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Suicide Attacks:2009
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April - 15 
At least 18 persons, including nine Policemen, were killed and five others injured when a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the Harichand Police Post in Charsadda District on April 15, Daily Times reported. The NWFP Inspector General of Police, Malik Naveed, said Police wanted t
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At least 18 persons, including nine Policemen, were killed and five others injured when a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the Harichand Police Post in Charsadda District on April 15, Daily Times reported. The NWFP Inspector General of Police, Malik Naveed, said Police wanted to stop the suicide bomber’s speeding car and fired at it, but it had reached close to them by the time the explosives went off. The blast also left a crater about three metres wide, damaged windows in nearby buildings and severed power cables, plunging the area into darkness. Naveed said Police had intelligence reports of a possible suicide attack, adding that security had thereafter been heightened. “We had intelligence reports that a car bombing could take place in any of three districts of the province,” he said.
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April - 18 
At least 27 Security Force (SF) personnel were killed and 55 others injured in a suicide attack on a security check post in the Doaba area of Hangu District in NWFP on April 18, hospital sources said. Locals told Daily Times that the attack on the checkpoint, about 45 kilometres southwest of Hangu,
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At least 27 Security Force (SF) personnel were killed and 55 others injured in a suicide attack on a security check post in the Doaba area of Hangu District in NWFP on April 18, hospital sources said. Locals told Daily Times that the attack on the checkpoint, about 45 kilometres southwest of Hangu, took place at around 4:15pm (PST) when SF personnel were visiting the area for the inspection. Two Police vehicles were passing by the check post when the suicide bomber driving a double-cabin pickup rammed the vehicle into the structure, they said. The explosion destroyed the check post, adjacent building housing troops and Police, and eight SF’s vehicles. Helicopter gun ships hovered over the area after the blast and security forces sealed the site.
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April - 3 
A would-be suicide bomber was killed on April 3 when he tried to target the Pakistan People’s Party-Sherpao (PPP-S) NWFP President Sikandar Hayat Khan Sherpao in Charsadda District, Daily Times reported. Sherpao, a member of the NWFP provincial assembly and a son of the former NWFP Chief Minister Af
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A would-be suicide bomber was killed on April 3 when he tried to target the Pakistan People’s Party-Sherpao (PPP-S) NWFP President Sikandar Hayat Khan Sherpao in Charsadda District, Daily Times reported. Sherpao, a member of the NWFP provincial assembly and a son of the former NWFP Chief Minister Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao, was addressing a public gathering in the Mandani area of Charsadda, at the time. A Mandani Police Station official told Daily Times the Police ordered the would-be bomber to stop, who was approaching on a bicycle. They opened fire at him after he ignored repeated warnings to stop. The attacker was killed and his aide was arrested. The attacker was wearing a suicide vest, said sources.
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April - 4 
Eight Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel were killed, and seven others injured, when a suicide bomber blew himself up at an FC check post on the Margala Road in national capital Islamabad in the evening of April 4, Daily Times reported. The blast, which took place at 7:35pm, was followed by an exc
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Eight Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel were killed, and seven others injured, when a suicide bomber blew himself up at an FC check post on the Margala Road in national capital Islamabad in the evening of April 4, Daily Times reported. The blast, which took place at 7:35pm, was followed by an exchange of fire between FC personnel and unidentified accomplices of the suicide attacker. The crossfire continued for around 20 minutes, an eyewitness told Daily Times. However, Police denied any exchange of fire, saying security officials had been firing in the air to scare away other attackers.
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April - 4 
Seven civilians, including two schoolchildren, and a soldier were killed when a suicide attacker blew up his explosives-laden vehicle after being intercepted near a security check post and an approaching military convoy at Miranshah in the North Waziristan Agency of FATA on April 4, reports Daily Ti
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Seven civilians, including two schoolchildren, and a soldier were killed when a suicide attacker blew up his explosives-laden vehicle after being intercepted near a security check post and an approaching military convoy at Miranshah in the North Waziristan Agency of FATA on April 4, reports Daily Times. "Five private cars were also damaged in the suicide attack. Security forces opened fire in all directions, pre-empting a possible follow-up attack by the insurgents," said a doctor at the nearby state-run hospital. 12 schoolchildren and six soldiers were among 39 persons injured in the suicide attack.
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April - 5 
A suicide bomber blew himself up at the entrance of an Imambargah (Shia place of worship) at Chakwal in Punjab province on April 5, killing 24 people, including three children, and injuring 140 others, at a religious gathering, The News reported. The target was the gathering of about 800 people, who
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A suicide bomber blew himself up at the entrance of an Imambargah (Shia place of worship) at Chakwal in Punjab province on April 5, killing 24 people, including three children, and injuring 140 others, at a religious gathering, The News reported. The target was the gathering of about 800 people, who were attending a Majlis-e-Aza (a gathering to mourn Imam Hussain) at an Imambargah in Muhallah Sarpak. The Majlis ended at 12:15 pm and the people were preparing to leave the Imambargah when a 15-year old boy, who looked to be an Afghan, stormed into the crowd and blew himself up after private security guards tried to stop him. The Inspector General of Police Shaukat Javed confirmed that the suicide attacker was a single person and said the incident was the continuity of the recent wave of terrorist attacks. He also said the suicide bomber appeared to be a 15-year-old boy whose legs and head, with damage to the face, had been found at the blast site, Daily Times reported.
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April - 5 
The Taliban on April 5 vowed that they would carry out two suicide attacks per week in Pakistan, according to Daily Times. Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud’s deputy Hakimullah told Associated Press that the Taliban had carried out the April 4 suicide attack against a paramilitary camp in Islamabad and
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The Taliban on April 5 vowed that they would carry out two suicide attacks per week in Pakistan, according to Daily Times. Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud’s deputy Hakimullah told Associated Press that the Taliban had carried out the April 4 suicide attack against a paramilitary camp in Islamabad and vowed more assaults unless the US shelved drone attacks in the FATA. He also said Pakistani troops should withdraw from parts of the northwest. “The Islamabad attack was in retaliation for a drone attack in Orakzai,” Hakimullah told AFP.
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August - 15 
A Taliban suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden vehicle into a security check post at Waliabad near Charbagh in the Swat District of the of Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) on August 15, killing three soldiers and a civilian, according to Daily Times. “An explosives-laden vehicle was rammed i
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A Taliban suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden vehicle into a security check post at Waliabad near Charbagh in the Swat District of the of Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) on August 15, killing three soldiers and a civilian, according to Daily Times. “An explosives-laden vehicle was rammed into a security checkpost in Waliabad near Charbagh, killing three soldiers and a civilian,” said an Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement. “We believe the bomber was aiming to hit a target in Mingora, where locals celebrated Independence Day on a massive scale,” said an unnamed security official.
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August - 16 
According to The News, a soldier was killed and three others sustained injuries in a suicide attack near a Security Forces’ (SFs) checkpoint in the Swat District in the night of August 16. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), a suicide bomber was moving towards the Naway Killay c
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According to The News, a soldier was killed and three others sustained injuries in a suicide attack near a Security Forces’ (SFs) checkpoint in the Swat District in the night of August 16. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), a suicide bomber was moving towards the Naway Killay check-post when the soldiers asked him to stop. However, the bomber entered a house near the check-post and blew him up, injuring four soldiers. One of the soldiers later succumbed to his injuries at the hospital.
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August - 18 
According to Dawn, a militant on suicide mission rammed a vehicle packed with explosives into a check-post on the Bannu-Miranshah road in North Waziristan Agency in the evening of August 18, killing four Security Force personnel and injuring eight others. The bomber reportedly struck the Esha check-
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According to Dawn, a militant on suicide mission rammed a vehicle packed with explosives into a check-post on the Bannu-Miranshah road in North Waziristan Agency in the evening of August 18, killing four Security Force personnel and injuring eight others. The bomber reportedly struck the Esha check-post located near Miranshah, headquarters of North Waziristan, which was manned by army and paramilitary personnel. An official said that an army soldier and three paramilitary personnel were killed in the attack. No militant group has claimed responsibility for the attack till last reports came in.
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August - 21 
A suicide bomber blew himself up after he was besieged by the Security Force (SF) personnel in Kohat on August 21, The News reported. Official sources said the Police were informed that a 15-year-old suicide bomber would attack a mosque or imambargah anytime in the city. The SF personnel spotted the
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A suicide bomber blew himself up after he was besieged by the Security Force (SF) personnel in Kohat on August 21, The News reported. Official sources said the Police were informed that a 15-year-old suicide bomber would attack a mosque or imambargah anytime in the city. The SF personnel spotted the bomber in a bazaar with two hand-grenades in his hand and a firearm on his shoulder, the sources said. Seeing the Police party, the bomber ran away and forced his entry into the house of Inayatullah Jan in BB Pakdaman Street and took his family members hostage. Later, the women and other members of the family, except one Safdar Hashmi, were allowed to go out of the house. Eyewitnesses said the only hostage, Safdar Hashmi, managed to escape from the house and the Police party headed by the Deputy Inspector General of Police Abdullah Khan fired tear-gas shells and bullets at the house. The bomber later blew himself up when he couldn’t escape. The house also suffered damage in the explosion. Later, Safdar Hashmi, while talking to the media, said the bomber was 15-year-old and hailed from Punjab. He said that four other suicide bombers had also entered Kohat District to carry out blasts, adding that the bomber revealed they had links with Al Qaeda.
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August - 22 
According to Daily Times, two persons were killed and three others injured in a suicide blast in Hayatabad area of Peshawar in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on August 22, Police said. The blast occurred in sector N-I Phase IV of the area near the Hayatabad Medical Complex (HMC).Senior Superint
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According to Daily Times, two persons were killed and three others injured in a suicide blast in Hayatabad area of Peshawar in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on August 22, Police said. The blast occurred in sector N-I Phase IV of the area near the Hayatabad Medical Complex (HMC).Senior Superintendent Police (SSP) Coordination Qazi Jamilur Rehman told that it was a remote-controlled device and weighed around five to seven kilograms. He said that the bomb was attached to a vehicle carrying Haji Mubin, a spokesman for the Ansarul Islam (AI), a Khyber Agency-based banned outfit and another member of the organisation. Rehman said Mubin and his fellow passenger were killed along with three passers-by. The AI and the Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) have been fighting each other in Khyber Agency since many months.
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August - 23 
Three persons were killed and 15 others sustained injuries in a powerful suicide blast close to the house of the slain Ansar-ul-Islam spokesman, Mobin Afridi, in the Momin Town area of Peshawar, the NWFP capital, on August 23, The News reported. The blast also destroyed four houses and damaged eight
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Three persons were killed and 15 others sustained injuries in a powerful suicide blast close to the house of the slain Ansar-ul-Islam spokesman, Mobin Afridi, in the Momin Town area of Peshawar, the NWFP capital, on August 23, The News reported. The blast also destroyed four houses and damaged eight others in the street. “Three people, including two women, were killed and 15 others injured when the suicide bomber blew himself up in a street after he ran short of ammunition,” said Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Qazi Jamilur Rehman. The bomb disposal squad estimated around eight kilograms of explosives were used in the attack. A large number of ball bearings and nails were also used in the blast to increase its intensity. The SSP said the attack was probably linked to the blast in Hayatabad in the evening of August 22, which killed Ansar-ul-Islam spokesman Mobin Afridi and his associate Haji Khan. The suicide bombers perhaps wanted to attack the house of Mubin, where people had gathered to offer condolence to his brother Sahibzada, who had rushed from Saudi Arabia to attend the funeral, and other members of the family on his death, sources said. The Ansar-ul-Islam cadres opened fire on the attacker, who returned the fire. “During an exchange of fire, the attacker got injured and ran short of rounds, after which he preferred to blow himself up instead of being caught,” said an unnamed Police official. Mobin Afridi was killed, along with his friend, when his car was blown up in Phase-IV, Hayatabad. In 2008, his brother and a former spokesman for the Ansar-ul-Islam, Maulana Mustamim, was also killed.
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August - 27 
A suicide bomber blew himself up as Security Force personnel gathered at sunset to break their daily fast (Muslims keep fast from dawn to dusk in the holy month of Ramadan), killing at least 20 soldiers and injuring 10 others at Torkham in the Khyber Agency of FATA near the Pakistan-Afghanistan bord
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A suicide bomber blew himself up as Security Force personnel gathered at sunset to break their daily fast (Muslims keep fast from dawn to dusk in the holy month of Ramadan), killing at least 20 soldiers and injuring 10 others at Torkham in the Khyber Agency of FATA near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border on August 27, said hospital and official sources, according to Daily Times. Reuters, however, reported that at least 22 personnel had been killed. The sources said that five of those injured were in critical condition. An injured soldier said that a man entered the compound where the soldiers had gathered and blew himself up when they offered him to break the fast with them. The bomber targeted soldiers from the Khyber Zakhakhel tribe, and sources said the political authorities of Torkham were tipped off about a week ago about the attack. A suicide bomber was also recently arrested from Torkham.
