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April - 1 
According to a report in The News, a Pakistani daily, the Sindh Police have detected around 16 cases, involving major sectarian terrorist strikes including some of them dating back to year 1995. These 16 cases involve two Sunni gangs of Dilawar and M
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According to a report in The News, a Pakistani daily, the Sindh Police have detected around 16 cases, involving major sectarian terrorist strikes including some of them dating back to year 1995. These 16 cases involve two Sunni gangs of Dilawar and Mufti Shahid Hanif and a third Shia gang of Qasim Zaidi alias Surjani Wala. The Dilawar Hussain gang members were convicted for killing nine persons in an attack on a mosque in 1999, the killing of a retired Police officer and his son in the Shah Faisal Colony in 2001. The Mufti Shahid Hanif group comprising chief Mufti Shahid Hanif and members, including Khalil Ahmed, Muhammad Talah Hussain and Ghulam Hyder, were involved in the killing of Dr Raza Mehdi, Capt (retd) Akram, Dr Ishrat Husain, who was mistaken for being a Shia due to his name, Dr Zafar Zaidi, Director, Defence Labs, and Aale Hasnain Naqvi. All these killings were carried out in year 2001.
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April - 2 
An eye-witness identified on April 2 before a Karachi anti-terrorism court a cadre of the proscribed Sunni group Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) as one of the culprits involved in a sectarian killing. The SSP cadre is being tried for murdering Sardar A
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An eye-witness identified on April 2 before a Karachi anti-terrorism court a cadre of the proscribed Sunni group Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) as one of the culprits involved in a sectarian killing. The SSP cadre is being tried for murdering Sardar Ali Jafferi on May 15, 2001 in Gulshan-i-Iqbal.
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April - 2 
The Sindh High Court granted bail on April 2 to two activists of the Muttahida Quami Movement –Altaf Hussain (MQM-A) in three separate bomb blast cases. While one of the explosions had taken place in the parking area of Sindh Secretariat on June 18,
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The Sindh High Court granted bail on April 2 to two activists of the Muttahida Quami Movement –Altaf Hussain (MQM-A) in three separate bomb blast cases. While one of the explosions had taken place in the parking area of Sindh Secretariat on June 18, 1998, the remaining two occurred on October 27, 1998. The cases were pending before the Suppression of Terrorist Activities (STA) Court in Karachi.
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April - 4 
A ‘commander’ of the proscribed Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) was killed in an encounter in Gulshan town near Karachi on April 4. Reports said the encounter took place when the Crime Investigation Department (CID), on a tip off, raided his hideout. Sensing
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A ‘commander’ of the proscribed Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) was killed in an encounter in Gulshan town near Karachi on April 4. Reports said the encounter took place when the Crime Investigation Department (CID), on a tip off, raided his hideout. Sensing the police presence, the suspect tried to flee by opening fire on the police. The police returned the fire, killing him on the spot. The reports added that the LeJ activist was wanted in several killings in Karachi, including that of the interior minister's brother Ehteshamuddin.
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April - 4 
According to media reports, Lal Din alias Arif Lalu, alleged Karachi unit chief of the proscribed Sunni group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), was killed in an encounter with a team of Anti-Terrorists Wing (ATW) of Sindh Police on April 4. Official sources h
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According to media reports, Lal Din alias Arif Lalu, alleged Karachi unit chief of the proscribed Sunni group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), was killed in an encounter with a team of Anti-Terrorists Wing (ATW) of Sindh Police on April 4. Official sources have indicated that Lal Din, carrying Rs 1 million as head money, was killed when he resisted an arrest attempt. "He was wanted in various cases of terrorist strikes, killings and other heinous crimes," the ATW chief stated. Eye witnesses said that a passer-by was injured in the encounter. Meanwhile, a Sindh police spokesperson said that Lal Din was wanted in at least 15 murder cases including that of the elder brother of Federal Interior Minister, Moinuddin Haider and other high-profile target killings.
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April - 5 
The trial against 11 accused, including prime suspect Ahmad Omar Saeed Sheikh in US journalist Daniel Pearl abduction and killing case began inside Central Prison Karachi on April 5. The trial court issued non-bailable warrants of seven absconding ac
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The trial against 11 accused, including prime suspect Ahmad Omar Saeed Sheikh in US journalist Daniel Pearl abduction and killing case began inside Central Prison Karachi on April 5. The trial court issued non-bailable warrants of seven absconding accused and directed police to arrest and produce them before the court on the next date of hearing on April 12. Reports said that the hearing lasted for about an hour and was adjourned till April 12 for framing charge on accused. The prosecution on March 29 submitted final charge sheet against 11 accused including seven absconders before Administrative Judge. The charge sheet contained charges of murder, kidnapping for ransom and terrorism. Earlier, on April 4, a Division bench of the Sindh High Court dismissed a petition of Omar Sheikh challenging the Sindh government’s decision to hold trial inside Central Prison in Karachi.
