Peshawar (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa): Timeline (Terrorist Activities) -2014

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January - 1	Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) protests that had blocked the NATO supplies almost came to an unannounced end on January 1, reported The News. The party has wound up four out of five protest camps set up in Nowshera, Dera Ismail Khan and Kohat Districts and at Peshawar Motorway Toll Plaza. Container Read more... Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) protests that had blocked the NATO supplies almost came to an unannounced end on January 1, reported The News. The party has wound up four out of five protest camps set up in Nowshera, Dera Ismail Khan and Kohat Districts and at Peshawar Motorway Toll Plaza. Container-mounted trucks were hardly stopped to ascertain their destination. The party, however, officially denies it and insists it is as committed as it was in disallowing NATO supplies through Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Read less...
January - 2	A Doctor, identified as Dr Ahmad Zia, was abducted by unidentified militants in the Peshawar, the provincial capital Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on January 2, reports The News. Read more... A Doctor, identified as Dr Ahmad Zia, was abducted by unidentified militants in the Peshawar, the provincial capital Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on January 2, reports The News. Read less...
January - 2	Pakistan Army carried out search operation for more than 16 hours in the Peshawar Central Prison after receiving information that some militants had passed on suicide jackets to Tehreek-e- Taliban Pakistan (TTP) prisoners in the jail on January 2, reports The News. Read more... Pakistan Army carried out search operation for more than 16 hours in the Peshawar Central Prison after receiving information that some militants had passed on suicide jackets to Tehreek-e- Taliban Pakistan (TTP) prisoners in the jail on January 2, reports The News. Read less...
January - 6	A Frontier Constabulary (FCB) official, identified as Wahid Mir, was killed and three other FC personnel were injured in a roadside bomb explosion in the Regi Lalma Housing Scheme area of Peshawar (Peshawar District) on January 6, reported The Express Tribune. Soon after the attack, Police conducted Read more... A Frontier Constabulary (FCB) official, identified as Wahid Mir, was killed and three other FC personnel were injured in a roadside bomb explosion in the Regi Lalma Housing Scheme area of Peshawar (Peshawar District) on January 6, reported The Express Tribune. Soon after the attack, Police conducted a search operation and arrested some suspected militants. A Police official said, “Being close to Khyber Agency, the area provides militants a golden opportunity to escape to the tribal areas safely after such attacks.” Read less...
January - 6	A Police constable, identified as Manfarullah, was shot dead outside City Hospital on Kohat Road in Peshawar (Peshawar District) on January 6, reported The Express Tribune. Manfarullah belonged to the Frontier Reserve Police. Read more... A Police constable, identified as Manfarullah, was shot dead outside City Hospital on Kohat Road in Peshawar (Peshawar District) on January 6, reported The Express Tribune. Manfarullah belonged to the Frontier Reserve Police. Read less...
January - 6	Two people, including a woman, were killed while Police constable Farzand Ali and Frontier Corps (FC) official Gula Khan were injured when an unidentified militant opened fire at them in a market in the Matani area of Peshawar (Peshawar District) on January 6, reports The Express Tribune. Read more... Two people, including a woman, were killed while Police constable Farzand Ali and Frontier Corps (FC) official Gula Khan were injured when an unidentified militant opened fire at them in a market in the Matani area of Peshawar (Peshawar District) on January 6, reports The Express Tribune. Read less...
January - 7	A proclaimed offender, identified as Aalam Khan, was killed in Musazai village while 45 suspects were arrested in a search operation conducted within the jurisdiction of Badhaber and Bhanamari Police Stations in Peshawar on January 7, reports The Express Tribune. Police raided several houses in Bazi Read more... A proclaimed offender, identified as Aalam Khan, was killed in Musazai village while 45 suspects were arrested in a search operation conducted within the jurisdiction of Badhaber and Bhanamari Police Stations in Peshawar on January 7, reports The Express Tribune. Police raided several houses in Bazid Khel, Ahmad Khel, Musazai, Badhaber, Khattako Pul and Kagawala areas. Read less...
January - 8	At least one Policeman was killed and another was injured when unidentified militants opened fire on two Policemen deputed at a checkpost on Canal Road in University Town of provincial capital Peshawar on January 8, reports Dawn. Read more... At least one Policeman was killed and another was injured when unidentified militants opened fire on two Policemen deputed at a checkpost on Canal Road in University Town of provincial capital Peshawar on January 8, reports Dawn. Read less...