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August - 30 
At least 16 Police recruits were killed and 11 others sustained injuries on August 30 after a suicide bomber detonated explosives strapped to his body at the Mingora Police Station, Daily Times reported. The volunteers for the new community Police force were conducting drills in the yard adjacent to
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At least 16 Police recruits were killed and 11 others sustained injuries on August 30 after a suicide bomber detonated explosives strapped to his body at the Mingora Police Station, Daily Times reported. The volunteers for the new community Police force were conducting drills in the yard adjacent to the station when the attacker detonated his explosives, local Government administrator Atifur Rehman told The Associated Press. Authorities were investigating reports the attacker - possibly in uniform - might have hidden among the dozens of recruits, he said. “Initial investigations suggest the attacker climbed the small boundary wall and blew himself up, but there is also a report the suicide bomber was already inside,” he said. However, local Police chief Idrees Khan denied reports that the bomber was wearing a uniform and might have been one of the volunteers. Khan also blamed the attack on a decision to relax a daily curfew in the area for Ramzan.
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August - 30 
Three militants were killed while eight others were arrested, four of them reportedly well-trained suicide bombers, during an encounter with the paramilitary Frontier Corps (FC) soldiers at the Dosali checkpoint on the Esha-Razmak Road in North Waziristan Agency on August 30. Tribal sources told The
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Three militants were killed while eight others were arrested, four of them reportedly well-trained suicide bombers, during an encounter with the paramilitary Frontier Corps (FC) soldiers at the Dosali checkpoint on the Esha-Razmak Road in North Waziristan Agency on August 30. Tribal sources told The News from Miranshah, the headquarters of North Waziristan, that dozens of militants coming from the adjoining South Waziristan Agency attacked the FC troopers manning the roadside checkpoint in Dosali. The militants first lobbed hand grenades at the troops and then opened fire with assault rifles. According to sources, the paramilitary troops had already taken positions and were well-prepared for any eventuality. The troops repulsed the militant attack, triggering an exchange of heavy fire. Later, three militants, who reportedly belonged to South Waziristan, were killed and eight others were arrested. Among the arrested militants, four were said to be trained suicide bombers.
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December - 1 
Dr. Shamsher Ali Khan, the Awami National Party legislator in the NWFP Assembly from Swat, was killed and 13 persons were injured in a suicide attack in his house in the Dherai area of Kabal sub-division on December 1, Daily Times reported. A man with explosives strapped to his body walked unchallen
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Dr. Shamsher Ali Khan, the Awami National Party legislator in the NWFP Assembly from Swat, was killed and 13 persons were injured in a suicide attack in his house in the Dherai area of Kabal sub-division on December 1, Daily Times reported. A man with explosives strapped to his body walked unchallenged into the grounds of Khan’s house and blew himself up, killing the legislator, sources said. According to witnesses, the suicide bomber entered Khan’s hujra (guest house) with other people to greet the legislator and as he got closer to the target he blew himself up, AFP reported. “The MPA [Member of Provincial Assembly] was killed in a suicide attack,” the Kabal Deputy Superintendent of Police, Hussain Badshah, said, adding that the MPA had been given two Policemen for security while eight personal security guards were protecting him. The Security Forces are reported to have imposed a curfew in the area and started a search operation. His injured brothers, Shaukat Ali Khan and Wakeel Khan, were earlier kidnapped by the militants when the military Operation Rah-e-Rast was launched in the District, The News reported. However, they were released later but the militants killed his nephew.
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December - 7 
The death toll of in Peshawar Sessions Courts suicide bombing on December 7 rose to 13 as two more people succumbed to their injuries at the hospital on December 8, according to The News. The sources said public prosecutor in Mardan, Arifullah, a resident of Badaber and Bakhtawar Shah, a rickshaw dr
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The death toll of in Peshawar Sessions Courts suicide bombing on December 7 rose to 13 as two more people succumbed to their injuries at the hospital on December 8, according to The News. The sources said public prosecutor in Mardan, Arifullah, a resident of Badaber and Bakhtawar Shah, a rickshaw driver, died at the Lady Reading Hospital.
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February - 5 
A suicide attacker detonated an explosive-laden car near a Police station in the Mingora town, injuring a dozen officers and destroying part of the building, said Dilawar Khan Bangash, the Police chief. Bangash said militants also fired three rockets before the attack and one damaged a nearby hotel.
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A suicide attacker detonated an explosive-laden car near a Police station in the Mingora town, injuring a dozen officers and destroying part of the building, said Dilawar Khan Bangash, the Police chief. Bangash said militants also fired three rockets before the attack and one damaged a nearby hotel.
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December - 15 
A suicide car bomb exploded in a market outside the home of the Punjab Chief Minister’s senior adviser, Zulfiqar Khosa in Dera Ghazi Khan District of Punjab, killing 33 people and injured 60 others on December 15, according to Daily Times. Unidentified militants detonated the explosives outside the
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A suicide car bomb exploded in a market outside the home of the Punjab Chief Minister’s senior adviser, Zulfiqar Khosa in Dera Ghazi Khan District of Punjab, killing 33 people and injured 60 others on December 15, according to Daily Times. Unidentified militants detonated the explosives outside the house of Khosa, who was not in home at the time of explosion. An eyewitness, Naeem, said a white-coloured car reached the gate of Khosa’s house and exploded, APP reported. Most of the dead and injured were persons shopping or working at the market. It was unclear whether the bomber meant to target the politician’s home or the market. The attack badly damaged the house and several nearby shops and buildings, including a mosque and bank. “The whole market has collapsed,” said Raza Khan, a local resident. “There is smoke and people running here and there.” The attacker had packed the car with about 900 pounds (400 kilogrammes) of explosives, Senior Police Officer Muhammad Rizwan said. Zulfiqar Khosa’s son, Dost Muhammad Khosa, said two of his cousins were among the wounded. “It was a direct attack on us,” Dost alleged, declining to speculate who was behind the blast. Meanwhile, Sardar Zulfiqar Khosa said that his residence was targeted in the suicide attack but he is not sure whether he was the target of the bomber or not. “All of my family members are safe and are in Lahore,” he told a private television channel after a suicide bomber exploded an explosives-laden car outside his residence. Khosa condemned the explosion.
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December - 17 
A teenage suicide bomber blew himself up at a gathering in Bannu of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 17, but guests at the ceremony escaped unhurt, according to Daily Times. Senior Police Official Muhammad Ayub said that it was a “miracle” that no one was killed or injured in the bomb
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A teenage suicide bomber blew himself up at a gathering in Bannu of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 17, but guests at the ceremony escaped unhurt, according to Daily Times. Senior Police Official Muhammad Ayub said that it was a “miracle” that no one was killed or injured in the bombing in Essakhel village. “A young boy, aged 13 or 14, blew himself up in the middle of guests who were visiting the house of a local political leader to congratulate him on his return from Haj,” Ayub said. The boy was killed by his suicide vest, but Police said it was possible that not all the explosives detonated, while a hand grenade the bomber was carrying was also defused at the scene.
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December - 18 
12 persons, mostly worshippers, were killed and 32 others sustained injuries when a suicide bomber blew up his explosives-laden van near a mosque in the Police Lines in Dir Lower District of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 18, according to The News. “The worshipers were coming out af
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12 persons, mostly worshippers, were killed and 32 others sustained injuries when a suicide bomber blew up his explosives-laden van near a mosque in the Police Lines in Dir Lower District of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 18, according to The News. “The worshipers were coming out after offering the Friday prayers from the Civil Colony mosque in the Police Lines when the suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden vehicle into the wall,” an eyewitness said. “Eleven persons were killed and 32 others injured in the explosion, which occurred at 1:30 PM (PST),” a Police official said. It was the first incident of its kind in Dir Lower, where Security Forces (SFs) in the summer crushed a Taliban-led insurgency concentrated in Maidan and Adinzai tehsil (revenue division) of the Dir Lower District.
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December - 2 
An official of the Pakistan Navy foiled a suicide attack on the Naval Headquarters at Zafar Chowk on the Margalla Road in the national capital Islamabad on December 2, The News reported. However, two Navy personnel were killed in the attack, while 13 persons were injured. A spokesman for the Pakista
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An official of the Pakistan Navy foiled a suicide attack on the Naval Headquarters at Zafar Chowk on the Margalla Road in the national capital Islamabad on December 2, The News reported. However, two Navy personnel were killed in the attack, while 13 persons were injured. A spokesman for the Pakistan Navy confirmed the death of two personnel - Amjad Ittwar and Muhammad Ashraf. A 16-year-old suicide bomber blew himself up at 1:30 pm during his body search, eyewitnesses said. A Navy spokesman claimed students of Bahria College located on the premises of the complex were the target of the terrorist. Police said a naval intelligence official, deployed in plainclothes around the main entrance gate of the Naval Complex in E-8 Sector of Islamabad and a naval guard, spotted a suspicious teenager following information provided by a passer-by. He called the boy and started searching him. As he was engaged in the body search, the boy blew himself up.
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December - 22 
Three people, including a woman, were killed and another 24 persons injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up at the main gate of the Peshawar Press Club in Peshawar of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 22, according to Daily Times. The building is situated on the Sher Shah Suri Ro
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Three people, including a woman, were killed and another 24 persons injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up at the main gate of the Peshawar Press Club in Peshawar of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 22, according to Daily Times. The building is situated on the Sher Shah Suri Road close to the Cantonment Railway Station. Lady Reading Hospital (LRH) officials confirmed the toll in the first ever suicide attack in the country aimed specifically at journalists. They said two of the bodies were identified as police constable Riazuddin and a passer-by, Rubina. Rubina, who died of a cardiac arrest, was traveling in a rickshaw close to the press club when the blast occurred. Peshawar Press Club accountant Mian Iqbal Shah succumbed to his injury at the hospital later. Several passers-by, including those travelling in a minibus, were injured in the blast besides Peshawar Press Club employees Yasir, Ayub and Kamran. A photo journalist, Khurram Pervez, also sustained injuries in the blast. Peshawar City Police chief Liaqat Ali Khan told reporters that the suicide attacker had tried to enter the premises. The Police guard at the gate frisked the man and tried to overpower him when he discovered that the person was wearing a suicide vest, however, the bomber detonated his vest during the scuffle. The press club employee Yasir Jamil, who was also injured in the blast said that the suicide bomber was trying to enter the press club when the Police guard stopped him. He said the attacker had an argument with the guard, and blew himself up moments later. He said the bomber had a dark complexion and short height and seemed around 18 to 19 years of age.
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December - 24 
A six-year-old girl, Arooj, was killed and two people, including a head constable, were injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up outside an imambargah on Kurri Road in Rawalpindi on December 24, according to Daily Times. The bomber blew himself up when Head Constable Ittefaq intercepted him at
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A six-year-old girl, Arooj, was killed and two people, including a head constable, were injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up outside an imambargah on Kurri Road in Rawalpindi on December 24, according to Daily Times. The bomber blew himself up when Head Constable Ittefaq intercepted him at a picket set up for the Security of the imambargah, where a congregation was being held.
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December - 24 
Four persons were killed and 24 others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up near a security post in Peshawar on December 24, according to Daily Times. Peshawar Senior Superintendent of Police (Coordination) Muhammad Alam Shinwari said that four persons, including one Policeman and three civ
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Four persons were killed and 24 others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up near a security post in Peshawar on December 24, according to Daily Times. Peshawar Senior Superintendent of Police (Coordination) Muhammad Alam Shinwari said that four persons, including one Policeman and three civilians, were killed and 24 injured in the attack, which was carried out using a suicide jacket packed with eight kilogrammes of explosives. The bomber struck at the junction of Mall Road and Arbab Road in front of an insurance company’s office, where a Security Force post had been set up to inspect vehicles. A policeman told Daily Times the bomber was on foot and detonated explosives strapped to his body when Policemen stopped him at the post.
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December - 27 
At least 15 persons, including two Policemen were killed and over 100 injured when a suicide bomber ripped through a Muharram procession near an imambargah in Muzaffarabad of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) on December 27, according to Daily Times. The procession was passing close to a Police barric
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At least 15 persons, including two Policemen were killed and over 100 injured when a suicide bomber ripped through a Muharram procession near an imambargah in Muzaffarabad of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) on December 27, according to Daily Times. The procession was passing close to a Police barricade in front of the imambargah on CMH Road at about 6.30 PM (IST) when the bomber struck, a Senior Police Officer said. At least 15 of those injured are in critical condition. The gathering attracted about 1,000 people, said Police Officer Tahir Qayum. Those killed included two policemen, he said. “The bomber came in front of me. He was accompanying the procession. Police searched everybody on the gate and the bomber blew himself during the body search,” said Atif Bashir, a medical storekeeper with a bandaged forehead. “All of a sudden the electricity cut. There was panic and people were crying for help,” he added.