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April - 8 
A laborer was killed in his Kalakot house by the Karachi police on the suspicion that armed miscreants are holding up inside the house. The police personnel responsible for the act was later taken into custody.
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A laborer was killed in his Kalakot house by the Karachi police on the suspicion that armed miscreants are holding up inside the house. The police personnel responsible for the act was later taken into custody.
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April - 9 
One Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activist identified as Isfahan Haider was killed by unidentified motorcycle borne miscreants in North Nazimabad on April 9.
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One Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activist identified as Isfahan Haider was killed by unidentified motorcycle borne miscreants in North Nazimabad on April 9.
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April - 10 
The provincial ‘chief’ of the proscribed Tehrik-i-Jaffaria Pakistan (TJP) and its six other cadres were acquitted, on April 10 by a Karachi Anti-Terrorirsm Court (ATC) in a sectarian killing case of October 22. Judge Abdul Ghafoor Memon, who gave the
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The provincial ‘chief’ of the proscribed Tehrik-i-Jaffaria Pakistan (TJP) and its six other cadres were acquitted, on April 10 by a Karachi Anti-Terrorirsm Court (ATC) in a sectarian killing case of October 22. Judge Abdul Ghafoor Memon, who gave the ruling, said they were acquitted due to defective investigation and material contradictions on the part of the prosecution.
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April - 11 
According to the media reports of April 11, the Sindh government has ordered for the jail trial by an Anti Terrorist Court (ATC) of four cadres of the proscribed Sipah-i-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) and Tehrik-i-Jafferia Pakistan (TJP) for their alleged inv
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According to the media reports of April 11, the Sindh government has ordered for the jail trial by an Anti Terrorist Court (ATC) of four cadres of the proscribed Sipah-i-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) and Tehrik-i-Jafferia Pakistan (TJP) for their alleged involvement in the cases of sectarian killings in different parts of the city.
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April - 12 
Ahmad Omar Saeed Sheikh, the prime suspect in the United States (US) journalist Daniel Pearl's abduction and murder case has pleaded innocence, according to media reports. While, defending himself on April 12, before Arshad Noor Khan, the Judge of th
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Ahmad Omar Saeed Sheikh, the prime suspect in the United States (US) journalist Daniel Pearl's abduction and murder case has pleaded innocence, according to media reports. While, defending himself on April 12, before Arshad Noor Khan, the Judge of the Anti-Terrorism Court in Karachi adjudicating the matter, he also reportedly said that he does not respect the British Laws. He said, "I don't accept this British law". He is also reported to have pleaded for the trial in a Shariah Court, that is as per the Islamic Laws. This was the second day of hearing of Pearl murder case which is being held inside Karachi Central Prison. He was present in the court with three other co-accused Sheikh Muhammad Adil, Syed Salman Saqib and Fahad Nasim. The hearing was later adjourned for the next 10 days.
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April - 15 
An additional district and session judge in Karachi on April 15 acquitted two leaders and 13 activists of the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) in two criminal cases. In the first case, Kunwar Khalid Younus, a central leader of the MQM and a former memb
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An additional district and session judge in Karachi on April 15 acquitted two leaders and 13 activists of the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) in two criminal cases. In the first case, Kunwar Khalid Younus, a central leader of the MQM and a former member of the National Assembly, and 12 other party workers were acquitted in a case pertaining to violent activities and arson as the prosecution could not prove its case against them. In another case, Younus and Dr. Farooq Sattar, former mayor of Karachi were acquitted in a case pertained to the torching of a billing centre of the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) in Korangi on April 3, 1994. The court acquitted them for want of incriminating evidence.
