Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2013 explained

See main article: 2013 in Pakistan and Terrorism in Pakistan. This is a list of terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2013. Some of the incidents are sectarian in nature and the TTP is responsible for a majority of them.[1]

January

See main article: January 2013 Pakistan bombings.

February

See main article: February 2013 Quetta bombing.

March

See main article: March 2013 Karachi bombing.

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Notes and References

  1. News: Sectarian Violence in Pakistan.
  2. News: Mehmood. Rabia. 'Secretion violence': Shiite leader gunned down at imambargah. 3 January 2013. The Express Tribune. 3 January 2013.
  3. News: CHINIOT: Injured Moazam Ali martyrs. https://archive.today/20130216185218/http://en.shiapost.com/2013/01/05/injured-moazam-ali-martyrs/. dead. 16 February 2013. 5 January 2013. The Shia Post. 5 January 2013.
  4. News: Bomb blast near Ayesha Manzil killed four people. January 3, 2013. Dawn. January 1, 2013.
  5. News: Blast in Karachi after the address of MQM. January 3, 2013. The News. January 2, 2013.
  6. News: Safder. Waqas. Lyari Twin Brothers' case: Father of Haider, Jamal urges CJP to take suo moto notice. 8 January 2013. The News Tribe.
  7. News: Second twin injured in January 2 attack dies. 5 January 2013. The News International. 5 January 2013.
  8. News: 'Sectarian' attack. 9 January 2013. Dawn Newspaper. 9 January 2013.
  9. News: Targeted killing: Private school association's chairperson killed. 10 January 2013. The Express Tribune. 10 January 2013.
  10. News: Ahmad. Riaz. Targeted attack: PPP leader shot dead outside clinic. January 10, 2013. The Express Tribune. January 10, 2013.
  11. News: Zawar Shah Martyred by Terrorists in Khuzdar, Balochistan. 10 January 2013. Ahlul Bayt News Agency. 10 January 2013.
  12. News: 2 more Shiites Killed including educationist. https://archive.today/20130216194704/http://en.shiapost.com/2013/01/09/more-shiites-killed/. dead. 16 February 2013. 10 January 2013. The Shia Post. 10 January 2013.
  13. News: Yousufzai. Gul. Rights group warns Pakistan faces worsening sectarian violence. 11 January 2013. Reuters Pakistan. 11 January 2013.
  14. News: Maqbool. Aleem. Pakistan blasts: Scores killed at Quetta snooker hall. 11 January 2013. BBC News. 11 January 2013.
  15. News: Zafar. Mohammad. Black Thursday: Bloodbath in Quetta. 11 January 2013. The Express Tribune. 11 January 2013.
  16. News: Figueras. Amanda. Musulmanes chiíes en Pakistán, los otros mártires. 11 January 2013. Elmundo. 11 January 2013.
  17. News: IANS . Five killed in Pakistan blast . The Hindu . 2013-01-23 . 2013-06-23 . Chennai, India.
  18. Web site: 23 June 2013 . Welcome To IANS Live – LatestNews – Karachi blasts: 6 killed . Ianslive.in . 2013-01-25 . 2013-06-23.
  19. Web site: Pakistan blast kills 2 doctors : The Voice of Russia: News, Breaking news, Politics, Economics, Business, Russia, International current events, Expert opinion, podcasts, Video . https://archive.today/20130417205735/http://english.ruvr.ru/2013_01_31/Pakistan-blast-kills-2-doctors/ . dead . 2013-04-17 . 2013-06-23 .
  20. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-01/pakistan/36683992_1_hangu-hardline-sunni-militant-groups-imtiaz-shah