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December - 28 
A suicide bomber on December 28 targeted Pakistan's largest procession of Shiite Muslims on their holiest day of Ashura, killing at least 30 people and injuring more than 63 persons, according to Dawn. The blast sparked riots in Karachi, the financial capital, where angry mourners went on the rampag
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A suicide bomber on December 28 targeted Pakistan's largest procession of Shiite Muslims on their holiest day of Ashura, killing at least 30 people and injuring more than 63 persons, according to Dawn. The blast sparked riots in Karachi, the financial capital, where angry mourners went on the rampage, throwing stones at ambulances, torching cars and shops and firing bullets into the air. Tens of thousands of Police and paramilitary forces, fearing militant attacks on Ashura processions were deployed. “The blast was so huge that I felt my hearing had gone, but then I started hearing cries of injured people and saw pieces of human flesh and blood on the road,” said Abbas Ali, 35, one of the mourners thrown to the ground. Interior Minister Rehman Malik blamed Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), against which the Army has been waging a major operation in near the Afghan border, and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), another of most feared Islamist networks. “At least 30 people have been killed so far in the suicide attack and 63 others have been injured,” Provincial Health Minister Saghir Ahmed told AFP. “We have declared emergency at all hospitals in Karachi and doctors are making every effort to save the injured. The situation is very grim,” he added. Mohammad Ali Jinnah Road, where the attack happened, was ablaze with burning cars and motorcycles, and covered in debris from buildings attacked by rioters, said an AFP correspondent. This attack was the deadliest in Karachi since a suicide bomber targeted the homecoming of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto -- who was assassinated two months later -- killing at least 139 people in October 2007. It was the third attack on Ashura commemorations in Pakistan in 2009. However, The News put the death toll to 40.
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December - 4 
40 persons, including 17 children besides serving and retired Army officers and personnel, were killed and over 86 others injured, when a Friday congregation at the Parade Lanes mosque in Rawalpindi was attacked by a group of terrorists, The News reported. The high number of casualties was caused by
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40 persons, including 17 children besides serving and retired Army officers and personnel, were killed and over 86 others injured, when a Friday congregation at the Parade Lanes mosque in Rawalpindi was attacked by a group of terrorists, The News reported. The high number of casualties was caused by hurling of grenades and indiscriminate targeted firing by the terrorists, reportedly numbering between six to eight. According to latest reports, two of the terrorists blew themselves up while two others were shot dead in an exchange of fire with the Security Forces (SFs). Exhaustive combing of the densely-populated locality was also being carried out by the SFs to flush out the other terrorists, who reportedly managed to escape from the spot and took refuge in the vicinity. The mosque is predominantly frequented by serving and retired Army officers, soldiers and members of their families and is not open to civilians living in the area. A serving Major General, a Brigadier, one Colonel and two Lt-Colonels were among the officers killed in the attack. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) stated that 36 people, including 17 children, 10 civilians and nine Army personnel were killed in the attack. The ISPR said four terrorists approached the mosque inside an officers’ residential colony in the Parade Lane and lobbed grenades at worshipers, followed by indiscriminate firing. Meanwhile, two suicide bombers entered the mosque and blew themselves up, killing 36 people, who were offering the Friday prayers. SF personnel in the area retaliated and two other terrorists were killed in an exchange of fire. The terrorists reportedly scaled the mosque wall to enter the premises and carried out a double suicide attack, and when the people rushed out, their other accomplices hurled hand grenades at them and sprayed bullets with automatic weapons, killing 40 people on the spot and injuring over 86.
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December - 7 
A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a court in Peshawar, the provincial capital of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP), killing nine people, including two Policemen, and injuring 50 others on December 7, according to Dawn. It was the second suicide attack on a court in the city in three weeks.
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A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a court in Peshawar, the provincial capital of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP), killing nine people, including two Policemen, and injuring 50 others on December 7, according to Dawn. It was the second suicide attack on a court in the city in three weeks. The earlier target was the Judicial Complex on the Khyber Road and the bombing claimed 22 lives. The two Policemen who died were identified as head Constable Naseer Ahmed and Assistant Sub-Inspector Ruhullah. The blast damaged the court building and damaged windows of the nearby MPA hostel, petrol station and some other buildings. About half a dozen vehicles and motorcycles were destroyed. Peshawar District Coordination Officer Sahibzada Mohammad Anees said the bomber had come in an auto-rickshaw. He tried to enter the session’s court building, but when the Policeman on duty stopped him for a search, the man blew himself up. Dr Hameed Afridi of the Lady Reading Hospital said that 54 victims had been brought to the hospital. Six of them were brought dead and three others died in the hospital. The condition of six of the inured was critical, he said. Mohammad Tanveer told Dawn that the bomber had used six to seven kilograms of explosives. Parts of his suicide vest, ball bearings and his head and legs have been found.
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December - 8 
A group of three Taliban militants launched a gun, rocket and suicide attack on the office of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), killing at least 12 people and injuring several others at Multan in Punjab on December 8, according to Daily Times. The blast in Multan destroyed the facades off several b
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A group of three Taliban militants launched a gun, rocket and suicide attack on the office of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), killing at least 12 people and injuring several others at Multan in Punjab on December 8, according to Daily Times. The blast in Multan destroyed the facades off several buildings in a part of the city largely reserved for Government and Security Agencies. The apparent target of the blast was a building housing an office of the ISI which was also damaged. Senior Police Officer Agha Yusuf said at least three Taliban militants in a car carried out the attack. He said one of them first fired a rocket and an automatic weapon at a police checkpoint, and then drove to the intelligence agency – where they blew it up. He said Security personnel were also among the 12 killed. “It was a suicide attack. There were two attackers who were stopped at the checkpost, but they tried to flee and Security personnel fired at them,” another Police Official, Arif Ikram told reporters. “The attackers returned fire and also launched two rockets, and later exploded their vehicle.” Multan’s top administrative official, Syed Mohammad Ali Gardezi, said that one military building was badly damaged in the blast. “They did not succeed in hitting the target,” he claimed.
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December - 8 
The Police and Bomb Disposal Squad personnel said that the twin blasts at Moon Market in Allama Iqbal Town of Lahore were suicide attacks. Iqbal Town Police claimed to have recovered the remains of two suicide attackers. Iqbal Town Superintendent of Police (SP) Ali Nasir Rizvi told Daily Times that
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The Police and Bomb Disposal Squad personnel said that the twin blasts at Moon Market in Allama Iqbal Town of Lahore were suicide attacks. Iqbal Town Police claimed to have recovered the remains of two suicide attackers. Iqbal Town Superintendent of Police (SP) Ali Nasir Rizvi told Daily Times that a head and limbs recovered from the site of the blasts are believed to be of two suicide attackers, who according to initial reports were not more than 18 years old and belonged to southern Punjab. Civil Defence District Officer Mazhar Ahmed while talking to Daily Times supported the version of the SP and termed both attacks as suicide bombings. He said the material used in the twin blasts included ball bearings that are used in suicide vests. Mazhar said that 10 kilogrammes of explosives were used in the blasts. He said there was also possibility that some hand grenades were also used in the blasts, which targeted the building in a 150-yard radius.
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February - 11 
Five attackers who targeted the Afghan Justice Ministry building amid a wave of coordinated suicide attacks on February 11 had contacted Pakistan shortly before being shot dead, the Afghan intelligence chief said, Daily Times reported. Mobile phones found at the scene showed the attackers had "sent
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Five attackers who targeted the Afghan Justice Ministry building amid a wave of coordinated suicide attacks on February 11 had contacted Pakistan shortly before being shot dead, the Afghan intelligence chief said, Daily Times reported. Mobile phones found at the scene showed the attackers had "sent three messages to Pakistan calling for the blessings of their mastermind" as they entered the building, Afghan intelligence chief Amrullah Saleh said, according to AFP. All five attackers were shot dead, the Defence Ministry said. The five attackers were aged between 20 and 25, Saleh added.
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February - 11 
Taliban militants wearing suicide vests stormed the Justice Ministry and another Government building in Afghanistan’s capital, killing 26 persons, The Hindu reported. Eight attackers also died in the assaults, including an attacker outside a third Government building, Defence Ministry spokesman Gene
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Taliban militants wearing suicide vests stormed the Justice Ministry and another Government building in Afghanistan’s capital, killing 26 persons, The Hindu reported. Eight attackers also died in the assaults, including an attacker outside a third Government building, Defence Ministry spokesman General Mohammad Zahir Azimi said.
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A close aide of Baitullah Mehsud and senior commander of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on February 12 claimed responsibility for the suicide attack on the Awami National Party (ANP) Member of Provincial Assembly, Alam Zeb Khan, in Peshawar, Daily Times reported. “We carried out this at
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A close aide of Baitullah Mehsud and senior commander of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on February 12 claimed responsibility for the suicide attack on the Awami National Party (ANP) Member of Provincial Assembly, Alam Zeb Khan, in Peshawar, Daily Times reported. “We carried out this attack and will continue such attacks on ANP leaders in future,” Hakeemullah Mehsud, who heads the TTP in Orakzai, Kurram and Khyber tribal regions, said in telephone calls to media offices in Peshawar. Alam Zeb Khan died when a powerful bomb exploded near his car in Peshawar on February 11. He became the first target of the Taliban since the Pukhtoon nationalist party took power in 2008.
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February - 20 
32 persons were killed and 145 others injured when a suicide bomber exploded himself in the funeral procession of a slain employee of the Tehsil Municipal Administration near the busy Shubra Square in Dera Ismail Khan on February 20, The News reported. Sources said the funeral procession of local Sh
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32 persons were killed and 145 others injured when a suicide bomber exploded himself in the funeral procession of a slain employee of the Tehsil Municipal Administration near the busy Shubra Square in Dera Ismail Khan on February 20, The News reported. Sources said the funeral procession of local Shia community leader Sher Zaman alias Shera, who was killed in firing by unidentified persons on February 19, was heading towards Kotly Imam Hussain for his Namaz-e-Janaza (funeral prayer) and burial when a suicide bomber ran into the mourners and blew himself up. While there was no immediate claim for the blast, Police and witnesses blamed sectarian extremists. “We cannot immediately say who could be behind the bombing but it appeared to be linked with the ongoing sectarian attacks,” said Saadullah Khan, the local police station chief. “The head and a foot of the suicide bomber has been found at the scene. The bomber appeared to be 20 years old with a beard,” he added. The suicide bombing consequently led to rioting and firing in the air by some angry funeral participants. They reportedly targeted an approaching Police patrol vehicle, prompting the authorities to impose an indefinite curfew in the city. In the Sikligara area, a Police mobile van was also fired at. However, the Policemen in the vehicle escaped unhurt, sources said. Riots broke out in the city following the blast, and Police confirmed that two people were killed in the firing that followed the suicide bombing, according to Daily Times. Separately, Police said they had arrested three of the four people suspected of killing Sher Zaman.
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February - 21 
Two suicide bombers were killed when their explosives-laden car blew up before hitting its intended target in the Lakki town of Bannu District in the NWFP on February 21, Police said, according to Daily Times. The bombers intended to ram the vehicle into a Police post but it exploded a few metres sh
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Two suicide bombers were killed when their explosives-laden car blew up before hitting its intended target in the Lakki town of Bannu District in the NWFP on February 21, Police said, according to Daily Times. The bombers intended to ram the vehicle into a Police post but it exploded a few metres short of its target, Police officer Muhammad Habibullah said. “We have found body parts of two bombers from the blown up vehicle,” the officer told AFP, adding, there were no Police casualties.
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February - 23 
A Police guard was killed on February 23 when he flung himself onto a suicide bomber to prevent him from entering a compound in Bannu, Daily Times reported. The attacker was trying to enter the compound, where judges and senior police officials live and work, when the guard intercepted him. “The sui
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A Police guard was killed on February 23 when he flung himself onto a suicide bomber to prevent him from entering a compound in Bannu, Daily Times reported. The attacker was trying to enter the compound, where judges and senior police officials live and work, when the guard intercepted him. “The suicide bomber tried to enter the compound. Then the police guard saw him, grabbed him and he exploded himself,” local Police official Ghafar Ali told AFP by telephone. Two other police guards were wounded in the attack.
