Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 1998 explained

• 28 February — 8 people were killed on Saturday by two bombs exploding 20 minutes apart in the eastern neighborhood of Karachi. A music store and a hardware shop were targeted in the attack. Earlier on Thursday and Friday, 3 bombs exploded in the Punjab province — killing 3 people on a train, 5 people in a bus and wounding 7 in a crowded market.^[1]
• 9 March — 7 people were wounded by a bomb explosion outside a court in Sukkur.^[2]
• 9 March — 5 people were killed and 35 wounded by a bomb explosion on Chiltan Express traveling from Lahore to Quetta. The explosion occurred while the train was crossing a bridge over a canal near Pattoki. There were reports that some people had fallen in the canal.^[3]
• 10 March — On the Tuesday morning, a bomb blast occurred on Walton railway station, in a Lahore-bound train killing at least 10 and wounding more than 80 people. State authorities described the bomb as a timing device that was planted at an earlier stop. Although, no one claimed responsibility but Pakistan's government blamed the attack on its neighbor India.^{[4] [5] [6]} Information Minister Mushahid Hussain told reporter that Pakistan had irrefutable evidence against R&AW's involvement. However, Indian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Pavan Varma called the claims as baseless.^[7]
• June 6 — 3 people were killed and 10 injured in bomb explosion in a movie theater in Lahore.^[8]
• June 8 — 23 people were killed as a bomb exploded on moving Khyber Mail (Train) heading towards Peshawar, on Tando Masti Khan railway station.^{[9] [10]}

Notes and References

1. News: Eight die in Pakistan bomb blasts. 9 August 2016. Manila Standard. Associated Press. March 1, 1998. Karachi. en.
2. News: Pakistan train bomb kills five people. 9 August 2016. Daily News. Reuters. March 9, 1998. Lahore, Pakistan. en. 15 (8).
3. News: Train bomb kills 5. 9 August 2016. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. March 10, 1998. Lahore, Pakistan. A4 (3). en.
4. News: Munir Ahmed. Pakistan Train Bomb Kills 10 People. 13 September 2016. www.apnewsarchive.com. Associated Press. March 10, 1998. https://web.archive.org/web/20160913120959/http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1998/Pakistan-Train-Bomb-Kills-10-People/id-c1cfed35ffdf4c0e101a6bc1fc074349. September 13, 2016. Lahore, Pakistan. en.
5. News: 10 killed by bomb on train. 9 August 2016. Reading Eagle. March 10, 1998. Lahore, Pakistan. A3 (2). en.
6. News: 12 Killed, 68 Hurt in 3 Bomb Blasts. 21 August 2016. Los Angeles Times. 10 March 1998.
7. News: Pakistan claims India behind two bombings. 9 August 2016. The Victoria Advocate. Associated Press. March 15, 1998. Karachi Pakistan. 6A (4). en.
8. News: Theater Bomb Kills 3; India Blamed. 21 August 2016. Los Angeles Times. 6 June 1998.
9. News: 23 killed in train bomb explosion. 9 August 2016. New Sunday Times. Reuters. June 8, 1998. Islamabad, Pakistan. 20 (12). en.
10. News: Train Bombing Kills 20, Injures 25 in Pakistan. 21 August 2016. Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. 7 June 1998. Karachi, Pakistan. en.