  21. Web site: Abdul Sami Paracha . Suicide bomber slays 26 outside Hangu mosque . Dawn.Com . 2013-02-02 . 2013-06-23.
  22. Web site: Deadly explosion strikes at Pakistan mosque | SBS World News . Sbs.com.au . 2013-06-23.
  23. Web site: Sharon Behn . Pakistan Blast Targets Shi'ite Mosque . Voanews.com . 2013-06-18 . 2013-06-23.
  24. Web site: AFP . Bomb kills policeman in Karachi's Orangi Town . Dawn.Com . 2013-02-07 . 2013-06-23.
  25. http://www.globalnews.ca/world/bomb+blast+in+pakistan+kills+16+suspected+drone+attack+hits+militant+compound/6442805139/story.html{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  26. Web site: Dawn.Com . Police officer among six killed in Karachi violence . Dawn.Com . 2013-02-11 . 2013-06-23.
  27. News: BBC News – Attacks in Pakistan's north-west 'kill at least 19' . Bbc.co.uk . 2013-02-14 . 2013-06-23.
  28. Web site: Pakistan's northwest wracked by another wave of violence . UPI.com . 2013-06-23.
  29. Web site: Taliban Claims Responsibility for Pakistan Attacks . Voanews.com . 2013-02-14 . 2013-06-23.
  30. Web site: Zahir Shah Sherazi . Twin explosions kill nine in Orakzai . Dawn.Com . 2013-02-14 . 2013-06-23.
  31. Web site: 24 die as terror hits KP, FATA . Pakobserver.net . 2013-02-15 . 2013-06-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150610213728/http://pakobserver.net/detailnews.asp?id=195958 . 2015-06-10 .
  32. News: Suicide bomber devastates Shiite enclave in Pakistan, killing 83 - CNN.com . Edition.cnn.com . 2013-02-17. 2013-06-23.
  33. Web site: [This news was published in The Frontier Post on 26 Sep 2013. Sharjeel Memon was arrested Today, on October 23, 2017 by National Accountability after Sindh High Court rejected his plea for extension in bail.]. 2017-10-23.
  34. Web site: Eight shot dead across city . Dawn.Com . 2013-02-18 . 2013-06-23.
  35. News: Gunmen attack Pakistani official's compound, four dead . Reuters . 2013-02-18. 2013-06-23.
  36. Web site: Dawn.Com . Violence claims eight more lives in Karachi . Dawn.Com . 2013-02-19 . 2013-06-23.
  37. Web site: Dawn.Com . Blasts in Karachi injure two people . Dawn.Com . 2013-02-18 . 2013-06-23.
  38. Web site: Correspondent . Our . Dr Ali Haider: Friends, colleagues mourn 'wonderful man, skilled surgeon' – The Express Tribune . Tribune.com.pk . 2013-02-18 . 2013-06-23.
  39. Web site: Murtaza Haider . Murtaza Haider is dead, does anyone care? . Dawn.Com . 2013-02-20 . 2013-06-23.
  40. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/blast-at-sufi-shrine-in-southern-pakistan-kills-2/2013/02/25/0f3b69dc-7f75-11e2-a671-0307392de8de_story.html
  41. News: Dozens of Pakistanis Killed in Blasts in Shiite District of Karachi . The New York Times . Declan . Walsh . Salman . Masood . 2013-03-03.
  42. News: Four killed in Peshawar mosque blast. March 9, 2013. tribune.com.pk. March 9, 2013.
  43. Web site: International News | World News – ABC News . Abcnews.go.com . 2013-06-09 . 2013-06-23.
  44. Web site: 3 Killed in Pakistan Blast . Voanews.com . 2013-03-15 . 2013-06-23.
  45. News: Agencies in Peshawar . Pakistan court attacked by suicide bombers and gunmen | World news | guardian.co.uk . Guardian . 2013-03-18 . 2013-06-23 . London.
  46. News: Rodriguez . Alex . Pakistan car bombing at food center kills 17 . . 2013-03-21 . 2013-06-23.