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February - 5 
At least 32 persons were killed and 48 others wounded when a suspected suicide bomber blew himself amidst a crowd of Shia worshippers outside a mosque in Dera Ghazi Khan in the Punjab province on February 5, Daily Times reported. Police said the blast targeted dozens of people converging on the Al H
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At least 32 persons were killed and 48 others wounded when a suspected suicide bomber blew himself amidst a crowd of Shia worshippers outside a mosque in Dera Ghazi Khan in the Punjab province on February 5, Daily Times reported. Police said the blast targeted dozens of people converging on the Al Hussainia Mosque after dark, shortly before a religious gathering. Although there was no immediate claim of responsibility, Police blamed sectarian extremists for the incident. “Ninety-nine percent it looks like a suicide attack… The explosion occurred just 50 feet short of the mosque. It is a terrorist attack aimed at Shias to create unrest,” Shaukat Javed, the Inspector General of Punjab Police, told AFP. “It seems like a suicide blast… If something is planted or hurled, it leaves a crater. There is no crater at the site of the incident,” Javed told a TV channel. “According to eyewitnesses, nothing was thrown from outside… It looks as if someone was standing at the site of the blast and waiting for the procession and he blew himself up as the procession came close to him,” District official Jawed Mehmood Bhatti told Reuters.
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February - 6 
A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden car into a trailer carrying supplies for NATO forces in Afghanistan and injured seven persons in the Tedi Bazaar area of Jamrud sub-division. Eyewitnesses told Daily Times the bomber was heading for Landikotal when the troops signaled him to stop. They sa
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A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden car into a trailer carrying supplies for NATO forces in Afghanistan and injured seven persons in the Tedi Bazaar area of Jamrud sub-division. Eyewitnesses told Daily Times the bomber was heading for Landikotal when the troops signaled him to stop. They said that he rammed his car into the trailer instead of stopping. Fida Bangash, a senior political administration official, said the bomber’s likely target were the army engineers repairing a bridge in Landikotal that was blown up on February 2. Taliban spokesman Maulvi Omar claimed responsibility for the attack. “It was our man who martyred himself in Jamrud… We warned the government to stop military operations in Khyber, Swat and other tribal areas, otherwise we will completely shut down the NATO supply line… We have shown that we can do that,” Omar told AFP. Earlier, in the night of February 5, another suicide bomber had rammed a car bomb into a police station in Mingora in the Swat District of NWFP, injuring 11 soldiers.
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February - 9 
At least 18 Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel were injured in a suicide attack on the Baran Pul check-post of the Frontier Reserve Police (FRP) in the jurisdiction of Bakkakhel police station in Bannu District early on February 9, The News reported. Sources said a suicide bomber driving an explos
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At least 18 Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel were injured in a suicide attack on the Baran Pul check-post of the Frontier Reserve Police (FRP) in the jurisdiction of Bakkakhel police station in Bannu District early on February 9, The News reported. Sources said a suicide bomber driving an explosives-laden mini truck hit the building of the FRP check-post at Baran Pul, injuring 18 FC soldiers.
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January - 23 
Two Security Force (SF) personnel were killed in a suicide attack near Mingora town on January 23, Dawn reported. According to a press release issued by the Swat Media Centre, a car laden with explosives blew up near the Fizagat check-post, killing two SF personnel and injuring 22 others. Troops had
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Two Security Force (SF) personnel were killed in a suicide attack near Mingora town on January 23, Dawn reported. According to a press release issued by the Swat Media Centre, a car laden with explosives blew up near the Fizagat check-post, killing two SF personnel and injuring 22 others. Troops had signaled the suspicious vehicle to stop and also fired on it, but it accelerated and hit the post.
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January - 30 
According to Dawn, two Afghan border guards, four women and two children were killed when a suicide bomber struck a security post close to the town of Torkham on the Afghan side of the border on June 30. The suicide bomber – reportedly disguised as a woman – blew himself up while being searched at a
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According to Dawn, two Afghan border guards, four women and two children were killed when a suicide bomber struck a security post close to the town of Torkham on the Afghan side of the border on June 30. The suicide bomber – reportedly disguised as a woman – blew himself up while being searched at a Pakistan-Afghanistan check-post, according to Daily Times. The bomber had crossed into Afghanistan from the Pakistani side of the border. According to officials, the suicide bomber dressed as a woman blew himself up inside a room used by female security guards to search women going to Afghanistan from Pakistan.
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January - 4 
A suicide bomber was killed while two people sustained injuries near a check-post in Officers’ Colony in Bannu in the NWFP on January 4, according to Daily Times. The suicide bomber blew himself up in an attempt to target a check-post but could not succeed as the bomb exploded before he could reach
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A suicide bomber was killed while two people sustained injuries near a check-post in Officers’ Colony in Bannu in the NWFP on January 4, according to Daily Times. The suicide bomber blew himself up in an attempt to target a check-post but could not succeed as the bomb exploded before he could reach his target.
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January - 4 
Ten persons, including four Policemen, were killed and 27 others injured in two bomb blasts near the Polytechnic College in Dera Ismail Khan in the NWFP on January 4, The News reported. Sources said an explosive device, planted by militants near the main gate of the Polytechnic College, went off at
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Ten persons, including four Policemen, were killed and 27 others injured in two bomb blasts near the Polytechnic College in Dera Ismail Khan in the NWFP on January 4, The News reported. Sources said an explosive device, planted by militants near the main gate of the Polytechnic College, went off at 7:07 pm, injuring four persons. Eyewitnesses said soon after the blast, Police personnel and people rushed to the spot. As a large number of Policemen and people gathered at the site, a 16-year-old suicide bomber forced his entry into the crowd and blew himself up, killing 10 persons, including four Policemen, and injuring 21 others.
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July - 1 
Police claimed to have foiled a sabotage attempt and defused three explosive devices planted in a car while one of the militants riding the vehicle blew himself up in provincial capital Peshawar on July 1, Dawn reported. Suspected militants were reportedly riding an explosive-laden car and when sign
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Police claimed to have foiled a sabotage attempt and defused three explosive devices planted in a car while one of the militants riding the vehicle blew himself up in provincial capital Peshawar on July 1, Dawn reported. Suspected militants were reportedly riding an explosive-laden car and when signaled by the Police to stop on the Kohat road, they lobbed two hand-grenades on the Police that didn’t explode. Senior Superintendent of Police Qazi Jamilur Rehman said the car with around five militants was coming from Darra Adamkhel and armed with automatic weapons they exchanged fire with the Police. “As the police encircled one of them near Mashokhel Mera, he blew himself up,” he said. The others, however, managed to escape. In the car, he said, three types of explosives-manual, timer and remote-controlled devices had been planted which were defused by the Bomb Disposal Squad.
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June - 10 
Six more bodies were recovered from the debris of the damaged portion of Hotel Peal Continental in Peshawar, the NWFP capital, on June 10, including that of the hotel’s general manager, raising the toll of the June 9-suicide attack to 17, Daily Times reported. The explosion destroyed five floors of
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Six more bodies were recovered from the debris of the damaged portion of Hotel Peal Continental in Peshawar, the NWFP capital, on June 10, including that of the hotel’s general manager, raising the toll of the June 9-suicide attack to 17, Daily Times reported. The explosion destroyed five floors of the hotel and the boundary wall between the hotel and the Flag Staff House. A Police official said the number of casualties could increase as more bodies were likely to be found under the debris.
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July - 2 
36 persons were injured when a young suicide bomber rammed his motorcycle into a bus carrying employees of the Army-run Heavy Mechanical Complex at the Peshawar Road near Chur Chowk in Rawalpindi on July 2 at around 4.15 pm, The News reported. The suicide bomber was the only reported fatality. Initi
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36 persons were injured when a young suicide bomber rammed his motorcycle into a bus carrying employees of the Army-run Heavy Mechanical Complex at the Peshawar Road near Chur Chowk in Rawalpindi on July 2 at around 4.15 pm, The News reported. The suicide bomber was the only reported fatality. Initially, the death toll had been given as six but it was revised to one killed (the bomber himself) by the security agencies. The Additional Inspector General of Police, Nasir Khan Durrani, confirmed that it was a suicide attack, saying that body parts of the suicide bomber and other evidence had been collected. Eight vehicles, standing around the targeted bus, were completely destroyed while the windowpanes of buildings and shops in a radius of over half-a-kilometer were damaged. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far. Nasir Khan Durrani said the terrorists failed to hit the installations of sensitive agencies due to effective security measures and now they had chosen to hit moving targets. Durrani also said the bombers have adopted a new strategy for suicide attacks and now they had started using motorcycles for attacks. "Obviously, the attack is a reaction to the military offensive in the tribal regions and other parts of the NWFP," he said.
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July - 28 
A suicide car bomber rammed his vehicle into a checkpoint in North Waziristan on July 28, causing an explosion that killed two Security Force (SF) personnel and injured five others, The News reported. The bomber aimed for a checkpoint some three kilometers north of Miranshah, local Government offici
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A suicide car bomber rammed his vehicle into a checkpoint in North Waziristan on July 28, causing an explosion that killed two Security Force (SF) personnel and injured five others, The News reported. The bomber aimed for a checkpoint some three kilometers north of Miranshah, local Government official Rehmatullah said. Two intelligence officials confirmed the casualty figures and said the wounded include three paramilitary soldiers. Ahmadullah Ahmadi, a spokesman for the North Waziristan Taliban commander Hafiz Gul Bahadur, claimed responsibility for the suicide attack. He said the suicide attack on the SFs was a reaction from the Taliban against the silence of the Government over the US drone strikes in North Waziristan Agency, in which, he claimed, innocent tribesmen, including women and children, had died. He threatened to continue attacks on the troops if the drone attacks were not stopped.
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July - 8 
A suicide bomber died on the outskirts of Peshawar, capital of the NWFP, on July 8 when explosives hidden in a mango cart went off before he could reach the intended target – possibly the NWFP Assembly speaker, according to witnesses and Police, Daily Times reported. “The bomber is the only person w
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A suicide bomber died on the outskirts of Peshawar, capital of the NWFP, on July 8 when explosives hidden in a mango cart went off before he could reach the intended target – possibly the NWFP Assembly speaker, according to witnesses and Police, Daily Times reported. “The bomber is the only person who died,” senior Police officer Ghulam Muhammad told reporters after the incident in Malkhandher on Nasir Bagh Road. Unconfirmed reports indicated that five people had been injured. Witnesses said that a teenager, aged around 16 years, was waiting near a bridge when his explosives went off. One eye-witness said the explosives had been hidden under mangoes to dodge the troops. The AFP news agency quoted a Police official as saying that the explosives could have gone off prematurely. “We cannot say at this point if it was a suicide blast,” said the Police official. Bomb disposal squad chief Tanveer said the explosives weighed around 20 kilograms and “pieces of a suicide jacket” had been found. Police believe the bomber’s original target was the NWFP Assembly Speaker Karamatullah Chagarmati, who was using the Nasir Bagh Road en route to a funeral. AFP reported that the explosion came minutes after the speaker’s motorcade passed by.
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June - 11 
A man was killed and 13 others, including nine Policemen, sustained injuries in a hand grenade-cum-suicide attack on a Police party in the Lateefabad area on Ring Road in Peshawar, the NWFP capital, on June 11-night, The News reported. Capital City Police Officer Safwat Ghayyur told the media that a
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A man was killed and 13 others, including nine Policemen, sustained injuries in a hand grenade-cum-suicide attack on a Police party in the Lateefabad area on Ring Road in Peshawar, the NWFP capital, on June 11-night, The News reported. Capital City Police Officer Safwat Ghayyur told the media that a Police party was on a routine duty on Ring Road in the jurisdiction of Faqirabad Police station when unknown miscreants hurled a hand grenade at the Policemen, injuring one of them. Even as reinforcements were being called for, a suicide bomber came near a Police pick-up and blew himself up. The blast destroyed two Police mobiles, a rickshaw and a motorcycle. Personnel of the Bomb Disposal Squad also recovered a pressure cooker and explosive material from the nearby fields. Talking to a private news channel, the NWFP Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain linked the incident to the military operation in Waziristan.
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June - 12 
At least seven persons, including a prominent anti-Taliban cleric, were killed and seven injured when a suicide attacker detonated himself at the Jamia Naeemia madrassa (seminary) in the Garhi Shahu area of Lahore shortly after Friday prayers on June 12. Daily Times reported that targeting Sarfaraz
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At least seven persons, including a prominent anti-Taliban cleric, were killed and seven injured when a suicide attacker detonated himself at the Jamia Naeemia madrassa (seminary) in the Garhi Shahu area of Lahore shortly after Friday prayers on June 12. Daily Times reported that targeting Sarfaraz Naeemi, the head of Jamia Naeemia, the terrorist reportedly waited until the anti-Taliban cleric had reached his office before launching his attack. Six people were with Naeemi in his office at the time. A seminary student, Muhammad Faisal, said the bomber had pretended to be a student. Following the blast, hundreds of outraged students gathered at the scene and demanded the Taliban leave Pakistan. Naeemi’s brother Muhammad Tajwar told AP the cleric had recently received death threats for condemning the Taliban, but had refused the offer of Police protection. Inspector General of Police, Tariq Saleem Dogar, said since Naeemi had never asked for security, the attack was not a security lapse. District Officer (Civil Defence) Mazhar Hussain said the attacker had used a 20-kilogramme suicide vest containing ball bearings and iron filings. Police said the bomber was aged between 16 and 17, clean-shaven and had a fair complexion. Police also claimed to have later arrested two suspected terrorists. According to The News, Naeemi was one of those moderate clerics who believed in maintaining sectarian unity to counter terrorism, and was among those clerics who had issued the edict declaring suicide attacks against the Muslims and civilians as Haram (forbidden).
