Explosive violence in Pakistan
8 Aug 2017Lahore truck bomb leaves many wounded
Yesterday, on 7th August 2017, a truck blast killed one and injured at least 46 others in Lahore, Pakistan.
17 Feb 2017IS attack on Sufi shrine in Pakistan kills dozens
A suicide attack in a popular shrine in southern Pakistan has killed at least 72 people on 16 February, 2017.
11 Jan 2017A review of international, regional and bilateral initiatives that aim to provide counter-IED assistance
A review of major initiatives that span borders to try to combat the spread of Improvised Explosive Devices
14 Nov 2016Suicide bomber targets worshippers in Pakistan
On November 12th 2016, a suicide bomber attacked a gathering of worshippers at the Sufi shrine Shah Noorani, in Balochistan province, Pakistan. The attack killed at least 52 and injured over 100.
5 Sep 2016Explosive attack at Pakistan court kills and injures over 60
Last Friday, September 2nd 2016, a suicide bomber used a gun, grenade and explosive vest to kill 12 and injure over 50 in an attack at the district court in Mardan, in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province.
9 Aug 2016A bomb detonated outside a hospital in Pakistan kills and injures almost 200.
Yesterday, August 8th 2016, a suicide bomber in Pakistan claimed the lives of at least 70 and left 120 wounded as they detonated their explosives outside a hospital.
29 Mar 2016Easter Sunday suicide bomber in Pakistan kills 70
This Easter Sunday marked another attack in Pakistan that targeted civilians - killing 70 and injuring 340. This attack takes the total incidents in Pakistan in 2016 to 40, with 631 killed or injured.
5 Mar 2016Pakistan, IEDs and the law: an overview
This paper looks at reducing the proliferation and impact of IEDs in Pakistan through legal redress. It offers an overview of existing legal frameworks and draws up recommendations
17 Aug 2015Killing of provincial minister highlights bombing threat to Pakistan.
AOAV responds to the assassination of a Pakistani provincial minister, killed by a double suicide bomb attack over the weekend.
3 Nov 2014AOAV condemns suicide bombing attack in Pakistan
Pakistan border-crossing bombing claims dozens of lives and injures many more
28 May 2014Senior religious leader condemns violence against civilians in Pakistan
Last week AOAV met with Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Ashrafi, the Chairman of the Pakistan Ulema Council, in Lahore. Ashrafi spoke about his opposition to suicide bombings and IED attacks in Pakistan.
10 Jan 2014IEDs continue to exact deadly toll in Pakistan
As a teenager dies stopping a suicide bomb attack on his school, AOAV's data shows that IEDs in Pakistan continue to cause large numbers of civilian casualties.