List of terrorist incidents in Pakistan since 2001

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Terrorist attacks
in Pakistan (since 2001)
Italics indicates attacks resulting in more than 40 deaths
‡ indicates attacks resulting in more than 100 deaths
Underline indicates the deadliest terrorist attack/s to date
2001
  • 1st Bahawalpur
2002
  • 1st Karachi
2003
  • 1st Quetta
2004
  • 2nd Quetta
  • 1st Multan
2005
  • 1st Mandi Bahauddin (Ahmadiyya)
2006
  • 4th Karachi
  • Dargai
2007
200820092010201120122013201420152016
20172018201920202021202220232024

This is the list of terrorist incidents in Pakistan. The War on Terror had a major impact on Pakistan, with terrorism in sectarian violence, but after the September 11 attacks in the United States in 2001, it also had to combat the threat of al-Qaeda and Taliban militants, who fled from Afghanistan and usually targeted high-profile political figures. Terrorism in Pakistan peaked in the late 2000s and early 2010s.

Summary

In 2006, 657 terrorist attacks, including 41 of a sectarian nature, took place, leaving 907 people dead and 1,543 others injured according to Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS) security report.[1]

In 2007, 1,515 terrorist attacks and clashes, including all the suicide attacks, target killings and assassinations, resulted in 3,448 casualties and 5,353 injuries, according to the PIPS security report. These casualties figure 128 percent and 491.7 percent higher as compared with 2006 and 2005, respectively. The report states that Pakistan faced 60 suicide attacks (mostly targeted at security forces) during 2007, which killed at least 770, besides injuring another 1,574 people. PIPS report shows visible increase in suicide attacks after Lal Masjid operation.[2]

Fatalities in terrorist violence in Pakistan, (2000-2018)
Fatalities in terrorist violence in Pakistan, (2000-2018)

In 2008, the country saw 2,148 terrorist attacks, which caused 2,267 fatalities and 4,558 injuries.[3] Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) in its annual report indicated that there were at least 67 suicide attacks across Pakistan killing 973 people and injuring 2,318.[4] Further, a source in the investigation agencies disclosed that the total number of suicide blasts in Pakistan since 2002 rose to 140 (till 21 December 2008) while 56 bombers had struck in 2007.[5]

In 2009, the worst of any year, 2,586 terrorist, insurgent and sectarian-related incidents were reported, killing 3,021 people and injured 7,334, according to the "Pakistan Security Report 2009" published by PIPS.[6] These casualties figure 48 percent higher as compared to 2008. On the other hand, the rate of suicide attacks surged by one third to 87 bombings that killed 1,300 people and injured 3,600.[7]

Terrorist attacks staged in Pakistan have killed over 35,000 people, 5,000 of which are law enforcement personnel, and caused material damage to the Pakistani economy totalling US$67 billion by the IMF and the World Bank.[8]

According to an independent research site pakistanbodycount.org[9] maintained by Zeeshan-ul-hassan Usmani a Fulbright scholar deaths from suicide bombings up to October 2011 were 5,067 with over 13,000 injured. The website also provides analysis[10] on the data showing an evident increase in suicide bombing after the Lal Masjid operation. All death counts are verifiable from news sources placed online.

Overview

Terrorist incidents in Pakistan[11][12]
Year Number of
incidents		 Deaths Injuries
2016 23 1,086 1,337
2015 22 1,606 1,847
2014 17 2,412 3,395
2013 13 2,874 5,768
2012 32 2,783 4,264
2011 64 1,655 2,638
2010 144 1,695 2,961
2009 101 1,487 3,541
2008 67 1,184 1,876
2007 51 1,406 2,343
2006 16 314 669
2005 11 150 296
2004 19 304 671
2003 8 119 181
2002 14 105 331
2001 5 109 265
2000 4 118 448
1999 39 127 246
1998 37 151 349
1997 206 443 525
1996 180 423 755
1995 666 712 615
1994 154 354 434
1993 8 27 109
1992 85 152 393
1991 150 231 599
1990 87 188 486
1989 45 56 248
1988 44 136 266
1987 60 183 1,095
1986 24 60 351
1985 2 0 1
1984 3 12 49
1983 9 10 26
1982 4 3 9
1981 4 4 4
1980 1 17 18
1979 7 6 42
1978 2 5 2
1977 0 0 0
1976 3 1 3
1975 2 1 0
1974 2 0 2
1973 0 0 0
1972 0 0 0
1971 0 0 0
1970 1 1 0

Lists by year

See also

  • flagPakistan portal

References

  1. ^ Amir Wasim. "Terrorism dogs Pakistan in ’06: Over 900 killed in 657 attacks" Dawn, 7 January 2007
  2. ^ Attacks, clashes claim 3,448 lives in 2007 Daily Times, 5 January 2008
  3. ^ Muhammad Ali Siddiqi. "8,000 dead: is the world aware?" Dawn, 27 January 2009
  4. ^ Ali Usman. "HRCP launches report on human rights situation: 2008: a year of new challenges" Daily Times, 7 April 2009
  5. ^ Javed Aziz Khan. "889 killed, 2,072 hurt in 61 suicide attacks this year" The News, 22 December 2008
  6. ^ Amir Wasim. "Over 12,800 militants caught in 2009" Dawn, 11 January 2010
  7. ^ Declan Walsh. "Pakistan suffers record number of deaths due to militant violence" The Guardian, 11 January 2010
  8. ^ Islamabad, Kabul look inwards as Tehran blames US, Express Tribune
  9. ^ "Home - PakistanBodyCount.org". pakistanbodycount.org. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  10. ^ "Suicides & Drones Analytics - PakistanBodyCount.org". pakistanbodycount.org. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  11. ^ National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism. (2016). Global Terrorism Database (globalterrorismdb_0616dist.xlsx Archived 10 July 2016 at the Wayback Machine). Retrieved from https://www.start.umd.edu/gtd University of Maryland
  12. ^ National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism. (2016). Global Terrorism Database (gtd1993_0616dist.xlsx Archived 10 July 2016 at the Wayback Machine). Retrieved from https://www.start.umd.edu/gtd University of Maryland

External links

  • The sorry state of Pakistan. Huffington Post, 9, Sep 2011
  • Pakistan Body Count (PBC)
  • Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS)
  • Major incidents of Terrorism-related violence in Pakistan, 1988–2008
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