January - 8	Station House Officer (SHO) of Bhana Mari Police Station, identified as Hameed Khan, and two of his bodyguards were injured when unidentified militants opened fire on their vehicle within the limit of Paharipura Police Station in Peshawar on January 8, reported Dawn. Read more... Station House Officer (SHO) of Bhana Mari Police Station, identified as Hameed Khan, and two of his bodyguards were injured when unidentified militants opened fire on their vehicle within the limit of Paharipura Police Station in Peshawar on January 8, reported Dawn. Read less...
January - 10	One militant was killed when unidentified militants attacked the Manzoor Shaheed checkpost in the limits of Badbher Police Station near Matani area in Peshawar on January 10, reports Dawn. The militant was killed in retaliatory firing by the Security Forces. Read more... One militant was killed when unidentified militants attacked the Manzoor Shaheed checkpost in the limits of Badbher Police Station near Matani area in Peshawar on January 10, reports Dawn. The militant was killed in retaliatory firing by the Security Forces. Read less...
January - 12	Unidentified militants opened fire on Awami National Party (ANP) leader Mian Mushtaq’s vehicle in Badhpir area of Peshawar, killing three people including him on January 12, reports The News. Read more... Unidentified militants opened fire on Awami National Party (ANP) leader Mian Mushtaq’s vehicle in Badhpir area of Peshawar, killing three people including him on January 12, reports The News. Read less...
January - 13	A remote-controlled explosion occurred on January 13 in Sulemankhel area of Badbher area in Peshawar where the funeral prayer of slain Awami National Party (ANP) leader Mian Mushtaq Ahmed was scheduled to be held, leaving one Policeman injured, reported Dawn. According to the Police, security arran Read more... A remote-controlled explosion occurred on January 13 in Sulemankhel area of Badbher area in Peshawar where the funeral prayer of slain Awami National Party (ANP) leader Mian Mushtaq Ahmed was scheduled to be held, leaving one Policeman injured, reported Dawn. According to the Police, security arrangements were being made for the funeral prayers of Mushtaq Ahmed. A Police mobile was transporting a walkthrough gate to be installed at a location when the explosion occurred. Subsequently, one policeman was injured. Read less...
January - 13	The Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) on January 13 thwarted an attempt of terrorism by defusing a 20kg bomb planted in congested Bana Mari area of Peshawar. According to BDS official Shafqat Malik, passers-by spotted the explosive device in Bana Mari area and informed Police. Read more... The Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) on January 13 thwarted an attempt of terrorism by defusing a 20kg bomb planted in congested Bana Mari area of Peshawar. According to BDS official Shafqat Malik, passers-by spotted the explosive device in Bana Mari area and informed Police. Read less...
January - 13	The Bomb Disposal Unit (BDU) on January 13 thwarted an attempt of terrorism by defusing a 20 kilogram of bomb planted in the Bana Mari area of Peshawar, reports Dawn. According to Additional Inspector General BDU, Shafqat Malik, the explosive device was planted in Bana Mari area when some passerby s Read more... The Bomb Disposal Unit (BDU) on January 13 thwarted an attempt of terrorism by defusing a 20 kilogram of bomb planted in the Bana Mari area of Peshawar, reports Dawn. According to Additional Inspector General BDU, Shafqat Malik, the explosive device was planted in Bana Mari area when some passerby saw it and informed the Police. Read less...
January - 14	One Policeman was killed whereas another sustained injury when an explosion took place in Regi Model Town area of Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of KP on January 14, reports Dawn. Police added that the Bomb Disposal Unit (BDU) personnel defused two bombs worth five kilograms fr Read more... One Policeman was killed whereas another sustained injury when an explosion took place in Regi Model Town area of Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of KP on January 14, reports Dawn. Police added that the Bomb Disposal Unit (BDU) personnel defused two bombs worth five kilograms from the site of explosion. Read less...
January - 16	At least ten people were killed and more than 60 others were injured in the evening of January 16 when a bomb exploded at a Tablighi Markaz (religious centre) on Pajaggi Road in Peshawar (Peshawar District), the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Dawn. Eyewitnesses said the bomb exploded at Tabl Read more... At least ten people were killed and more than 60 others were injured in the evening of January 16 when a bomb exploded at a Tablighi Markaz (religious centre) on Pajaggi Road in Peshawar (Peshawar District), the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Dawn. Eyewitnesses said the bomb exploded at Tablighi Markaz run by the Tableeghi Jamaat, just before Maghrib (Evening) prayers. Around a thousand people were gathered at the seminary for a Shab-i-Juma (Thursday) congregation when the bomb ripped through the centre. Shafqat Malik, a senior official of the bomb disposal squad, said the bomb was planted inside a canister of ghee (cooking oil). “Around five kilograms of explosive material was used in the blast, which was detonated through a timed device,” he said. Two more bombs diffused at blast site by the bomb disposal squad by applying water charge. Read less...