  47. Web site: AFP: Motorbike bomb kills six in Pakistan . https://archive.today/20130411014905/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jeeXmwg1mkm7yUHCr8Km6PxF705g?docId=CNG.456411c08037199e9bc2690b1b0726fa.6d1 . dead . April 11, 2013 . 2013-03-22 . 2013-06-23.
  48. News: PTI Mar 24, 2013, 08.23PM IST . 17 Pakistani security personnel killed in fidayeen attack . https://web.archive.org/web/20130327065730/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-24/pakistan/37980571_1_north-waziristan-security-personnel-fidayeen-attack . dead . 2013-03-27 . 2013-03-24 . . 2013-06-23.
  49. Web site: 12 killed in suicide attack on FC convoy . Thenews.com.pk . 2013-06-23.
  50. Web site: AFP: Suicide bomber kills policeman, wounds six in NW Pakistan . https://archive.today/20130411020546/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5h9hg78Kj7vTTXZDON0RT_il9XvIg?docId=CNG.0294f013a8a5338d82d48e149d88881a.4b1 . dead . April 11, 2013 . 2013-03-29 . 2013-06-23.
  51. Web site: Correspondent . Our . Targeted attack: Tennis ball packed with explosives lobbed at school – The Express Tribune . Tribune.com.pk . 2013-03-31 . 2013-06-23.
  52. News: PTI . 2 killed, 6 injured in blast in northwest Pakistan . The Hindu . 2013-03-31 . 2013-06-23 . Chennai, India.
  53. News: BBC News – Pakistan attack: Deadly raid on Peshawar power plant . Bbc.co.uk . 2013-04-02 . 2013-06-23.
  54. http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/03/3321050/3-pakistani-security-officers.html
  55. http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/10/3333654/gunmen-kill-pakistani-policeman.html
  56. Web site: International News | World News – ABC News . Abcnews.go.com . 2013-06-24 . 2013-07-03.
  57. News: Bomb blast kills anti-Taliban party leader in northwest Pakistan . Fox News . 2013-04-14 . 2013-07-03.
  58. Web site: Syed Ali Shah . Bomb targets PML-N Balochistan chief, kills three family members | Pakistan . Dawn.Com . 2013-04-16 . 2013-07-03.
  59. Web site: 17 killed, 60 wounded in Peshawar ANP rally blast . Thenews.com.pk . 2013-07-03.
  60. News: PTI . Four killed in suicide bomb attack in Pakistan . The Hindu . 2013-04-20 . 2013-07-03 . Chennai, India.
  61. Web site: 11 dead, 60 injured in Pakistan bomb attacks . GulfNews.com . 2013-04-24 . 2013-07-03.
  62. http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/25/3364319/bomb-in-pakistan-kills-5-near.html
  63. Web site: International News | World News – ABC News . Abcnews.go.com . 2013-06-24 . 2013-07-03.
  64. News: Rodriguez . Alex . Bomb blasts at campaign offices in northwest Pakistan kill 11 . . 2013-04-28 . 2013-07-03.
  65. Web site: Eight dead in Pakistan bombing, including son of Afghan cleric . Indian Express . 2013-04-29 . 2013-07-03.
  66. News: BBC News – Pakistani political party office hit by deadly bombings . Bbc.co.uk . 2013-05-04 . 2013-07-03.
  67. News: Houreld . Katharine . Pakistan election violence forces candidates behind high walls . Reuters . 2013-05-06. 2013-07-03.
  68. Web site: AFP: Bombs kill 15 on Pakistan campaign trail . https://archive.today/20130616071059/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g1eaY9L_wMMArvcacNIp1tBfj6LQ?docId=CNG.9b7f33b760e33ef47d61c1afd7a5b14e.01 . dead . June 16, 2013 . 2013-05-07 . 2013-07-03.
  69. Web site: 2 Killed in Pakistan Blast . Voanews.com . 2013-05-08 . 2013-07-03.
