji / Quetta / Balochistan

Eight Hazara Shias were killed in sectarian target killings in the Hazarganji area of Quetta in Balochistan.

8
0
38
October 23

Kirani Road / Quetta / Balochistan

Armed men on a motorbike shot dead a member of the Hazara community in Kirani Road area of Quetta in Balochistan.

1
0
39
October 28

Federal B / Karachi / Sindh

A nine-month-old girl died and eight people suffered injuries in an explosion caused by a hand grenade hurled outside an Imambargah in the Federal B area of Karachi, in the night. The blast occurred when a Muharram congregation of women was underway at around 9pm. Unidentified militants come from the Karimabad side who hurled an explosive device from a newly built flyover.

1
8
40
November 5

Merazai / Lower Orakzai Agency / FATA

Two mourners, identified as Mir Ahmed Khan and Ghulam Akbar, were killed and 28 others were injured when militants fired rockets at Ashura procession that was taken out from an Imambargah in Merazai area of Lower Orakzai Agency in FATA.

2
28
41
November 6

Gujrat town / Gujrat District

A Police officer Mukhtar Ahmed revealed that a Shia man, identified as Syed Tufail Hyder, was killed by Police Officer Sarfraz Naveed in police custody on grounds of blasphemy in Gujrat city of the same District.

1
0
42

November 26

Golrah PS / Islamabad

A Shia cleric and senior leader of MWM, Allama Muhammad Nawaz Irfani, shot dead in a drive-by shooting in the limits of Golrah Police Station in the Federal capital Islamabad.

1
0
43
November 30

Korangi Town / Karachi / Sindh

Unidentified armed assailants shot dead a Shia doctor, identified as identified as Shamim Raza, in his private clinic located in Korangi Town of Karachi.

1
0
44
December 18

Sohrab Goth / Gadap Town / Karachi / Sindh

A Shia man, identified as Syed Jaffar Naqvi (40), was shot at and injured by unidentified armed assailants in Sohrab Goth area of Gadap Town of Karachi.

0
1
45
December 30

Hub River Road / Mawach Goth / Baldia Town / Karachi / Sindh

A tortured dead body of a Shia man, identified as Sikandar Rizvi (40) was found from Hub River Road in Mawach Goth area of Baldia Town in Karachi of Sindh.

1
0
Total
116
116

2015

S.N.

Date

Place / District

Incidents

killed
Injured
1
January 4

Hussaini ground / Kalaya / Orakzai Agency / FATA

A bomb targeting Shias at a volleyball match killed at least four persons and injured eight at the Hussaini ground in the Kalaya area of Orakzai Agency in FATA.

4
8
2
January 9

Chittian Hattian / Rawalpindi / Punjab

Eight persons were killed and 25 others wounded in a bomb blast on Imambargah Aun Muhammad Rizvi at Chittian Hattian locality of Rawalpindi city of Punjab.

8
25
3
January 16

Rawalpindi / Punjab

Three Shia men, identified as lawyer Fayyaz Hussain Shah (40), and his two nephews Mir Ghazi Shah (20) and Mir Hamza Shah (22) were shot dead while they were returning home from a religious gathering in Rawalpindi District.

3
0
4
January 30

Karbala Maula Imambargah / Lakhi Dar / Shikarpur / Sindh

At least 61 Shias were killed and 50 others were injured in a bomb explosion at Karbala Maula Imambargah in Lakhi Dar area of Shikarpur District of Sindh.

61
50
5
February 13

Phase-5 / Hayatabad / Peshawar / KP

At least 22 Shia persons were killed and another 50 were injured during a gun and bomb attack at an Imambargah in Phase-5 locality of Hayatabad area in Peshawar, the provincial capital of KP when suicide attackers and gunmen -dressed in police uniform - attacked worshippers offering Friday prayers.

24
50
6
February 18

Kurri Road / New Shakrial / Rawalpindi / Punjab

At least four Shias were killed and six others were injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up during evening prayers at the mosque in Qasr-e-Sakina Imambargah located on Kurri Road in New Shakrial area of Rawalpindi District in Punjab.