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April - 15 
An Anti-Terrorism court in Karachi on April 15 convicted four workers of the proscribed Lashkar-e-Jhangvi and handed down capital punishment to two of them and life term to others in five cases of sectarian killings. Mufti Mohammed Shahid Hanif, Moh
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An Anti-Terrorism court in Karachi on April 15 convicted four workers of the proscribed Lashkar-e-Jhangvi and handed down capital punishment to two of them and life term to others in five cases of sectarian killings. Mufti Mohammed Shahid Hanif, Mohammed Talha Hasan alias Nauman, Haider Ali and Khalil Ahmed were tried for the killing of five people, belonging to the rival sect. The judge sentenced both Talha and Khalil to death sentence and life imprisonment to Mufti Shahid. The second case against Khalil and Mufiti Shahid pertained to the killing of a doctor in Karachi on May 31, 2001. In which judge condemned Khalil to death and sentenced Mufti Shahid to life term for the murder of the doctor. In the third case, Talha, Khalil and Mufti Shahid were convicted for killing Syed Zafar Hussain, Director, Research & Technology Centre, ministry of defence, on July 7, 2001. The judge sentenced Talha and Khalil to death and Mufti Shahid to a life term in this case. In the fourth case, Khalil was condemned to death and Mufti was sentenced to suffer life term for killing Syed Ali Hasnain Naqvi on September 4, 2001. The fifth case against Talha, Mufti Shahid and Haider pertained to the killing of Dr. Ishrat Hussain near his clinic in North Nazimabad within the limits of Shahrah-i-Noor Jahan police. The judge awarded capital punishment to Mohammad Talha and life term to Mufti Shahid and Haider. After the judgement, the convicts reportedly raised slogans against the rival sect. However, later, they claimed before the reporters that they were innocent and judicial confessions were extracted of them under duress. They also expressed hope of 'getting justice' at appellate level.
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April - 15 
Two Sipah-i-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) cadres were indicted by an Anti-Terrorism Court in Karachi on April 15 in a sectarian murder case in which ten persons had been killed and five others were injured during Fajr prayers at Hur Mosque in Al-Falah Colony
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Two Sipah-i-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) cadres were indicted by an Anti-Terrorism Court in Karachi on April 15 in a sectarian murder case in which ten persons had been killed and five others were injured during Fajr prayers at Hur Mosque in Al-Falah Colony, off Shahrea-i-Faisal.
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April - 17 
The Deputy Convenor of the coordination committee of the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) Aftab Ahmad Shaikh, said on April 17 that the police were committing excesses on his party workers and adopting measures hindering the party's April 19 solidarity
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The Deputy Convenor of the coordination committee of the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) Aftab Ahmad Shaikh, said on April 17 that the police were committing excesses on his party workers and adopting measures hindering the party's April 19 solidarity meeting in Karachi. He said through the Sindh Solidarity Convention, the MQM would prove that it had roots in the masses, and it continues to plead the case of Sindh and its people.
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April - 19 
According to the media reports Judge Abdul Ghafoor Memon of the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) II has been appointed on April 19 by the government to hear the Daniel Pearl abduction and murder case in the Karachi Central Prison. The matter was being adju
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According to the media reports Judge Abdul Ghafoor Memon of the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) II has been appointed on April 19 by the government to hear the Daniel Pearl abduction and murder case in the Karachi Central Prison. The matter was being adjudicated by the Judge Arshad Noor Khan of the ATC-III, thus far. The Sindh High Court Chief Justice Saiyed Saeed Ashhad ordered for the same on an application from the prime accused in the case Ahmad Saeed Omar Shaikh. Omar had earlier submitted that Judge Arshad Noor Khan was not qualified to try him because according to the challan, the Judge himself was a witness. While ordering for the transfer of the case from ATC-III to ATC-II the High Court contended that this should not cause a delay in the trial which will be resumed on April 22.
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April - 21 
A doctor who had been earlier injured by unidentified assailants on April 20 near Sea Breeze Hospital on M. A. Jinnah Road in Karachi, later died in the hospital on April 21. 36 of the 63 doctors killed in Karachi since 1989 have reportedly fallen pr
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A doctor who had been earlier injured by unidentified assailants on April 20 near Sea Breeze Hospital on M. A. Jinnah Road in Karachi, later died in the hospital on April 21. 36 of the 63 doctors killed in Karachi since 1989 have reportedly fallen prey to terrorism. It could not be immediately ascertained if this was also a terrorist attack.
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April - 22 
A Hyderabad, Sindh, court on April 22 exonerated the 11 Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) activists, including former Sindh governor and two former Members of the Sindh Provincial Assembly (MPAs), of charges in the April 24, 1995 Mir Garden case. Three
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A Hyderabad, Sindh, court on April 22 exonerated the 11 Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) activists, including former Sindh governor and two former Members of the Sindh Provincial Assembly (MPAs), of charges in the April 24, 1995 Mir Garden case. Three persons had been killed and two police personnel were injured in the incident. The prosecution reportedly failed to substantiate the charges against the accused.
