Peshawar (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa): Timeline (Terrorist Activities) -2008

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January - 6	A man was killed and six shops, including two video centres and two barber shops, destroyed in two successive bomb blasts in the Shiekh Mohammadi village of Peshawar, capital of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), on January 6, The News reported. Unidentified terrorists, according to the police Read more... A man was killed and six shops, including two video centres and two barber shops, destroyed in two successive bomb blasts in the Shiekh Mohammadi village of Peshawar, capital of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), on January 6, The News reported. Unidentified terrorists, according to the police, had planted explosives to blow up two CD centres and an equal number of barber shops near Tangu Adda in Shiekh Mohammadi village, located 10 kilometers south of the provincial metropolis. Read less...
January - 8	Unidentified terrorists fired 11 rockets on the Army Officers Colony on Warsak Road in Peshawar, capital of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), on January 8, slightly damaging a few buildings. No casualty was reported in the attack, The News reported. Read more... Unidentified terrorists fired 11 rockets on the Army Officers Colony on Warsak Road in Peshawar, capital of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), on January 8, slightly damaging a few buildings. No casualty was reported in the attack, The News reported. Read less...
January - 14	A low intensity bomb exploded at a billiard club in the jurisdiction of Gulbahar police station in the provincial capital Peshawar, according to Associated Press of Pakistan. However no causality was reported. Separately, the Bomb Disposal Squad defused another explosive device planted in another bi Read more... A low intensity bomb exploded at a billiard club in the jurisdiction of Gulbahar police station in the provincial capital Peshawar, according to Associated Press of Pakistan. However no causality was reported. Separately, the Bomb Disposal Squad defused another explosive device planted in another billiard club in the same area. Read less...
January - 17	At least 12 persons were killed and 25 others wounded when a suicide bomber blew himself up in an imambargah (congregation hall for Shia rituals) in Peshawar, capital of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on January 17, according to Dawn. Police said that the teenage bomber blew himself at the Read more... At least 12 persons were killed and 25 others wounded when a suicide bomber blew himself up in an imambargah (congregation hall for Shia rituals) in Peshawar, capital of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on January 17, according to Dawn. Police said that the teenage bomber blew himself at the crowded Mirza Qasim Baig Imambargah in the Mohalla Janghi area at around 6.55pm (PST). Senior Superintendent of Police (Operations) Imtiaz Shah told reporters that a policeman had attempted to frisk the suspect but he pushed him aside and detonated the explosive vest he was wearing. "It was a suicide attack," interior ministry spokesman Brigadier Javed Cheema confirmed, adding that "The bomber was 15 or 16 years old and he blew himself up after entering the gate leading to the prayer hall." The NWFP Inspector General of Police, Sharif Virk, told Geo TV that 10 kilograms of explosives and three kilograms of ball bearings were used in the blast. Read less...
January - 18	A bomb exploded outside a CD shop in Peshawar, capital of North West Frontier Province (NWFP), in the early hours of January 18, but no casualties were reported and the blast caused minimal damage. An official told Daily Times that the explosives were placed outside the Gulab CD and Music Centre loc Read more... A bomb exploded outside a CD shop in Peshawar, capital of North West Frontier Province (NWFP), in the early hours of January 18, but no casualties were reported and the blast caused minimal damage. An official told Daily Times that the explosives were placed outside the Gulab CD and Music Centre located within the Pandu Police Station jurisdiction. Read less...
January - 19	In the province, a bomb blast damaged a bridge on the Kohat-Hangu road without causing any casualties on late January 19-night. The explosives packed in a pressure cooker had been planted under the Parachao Bridge close to the residence of district official Gohar Saifullah Khan. Read more... In the province, a bomb blast damaged a bridge on the Kohat-Hangu road without causing any casualties on late January 19-night. The explosives packed in a pressure cooker had been planted under the Parachao Bridge close to the residence of district official Gohar Saifullah Khan. Read less...
January - 20	A rocket fired from unknown location exploded near Shalman Park in the Hayatabad area of provincial capital Peshawar on January 20-night, Dawn reported. However, no loss of life or injuries was reported. Read more... A rocket fired from unknown location exploded near Shalman Park in the Hayatabad area of provincial capital Peshawar on January 20-night, Dawn reported. However, no loss of life or injuries was reported. Read less...
January - 23	Owners of CD shops in the Karkhano market in Peshawar, capital of the NWFP, had received threats from militants asking them to wind up their businesses or ‘face consequences’. Earlier this month, some CD shops in the market known for smuggled goods were reportedly destroyed by bomb blasts. Read more... Owners of CD shops in the Karkhano market in Peshawar, capital of the NWFP, had received threats from militants asking them to wind up their businesses or ‘face consequences’. Earlier this month, some CD shops in the market known for smuggled goods were reportedly destroyed by bomb blasts. Read less...
