Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2005 explained
This is a list of terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2005.
January- March
May
See main article: 2005 Islamabad bombing.
- 31 May:- Six bodies were recovered from a fast food outlet set ablaze by an angry mob in retaliation to the suicide attack on the Shia mosque in central Karachi where five people were killed and about 20 others wounded.[5]
September - December
- 22 September:- At least six people were killed and 27 others injured in two bomb blasts in Lahore. Police said the bombs went off within an interval of one and a half hours.[6]
- 7 October:- Eight members of the Ahmadiyya faith were killed inside a mosque as worshippers were performing salah. The attack occurred in Mandi Bahauddin, Punjab.[7]
See main article: 2005 Mong shootings.
- 13 October:- Around 12 people including students were killed in the curfew and clashes between the Rangers and civilians in Gilgit. The clashes came after the death of a student in Rangers custody.[8]
- 15 November:- A car bomb exploded outside a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in Karachi. At least three people were killed and eight others wounded.[9]
- 8 December:- At least 12 people were killed and 30 others injured in a bombing in the town of Jandola in South Waziristan.[10]
- 22 December:- At least seven people were killed in what officials say was a battle between Islamic students and bandits in Jandola.[11]
Notes and References
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4157867.stm "Pakistan clashes kill at least 10"
- http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_20-3-2005_pg1_5 "35 killed in Balochistan shrine blast"
- http://www.nation.com.pk/daily/may 2005/26/index12.php "Six of a family killed in Laddha blast"
- http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_28-5-2005_pg1_1 "20 killed in Bari Imam bombing"
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4594023.stm "Riots after Karachi mosque attack"
- http://www.dawn.com/2005/09/23/top1.htm "Bomb blasts in Lahore kill six, hurt scores"
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4317998.stm "Eight die in Pakistan sect attack"
- http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2005%5C10%5C17%5Cstory_17-10-2005_pg10_1 "Gilgit students demand Rangers removal"
- http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/11/14/karachi.explosion/index.html "Explosion shakes Karachi"
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4509160.stm "Several killed in Pakistan blast"
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4552322.stm "'Islamic students' in gun battle"