January - 18	A house was partially damaged when a rocket was fired in its direction in Masho Khel village of Peshawar in the night of January 18, reports The Express Tribune. Police said the artillery rocket was fired from several kilometres away near Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). Read more... A house was partially damaged when a rocket was fired in its direction in Masho Khel village of Peshawar in the night of January 18, reports The Express Tribune. Police said the artillery rocket was fired from several kilometres away near Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). It struck Murad Khan’s house and damaged the boundary wall. Police said no loss of life was reported. Read less...
January - 18	The Peshawar High Court (PHC) Chief Justice Dost Muhammad Khan said on January 18 that despite the complexity of missing person’s cases, the Government, through court orders, has ensured at least 1,270 of them reached their homes, reports The Express Tribune. Another 1,086 have been identified at no Read more... The Peshawar High Court (PHC) Chief Justice Dost Muhammad Khan said on January 18 that despite the complexity of missing person’s cases, the Government, through court orders, has ensured at least 1,270 of them reached their homes, reports The Express Tribune. Another 1,086 have been identified at notified internment centres in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). Some 3,033 people have been traced to various locations in the region. Justice Khan said that the Human Rights Directorate set up by him for those who cannot afford to hire a lawyer, has received more than 9,000 cases so far. Of these 7,000 were decided instantly, with the aggrieved getting justice in less than 72 hours. Read less...
January - 20	Two persons, identified as Aqil Shah and Kamil Khan, were arrested by Anti-Terrorist Squad from Mattani area of Peshawar and taken to an undisclosed location for further investigation, reports The Express Tribune. Official sources said that they were detained because of their alleged links with mili Read more... Two persons, identified as Aqil Shah and Kamil Khan, were arrested by Anti-Terrorist Squad from Mattani area of Peshawar and taken to an undisclosed location for further investigation, reports The Express Tribune. Official sources said that they were detained because of their alleged links with militants. “These people have been arrested for their alleged links with militants and it is not the first time members from their families were picked up,” said an official. “Previously, Shah’s father and brother were arrested by Security Forces. They were released after eight months of captivity.” Read less...
January - 20	Unidentified assailants killed a Shia Muslim scholar Allama Alim Al-Musvi who was walking to the mosque in Kissa Khwani market of Peshawar, the provincial capital of KP, on January 20, reports Dawn. “Two gunmen opened fire on the scholar and escaped in the narrow streets when he came out of his hous Read more... Unidentified assailants killed a Shia Muslim scholar Allama Alim Al-Musvi who was walking to the mosque in Kissa Khwani market of Peshawar, the provincial capital of KP, on January 20, reports Dawn. “Two gunmen opened fire on the scholar and escaped in the narrow streets when he came out of his house and walked towards the mosque,” local Police official Fazal Jan said. Al-Musvi was a locally respected scholar and used to deliver sermons at special Shia gatherings, he added. Read less...
January - 23	At least six persons were killed and eight injured on January 23 when a bomb exploded in a vehicle at a car workshop near Scheme Chowk area of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Dawn. According to Superintendent of Police (SP), Peshawar, Rahim Shah, the blast completely Read more... At least six persons were killed and eight injured on January 23 when a bomb exploded in a vehicle at a car workshop near Scheme Chowk area of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Dawn. According to Superintendent of Police (SP), Peshawar, Rahim Shah, the blast completely destroyed the white Suzuki Alto parked inside the car workshop. Shah said bomb disposal experts estimated that around 25 to 30 kilograms of explosive material were fitted inside the car when it exploded. Read less...
January - 23	The Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) on January 23 defused a five-kilogram bomb planted near an under-construction flyover on Charsadda road of Peshawar, reports Dawn. A Police source said that the BDS was called in after information of a bomb was received. Read more... The Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) on January 23 defused a five-kilogram bomb planted near an under-construction flyover on Charsadda road of Peshawar, reports Dawn. A Police source said that the BDS was called in after information of a bomb was received. Read less...
