Punjab: Timeline (Terrorist Activities) -2010

Police foiled a terror plot in Kala Shah Kaku area of Ferozewala in Sheikhupura District of Punjab after 41 bombs, attached to two electricity towers, were recovered and defused on January 1, according to Daily Times. Police sources said that 17 bombs that had been attached to a tower near Kala Shah Kaku. Ferozewala Police Station House Officer (SHO) Munir Ahmed said a Special Police team continued searching the area after recovering the 17 bombs, adding that the team found another 24 bombs planted on another electricity tower near Chak 44 area. Munir said the bombs were of Russian-made. Read less...

Two persons, including a policeman, were killed and another sustained serious injuries in a hand grenade blast in a shop near Al-Muslim Masjid in Muslim Town of Rawalpindi in the night of January 3, according to The News. Senior Superintendent of Police (Operation) Yaseen Farooq said that the Police found the lever of the grenade and some pieces from the site of blast. The police said that the blast occurred at about 10:20 pm (PST) in a shop ‘Al-Ghaus Property Adviser’ located near Al-Muslim Masjid in Muslim Town when three people including constable of Sadiqabad Police Station, Asad Naseem, Raja Talat (owner of the shop) and Yasir were sitting in the shop. The Police said that constable Asad Naseem died on the spot while another person later succumbed to his injury during surgery. Read less...

Security has been tightened at the Farooqabad Police Training School on January 15 after intelligence reports revealed that the school was on the hit list of militants, according to Daily Times. The Punjab Home Department has sent a circular to the Inspector General of Police and other senior officials, indicating that terrorists are planning to attack Police training schools across the province. Following the reports, security has also been boosted at Elite Training School at Bedian Road, Police Training School at Chuhng and Police Training School at Manawan. Read less...

Mianwali Police arrested seven terrorist, who were wanted for their involvement in various terrorist attacks, from Kactcha Gujrat area on January 18, reports Daily Times. They were identified as Sajjad alias Shahzad, Imran, Sher Zaman, Amanullah, Muhammad Amjad, Mehboob and Irfan. Police recovered 409 kilograms of explosive materials, 16 kilograms of detonator chips, suicide jackets, Kalashnikovs and other weapons from their possession. Read less...

A notorious criminal with suspected terrorist links identified as Akhtar Ali Joiya alias Akhtari, carrying head money of PNR two million and his accomplice carrying head money of PNR 200,000 were killed in an encounter at Khudian area in Kasur District of Punjab on January 19, reports The News. . Read less...

A bomb explosion in a CD market injured six people and damaged 10 shops in Jand town of Attock District in Punjab on January 28, according to Daily Times. At around 8:30am, people in the CD market spotted a suspicious box, which exploded a short while later. As a result, six people were injured. Read less...

Taliban militants on January 29 gave brothels in Pakistan's Northern Attock District in Punjab five days till February 2 to shut down or face bombardment, reports IANS. The warning was contained in letters that were distributed in different areas of the District. The militants also alleged that the Police were taking hefty bribes from brothel owners and warned Police personnel against taking these bribes under the threat of dire consequences. Read less...