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April - 22 
According to the media reports, Ahmed Saeed Omar Sheikh, the prime accused in the Daniel Pearl abduction and murder case, and three other accused have pleaded not guilty before the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) II inside the Karachi Central Prison on Ap
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According to the media reports, Ahmed Saeed Omar Sheikh, the prime accused in the Daniel Pearl abduction and murder case, and three other accused have pleaded not guilty before the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) II inside the Karachi Central Prison on April 22. The court earlier formally indicted them under the sections 356-A, 302, 109 and 120-B of the PPC (Pakistani Penal Code). They have also been charged under sections 7, 8 and 11 of the Anti-terrorism Act, which deal with creating harassment and terror in society. No one was allowed to attend the proceedings except for the three defence counsels and court staff. The court would hear a separate case relating to the other six accused who have been declared absconders.
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April - 22 
Four Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) cadres, convicted in nine separate cases for sectarian killings and keeping illegal arms in 2001, have challenged the judgments of the Karachi Anti Terrorism Court (ATC)-III and have appealed to the Sindh High Court on Ap
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Four Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) cadres, convicted in nine separate cases for sectarian killings and keeping illegal arms in 2001, have challenged the judgments of the Karachi Anti Terrorism Court (ATC)-III and have appealed to the Sindh High Court on April 22.
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April - 23 
Media reports quoting the defence counsel said four prosecution witnesses recorded their statements on April 23 in the Daniel Pearl abduction and murder case before Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) II inside the Karachi Central Prison. Family members of th
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Media reports quoting the defence counsel said four prosecution witnesses recorded their statements on April 23 in the Daniel Pearl abduction and murder case before Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) II inside the Karachi Central Prison. Family members of the accused were reportedly allowed to attend the court proceedings.
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April - 25 
According to media reports, the prosecution expressed lack of confidence in Abdul Ghafoor Memon, the trial judge in the Daniel Pearl murder case, on April 25 and has moved the Sindh High Court (SHC) for transferring the case to some other Anti-terror
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According to media reports, the prosecution expressed lack of confidence in Abdul Ghafoor Memon, the trial judge in the Daniel Pearl murder case, on April 25 and has moved the Sindh High Court (SHC) for transferring the case to some other Anti-terrorism Court in Karachi. "The court proceedings are not being regulated in a manner that justice should not only be done but should be seen to have been done," said Advocate General (AG) of Sindh, Raja Qureshi, while advocating the cause of prosecution before an SHC division bench. The AG Sindh submitted that although the prosecution had succeeded in examining six prosecution witnesses between April 22 and 24, the prosecution side was not satisfied with the conduct of the judge during the hearing. The accused persons, according to him, had adopted threatening and intimidating behaviour.
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April - 25 
Three people armed with TT pistols opened fire and injured two persons on April 25 at Zeenat Square, FC Area, Sharifabad police station limits, in Karachi. Police sources have indicated that the incident had sectarian implications.
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Three people armed with TT pistols opened fire and injured two persons on April 25 at Zeenat Square, FC Area, Sharifabad police station limits, in Karachi. Police sources have indicated that the incident had sectarian implications.
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April - 26 
Two top leaders of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Altaf Hussain (MQM-A) were killed by unidentified assailants in Karachi on April 26. Police found the bodies of a former Member of the National Assembly, Nishat Mallick, and former Senator Mustafa Kam
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Two top leaders of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Altaf Hussain (MQM-A) were killed by unidentified assailants in Karachi on April 26. Police found the bodies of a former Member of the National Assembly, Nishat Mallick, and former Senator Mustafa Kamal Rizvi on the roadside near Defence Library in Karachi. No arrests have been made thus far in connection with the killings.
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April - 27 
An anti-terrorism court in Karachi awarded on April 27 two death sentences to an activist of the proscribed Sipah-i-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) in separate murder cases.
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An anti-terrorism court in Karachi awarded on April 27 two death sentences to an activist of the proscribed Sipah-i-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) in separate murder cases.
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April - 28 
According to media reports, an activist of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement – Haqiqi (MQM-H) was killed in an encounter in Korangi, Karachi on April 28. Official sources indicated that while a motorcade was passing through Korangi on its way to a public me
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According to media reports, an activist of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement – Haqiqi (MQM-H) was killed in an encounter in Korangi, Karachi on April 28. Official sources indicated that while a motorcade was passing through Korangi on its way to a public meeting being addressed President Pervez Musharraf some persons opened fire at the motorcade. The police returned the fire and, consequently, an MQM-H activist was killed. Sources added that his accomplices escaped leaving behind a sub-machinegun and a repeater gun. Police also recovered a sub-machinegun from the possession of the slain Haqiqi activist.
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*Data till , April 23, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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