5
6
7
February 18

Ali Garden / North Nazimabad Town / Karachi / Sindh

Two people, including an Ismaili Shia, identified as Karim Hashwani, and his driver, Nawaz (45), were shot dead in a sectarian attack at Ali Garden in North Nazimabad Town of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh.

2
0
8
February 27

Orangi Town / Karachi / Sindh

Two Shia men, identified as the employees of Qatar Hospital, Saleem Akbar and Ali Haider Rizvi, were shot dead at Ghausia Chowk in Orangi Town of Karachi in Sindh, while they were returning home from their duties.

2
0
9
February 27

Hayatabad / Peshawar / KP

A Shia man, identified as Qaisar Hussain, who was working at a pharmaceutical unit in Hayatabad Industrial Estate was shot dead in a targeted sectarian attack in Hayatabad area of Peshawar in KP.

1
0
10
March 4

Korangi Town / Karachi / Sindh

A senior Shia lawyer, who was also a counsel for several activists of the MQM, identified as Advocate Ali Hasnain Bukhari, was shot dead by two unidentified militants in Korangi Town of Karachi in Sindh.

1
0
11 March 20

Saleh Mosque / Saddar Town / Karachi / Sindh

Two Shia Bohras were killed and several others were injured in a sectarian attack when an IED fixed to a motorcycle exploded outside Shia-Bohra community's Saleh Mosque in Saddar Town of Karachi during the Friday prayer.

2
NS
12 March 20

Bahadurabad / Gulshan Town / Karachi / Sindh

ASWJ militants killed two Shia Bohras and injured four others in a sectarian attack in Bahadurabad area of Gulshan Town in Karachi.

2
4
13 April 13

Gulberg Town / Karachi / Sindh

The Deputy Director of KMC, identified as Ashraf Abbas (50) alias Ashu, was shot dead and his daughter who was accompanying him in his car was injured in a targeted sectarian attack in Azizabad area of Gulberg Town in Karachi of Sindh. Ashraf was a Shia and was the trustee of Azizabad Imambargah Sakina.

1
1
14 April 27

Satellite Town / Quetta / Balochistan

At least three Shia Hazaras were shot dead in a targeted attack at local bus stop in Satellite Town area of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan.

3
0
15 May 6

Alizai / Kurram Agency / FATA

One person lost his life while three others sustained injuries in a terrorist attack at a school ground when a football match was going on in Alizai area of Kurram Agency in FATA. Security Forces sprung to action and killed one suicide bomber while another bomber blew himself up. Where the incident happened is a Shia-dominated area.

1
0
16 May 9

Eidgah Ground / Shah Faisal Town / Karachi / Sindh

Unidentified assailants opened fire at Shia Police officer, DSP Syed Zulfiqar Abbas, and his friend, identified as Shahzad, killing them on spot in a targeted sectarian attack at a restaurant near Eidgah Ground in Shah Faisal area of Shah Faisal Town in Karachi of Sindh.

2
0
17 May 9

Paposh Nagar / North Nazimabad Town / Karachi / Sindh

A Shia homoeopathic doctor, Dr Anwar Ali Abidi, was shot dead while another person sustained injuries when unidentified militants opened fire at his clinic in Paposh Nagar area of North Nazimabad Town in Karachi of Sindh.

1
1
18 May 12

Kasi Road / Quetta / Balochistan

A man belonging to the Hazara community was killed and five others, including two Policemen, were injured, apparently in a targeted attack at Kasi Road of Quetta, the provincial capital of the Balochistan.

1
5
19 May 13

Safora Chowrangi / Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town / Karachi / Sindh

At least 45 Ismaili Shias were killed and 24 others were injured when unidentified militants opened fire on their Bus in Safora Chowrangi area near Dow Medical College in Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh.

45
24
20
May 15

Pehlwan Goth / Gulistan-e-Johar / Karachi / Sindh

A Shia SSP, Ejaz Haider, was killed in a sectarian targeted attack on May 15 when unidentified assailants opened fire his vehicle near Pehlwan Goth in Gulistan-e-Johar area of Karachi in Sindh.

1
3
21
May 21 Karachi / Sindh

An unidentified man was shot dead near Bab-e-Fatima Imambargah at Liaquatabad furniture market in Liaquatabad Town.

