Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2022

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Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2022 include:

January–March

April–June

July–September

October–December

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Balochistan Liberation Army</span> Baloch terrorist militant group

The Balochistan Liberation Army is a Baloch ethnonationalist militant organization based in the Baluchistan region of Afghanistan. Operating primarily from safe havens scattered across southern Afghanistan, BLA perpetrates attacks in neighboring Pakistan's Balochistan province, which it seeks to remove from Pakistani sovereignty. It frequently targets Pakistan Armed Forces, civilians and foreign nationals.

In 2007, 34 terrorist attacks and clashes, including suicide attacks, killings, and assassinations, resulted in 134 casualties and 245 injuries, according to the PIPS security report. The report states that Pakistan faced 20 suicide attacks during 2007, which killed at least 111, besides injuring other 234 people. The PIPS report shows visible increase in suicide attacks after the siege of Lal Masjid.

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

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

This is a list of terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2012. Pakistan has faced numerous attacks by insurgents as a result of the ongoing War in North-West Pakistan by the Pakistani military against militant groups, part of the War on Terror. At the same time, there have also been numerous drone attacks in Pakistan carried out by the United States which exclusively target members of militant groups along the Afghan border regions.

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

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

This is a list of terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2016. Pakistan was the 10th most dangerous country by criminality index in 2016.

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

Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad was a combined military operation by the Pakistani military in support of local law enforcement agencies to disarm and eliminate the terrorist sleeper cells across all states of Pakistan, started on 22 February 2017. The operation aimed to eliminate the threat of terrorism, and consolidating the gains of Operation Zarb-e-Azb which was launched in 2014 as a joint military offensive. It was further aimed at ensuring the security of Pakistan's borders. The operation underwent active participation from the Pakistan Army, Pakistan Air Force, Pakistan Navy, Pakistan Police and other Warfare and Civil Armed Forces managed under the Government of Pakistan. More than 375,000 intelligence-based operations had been carried out as of 2021. This operation has been mostly acknowledged after Operation Zarb e Azb.

On 23 June 2017, a series of terrorist attacks took place in Pakistan resulting in 96 dead and over 200 wounded. They included a suicide bombing in Quetta targeting policemen, followed by a double bombing at a market in Parachinar, and the targeted killing of four policemen in Karachi.

On 12 August 2017, a suicide bombing took place near a Pakistan army truck in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, leaving 15 people dead including 8 soldiers, while injuring 40 others. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province claimed responsibility for the attack.

Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2018 include:

Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2019 include:

This article is an incomplete outline of terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2021 in chronological order.

This article is an incomplete outline of terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2021 in chronological order.

The events listed below are both anticipated and scheduled for the year 2023 in Pakistan.

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

This article is about terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2024 in chronological order.

Operation Azm-e-Istehkam is a counter-insurgency operation launched by the government of Pakistan in June 2024. The operation was approved by prime minister Shehbaz Sharif. The operation will include not only military action, but also socio-economic uplift to deter extremism.

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