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June - 12 
Five worshippers were killed and 105 others sustained injuries when a suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden van into a mosque during the Friday prayers in the Cantonment area of Nowshera in the NWFP on June 12, The News reported. Sources said the congregation was in the second Rakat (part) when
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Five worshippers were killed and 105 others sustained injuries when a suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden van into a mosque during the Friday prayers in the Cantonment area of Nowshera in the NWFP on June 12, The News reported. Sources said the congregation was in the second Rakat (part) when the bomber in the vehicle, carrying 125 kilograms of explosives, struck the wall of the mosque near the Army Supply Depot. Two soldiers were among the four persons killed on the spot while 105 persons, including 30 civilians, were injured in the explosion. Most of the wounded were reportedly Army personnel. One of those wounded succumbed to his injuries at the hospital. While the blast brought down the entire structure of the mosque, windowpanes and doors of nearby buildings were smashed and walls cracked, injuring several persons, including women and children. The Nowshera District Police Officer Abdullah Khan told AFP the vehicle used in the attack had been made to look like an ambulance, Daily Times reported.
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June - 12 
The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has claimed responsibility for the June 12 suicide attacks in Lahore and Nowshera and the bombing of Hotel Pearl Continental in Peshawar on June 9. "We claim responsibility for these attacks," a man identifying himself as Saeed Hafiz and claiming to be deputy of H
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The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has claimed responsibility for the June 12 suicide attacks in Lahore and Nowshera and the bombing of Hotel Pearl Continental in Peshawar on June 9. "We claim responsibility for these attacks," a man identifying himself as Saeed Hafiz and claiming to be deputy of Hakeemullah Mehsud based in the Orakzai Agency of FATA told Dawn on telephone. He said the TTP would soon release the video of the PC attack. He also said the suicide attacks on the Lahore seminary and Nowshera mosque were to avenge the June 11 bombing in Hangu and military operations in Swat, Bannu and South Waziristan.
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June - 22 
Two Policemen were killed and seven people, including three Policemen, sustained injuries when a suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden vehicle into the Thakot Police check-post in Battagram District on June 22, completely destroying the check-post, Daily Times reported. “An explosion occurred in
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Two Policemen were killed and seven people, including three Policemen, sustained injuries when a suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden vehicle into the Thakot Police check-post in Battagram District on June 22, completely destroying the check-post, Daily Times reported. “An explosion occurred in a small truck when it reached the Dandai bridge in Shangla district (of Swat) ... it was a suicide attack,” said Gul Wali Khan, the District Police chief in Shangla, told AFP. The attack was the first-ever suicide attack in Battagram District.
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June - 26 
A Taliban suicide bomber killed two soldiers on June 26 when he blew himself up near an army vehicle in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), in the first such attack in PoK. The military said in a statement that three other soldiers were injured in the early morning bombing in Muzaffarabad, the capital
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A Taliban suicide bomber killed two soldiers on June 26 when he blew himself up near an army vehicle in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), in the first such attack in PoK. The military said in a statement that three other soldiers were injured in the early morning bombing in Muzaffarabad, the capital of PoK, and rushed to a nearby hospital, Daily Times reported. Hakimullah Mehsud, a deputy of the Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, told AP that the assault was launched to prove that Baitullah had not been weakened by more than a week of strikes on his suspected hideouts in South Waziristan Agency. “We are in a position to respond to the army’s attacks, and time will prove that these military operations have not weakened us,” Hakimullah said over telephone. The early morning blast in army barracks in Shaukat Lines caught security personnel unawares, although “they had been on alert for four months”, a Police official said, Dawn reported. According to witnesses, a bearded man in his twenties walked through a ground used by army personnel for physical training and local youths as a playground and entered the barracks of non-commissioned army men at about 6.30am. “The bomber was intercepted by a soldier whom he tried to engage in a conversation presumably to attract other soldiers around for causing maximum casualties” and then blew himself up, official sources said.
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June - 30 
In the first-ever suicide attack in a Baloch-populated area of Balochistan, at least four people were killed and 11 wounded when a bomber targeted a hotel in Kalat on June 30, Daily Times reported. The attack in Kalat District appeared to be aimed at disrupting supplies to NATO forces in Afghanistan
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In the first-ever suicide attack in a Baloch-populated area of Balochistan, at least four people were killed and 11 wounded when a bomber targeted a hotel in Kalat on June 30, Daily Times reported. The attack in Kalat District appeared to be aimed at disrupting supplies to NATO forces in Afghanistan. The bomber detonated his explosives inside a hotel in the Sorab area of the District, 250 kilometers southeast of provincial capital Quetta. Most of the victims were reportedly Baloch tribesmen. Witnesses said the suicide bomber, dressed in white traditional clothes, parked his explosives-laden vehicle outside the hotel on the Quetta-Karachi RCD Highway, and then went into the hotel. When he blew himself up, the ensuing blast also served as a detonator for the explosives in the parked vehicle. It may be a remote control device planted in the car, said Deputy Inspector General of Khuzdar Police, Ghulam Rasool Domki, while talking to The News. Reports from Sorab suggested that the explosion occurred in a car that was on its way from Quetta to Sorab. The car driver had parked the vehicle outside the hotel. Nobody has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.
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June - 5 
A suicide bomber killed 40 worshippers, including 12 children, at a mosque in a remote village of the Dir Upper District of NWFP on June 5, The News reported. Dozens more were injured as a young man detonated explosives fastened to his body minutes before the Friday congregation in the Hayagay Sharq
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A suicide bomber killed 40 worshippers, including 12 children, at a mosque in a remote village of the Dir Upper District of NWFP on June 5, The News reported. Dozens more were injured as a young man detonated explosives fastened to his body minutes before the Friday congregation in the Hayagay Sharqi village. No group has so far claimed responsibility for the suicide attack. The village, located in the mountains, is situated approximately 20 kilometers east of Dir town, the District headquarters. An unnamed official said the death toll could rise as scores of people had sustained injuries in the incident. Eyewitnesses said a teenager was spotted approaching the mosque where people were preparing for the Friday congregation. Some villagers stopped the young man and asked him to prove his identity, but he refused to do so and advanced towards the mosque. “The bomber said he has lent money to a resident of the village and wanted to take it back. When he was asked to show his national identity card, he refused and moved forward,” a local villager told The News. Eyewitnesses and villagers said the people shouted at the worshippers, sitting in rows inside the mosque, to be careful as the young man was a suspect. As the people ran after the bomber to stop him, he detonated himself at the gate of the mosque minutes before the prayer leader could start the Friday prayers, they said. Reports indicated that the Hayagay Sharqi village has been strongly opposed to the presence of the Taliban militants in the Doog Darra area of Dir Upper. The residents had also established checkpoints to keep a vigil on the movement of the militants, who would use the village as a corridor to Dir town.
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June - 6 
The death toll from the June 5 suicide attack, carried out at Friday prayers in Shargi of Dir Upper District in North West Frontier Province (NWFP), increased to 49 after nine more people succumbed to their injuries, according to Daily Times.
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The death toll from the June 5 suicide attack, carried out at Friday prayers in Shargi of Dir Upper District in North West Frontier Province (NWFP), increased to 49 after nine more people succumbed to their injuries, according to Daily Times.
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June - 6 
Two Policemen were killed and four others injured in a suicide attack on a Rescue 15 office at Sector G-8 in capital Islamabad on June 6, reports Daily Times. “It was a huge blast that jolted the area and shattered everything into pieces in front of my eyes,” an eyewitness said. Islamabad police ar
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Two Policemen were killed and four others injured in a suicide attack on a Rescue 15 office at Sector G-8 in capital Islamabad on June 6, reports Daily Times. “It was a huge blast that jolted the area and shattered everything into pieces in front of my eyes,” an eyewitness said. Islamabad police arrested some people in connection with the attack, police spokesman Muhammad Naeem said. “We have found a hand and two legs of the bomber. We have not been able to find his head so far,” senior Police officer Bin Yameen told AFP. A mere 20 minutes before the suicide blast, a private TV channel reported, senior Police officials conducted an important meeting on the law and order situation.
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March - 11 
The NWFP Senior Minister and Awami National Party leader Bashir Ahmad Bilour survived an assassination attempt that left six persons, including two suspected suicide attackers, dead in Namak Mandi in the provincial capital Peshawar on March 11, The News reported. Four persons, including a young girl
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The NWFP Senior Minister and Awami National Party leader Bashir Ahmad Bilour survived an assassination attempt that left six persons, including two suspected suicide attackers, dead in Namak Mandi in the provincial capital Peshawar on March 11, The News reported. Four persons, including a young girl, were wounded in the firing, grenade attack and suicide blast. “Bilour and others were coming back after opening a road project when a young man, followed by another, rushed towards him while loudly reciting Allaho Akbar. A security official pushed the attacker back after explosives around his vest did not go off despite his repeated attempts,” said an eyewitness. A nearby shopkeeper said the attacker fell on the ground after which one of them lobbed a grenade at the crowd. Police, he added, also opened fire. A vendor, Tehmash, was killed while constable Himayatullah, a trader, Khalilur Rahman, and a six-year-old were injured in the incident. Even as the attackers managed to flee the Security Force personnel continued to chase them until the attackers forced their entry into the house of an auto-mechanic located around 500 meters from the earlier spot. Police besieged the house and “As the terrorists failed to find any way out, they triggered the explosives around the vest of one of them, killing the two attackers and three members of the family that owned the house,” a Police official said. Bashir Ahmad Bilour told media persons that it was second failed attempt on his life.
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March - 16 
At least 14 people were killed and 17 injured on March 16 when a suicide bomber blew himself up near a busy bus stand at Pirwadhai in Rawalpindi, Daily Times reported. Sources quoting investigators said the original target of the bomber could have been the participants of the ‘long march’, of the fo
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At least 14 people were killed and 17 injured on March 16 when a suicide bomber blew himself up near a busy bus stand at Pirwadhai in Rawalpindi, Daily Times reported. Sources quoting investigators said the original target of the bomber could have been the participants of the ‘long march’, of the former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif which was scheduled to pass through the area. Regional Police Officer Nasir Durrani, however, told the media that it would be premature to decide whether the bomber’s original target was the ‘long march’. "The suicide bomber blew himself up on a motorbike outside a restaurant, which was set up close to the cab stand," said Durrani.
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March - 17 
The death toll in the March 16 suicide bombing in Rawalpindi bomb blast increased to 15 on March 17, Dawn reported. 25 people were also injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up near a busy bus stand at Pirwadhai. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack so far. The Superintendent of Pol
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The death toll in the March 16 suicide bombing in Rawalpindi bomb blast increased to 15 on March 17, Dawn reported. 25 people were also injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up near a busy bus stand at Pirwadhai. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack so far. The Superintendent of Police (Investigation) said, "Powerful explosives were used in the attack and the bodies of most of the victims were charred."
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March - 2 
Six people were killed and several others, mostly students, sustained injuries in a suicide attack on a madrassa (seminary) in Kili Karbala in the Pishin District on March 2, The News reported. The Jamaat-Ulema-i-Islam (Fazlur Rehman faction; JUI-F) provincial chief Maulana Muhammad Khan Shirani, th
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Six people were killed and several others, mostly students, sustained injuries in a suicide attack on a madrassa (seminary) in Kili Karbala in the Pishin District on March 2, The News reported. The Jamaat-Ulema-i-Islam (Fazlur Rehman faction; JUI-F) provincial chief Maulana Muhammad Khan Shirani, the Balochistan Assembly Deputy Speaker Syed Matiullah Agha and provincial ministers belonging to the party were attending a ceremony at the seminary when a 15-year-old boy blew himself up in front of the stage. However, all the JUI-F leadership escaped unhurt. District Police Officer Akbar Raisani confirmed the incident saying that the blast had occurred at a girls’ madrassa in Kili Karbala, where Shirani was scheduled to address the school’s convocation, Daily Times reported. According to eyewitnesses, two men had come to the seminary for the bombing but one of them escaped immediately after the first explosion. Quoting Police sources, JUI leaders said two alleged suspects had been arrested in connection with the blast.
