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March 2
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At least 47 persons are killed and more than 150
wounded when a procession of the Shia sect is attacked by rival
Sunni extremists at Liaquat Bazaar in Quetta, capital of Balochistan.
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May 24
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At least 14 security force (SF) personnel and
a civilian are wounded during a bomb explosion in the outskirts
of Quetta.
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June 6
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Two persons are killed and two others sustain
injuries during a landmine explosion in the Kohlu distinct.
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June 7
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The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
(UNHCR) is reported to have limited its operations, while other
foreign non-governmental organisations closed their offices in
Quetta despite assurances from the Home Department regarding provision
of security to them.
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June 19
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Terminal of the Sui airport in the Dera Bugti
district is destroyed after a bomb explosion. However, no loss
of life was reported.
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June 27
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At least two police personnel and three tribesmen
are killed during an encounter at Maiwand.
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July 2
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Seven Frontier Constabulary personnel are wounded
during a landmine blast at Dera Murad Jamali in the Sui area.
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August 1
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Five soldiers and a civilian are killed when three
unidentified terrorists attacked their vehicle at Khuzdar.
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August 2
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Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Muhammad Yousaf
escapes unhurt when his cavalcade was attacked by unidentified
terrorists near Surab, about 180 kilometers south west of Quetta.
A constable and one of the attackers were reportedly killed and
three persons sustained injuries during the incident.
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August 16
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Five paramilitary troops are killed and 12 others
sustain injuries in two attacks near the Sui gas fields.
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August 31
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Four people, including three intelligence officers,
are killed and 15 others sustained injuries during a bomb explosion
at a sweet shop in Qalat, 140km south of Quetta.
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September 1
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The security agencies are reported to have arrested
two foreigners, including a man believed to be a senior al Qaeda
operative, during a raid in Quetta.
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September 9
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Two persons are killed and another sustained injuries
during a bomb explosion at a state-run space centre in Somyani,
650 kilometers south of Quetta.
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September 10
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In a suspected sectarian attack, unidentified
gunmen kill Atiqul Hasan Naqvi, a retired professor of the Balochistan
University.
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September 11
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Two people are killed and two others sustain injuries
during a landmine explosion near the Sui Frontier Constabulary
picket in the jurisdiction of Kashmore police station.
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September 25
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At least three police personnel and a suspected
Lashkar-e-Jhangvi terrorist are killed when unidentified gunmen
attacked a senior Pakistani police officer in Quetta.
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November 3
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Four people, including a woman, injured in car
bomb explosion behind the Chief Minister's House on the Pir Masoom
Shah street in Quetta.
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December 1
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The Balochistan Government imposes a ban on all
kinds of political and religious processions in the province for
three months with immediate effect. According to an official notification
issued in Quetta, the ban would be effective from November 28
to February 28, 2005.
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December 10
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Eleven persons, including two army personnel,
are killed and 26 others sustained injuries when a bomb attached
to a bicycle exploded at Quetta.
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December 24
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Unidentified people attack two vehicles carrying
paramilitary forces in Turbat killing at least four personnel
and injuring five more.
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