Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2024 explained

This article is about terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2024 in chronological order.

January

• 10 January - Three police officers and one civilian was killed in a terrorist attack in Kohat.^[1]
• 29 January - One person was injured in a gun attack on ANP leader in Shangla Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.^[2]
• 29 January - One police officer was killed and one truck driver injured in a rocket attack on Mach Jail in Balochistan.^{[3] [4]}
• 30 January - Four people were killed and six were injured in a bomb blast in Balochistan.^[5]
• 31 January - Five people were injured in a grenade attack on the election office of PPP in Quetta.^[6]
• 31 January - Rehan Zeb Khan, election candidate, was killed in gun attack in Bajaur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Three other people were also injured in the attack.^[7]

February

• 1 February - Zahoor Ahmad of ANP was killed in gun attack in Killa Abdullah Balochistan. One person was injured in the attack.^[8]
• 2 February - A bomb blast targeted the office of Election Commission of Pakistan in Karachi.^[9]
• 5 February - 10 police officers were killed and six were injured in a terrorist attack on Chodwan police station in Dera Ismail Khan.^[10]
• 7 February - Two bomb blasts in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan killed at least 22 people with more injured.^[11]

March

• 16 March – Seven soldiers were killed in a terrorist attack in the Mir Ali area of North Waziristan district.^[12]
• 20 March - 10 people (including 2 soldiers) were killed in a bomb blast and gun attack by the BLA militants at Gwadar Port Authority Complex.^[13]
• 26 March - 6 killed (including one paramilitary soldier) in a militant attack on Pakistan naval airbase.^[14]
• 26 March - Five Chinese nationals killed in suicide bomb attack in Pakistan.^[15]
• 30 March – One person killed and 14 others, including three soldiers, are injured in a bomb attack in Harnai District, Balochistan.^[16]

June

• 9 June - an improvised explosive device (IED) killed 7 Pakistani soldiers.^[17] The device exploded near a security convoy in Lakki Marwat, a district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan.^[18] No group claimed responsibility.^[19]
• 11 June - the Pakistani army reportedly killed 11 militants in response to the bombing.^[20] The overnight operation was conducted in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban.^[21]

July

• 22 July – a government Girls' High School in Mir Ali, District North Waziristan was destroyed by unidentified persons using bombs.^[22]

August

• 26 August - At least 73 people were killed when separatist militants attacked police stations, railway lines and highways and security forces launched retaliatory operations in Balochistan province.^[23]

October

• 7 October - Two Chinese nationals were killed and at least 10 others were injured in a suspected suicide attack near Jinnah International Airport in Karachi.^[24]
• 11 October - At least 21 coal miners, including three Afghans, were killed and six others injured in a terrorist attack in Duki District, Balochistan.^[25]

November

• 1 November - 9 people including three children were killed and 29 were injured in Mastung, Balochistan.^[26]
• 9 November - At least 32 people, including the perpetrator were killed and 55 others are injured in a suicide bombing at the Quetta railway station in Quetta, Balochistan.^{[27] [28]}
• 21 November - At least 38 people were killed in an attack by unidentified people on a passenger convoy in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.^[29]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2024-01-10 . Three Policemen Among Four Martyred In Kohat Attack . 2024-02-05 . The Friday Times . en.
2. Web site: Admin . ANP candidate escapes bullets in Shangla attack . 2024-02-04 . 24newshd.tv . en.
3. Web site: Shahid . Saleem . 2024-01-30 . 'Coordinated' terror attacks launched on Balochistan's Mach town . 2024-02-04 . DAWN.COM . en.
4. Web site: Five terrorists killed as Pak security officials thwart coordinated attack on Balochistan province's Mach jail . 2024-02-04 . Deccan Herald . en.
5. Web site: Zehri . Abdullah . 2024-01-30 . 4 dead, 6 injured in blast at PTI rally in Balochistan's Sibi . 2024-02-04 . DAWN.COM . en.
6. Web site: 2024-01-31 . 5 injured in grenade attack on PPP election office in Quetta . 2024-02-04 . DAWN.COM . en.
7. Web site: Saifi . Sophia . 2024-02-01 . Pakistan election candidate shot dead as violence escalates ahead of nationwide vote . 2024-02-04 . CNN . en.
8. Web site: NNI . 2024-02-01 . ANP leader shot dead in Killa Abdullah . 2024-02-04 . Brecorder . en.
9. Web site: Explosion Outside Election Commission Office In Pakistan: Report . 2024-02-07 . NDTV.com.
10. Web site: Armed group kills 10 in Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region . 2024-02-05 . Al Jazeera . en.
11. News: Twin bombings kill at least 22 as Pakistan prepares for elections. 2024-02-07. Al Jazeera.
12. Web site: Khan . Tahir . 2024-03-16 . 2 officers among 7 soldiers martyred in terrorist attack on post in North Waziristan: ISPR . 2024-07-22 . DAWN.COM . en.
13. News: 2024-03-21 . Multiple explosions, gunfire in Pakistan's Gwadar port; 8 killed . 2024-03-27 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
14. News: 2024-03-26 . Six killed in militant attack on Pakistan naval base: Officials . 2024-03-27 . The Economic Times . 0013-0389.
15. News: 2024-03-26 . Five Chinese nationals killed in suicide bomb attack in Pakistan; China demands probe . 2024-03-27 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
16. Web site: 2024-03-30 . A bomb blast kills 1 person and wounds 14 in Pakistan’s southwest . 2024-03-30 . AP News . en.
17. News: 2024-06-09 . Roadside bombing targeting security convoy kills 7 soldiers in northwest Pakistan . 2024-06-09 . Washington Post . en-US . 0190-8286.
18. Web site: 9 June 2024 . Roadside bombing targeting security convoy kills 7 soldiers in northwest Pakistan . 2024-06-09 . ABC News . en.
19. Web site: 2024-06-09 . Roadside bombing targeting security convoy kills 7 soldiers in northwest Pakistan . 2024-06-09 . AP News . en.
20. Web site: Associated Press . 2024-06-11 . Pakistani army kills 11 militants in raid in the northwest following bombing that killed 7 soldiers . 2024-06-11 . San Diego Union-Tribune . en.
21. Web site: 2024-06-11 . Pakistani army kills 11 militants in raid in the northwest following bombing that killed 7 soldiers World News . 2024-06-11 . The Indian Express . en.
22. Web site: Girls' school destroyed in North Waziristan blast .
23. News: More than 70 dead after militant attacks in Pakistan's Balochistan . Reuters . 27 August 2024.
24. News: Two Chinese nationals killed in blast near Pakistan's Karachi airport . BBC . 6 October 2024.
25. News: Shahid . Saleem . 21 killed, 10 coal mines destroyed in Duki carnage . DAWN . 12 October 2024 . en.
26. Web site: 7 killed, 17 injured in Mastung blast; CM Bugti condemns ‘targeting of innocent children’. Dawn.
27. Web site: November 10, 2024 . Inside the Deadly Quetta Railway Station Attack and Its Aftermath – TBP Report . November 11, 2024 . The Balochistan Post . en.
28. Web site: CNN. 9 November 2024. At least 21 killed in Pakistan train station blast, Balochistan militants claim responsibility. Sophia. Khan. Saifi. Asim.
29. Web site: At Least 38 Killed as Gunmen Ambush Shiite Convoys in Pakistan .