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March - 23 
A suicide bomber blew himself up at the entrance of the headquarters of the Special Branch (SB), an intelligence agency of the Federal Capital Police, in Sitara Market in Islamabad on March 23, killing himself and a Policeman, The News reported. Two Police officials were wounded in the attack. Over
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A suicide bomber blew himself up at the entrance of the headquarters of the Special Branch (SB), an intelligence agency of the Federal Capital Police, in Sitara Market in Islamabad on March 23, killing himself and a Policeman, The News reported. Two Police officials were wounded in the attack. Over 120 personnel of the Special Branch reside on the premises of the SB headquarters and most of them were present in their barracks, said an SB official. Police Constable Faisal Khan, deployed at the main gate of the headquarters, reportedly got hold of the suicide bomber when he was advancing towards the barracks. The bomber detonated the bomb, killing both of them. “The bomber wanted to hit the residential rooms of the SB personnel,” an unnamed officer said.
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March - 26 
12 persons, including a woman, were killed and 22 others sustained injuries when a teenage suicide bomber blew himself up outside a crowded restaurant in the Jandola bazaar of Tank District in NWFP in the morning of March 26, The News reported. A pro-government group of Bhittani tribesmen, led by Ha
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12 persons, including a woman, were killed and 22 others sustained injuries when a teenage suicide bomber blew himself up outside a crowded restaurant in the Jandola bazaar of Tank District in NWFP in the morning of March 26, The News reported. A pro-government group of Bhittani tribesmen, led by Haji Turkistan, is believed to have been the target of the suicide attacker. Eyewitnesses told The News from Jandola - the gateway to South Waziristan - that a young boy blew himself up outside the crowded restaurant in the bazaar. The bazaar is located in front of heavily guarded British-era fort, currently inhabited by the Frontier Corps and the Army. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. “The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan claims responsibility for the suicide attack in Jandola,” spokesman Maulvi Omar said in a telephone call from an unknown place to reporters in Bajaur. He called the suicide attack a revenge for the clashes in 2008. “Turkistan Bitani’s fighters killed 35 of our people last year, and we killed his people today in the suicide attack,” Omar added.
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March - 27 
76 persons, including 16 Security Force personnel, were killed and over 100 injured in a suicide attack on a mosque at Peshawar-Torkham Highway in the Jamrud sub-division of Khyber Agency in FATA during the Friday congregation on March 27, The News reported. The huge explosion reduced the single-sto
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76 persons, including 16 Security Force personnel, were killed and over 100 injured in a suicide attack on a mosque at Peshawar-Torkham Highway in the Jamrud sub-division of Khyber Agency in FATA during the Friday congregation on March 27, The News reported. The huge explosion reduced the single-storey roadside mosque to rubble. Witnesses said they heard a huge explosion just as the Imam (prayer leader) concluded his Friday sermon and the people stood up for the Friday prayer. The dead included the prayer leader, his brother, four personnel of the Frontier Corps and 12 Khassadars (tribal police). The others were tribesmen belonging to the nearby villages, Pakistani and Afghan civilians traveling between Peshawar and Torkham, and drivers and conductors of trucks carrying goods to neighbouring Afghanistan. While the Khyber Agency Political Agent Tariq Hayat has confirmed that it was a suicide attack, the Associated Press reported that a Government official has accused the Taliban of carrying out the bombing in revenge for a recent offensive aimed in part at protecting the major supply route for NATO and US troops in Afghanistan that passes in front of the mosque.
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March - 30 
Seven persons, including five Army soldiers, were killed and nine others sustained injuries when a suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden car into a military convoy near a filling station on the Bannu-Miranshah Road on March 30, The News reported. The dead also included an Assistant Engineer of R
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Seven persons, including five Army soldiers, were killed and nine others sustained injuries when a suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden car into a military convoy near a filling station on the Bannu-Miranshah Road on March 30, The News reported. The dead also included an Assistant Engineer of Radio Pakistan Razmak station, Basharat Afridi, and a lady travelling in a passenger coach. However, military spokesman and Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director-General Major General Athar Abbas said the explosion was caused by an improvised explosive device planted in a roadside car. The military convoy was on its way to Miranshah, the headquarters of North Waziristan Agency, from Bannu in NWFP when it came under attack near an abandoned security check-post known as Mirzael post, located near a filling station. Officials told The News that the suicide bomber had parked the explosive-laden car right in the middle of the road and rammed it into the military convoy when it arrived at the scene. Eyewitnesses said the soldiers, after the attack on the convoy, opened indiscriminate fire that caused bullet injuries to five people, including a woman, travelling in a passenger coach from Peshawar to Miranshah. Basharat Afridi of Radio Pakistan Razmak station and the woman later succumbed to their injuries. No militant group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack.
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May - 11 
At least 11 people were killed and 13 others injured on May 11 in a suicide attack on a camp of the Frontier Constabulary (FC) in the Spina Thana area of Darra Adamkhel, The News reported. The banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Darra Adamkhel chapter, claimed responsibility for the attack, sayi
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At least 11 people were killed and 13 others injured on May 11 in a suicide attack on a camp of the Frontier Constabulary (FC) in the Spina Thana area of Darra Adamkhel, The News reported. The banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Darra Adamkhel chapter, claimed responsibility for the attack, saying more suicide attacks would be carried out if the military operation was not stopped in Swat and other parts of the country. Authorities confirmed the killing of nine people, including an FC soldier and a child. Apart from the Frontier Constabulary, the Frontier Corps is also stationed at the camp to jointly curb militancy in the area. Those injured included an FC soldier and five members of a family. 12 shops, a car, a coach and two trailers were also destroyed in the blast. Eyewitnesses said a white double-cabin pick-up narrowly missed the FC camp and went off at the entrance of the military establishment. They said the explosives-laden vehicle was being driven by a young man. Police said around 200 kilograms of explosive material was laden in the car. Spina Thana is located between Matani village of Peshawar and the gun-manufacturing town of Darra Adamkhel.
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May - 21 
At least nine persons - four civilians and five Security Force personnel - were killed and 25 injured in a suicide attack near a Frontier Corps (FC) fort in the Jandola area of Tank on May 21-evening, Daily Times reported. According to a private TV channel, an explosives-laden truck rammed into the
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At least nine persons - four civilians and five Security Force personnel - were killed and 25 injured in a suicide attack near a Frontier Corps (FC) fort in the Jandola area of Tank on May 21-evening, Daily Times reported. According to a private TV channel, an explosives-laden truck rammed into the FC camp damaging several nearby shops and the fort.
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May - 27 
Suicide bombers detonated a vehicle loaded with 100 kilograms of explosives near offices of the capital city police officer (CCPO) and the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in Lahore on May 27 – killing at least 27 persons and injuring 326 others, in addition to destroying a two-storey building of t
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Suicide bombers detonated a vehicle loaded with 100 kilograms of explosives near offices of the capital city police officer (CCPO) and the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in Lahore on May 27 – killing at least 27 persons and injuring 326 others, in addition to destroying a two-storey building of the Rescue 15 police service, according to Police, Daily Times reported. An ISI colonel and 15 Police officials were among those killed, The News reported. Witnesses said the attack started midmorning when two gunmen stepped out of a white van – which had pulled up in a narrow street separating the police and ISI buildings – cautioned civilians to take cover, and started firing at Security Force (SF) personnel deployed down the street. The gunmen also hurled a grenade at the SFs personnel. As the firing continued, the driver managed to cross the concrete barrier, but could not get further and was forced to blow up the vehicle there. Superintendent of Police Sohail Sukhera said a threefold security cordon prevented the attackers from getting to the offices CCPO and ISI offices. He said the terrorist in the vehicle was shot – which prompted him to blow up the vehicle about a hundred feet away from the intended target, in front of the Rescue 15 building.
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May - 28 
AFP reported that a Policeman and two passers-by were killed and 13 people wounded when a suicide attacker exploded an auto-rickshaw near a Police checkpoint in Dera Ismail Khan.
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AFP reported that a Policeman and two passers-by were killed and 13 people wounded when a suicide attacker exploded an auto-rickshaw near a Police checkpoint in Dera Ismail Khan.
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May - 28 
Terrorists attacked Peshawar, capital of the NWFP, and its environs on May 28 as eight people were killed and over 68 sustained injuries, The News reported. Two separate blasts took place in the Qissa Khwani bazaar while three Policemen were killed and nine others injured in a suicide attack on a Po
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Terrorists attacked Peshawar, capital of the NWFP, and its environs on May 28 as eight people were killed and over 68 sustained injuries, The News reported. Two separate blasts took place in the Qissa Khwani bazaar while three Policemen were killed and nine others injured in a suicide attack on a Police vehicle at the Sra Khawra security post on the Kohat road. Two suspected militants were killed and two others arrested in an encounter between the Police and alleged terrorists who had taken shelter in a building located behind Qissa Khwani bazaar soon after the two blasts. The first blast occurred at the congested Kabari bazaar at the back of Qissa Khwani bazaar at 5:40pm. Two minutes later, another bomb planted in a motorbike in front of a sweet shop in Qissa Khwani exploded. At least seven persons, including a minor girl, were killed, while 63 others wounded in these explosions. There were reports that three of the deceased were killed in cross-firing between the suspected militants and Police. Bomb disposal squad experts said 4 to 5 kilograms of explosives was used in the twin blasts. Further, when people were busy in rescue work in Qissa Khwani, a suicide bomber riding a vehicle hit a Police mobile vehicle parked near the security post in Sra Khawra area on Kohat road in the jurisdiction of Matani Police station. Three Policemen were killed and nine others injured in the attack on the outskirts of Peshawar. The vehicle was destroyed and the police post was partially damaged in the suicide bombing.
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May - 5 
According to Dawn, seven people, including two children and a Frontier Corps soldier, were killed and 48 others sustained injuries an explosives-laden car rammed into a pick-up near a check-post on the Bara road near Peshawar in the morning of May 5. The Bara Qadeem check-post was manned by the Poli
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According to Dawn, seven people, including two children and a Frontier Corps soldier, were killed and 48 others sustained injuries an explosives-laden car rammed into a pick-up near a check-post on the Bara road near Peshawar in the morning of May 5. The Bara Qadeem check-post was manned by the Police and Frontier Constabulary. Eyewitnesses said the car on a suicide mission was following a Frontier Corps pick-up from Bara and hit it when it slowed down near the check-post. The pick-up was carrying students to a school in Peshawar. The Senior Superintendent of Police Mian Ghulam Mohammad said no one had accepted responsibility for the blast. According to bomb disposal personnel, the explosives weighed about 85 kilograms. The blast also reportedly caused a deep crater in the middle of the road and damaged dozens of houses and shops.
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May - 5 
According to Times of India, a suicide car bomber killed four Security Force (SF) personnel and wounded eight other SF personnel apart from passing schoolchildren in the outskirts of Peshawar, the capital of the North Western Frontier Province (NWFP) on May 5 (today). Police sources said the attacke
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According to Times of India, a suicide car bomber killed four Security Force (SF) personnel and wounded eight other SF personnel apart from passing schoolchildren in the outskirts of Peshawar, the capital of the North Western Frontier Province (NWFP) on May 5 (today). Police sources said the attacker rammed his car into a vehicle carrying SFs.
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November - 10 
At least 34 persons were killed and nearly 100 others sustained injuries in a powerful car bomb blast at a crowded intersection in the Charsadda bazaar of Charsadda District in the NWFP on November 10-afternoon, Dawn reported. Scores of women and children are reported to have died and dozens of shop
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At least 34 persons were killed and nearly 100 others sustained injuries in a powerful car bomb blast at a crowded intersection in the Charsadda bazaar of Charsadda District in the NWFP on November 10-afternoon, Dawn reported. Scores of women and children are reported to have died and dozens of shops and vehicles were damaged in the suspected suicide attack. District Police chief Riaz Khan said the explosives were packed in a car parked near the Farooq-i-Azam chowk. He said Police suspected that it was a suicide attack because limbs and shoes of the suspected bomber had been found. Shopkeepers and vendors were preparing to put down the shutters and a large number of people were waiting at a taxi stand when the explosion took place. Seven children and three women were among the dead, Police said.
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November - 13 
At least 13 people – 10 military personnel and three civilians – were killed and 60 injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up in front of the regional headquarters of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in Peshawar, the NWFP capital, on November 13, Daily Times reported. An Inter-Services Publ
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At least 13 people – 10 military personnel and three civilians – were killed and 60 injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up in front of the regional headquarters of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in Peshawar, the NWFP capital, on November 13, Daily Times reported. An Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement said the bomber rammed his explosives-laden vehicle into a military check-post on Artillery Road at 6:45am (PST), killing 10 military personnel and three civilians, and injuring 60. The NWFP Inspector General of Police, Malik Naveed, said the vehicle was loaded with around 200 kilograms of explosives. NWFP Information Minister Iftikhar Hussain told the media that nine ISI officials were killed, while three were missing. Hussain also said that surrounding walls and an entire block of the agency headquarters were completely destroyed, while six blocks had been partially damaged.