January - 26	Following serious threats to the immunisation workers, around 3,500 Policemen will be deployed during coming campaign in Peshawar as part of unprecedented security to be provided to the volunteers, The News reported on January 27. “There will be 3,000 to 3,500 Policemen deployed during each immunisa Read more... Following serious threats to the immunisation workers, around 3,500 Policemen will be deployed during coming campaign in Peshawar as part of unprecedented security to be provided to the volunteers, The News reported on January 27. “There will be 3,000 to 3,500 Policemen deployed during each immunisation campaign,” Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Ijaz Ahmad said. As many as 2200 cops used to provide security to the anti-polio vaccination teams in Peshawar till recently. However, the number of the cops is to be increased for the newly launched ‘Sehat Ka Insaf’ campaign against nine diseases, including polio. Read less...
January - 26	The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has called upon the Government to stop using force against militants and hold negotiations for restoring peace in the country, reports Dawn. Addressing a public meeting in Hashtnagri on the G.T. Road in Peshawar, provincial capital of Read more... The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has called upon the Government to stop using force against militants and hold negotiations for restoring peace in the country, reports Dawn. Addressing a public meeting in Hashtnagri on the G.T. Road in Peshawar, provincial capital of KP on January 26, the Maulana said his party set up a FATA jirga (council/assembly) which could play an effective role if all other efforts for peace in KP and the tribal region failed. “The people hiding in forests should be convinced to lay down arms and accept the writ of law,” he said, adding that the peace process should be given a chance to end the bloodshed on a permanent basis. Read less...
January - 26	Two unidentified militants shot dead a Policeman standing guard outside a Hindu temple in Jhanda Bazar area of Peshawar, the provincial capital of KP, on January 26 and fled the scene on a motorcycle, reports Daily Times. “It appears to be a militant attack. The gunmen killed the lone policeman on d Read more... Two unidentified militants shot dead a Policeman standing guard outside a Hindu temple in Jhanda Bazar area of Peshawar, the provincial capital of KP, on January 26 and fled the scene on a motorcycle, reports Daily Times. “It appears to be a militant attack. The gunmen killed the lone policeman on duty outside the Hindu temple and then escaped,” Faisal Mukhtar, a senior Police official said. Read less...
January - 27	On January 27, the bodies of three persons were found in Badhaber area on the outskirts of Peshawar, the capital of KP. Police officials said the victims were affiliated with Mian Mushtaq, an Awami National Party (ANP) leader who was gunned down in the same locality a couple of weeks ago. Sources sa Read more... On January 27, the bodies of three persons were found in Badhaber area on the outskirts of Peshawar, the capital of KP. Police officials said the victims were affiliated with Mian Mushtaq, an Awami National Party (ANP) leader who was gunned down in the same locality a couple of weeks ago. Sources said that some unidentified persons, dressed up in security personnel uniforms, had picked the three men from their homes. The men were later found shot dead with their hands and feet tied with ropes. Read less...
January - 28	Police on January 28 defused a half-kilogram bomb in the Bhana Mari area of Peshawar, provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), reports Dawn. According to the Police, the bomb was installed near the Ghazi Baba shrine next to a house. The Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) said a timer was fitted with th Read more... Police on January 28 defused a half-kilogram bomb in the Bhana Mari area of Peshawar, provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), reports Dawn. According to the Police, the bomb was installed near the Ghazi Baba shrine next to a house. The Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) said a timer was fitted with the bomb. Read less...
January - 30	A Policeman, Head Constable Muhammad Tahir, who had sustained injuries in an attack in Khazana area of Peshawar on January 29, succumbed to his injuries on January 30, reports The News. Read more... A Policeman, Head Constable Muhammad Tahir, who had sustained injuries in an attack in Khazana area of Peshawar on January 29, succumbed to his injuries on January 30, reports The News. Read less...
January - 30	Two persons, Rashid (11) and Tufail (20), were shot dead at Urmar area of Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), on January 30, reports The News. Police said unknown motorcyclists opened fire on Rashid and Tufail, when they were going for treatment to a priv Read more... Two persons, Rashid (11) and Tufail (20), were shot dead at Urmar area of Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), on January 30, reports The News. Police said unknown motorcyclists opened fire on Rashid and Tufail, when they were going for treatment to a private clinic at Urmar area. Read less...

*Data till , January 16, 2021

Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.

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