Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2011

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This is a list of terrorist attacks in Pakistan in the calendar year 2011.

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January – March

April – June

July – September

October – December

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These are the list of Terrorist attacks in Pakistan in 2010.

In 2008, Pakistan saw 40 terrorist attacks, which caused 154 fatalities and 256 injuries.

In 2009, Pakistan suffered 50 terrorist, insurgent and sectarian-related incidents that killed 180 people and injured 300.

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On 10 January 2013, several bombings took place in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta, the capital of Balochistan, killing a total of 130 people and injuring at least 270. The Quetta bombings led to protests by the city's Shia Muslim Hazara community; Prime Minister of Pakistan Raja Pervez Ashraf responded by dismissing the Chief Minister of Balochistan, Aslam Raisani, and replacing him with Zulfikar Ali Magsi. On the same day, a bomb exploded in Swat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, killing 22 people and injuring 60 others.

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This is a list of terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2014.

This is a list of terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2015.

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Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2017 include, in chronological order:

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Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2018 include:

Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2019 include:

The 2019 Quetta bombing was a suicide bomb attack on an open marketplace in Quetta, Pakistan on 12 April, killing 21 people. The bombing took place near an area where many minority Shiite Muslims live. At least ten Hazara, including nine Shiites, were among the dead. Two paramilitary soldiers were also killed in the bombing. PM Imran Khan expressed condolences for the lives lost, directed the authorities to ensure the best medical treatment for the injured, and ordered an increase in security for Shiites and Hazara people. Lashkar-e-Jhangvi and ISIL later accepted responsibility for the attack, stating that "their target were Hazara people."

Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2022 include:

This article is an incomplete outline of terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2023 in chronological order.

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  15. Militants attack police station in DI Khan, 10 personnel killed, Express Tribune
  16. Multan blast: Suspect taken into police custody, Express Tribune
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  32. "Targeted assault in Torghar: Bomb attack kills four police recruits". The Express Tribune. October 1, 2011.
  33. "Balochistan violence: Schoolteacher gunned down in Khuzdar". The Express Tribune. October 4, 2011.
  34. "Balochistan unrest: Two shot dead, two bodies found". The Express Tribune. October 9, 2011.
  35. FC personnel killed by landmine near Sorange coal mines
  36. "Broken peace: Month of calm broken as bomb blast injures 12". The Express Tribune. October 26, 2011.
  37. "14 injured: Second blast in two days spreads terror in Peshawar". The Express Tribune. October 27, 2011.
  38. "Nowshera suicide attack: 17-year old boy kills two policemen". The Express Tribune. October 28, 2011.
  39. "Nowshera suicide attack: Amid tears and sobs, Ajmeer Shah laid to rest". The Express Tribune. October 30, 2011.
  40. "Explosion in Peshawar marketplace, 11 injured". The Express Tribune. November 2, 2011.
  41. "Turbat Blast: Two security personnel killed". The Express Tribune. November 2, 2011.
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  45. Swabi suicide attack: ANP leader's son succumbs to injuries
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  49. Sui landmine blast kills 2 security personnel, injures 3
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  51. Loud blast attributed to exploding gas cylinder in Karachi
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  53. "Landmine blast injured one security personnel in Kurram Agency". The Express Tribune. December 9, 2011.
  54. "Another attack: Three Rangers killed, four injured in roadside blast". The Express Tribune. December 8, 2011.
  55. "Attack outside KU: One dead in fourth blast in a week". tribune.com.pk. December 10, 2011.
  56. "Militants destroy two shrines in Khyber Agency". The Express Tribune. December 10, 2011.
  57. "Landmine blast kills two FC personnel in Balochistan". The Express Tribune. December 14, 2011.
  58. "Terror in Bannu: Taliban bomber strikes at paramilitary camp". The Express Tribune. December 25, 2011.
  59. Kharotabad killings: ‘Tattling’ police surgeon silenced
  60. "Two children killed in Bajaur blast". The Express Tribune. December 30, 2011.
  61. "Balochistan insurgency: Blast near Baloch politician's home kills 13". The Express Tribune. December 30, 2011.
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