1
0
22
May 22 Peshawar / KP

One Shia man, identified as Ali Murtaza, was killed and two others were injured when unidentified assailants opened fire at a vehicle in Hayatabad area of Peshawar. One of the injured was his father Wali Ahmad Jan and the other his brother Awais.

1
2
23
May 25

Quetta / Balochistan

At least three Hazara Shias were killed and nine others were injured when unidentified militants opened fire at two separate buildings on M.A. Jinnah Road in Quetta.

3
9
24
May 25

Quetta / Balochistan

A local trader, identified as Anwar Ali Hazara, was shot dead by unidentified militants on Fatima Jinnah Road in Quetta.

1
0
25
May 27

Quetta / Balochistan

Two Shia Hazaras, identified as Mohammad Arif and Mohammad Hussain, were shot dead, while another, Mohammad Essa, was injured, when unidentified militants opened fire at their cloth shop in a shopping plaza in MeCongi road area in Quetta.

2
1
26
June 9

Shah Latif Town / Karachi / Sindh

A Shia DSP Majeed Abbasi was killed when militants belonging to Swat Chapter of TTP opened fire at his vehicle in Shah Latif Town of Karachi in Sindh.

1
0
27
July 6 Joint Road / Quetta / Balochistan

Three Hazara Shia, including a Policeman among them, were killed while another woman inured in a suspected sectarian attack when unidentified assailants opened fire outside the passport office on the Joint Road area of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan.

3
1
28
July 25

Marton Quarters / PIB Colony / Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town / Karachi / Sindh

An Imambargah trustee, identified as Syed Rais Jafferi (57), was shot dead while he was on his way to Central Prison to attend a court hearing near Marton Quarters in PIB Colony of Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh.

1
0
29
August 10 Quetta / Balochistan

Unidentified militants shot dead a Shia Hazara, identified as Ghulam Raza, while he was on his way home in Quetta of Balochistan.

1
0
30
August 28

Hassan Square / Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town / Karachi / Sindh

A Shia advocate of Sindh High Court (SHC), identified as Syed Ameer Hyder Shah, was shot dead by unidentified militants while he was travelling in his car near Hassan Square in Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town.

1
0
31
September 18

North Nazimabad Town / Karachi / Sindh

A Shia general store shopkeeper, identified as Syed Irfan Zaidi, was shot dead in a targeted sectarian attack in the North Nazimabad Town of Karachi in Sindh.

1
0
32
October 8

Mohammad Ali Johar Road / Peshawar / KP

A Shia, identified as Malik Jarrar Ali Haider, was killed and his two minor daughters were injured when their motorbike was ambushed by unidentified armed assailants in a sectarian attack on Mohammad Ali Johar Road in Peshawar, the provincial capital of KP.

1
2
33
October 22 Bhaag / Bolan / Balochistan

At least 12 people were killed while 21 others received injuries when a blast ripped through an Imambargah in Bhaag area of Bolan District in Balochistan.

12
21
34
October 23 Lashari / Jacobabad / Sindh

At least 22 persons including eight children were killed in a suicide blast targetting a 9th Muharram (Shia mourning period) procession near a park in the Lashari area of Jacobabad District in Sindh in the evening. 40 others including several children, have been injured in the attack.

22
40
35 November 6

Kirani Road / Quetta / Balochistan

A Shia, identified as Jafar Ali, was shot dead while another, identified as Tanveer Ali, was injured when unidentified militants opened fire at their vehicle in Kirani Road area of provincial capital Quetta.

1
1
36 November 7

Spiny road / Quetta / Balochistan

Armed assailants killed two Shia Hazaras in Spiny road in Quetta of Balochistan.

2
0
37 November 14

Sachal / Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town / Karachi / Sindh

Two Shia Policemen, identified as Police constables Ali Raza (50) and Ghulam Jaffer (46), guarding Ismaili community's residential complex were shot dead by four unidentified militants at a checkpoint outside Jeewani Heights in the Sachal area of Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh.

2
0
38
December 13

Parachinar / Kurram Agency / FATA

At least 25 persons were killed and 62 injured in a sectarian attack when a device containing about 35 kilograms of explosives ripped through a makeshift market in Parachinar town of Kurram Agency in FATA.