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November - 13 
Ten persons, including nine security officials, were killed and 22 injured in a suicide attack at a Police Station in the Bannu town of Bannu District in the NWFP on November 13. A Police official told Daily Times that a suicide attacker rammed his explosives-laden vehicle into the Bakkakhel Police
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Ten persons, including nine security officials, were killed and 22 injured in a suicide attack at a Police Station in the Bannu town of Bannu District in the NWFP on November 13. A Police official told Daily Times that a suicide attacker rammed his explosives-laden vehicle into the Bakkakhel Police Station on Miranshah Road – killing seven Security Force personnel, two Frontier Corps troops and a pedestrian. He also said that 22 people, including 19 Policemen, were also injured in the suicide attack. The station is close to the border with North Waziristan. The bomber reportedly struck 25 minutes after the suicide attack on the ISI building in provincial capital Peshawar.
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November - 14 
At least 12 persons, including a Policeman and a three-year-old child, were killed and another 35 injured when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden vehicle at a Police checkpost in Peshawar, the provincial capital of North West Frontier Province (NWFP), Police and hospital staff said on N
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At least 12 persons, including a Policeman and a three-year-old child, were killed and another 35 injured when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden vehicle at a Police checkpost in Peshawar, the provincial capital of North West Frontier Province (NWFP), Police and hospital staff said on November 15, reported Daily Times. However, eight of the injured persons are said to be in critical condition
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November - 16 
Three persons were killed and more than 30 others sustained injuries in a suicide car bombing which targeted the Badaber Police Station on the Kohat Road near Peshawar, the NWFP capital, The News reported. The powerful blast razed to the ground a mosque, a large portion of the Police Station and thr
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Three persons were killed and more than 30 others sustained injuries in a suicide car bombing which targeted the Badaber Police Station on the Kohat Road near Peshawar, the NWFP capital, The News reported. The powerful blast razed to the ground a mosque, a large portion of the Police Station and three nearby buildings. It also injured some horses in the nearby horse stand and damaged several vehicles in the vicinity. Eyewitnesses said Constable Umer Rahman of the Frontier Constabulary opened fire as he became suspicious about a fast-approaching vehicle near the Badaber Police Station around 7:40am. “When the brave constable opened fire, the explosives stuffed in the vehicle exploded. The soldier also suffered injuries but he is safe and sound,” Frontier Constabulary Commandant Zafarullah Khan told The News. Those killed in the blast were identified as Dilshad from Badaber village, Abdul Mannan from Mohmand Agency and Sher Rahman belonging to the Kurram Agency. Officials of the bomb disposal squad estimated that around 250 kilograms of explosives had been stuffed in the vehicle. This was the fifth incident of its kind in and outside Peshawar during the last eight days.
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November - 19 
At least 20 people – including three Policemen – were killed and 50 others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up at the main gate of the Judicial Complex on Khyber Road in Peshawar, the NWFP capital, on November 19, Daily Times reported. This was the sixth suicide attack in 11 days in the pr
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At least 20 people – including three Policemen – were killed and 50 others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up at the main gate of the Judicial Complex on Khyber Road in Peshawar, the NWFP capital, on November 19, Daily Times reported. This was the sixth suicide attack in 11 days in the provincial capital. The bomber struck at around 10:20am at the main gate of the complex, which houses district lower courts and is close to the Peshawar High Court, Civil Secretariat, the NWFP Assembly Flag Staff House and other Government offices and installations. Peshawar District Coordination Officer Sahibzada Muhammad Anis told reporters that it was a suicide attack, and the bomber had tried to enter the court premises. “He was on foot and detonated his explosives when security personnel tried to stop him,” said Anis, adding that three Policemen were among the dead. The Cantonment Superintendent of Police, Nisar Marwat, told Daily Times that around eight-to-10 kilograms of explosives were used in the attack.
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November - 2 
At least 35 persons, including two women and children, were killed and 63 others sustained injuries when a suicide bomber blew himself up outside a branch of the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) in Rawalpindi on November 2, Daily Times reported. The majority of the blasts victims were reportedly mili
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At least 35 persons, including two women and children, were killed and 63 others sustained injuries when a suicide bomber blew himself up outside a branch of the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) in Rawalpindi on November 2, Daily Times reported. The majority of the blasts victims were reportedly military personnel and employees of the Defence Ministry who had queued up at the NBP Shalimar Plaza Branch to draw their salaries. It was the second terrorist attack in the Red Zone area of the garrison city within a month. According to eyewitnesses, many of the victims were retired military personnel who had gathered at the bank to draw their pensions. Several surrounding offices, part of a nearby hotel and a number of vehicles were also destroyed. Eyewitnesses said the attack occurred at 10:40am when a man riding a motorbike approached the parking lot of the plaza and blew himself up in front of the NBP branch, in close proximity with the Pearl Continental hotel, the military’s General Headquarters and the State Bank of Pakistan. Rawalpindi Regional Police Officer (RPO) Aslam Tareen confirmed the eyewitnesses’ account. "We found parts of a suicide vest and some body parts of the suicide attacker. At least 35 people were killed and 63 others were wounded," he said. The Inter-Services Public Relations Director General, Major General Athar Abbas, said four soldiers were killed and nine injured in the attack.
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November - 2 
Police on November 2 foiled a terrorist attack targeting a police check-post at the Babu Sabu Interchange of the Lahore-Islamabad motorway, an entry point into Lahore, Daily Times reported. According to eyewitnesses, the attacker was travelling in a car with an alleged accomplice. Upon being stopped
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Police on November 2 foiled a terrorist attack targeting a police check-post at the Babu Sabu Interchange of the Lahore-Islamabad motorway, an entry point into Lahore, Daily Times reported. According to eyewitnesses, the attacker was travelling in a car with an alleged accomplice. Upon being stopped by Police for a routine inspection, the man got out of the car’s passenger seat and detonated his suicide jacket, injuring 25 persons, including the car’s driver. Civil Defence District Officer Mazhar Hussain told Daily Times that eight to 10 kilograms of explosive material had been used in the attack. Mazhar said the terrorist’s head was found some 30 yards from the blast site. He said the attacker’s face was scarred but recognisable, adding the attacker seemed to be 18. Police officials said the car was packed with huge quantities of explosives and "could have caused a catastrophe" had it entered the city, AFP reported. Official sources said the injured included five Policemen, who were in critical condition.
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November - 21 
Three suspected militants blew themselves up after Police surrounded them in Sarar village on the outskirts of Muzaffarabad in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) on November 21, according to Daily Times. However, there were no other casualties. “Police chasing the suspects surrounded them in Sarar vill
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Three suspected militants blew themselves up after Police surrounded them in Sarar village on the outskirts of Muzaffarabad in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) on November 21, according to Daily Times. However, there were no other casualties. “Police chasing the suspects surrounded them in Sarar village” on the outskirts of Muzaffarabad, Police official Raja Faisal said. “The militants, who were on foot, blew themselves up after police surrounded them,” he said, adding that there were no Police casualties.
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November - 8 
At least 13 people, including a local councillor heading an anti-Taliban Lashkar (militia), were killed and 44 others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up in a cattle market at Adezai village, 25 kilometres south of the capital city of Peshawar in NWFP on November 8, said hospital sources a
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At least 13 people, including a local councillor heading an anti-Taliban Lashkar (militia), were killed and 44 others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up in a cattle market at Adezai village, 25 kilometres south of the capital city of Peshawar in NWFP on November 8, said hospital sources and Police, reports Daily Times. Peshawar Senior Superintendent of Police (Operations) Muhammad Karim Khan said that that around eight-to-10 kilograms of explosives were used in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
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November - 9 
Three persons, including a Policeman, were killed and five others sustained injuries when a suicide bomber riding an auto-rickshaw blew himself up at a Police barricade on the Ring Road in the Latifabad area of Peshawar, capital of the NWFP, on November 9, The News reported. An eyewitness, Attaullah
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Three persons, including a Policeman, were killed and five others sustained injuries when a suicide bomber riding an auto-rickshaw blew himself up at a Police barricade on the Ring Road in the Latifabad area of Peshawar, capital of the NWFP, on November 9, The News reported. An eyewitness, Attaullah, told reporters that Policemen deployed at a barricade near a canal signalled an auto-rickshaw to stop around 10:00 am (PST). “A man in his early 20s, having a trimmed beard and wearing brown clothes, came out of the three-wheeler and detonated explosives strapped around his vest,” he recalled. Another eyewitness, Sher Afzal, said he saw two people going towards the barricade in a rickshaw a few moments before the blast. Investigators said five to six kilograms of explosives were used in the incident. This was the second suicide bombing in Peshawar during the last 24 hours.
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October - 1 
At least two Taliban militants were killed and several troopers injured when a Taliban militant blew himself up during a raid at Swat in NWFP on October 1, reports Daily Times. “Security forces conducted a raid ... in Toprai near Gat. During the raid on a house, one of the two Taliban inside the hou
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At least two Taliban militants were killed and several troopers injured when a Taliban militant blew himself up during a raid at Swat in NWFP on October 1, reports Daily Times. “Security forces conducted a raid ... in Toprai near Gat. During the raid on a house, one of the two Taliban inside the house – who was wearing a suicide jacket – detonated the explosives strapped to his body, killing himself and the other Taliban and injuring two soldiers,” said the ISPR.
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October - 12 
At least 41 persons - including six soldiers - were killed and 45 others were injured on October 12 in a suicide attack on a military convoy in the Alpuri area of Shangla District (which borders Swat District), NWFP Information Minister Iftikhar Hussain and a military official said, Daily Times repo
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At least 41 persons - including six soldiers - were killed and 45 others were injured on October 12 in a suicide attack on a military convoy in the Alpuri area of Shangla District (which borders Swat District), NWFP Information Minister Iftikhar Hussain and a military official said, Daily Times reported. The bomber – believed to be 14 years old and on foot – targeted the convoy while it was passing through the busy Alpuri bazaar. The AP news agency, however, reported that the bomber detonated a car packed with explosives near the convoy. A military spokesman said that 12 shops and seven vehicles were destroyed when the young bomber detonated explosives. “Some vehicles loaded with ammunition were also part of the convoy... they caught fire after the explosion,” said the spokesman.
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October - 15 
According to The News, 11 persons, including three Policemen, were killed and 22 others sustained injuries when a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the building of the Saddar Police Station located in the military area of Kohat in the NWFP on October 15, The News reported.
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According to The News, 11 persons, including three Policemen, were killed and 22 others sustained injuries when a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the building of the Saddar Police Station located in the military area of Kohat in the NWFP on October 15, The News reported.
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October - 15 
At least 19 persons, including 14 Security Force (SF) personnel, were killed and 41 others sustained injuries in three separate terrorist attacks in Lahore, capital of Punjab province, on October 15, The News reported. All nine attackers were also shot dead by the SFs, officials said. The attacks we
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At least 19 persons, including 14 Security Force (SF) personnel, were killed and 41 others sustained injuries in three separate terrorist attacks in Lahore, capital of Punjab province, on October 15, The News reported. All nine attackers were also shot dead by the SFs, officials said. The attacks were carried out at the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) building on the Temple Road, the Manawan Police Training Centre and the Elite Police Academy on the Bedian Road. The District Emergency Control Room reportedly received the first call of a terrorist attack at 9:40am (PST) on the FIA building. After 15-16 minutes, the control room received other calls of attacks on the Manawan Police Training Centre and the Elite Police Training Academy at 9:55am and 9:56am, respectively. In the first attack, a terrorist wearing an explosive vest attacked the FIA offices. The assailant reportedly opened indiscriminate fire at the people, killing six persons, including two FIA inspectors, on the spot. Police cordoned off the building and subsequently killed the terrorist. Police recovered a hand-grenade, seven chambers, some dry fruit and an explosive vest from the possession of the terrorist. The Police also arrested a suspected youth, aged around 20, from near the FIA building. However, Daily Times reported that at least three terrorists attacked the FIA building, killing seven people. A witness said the attackers shot dead two SF personnel, and entered the premises. FIA personnel inside the compound killed one of the terrorists, while FIA sources said one of the attackers was arrested. AFP reported that one of the gunmen escaped. In the second attack, four terrorists stormed the Elite Force Training Centre and an encounter continued till afternoon until the SFs killed the two attackers and freed a family they were holding hostage. Two other attackers blew themselves up, Police said. The General Officer Commanding (GOC) Lahore, Major General Shafaqat Ahmed, told journalists that the Pakistan Army and Police carried out a successful operation and the training centre had been cleared of terrorists. The SFs killed two out of four terrorists — one at the main gate the other on the rooftop of a building. The other two terrorists blew themselves up. An Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police, Ghulam Jaffar, and a civilian, Adil, were killed and seven Policemen were wounded in the attack. The attackers of the Manawan Police Training School, wearing Police-like camouflage fatigues, lobbed a grenade and opened indiscriminate fire at the trainees, killing 11 Policemen and a civilian and injuring 34 Policemen. However, Daily Times reported that nine Policemen died and 60 were injured when four attackers wearing suicide jackets attacked the compound. Three of the men blew themselves up, while one was subsequently killed by the Police. This is the second terrorist on the Manawan Police Training School. On March 30, 2009, eight police recruits and a civilian were killed when a group of 10 terrorists attacked the training facility.
