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Sectarian violence in Pakistan refers to violence directed against people and places in Pakistan motivated by antagonism toward the target's religious sect. As many as 4,000 Shia are estimated to have been killed in sectarian attacks in Pakistan between 1987 and 2007, and thousands more Shia have been killed by Sunni extremists from 2008 to 2014, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW). Sunni Deobandis and Barelvis have also suffered from some sectarian violence, with attacks on religious shrines killing hundreds of worshippers, and some Deobandi leaders assassinated. Pakistan minority religious groups, including Hindus, Ahmadis, and Christians, have "faced unprecedented insecurity and persecution" in at least two recent years, according to Human Rights Watch. One significant aspect of the attacks in Pakistan is that militants often target their victims places of worship during prayers or religious services in order to maximize fatalities and to "emphasize the religious dimensions of their attack".
In 2007, 34 terrorist attacks and clashes, including suicide attacks, killings, and assassinations, resulted in 134 casualties and 245 injuries, according to the PIPS security report. The report states that Pakistan faced 20 suicide attacks during 2007, which killed at least 111, besides injuring another 234 people. The PIPS report shows visible increase in suicide attacks after the siege of Lal Masjid.
This is a list of terrorist attacks in Pakistan in the calendar year 2011.
These are the list of Terrorist attacks in Pakistan in 2010.
In 2008, Pakistan saw 40 terrorist attacks, which caused 154 fatalities and 256 injuries.
In 2009, Pakistan suffered 50 terrorist, insurgent and sectarian-related incidents that killed 180 people and injured 300.
This is a list of terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2004.
This is a list of terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2005.
This is a list of terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2012. Pakistan has faced numerous attacks by insurgents as a result of the ongoing War in North-West Pakistan by the Pakistani military against militant groups, part of the War on Terror. At the same time, there have also been numerous drone attacks in Pakistan carried out by the United States which exclusively target members of militant groups along the Afghan border regions.
The persecution of Hazaras in Quetta, is a series of ethnic or religious motivated attacks on Hazaras in Quetta, Pakistan.
This is a list of terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2013. Some of the incidents are sectarian in nature and the TTP is responsible for a majority of them.
The following lists events that happened during 2015 in Pakistan.
This is a list of terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2014.
This is a list of terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2015.
The following lists events that happened during 2016 in Pakistan.
Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad is a codename of a combined military operation by the Pakistani military in support of local law enforcement agencies to disarm and eliminate the terrorist sleeper cells across all states of Pakistan, started on 22 February 2017. The operation is aimed to eliminate the threat of terrorism, and consolidating the gains of Operation Zarb-e-Azb which was launched in 2014 as a joint military offensive. It is further aimed at ensuring the security of Pakistan's borders. The operation is ongoing active participation from Pakistan Army, Pakistan Air Force, Pakistan Navy, Pakistan Police and other Warfare and Civil Armed Forces managed under the Government of Pakistan. More than 375,000 operations have been carried out against terrorists so far. This operation has been mostly acknowledged after Operation Zarb e Azb.
Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2018 include:
On 23 November 2018, at least 33 people were killed and 56 others were injured in a suicide bombing in Kalaya, Orakzai District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
The events listed below are both anticipated and scheduled for the year 2023 in Pakistan.
References
- ↑ "'Six killed' in Balochistan blast" BBC News, 25 January 2006
- ↑ "13 killed by bomb blast on Lahore-bound bus" Dawn, 6 February 2006
- ↑ "Dozens killed in holy day violence" International Herald Tribune, 10 February 2006
- ↑ "Pakistan bomb kills US diplomat" BBC News
- ↑ "Wedding guests die in mine blast" BBC News
- ↑ "Karachi bomb attack leaves at least 45 Sunni(Barelvi) worshipers dead" The Guardian
- ↑ "'Five' die in Pakistan explosion" BBC News, 12 June 2006
- ↑ "Top Karachi jail official killed" BBC News, 15 June 2006
- ↑ "Gunmen kill teachers in Pakistan" BBC News, 16 June 2006
- ↑ Allama Hassan Turabi assassinated The News
- ↑ "Pakistan says key rebel is dead" BBC News, 27 August 2006
- ↑ " Pakistan must make amends with tribe enraged by chief's killing, analysts say" International Herald Tribune, 31 August 2006
- ↑ "Six killed in Barkhan explosion" Dawn, 9 September 2006
- ↑ "Pakistan shrine clashes kill 17" BBC News, 6 October 2006
- ↑ "Six killed in Pakistan bomb blast" BBC News, 20 October 2006
- ↑ "Bomber kills 42 in Pakistan" International Herald Tribune