25
62
Total*
251
316

2016

S.N.

Date

Place / District

Incidents

killed
Injured
1
February 8

Kohati Gate / Peshawar / KP

A Shia elder was shot dead while his son escaped unhurt in an attack near the Kohati Gate area of Peshawar, the provincial capital of KP.

1
1
2
March 29

Kareemabad / Gulberg Town / Karachi / Sindh

A Shia Special Security Unit (SSU) commando, identified as Zahid Jaffri (31), who had been doing security duty, at the State Guest House was shot dead in the Kareemabad area of Gulberg Town in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh.

1
0
3
April 7

Najaf Imambargah / North Karachi Town / Karachi / Sindh

Three Shias were shot dead in a sectarian attack at the Najaf Imambargah in North Karachi Town of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh.

3
0
4
May 6

DI Khan / KP

Two Shia school teachers, identified as Mukhtiar Hussain and Akhtar Hussain, were shot dead by unidentified militants in a targeted killing incident in Miryali area of DI Khan District.

2
0
5
May 6

DI Khan / KP

Two Shia lawyers, identified as Atif Zaidi and Ali Muntazir, were shot dead in a targeted attack on Gird Road in DI Khan District. Police said all the four were victims of target killings and belonged to Shia community.

2
0
6
May 7

Karachi / Sindh

Unidentified militants killed two people, including Shia religious scholar and rights activist Syed Khurram Zaki and his journalist friend Rao Khalid, in a sectarian attack in North Karachi Town of Karachi. Both the victims belonged to the Shia community.

2
1
7
May 27

Jaffar Tayyar Society / Malir Town / Karachi / Sindh

Two Shias, identified as Malik Asim and Ameer Haider, were killed and another, identified as Hasan, sustained injured when unidentified armed assailants opened fire at them in Jaffar Tayyar Society of Malir Town in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh.

2
1
8
August 1

Sariab Road / Quetta / Balochistan

Two Hazara Shias, identified as Ghulam Nabi and Mohammad Nabi, were killed in a targeted attack near the Government Boys Degree College while they on their way home on Sariab Road in Quetta, the provincial capital Balochistan.

2
0
9
August 23

Medina Masjid / Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town / Karachi / Sindh

Two cadres of ASWJ, identified as Mufti Kamran (46), and Mufti Ghulam Akbar (50), were killed when unidentified militants opened fire at them inside the Medina Masjid in Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town of Karachi.

2
0
10
August 23

Sughra Imambargah / Korangi Town / Karachi / Sindh

A Shia, identified as identified as Qasim Abbas Raza (34), was shot dead in targeted killing incident near the Sughra Imambargah in Korangi Town of Karachi.

1
0
11
October 4

Kirani Road / Pud Gali Chowk / Quetta / Balochistan

At least four Hazara Shia women were killed and one injured when unidentified armed assailants opened fire on a bus on Kirani Road near Pud Gali Chowk area of Quetta, provincial capital of Balochistan.

4
1
12
October 7

Block-8 / Gulistan-e-Jauhar / Karachi / Sindh

A trustee of an Imambargah and a senior office-bearer of private schools association, Mansoor Zaidi, was shot dead while his son was critically injured in a suspected sectarian attack by unidentified assailants outside their home in Block-8 area of Gulistan-e-Jauhar area in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh.

1
1
13
October 12

Kotli Loharana Mashriqi / Sialkot / Punjab

More than 10 Shia mourners were injured when armed assailants affiliated with ASWJ opened fire at Ashura procession in Kotli Loharana Mashriqi area of Sialkot District in Punjab.

0
10
14 November 11

Block 4 / Gulistan-e-Jauhar / Gulshan Town / Karachi / Sindh

The unidentified assailants opened fire at three students from Karachi University, who were riding on their motorcycle in Block 4 of Gulistan-e-Jauhar area under Gulshan Town in Karachi of Sindh. As a result one student identified as Murtaza died instantly while his colleagues Shahid and Ehsan were crucially injured. "The dead and injured belonged to the Shia community and it appeared to be target killing incident," said Police official.

