Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2001 explained

In 2001, 2 terrorist attacks in Pakistan resulted in over 20 deaths. This was the beginning of War on Terror after the 9/11 attacks

• 28 October — Attack on a Protestant church in southern Punjab city of Bahawalpur resulted in 18 deaths and 6 injuries. With the exception of one police officer, all the fatalities were Christian worshippers .^{[1] [2]}

See main article: Bahawalpur church shooting.

• 21 December — Pakistani interior minister Lt. Gen. (retd) Moinuddin Haider's elder brother Ehteshamuddin Haider was shot dead by assailants near Soldier Bazaar in Karachi.^[3]

Notes and References

1. https://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/asiapcf/south/10/28/pak.christian.shooting/ Trained terrorists' behind Pakistan church slayings"
2. Web site: South Asia - Christians massacred in Pakistan. BBC News . 28 October 2001.
3. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1483391645.cms "Pak interior minister's brother shot dead"