Explosive violence in Pakistan
3 Oct 2023Pakistan: at least 59 killed in two attacks on 29 September 2023
Two bomb attacks on mosques in Pakistan left at least 59 people dead on Friday 29 September.
1 Aug 2023Pakistan: 54 killed and at least 130 injured in ISIS-K suicide attack at an election rally, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
On Sunday 31 July, 54 people were killed and over 130 injured at a political rally organised by supporters of the hardline Jamiat Ulema Islam (JUI-F) party in Khar.
14 Apr 2023Pakistan: 28 civilians killed and injured in five attacks over Easter weekend
Between Friday April 7th, and Monday April 10th, AOAV recorded seven incidents of explosive weapon use across Pakistan, five of which killed and injured 28 civilians.
13 May 2022One Killed and 13 Injured in IED Explosion in Karachi, Pakistan
On the evening of Thursday 12 May, one person was killed and 13 were injured when an IED exploded in Karachi, Pakistan. The bombing was reportedly targeting a van carrying Pakistan security forces in the city’s Saddar neighbourhood. Two members of the security forces were amongst the injured. The rest of the casualties were civilians.
22 Apr 2022Pakistani airstrike leaves 47 civilians dead, 22 injured in Afghanistan’s Khost and Kunar provinces
At least 47 people have been killed and 22 injured in two airstrikes by Pakistani forces along the border with Afghanistan.
4 Mar 2022Over 200 people killed and injured in suicide bombing at Shia mosque, Pakistan
At least 56 people have been killed and 194 injured in a suicide attack at the only Shia mosque in Peshawar's old city.
28 Oct 20208 killed and 136 injured in Pakistan madrassa bombing
On 27 October 2020 (Monday), an explosion at a religious seminary in Pakistan’s northern city of Peshawar killed at least 8 people and injured 136 others.
12 Sep 2020Global explosive violence sharply declines during Covid19, new data suggests
There was a 58% decrease globally in civilian victims from explosive violence between April and July 2020, compared to the same four months in 2019
15 Apr 2019Suicide bomb targeting market in Pakistan’s Quetta kills 20
On April 12th 2019, a suicide bomb was detonated in an open-air market in the Pakistani city of Quetta, killing 20 and wounding 48.
27 Nov 2018ISIS attack in Pakistan’s Orakzai kills 33
On November 23rd 2018, a suicide blast targeted a local market in Kalaya area of lower Orakzai district, killing 33 and injuring 56.
25 Jul 201831 killed in suicide attack at polling station in Pakistan’s Quetta
Today, July 25th 2018, a suicide bombing outside a polling station in Quetta, Pakistan, killed 31 and left more than 30 injured.
16 Jul 2018Suicide attack targeting election campaign in Pakistan’s Mastung district leaves 149 dead
On Friday, July 13th 2018, a suicide bomber targeted an election campaign event for the Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) in Drigarh, a town in Mastung district of Balochistan.