1
2
15 November 25

86/6-R village / Sahiwal / Punjab

Two unidentified assailants shot dead the caretaker of an Imambargah and critically injured his 24-year-old son when the duo was en route to the Imambargah in 86/6-R village in Sahiwal District.

0
2
16 December 8

Satellite town / Quetta / Balochistan

Suspected militants shot dead a Hazara man in Satellite town area of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan.

1
0
Total*
25
19

2017

S.N.

Date

Place / District

Incidents

killed
Injured
1 January 6

Spiny Road / Qila Mubarak / Quetta / Balochistan

Unidentified assailants shot and injured five Hazara Shias in a suspected sectarian attack community on Spiny Road in the Qila Mubarak area of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan.

0
5
2 January 24

Gulistan-e-Jauhar / Gulshan Town / Karachi / Sindh

A Shia man, Mohammed Kazim Raza (39), was gunned down in suspected sectarian attack in Gulistan-i-Jauhar area of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, in the night.

1
0
3 February 26

Paroa / Dera Ismail Khan / KP

Three persons belonging to the Shia community were gunned downed under Paroa Police Station area in Dera Ismail Khan District of KP.

3
0
4 March 31

Noor market / Parachinar / Kurram Agency / FATA

At least 24 persons were killed and another 100 injured in a suicide attack on an Imambargah in the Noor market area of Parachinar town in Kurram Agency of FATA.

25
100
5 June 4

Spiny Road / Quetta / Balochistan

A man and his younger sister belonging to the Shia Hazara community were shot dead in the Spiny Road area of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan.

2
0
6 June 24 Turi Bazaar / Parachinar / Kurram Agency / FATA

At least 67 persons were killed and more than 200 injured in back-to-back explosions in the Turi Bazaar area of Parachinar, the headquarter of Kurram Agency, in FATA when the market was crowed for Iftar and Eid shopping.

67
200
7 July 19 RCD highway / Mastung / Balochistan

At least four persons belonging to the ethnic Hazara Shia community were shot dead when unidentified assailants opened fire on their vehicle on the main RCD highway in Mastung town in the same District of Balochistan.

4
0
8 September 10 Kuchlak / Quetta / Balochistan

Unidentified assailants opened fire at a vehicle coming from Chaman in Kuchlak area of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, in the evening, leaving five Shia Hazara persons dead.

5
0
9 October 9 Kasi road / Gawalmandi / Quetta / Balochistan

At least five Shia Hazara persons were killed and one other was seriously injured when unidentified assailants opened fire at their vehicle on Kasi road in Gawalmandi area of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan.

5
1
10

December 22

Western Bypass / Nakhailabad / Quetta / Balochistan

Two persons belonging to the Hazara community were killed and two others were injured when they were targeted near Western Bypass in Nakhailabad area of Quetta, provincial capital of Balochistan.

2
2
Total*
114
308

2018

S.N.

Date

Place / District

Incidents

killed
Injured
1 March 22

Sachal / Malir Town / Karachi / Sindh

A Shia man was shot dead and two others - including an infant - were injured in a suspected sectarian attack in Sachal area of Malir Town in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh.

1
2
2 April 1

Kandahari Bazaar / Quetta / Balochistan

In a suspected targeted killing incident, one member of the Shia Hazara community was killed and another was injured when unidentified assailants opened fire on their vehicle in Kandahari Bazaar area of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan.

1
1
3 April 18

Abdul Sattar Road / Quetta / Balochistan

A shopkeeper belonging to the Shia Hazara community, identified as Muhammad Asif (50), son of Ghulam Nabi, was killed in a drive-by shooting at an auto parts shop on Abdul Sattar Road in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan.

1
0
4 April 22

Western Bypass / Quetta / Balochistan

Two persons belonging to the Hazara community, identified as Muhammad Ali and Muhammad Zaman, were killed, while a third was injured in an incident of firing in Western Bypass area of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan.

2
1
5 April 29

Jamaluddin Afghani Road / Quetta / Balochistan

Two shopkeepers belonging to the Shia Hazara community were killed in a drive-by shooting at Jamaluddin Afghani Road area in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan.

2
0
Total*
7
4
* Data till June 17, 2018
Note:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.

 

 

 

 

 
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