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The death toll from September 26 suicide attacks increased to 27 with the recovery of more dead bodies in the debris of the Bannu Police Station and the death of some of those critically wounded in the attack in NWFP, said Police, according to Daily Times. Two suicide attackers reportedly rammed the
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The death toll from September 26 suicide attacks increased to 27 with the recovery of more dead bodies in the debris of the Bannu Police Station and the death of some of those critically wounded in the attack in NWFP, said Police, according to Daily Times. Two suicide attackers reportedly rammed their explosives-laden vehicles into a Police station in Bannu and a military-owned commercial bank in Peshawar cantonment area separately.
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October - 16 
At least 15 persons, including three policemen, were killed and 19 others sustained injuries after a suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden vehicle into the Criminal Investigation Agency’s (CIA) Special Investigation Unit in Peshawar, the capital city of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) on Oc
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At least 15 persons, including three policemen, were killed and 19 others sustained injuries after a suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden vehicle into the Criminal Investigation Agency’s (CIA) Special Investigation Unit in Peshawar, the capital city of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) on October 16; the ninth major terror attack in the country in less than two weeks, according to Daily Times. NWFP Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain told that 11 people had been killed and 15 injured in the car bombing. He said seven of the injured were in critical condition. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) (Coordination) Muhammad Alam Shinwari, however, told Daily Times that 15 people, including three Policemen, two children and two women, had been killed in the attack. Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) Chief Shafqat Malik told that 60-70 kilogrammes of explosives had been used in the attack, adding that Police had recovered a leg of the attacker. Peshawar Police Chief Liaquat Ali Khan had earlier told that a man and a woman had carried out the blast. He said the man had been travelling in the car, while the woman had been riding a motorcycle. However, the SSP (coordination) told Daily Times that a woman had not been involved, adding that she was a teacher at the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) School and had been killed along with her father, Manzoor Hussain, and her 10-year-old sister.
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October - 20 
Two suicide bombers targeted the new campus of the International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) in the H-10 sector of Islamabad on October 20, killing at least six students and staff members, including two female students, and injuring more than 29 others, The News reported. Deputy Commissioner
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Two suicide bombers targeted the new campus of the International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) in the H-10 sector of Islamabad on October 20, killing at least six students and staff members, including two female students, and injuring more than 29 others, The News reported. Deputy Commissioner of Islamabad, Amer Ali Ahmad, said that the deceased were identified as Sidra Khalid (student), Hina (student), Pervaiz Masih (sanitary worker), Shaukat Bhatti (security guard), Amna (worker) and Khalil-ur-Rehman (student). This is the first terrorist attack on an educational institution in Islamabad. The first blast occurred at the cafeteria of the women’s campus at 3:07 pm while another took place at the Sharia bloc five minutes later, damaging the main structure of the building and dozens of cars parked near the blast site. The Inspector General of Police in Islamabad, Syed Kaleem Imam, said that a suspect, identified as ‘GM’, was arrested from the scene after the suicide attack at the cafeteria. He said the suspect belonged to Khanewal and had studied at the IIUI some seven years back. The IGP said he was arrested while capturing the scene on a movie camera. Kaleem Imam said according to the preliminary investigation, each bomber used 4 to 5 kilograms of explosive material and one and a half to two kg of pellets and ‘C-4’ kind of explosives were used in each suicide belt. He also said the suicide bombers apparently wanted to hit some other targets inside the federal capital, probably Security Forces, including the Police or maybe some diplomatic missions. “As they failed to penetrate the thick three-tier security cordon laid around the federal capital, they got frustrated and decided to target the IIUI, an institution where Islamic subjects are taught and where students from so many Muslim countries come to study,” the officer said. He conceded that security arrangements at the university were not adequate because it was generally believed that because of the Islamic status of this university the terrorists would not attack it.
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October - 23 
Eight persons were killed and 17 others sustained injuries when a suicide bomber exploded himself at a Police check-post on the GT Road near the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) in Kamra in the Attock District of Punjab province in the morning on October 23, The News reported. According to Distri
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Eight persons were killed and 17 others sustained injuries when a suicide bomber exploded himself at a Police check-post on the GT Road near the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) in Kamra in the Attock District of Punjab province in the morning on October 23, The News reported. According to District administration sources, a suicide bomber blew himself when Security Force (SF) personnel intercepted him at the check-post near the PAC, some 60 kilometres from the national capital Islamabad. Consequently, eight persons were killed and 17 others were injured. District Police chief Fakhar Sultan said the attack killed six civilians and two Pakistan Air Force personnel. The Air Force said 15 security staff were wounded and confirmed two of its personnel were dead. "We have found a mutilated face, as well as other body parts, including legs and arms of the bomber," said Sultan. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.
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October - 24 
A Motorway Police official was killed when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden car near Lillah Interchange close to Kalar Kahar in Punjab on October 24, according to Daily Times. The sources said that the officials at the interchange asked a car to stop for security checking, but the dri
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A Motorway Police official was killed when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden car near Lillah Interchange close to Kalar Kahar in Punjab on October 24, according to Daily Times. The sources said that the officials at the interchange asked a car to stop for security checking, but the driver blew up the vehicle, resulting in the death of a patrolling officer, Shah Iran.
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October - 5 
A suicide bomber targeted the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) office in Islamabad on October 5, killing five persons, including a UN diplomat and two women employees. Six other staff members were injured, The News reported. The terrorist is reported to have entered the WFP building in Fron
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A suicide bomber targeted the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) office in Islamabad on October 5, killing five persons, including a UN diplomat and two women employees. Six other staff members were injured, The News reported. The terrorist is reported to have entered the WFP building in Frontier Constabulary (FC) uniform through the small gate. He walked to the reception and blew himself up at 1217 hours, an investigation agency source said. The WFP office is located in a tightly-guarded residential area of the national capital. The dead included a UN diplomat and Iraqi national Bootan Ali, in charge reception Gul Rukh, assistant in charge reception Farzana Barkat, Abdul Wahab and Abid Rehman.
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October - 9 
49 persons, including a woman and seven children, were killed and 90 others were injured when a suicide attacker detonated his explosives-laden car at the crowded Soekarno Chowk in Khyber Bazaar in Peshawar, capital of NWFP, on October 9, The News reported. A Police official said that people were bu
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49 persons, including a woman and seven children, were killed and 90 others were injured when a suicide attacker detonated his explosives-laden car at the crowded Soekarno Chowk in Khyber Bazaar in Peshawar, capital of NWFP, on October 9, The News reported. A Police official said that people were busy in routine activities when a suicide bomber detonated the explosives laden in his car. Many of those killed and injured were passengers of a mini-bus that was passing through the area at the time of the blast. Seven children, many of them schoolboys, and a woman, were among those killed. The blast destroyed around 30 vehicles and partially damaged over 60 shops in the nearby markets. Windowpanes of hundreds of shops and offices were also reportedly destroyed. Among those killed or injured were patients and their attendants going or coming out of the nearby Lady Reading Hospital, the biggest public sector hospital in the NWFP. An official of the bomb disposal unit (BDU) estimated that around 50 kg of high-intensity explosives had been loaded in the car, being driven by the suicide bomber, while another official said the explosives were around 100 kg. “As the explosives were loaded in the doors and side cavities, it caused more damage to the nearby buildings rather than creating a huge crater in the ground,” a BDU official said. There were reports that the bomber attempted to reach the NWFP Assembly building through Sher Shah Suri Road but was not allowed by the Policemen near the Peshawar Central Prison. The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Malik Naveed termed the attack a reaction to the ongoing military operations in Swat and parts of the FATA. The Deputy Medical Superintendent at Lady Reading Hospital, Sahib Gul, said the blast killed 50 people and wounded 120 others, 22 of them critically. Dr Gul said the death toll could increase, adding that most of the dead were beyond recognition. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bombing.
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September - 12 
Two Policemen were injured in a suicide blast near Doaba Police station in the Hangu area of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) on September 12, according to Daily Times. An eyewitness told that the suicide bomber rammed his motorcycle into the main gate of the Police station five minutes before if
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Two Policemen were injured in a suicide blast near Doaba Police station in the Hangu area of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) on September 12, according to Daily Times. An eyewitness told that the suicide bomber rammed his motorcycle into the main gate of the Police station five minutes before iftar. They said the militants failed to enter the Police station and blew himself up at the gate, injuring two personnel. Officials said they had found the limbs and head of the suicide attacker and begun their investigations.
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September - 18 
At least 30 people were killed and more than 50 injured in a suicide attack in Kohat District of NWFP on September 18, hospital and Police sources said, reports Daily Times. At least 13 shops were also destroyed, and shockwaves were felt as far as a kilometre away, witnesses said. “Some 30 people ha
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At least 30 people were killed and more than 50 injured in a suicide attack in Kohat District of NWFP on September 18, hospital and Police sources said, reports Daily Times. At least 13 shops were also destroyed, and shockwaves were felt as far as a kilometre away, witnesses said. “Some 30 people have so far been killed ... it is suspected the attack was carried out using an explosives-laden car,” said senior Police officials. Reuters reported that the bomb was believed to have contained about 150 kilogrammes of explosives. Locals put the death toll at around 40. The blast took place in Kacha Pakka area, 17 kilometres from Kohat city. Shopkeepers said most of the victims were Shias and coalminers waiting for buses. “It appears the attack was carried out to target Shias,” they said. The Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) claimed responsibility for the bombing, saying it was carried out to avenge the killing of one of their leaders. “We carried out the attack to avenge the killing of Muhammad Amin,” Usman Haider, claiming to be a spokesman for the outfit told BBC over telephone.
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September - 21 
Police officers foiled a plan to assassinate the NWFP Education Minister Sardar Hussain Babak in Tatalai District on September 21, when they confronted four militants in a gun battle that ended with a teenage suicide bomber blowing himself up, Police said, reports Associated Press. An informant tipp
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Police officers foiled a plan to assassinate the NWFP Education Minister Sardar Hussain Babak in Tatalai District on September 21, when they confronted four militants in a gun battle that ended with a teenage suicide bomber blowing himself up, Police said, reports Associated Press. An informant tipped off Police Officers that insurgents had gathered in a Government high school after midnight and were planning to kill the Minister and attack Government installations and Security Forces, said Police Officer Noor Jamal Khan. Police confronted the militants and a firefight ensued. A loud explosion rocked the building and three of the militants managed to escape, including one who was wounded, Khan said. “We have collected the body parts of the young suicide attacker and these will be sent for identification purposes,” he added.
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September - 26 
Two suicide attackers separately rammed their explosives-laden vehicles into a Police station in Bannu and a military-owned commercial bank in Peshawar cantonment area of the NWFP on September 26, killing at least 23 people and injuring around another 200, officials said, according to Daily Times. A
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Two suicide attackers separately rammed their explosives-laden vehicles into a Police station in Bannu and a military-owned commercial bank in Peshawar cantonment area of the NWFP on September 26, killing at least 23 people and injuring around another 200, officials said, according to Daily Times. At least 10 people were killed in the attack in Peshawar, while seven, including two Policemen, were killed in the assault on the Bannu Police station. But a Police official in Bannu said 13 people had been killed. Authorities said the death toll could rise as many among the injured were in critical condition. Around 94 people were injured in Peshawar and 64, including 31 Policemen, in Bannu. "It was a car suicide blast and according to our calculations 100 kilogram’s of explosives were used," Shafqat Malik, bomb disposal squad chief, told reporters at the incident site of the Peshawar attack. "The suicide bomber sitting inside the car hurled a grenade and then he detonated himself and the car," Malik said, describing the target as a branch of a bank run by an Army welfare trust. Eyewitnesses said Police arrested two suspicious persons from the site of Peshawar blast, which occurred some 300 metres away from the headquarters of the 11 Corps and the US Consulate in the high-security zone. Meanwhile, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the Bannu attack and threatened to unleash bigger attacks on the Government to avenge the killing of their leader Baitullah Mehsud in a US drone attack in August, AFP reported.
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