January - 24	Police in Peshawar, capital of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), defused a roadside time bomb just minutes before Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief and former Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, was due to pass the spot on January 24, Senior Superintendent of Police (Operations) Imtiaz Sha Read more... Police in Peshawar, capital of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), defused a roadside time bomb just minutes before Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief and former Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, was due to pass the spot on January 24, Senior Superintendent of Police (Operations) Imtiaz Shah told Daily Times. The former premier was traveling in a convoy to address a lawyers’ convention and a political rally in Peshawar in connection with the February 18 general elections. He said, "The NWFP police found the time bomb weighing 400 grams around 20 minutes before Nawaz’s caravan was to reach Suray Pul (bridge). The bomb was placed under the bridge. The police stopped the caravan near Gulbahar Chowk for 25 minutes because of security reasons." Shah said the bomb was without a detonator and was only meant to harass the people. Read less...
January - 26	A convoy of army vehicles escaped casualties when a remote-controlled bomb went off in the Badabher area near Peshawar, eyewitnesses said, adding the soldiers opened fire seconds after the blast and blocked the highway for a few hours. People were seen fleeing the Darra area as military action there Read more... A convoy of army vehicles escaped casualties when a remote-controlled bomb went off in the Badabher area near Peshawar, eyewitnesses said, adding the soldiers opened fire seconds after the blast and blocked the highway for a few hours. People were seen fleeing the Darra area as military action there continued for the second consecutive day. Read less...
January - 27	In the provincial capital Peshawar, there were two successive bomb blasts in a CD market near Wakho Pul on the Kohat Road on January 27-morning. However, no casualty was reported. Read more... In the provincial capital Peshawar, there were two successive bomb blasts in a CD market near Wakho Pul on the Kohat Road on January 27-morning. However, no casualty was reported. Read less...
January - 28	Officials in Peshawar confirmed the presence of the militant groups in Darra, adding that the groups had focused on "extending sway" to Peshawar. They said, "Today, both the Lashkar-e-Toiba and Jaish-e-Muhammad have a strong presence within 20 kilometers of Peshawar." The unnamed officials said, "Th Read more... Officials in Peshawar confirmed the presence of the militant groups in Darra, adding that the groups had focused on "extending sway" to Peshawar. They said, "Today, both the Lashkar-e-Toiba and Jaish-e-Muhammad have a strong presence within 20 kilometers of Peshawar." The unnamed officials said, "The fact of the matter is that some of the groups, such as Lashkar-e-Toiba, Jaish-e-Muhammad and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, are very active around Peshawar and Kohat district, especially in areas close to the Kohat-Rawalpindi Highway." The officials also stated that the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi was the "most active group" in Darra. Read less...
January - 29	Unidentified people on January 29-night fired two rockets from an undisclosed location which landed on the outskirts of Peshawar, capital of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), according to The Post. However, no casualty was reported. According to the police, one rocket landed in the fields nea Read more... Unidentified people on January 29-night fired two rockets from an undisclosed location which landed on the outskirts of Peshawar, capital of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), according to The Post. However, no casualty was reported. According to the police, one rocket landed in the fields near Peshtakhara on Canal Road while another exploded near Akunabad. Read less...
January - 30	According to Daily Times, an explosion in a house in the outskirts of Peshawar, capital of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), killed three men who police said were making bombs when the explosives detonated prematurely. The blast occurred at about 5am on January 30 in the guestroom of a house Read more... According to Daily Times, an explosion in a house in the outskirts of Peshawar, capital of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), killed three men who police said were making bombs when the explosives detonated prematurely. The blast occurred at about 5am on January 30 in the guestroom of a house located in the Badshah Dak area of Tauheed Colony in Phandu police precincts. "Initial evidence suggests that they were suicide attackers," police officer Farid Shah told AP. Gulbahar Deputy Superintendent of Police Ijaz Khan said the men were likely involved in an earlier attack on music shops in the Afridiabad area. He said police had detained one Ismail, originally from Lakary of Mohmand Agency, who had rented the house. The dead men included Ismail’s brother-in-law Saadullah and a cousin identified as Ali Rehman. The third body could not be identified. An AFP report said the men were 20 to 30 years old. Police seized a hand grenade, 10 kilograms of explosives, a pistol, three mobile phones, a dairy and religious literature from the house. Read less...
January - 30	Two music shops were damaged in a bomb blast at around 3am in the Afridiabad area of Peshawar. No casualties were reported. Police officials said that the shops were no longer selling music CDs. They said the owner of one of the shops had begun selling kebabs in his shop following violence against v Read more... Two music shops were damaged in a bomb blast at around 3am in the Afridiabad area of Peshawar. No casualties were reported. Police officials said that the shops were no longer selling music CDs. They said the owner of one of the shops had begun selling kebabs in his shop following violence against video and music stores. Read less...

*Data till , January 22, 2021

Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.

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