  70. News: The Associated Press . Former Pakistan PM Sharif headed for 3rd term – World – CBC News . Cbc.ca . 2013-05-13 . 2013-07-03.
  71. Web site: 6 killed, 45 injured in suicide attack at police chief house in Quetta, Pakistan – Xinhua | English.news.cn . https://web.archive.org/web/20130520182625/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-05/13/c_132376993.htm . dead . May 20, 2013 . News.xinhuanet.com . 2013-05-13 . 2013-07-03.
  72. News: Blasts kill 15 near Pakistani mosques - CNN.com . Edition.cnn.com . 2013-05-17 . 2013-07-03.
  73. Web site: Pakistan funeral suicide bomb attack kills 28. BBC News. 18 June 2013. 20 June 2013.
  74. Web site: Suicide blast targets funeral in Pakistan. Al Jazeera English. 18 June 2013.
  75. News: Khan. Ismail. Attack at Funeral in Pakistan Kills 28. The New York Times. 18 June 2013.
  76. Web site: Independent MPA, 29 others killed in Mardan blast. 18 June 2013 . The Express Tribune. 19 June 2013.
  77. News: Khan. Omer. Shia mosque blast kills 15 in Pakistan. Times of India. 22 June 2013 . 1 October 2013.
  78. Web site: Khan. Omer. Shia mosque blast kills 15 in Pakistan. Times of India. 21 June 2013.
  79. Web site: Khan. Riaz. Militants Attack Shiites in Pakistan, 15 Killed. ABC News. 21 June 2013.
  80. Web site: Khan. Omer. Shia mosque blast kills 15 in Pakistan. Times of India. 21 June 2013.
  81. Web site: AFP: Taliban bombs kill 12, wound Pakistan judge: officials . 2013-06-26 . 2013-07-03.
  82. Web site: Pakistani bombings kill 52, injure 119 . Central Asia Online . 2013-07-03.
  83. News: Lahore bomb blast kills 3, injures 37. The Express Tribune. 6 July 2013. 6 July 2013.
  84. News: Bomb blast in Lahore kills five, injures 30. The Hindu. 7 July 2013. 8 July 2013.
  85. News: Lahore bomb blast kills two, injures 37. The Express Tribune. 7 July 2013. 7 July 2013.
  86. Web site: Separate blasts kill at least nine in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: police . DAWN.com . 8 July 2013 . 11 July 2013.
  87. News: Pakistan bomb kills Zardari security chief . BBC News . 10 July 2013 . 11 July 2013.
  88. News: Police: Bomb explodes near minority Shiite mosque in northwest Pakistan, killing 2 people . Fox News . 11 July 2013 . 11 July 2013.
  89. News: Gunmen kill 7 in Pakistan's restive Quetta - CNN.com . Edition.cnn.com . 2013-07-15 . 2013-08-03.
  90. Web site: Bomb was to target Yaum-e-Ali procession: Karachi blast suspect . Dawn.Com . 2013-07-21 . 2013-08-03.
  91. Web site: Houreld. Katharine. Teens playing soccer among 11 killed as bomb explodes in Pakistan market. Reuters via NBC News. 7 August 2013.
  92. Web site: 11 Killed in Karachi Bombing. 7 August 2013 . Voice of America. 7 August 2013.
  93. Web site: Fresh attack targets Pakistan's Quetta. Al Jazeera. 9 August 2013.
  94. Web site: Taliban assassinate senior Pakistani Army general in Dir . The Long War Journal . September 15, 2013 . 1 October 2013.
  95. News: Pakistan blast kills at least 41 at historic centuries-old market . Washington Post . September 29, 2013. 30 September 2013 . Tim . Craig.
  96. News: One dead in blast outside Lahore hotel. Express Tribune. 10 October 2013. 10 October 2013.
  97. News: Five killed in deadly Quetta blast. Express Tribune. 10 October 2013. 11 October 2013.
  98. News: Curfew imposed in Rawalpindi as violence claims eight lives . Dawn. en-PK. 2013-11-15.