Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad

Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad
Part of the Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Insurgency in Balochistan, the Sectarian violence in Pakistan, and the War on Terror
Date 22 February 2017 – present Location Pakistan Result Ongoing Terrorist group cells dismantled. Major development in reduction of terrorist incidents.
Belligerents
Pakistan Pakistan Armed Forces Pakistan Army Inter-Services Intelligence Special Service Group Military Intelligence of Pakistan Pakistan Navy Pakistan Air Force Paramilitary Forces Pakistan Police	Taliban-aligned groups Taliban al-Qaeda Jamaat-ul-Ahrar Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan Lashkar-e-Jhangvi al-Alami Baloch Separatist groups BLA BRA BLF UBA ISIL-aligned groups Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Khorasan Province Jundallah (from 2014) Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (from 2015) Tehreek-e-Khilafat (from 2014) Sectarian groups Sipah-e-Sahaba, Jaish ul-Adl
Commanders and leaders
Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain (2017–18) Arif Alvi (2018–present) Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Until 28 July 2017) Shahid Khaqan Abbasi (2017–18) Imran Khan (2018–present) Foreign Minister Sartaj Aziz (Until 28 July 2017) Khawaja Muhammad Asif (2017–18) Khurram Dastgir Khan (Until 31 May 2018) Hussain Haroon (Until 18 August 2018) Shah Mehmood Qureshi (2018–present) Interior Minister Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan (Until 28 July 2017) Ahsan Iqbal (2017–18) Shehryar Khan Afridi (2018–19) Ijaz Ahmed Shah (2019–present) Opposition Leader Syed Khurshid Ahmed Shah (2017–18) Shehbaz Sharif (2018–present) Army Chief Qamar Javed Bajwa (2017–present) Chairman JCSC Zubair Mahmood Hayat (2017–19) Nadeem Raza (2019–present) DG ISI Naveed Mukhtar (2017–18) Asim Munir (2018–19) Faiz Hameed (2019–present) DG ISPR Asif Ghafoor (2017–20) Babar Iftikhar (2020–present) Air Chief Sohail Aman (2017–18) Mujahid Anwar Khan (2018–present) Naval Chief Muhammad Zakaullah (Until 7 October 2017) Zafar Mahmood Abbasi (2017–20) Amjad Khan Niazi (2020–present) General of SSG Major General Tahir Masood Bhutta (2017–present)	Al-Qaeda Ayman al-Zawahiri Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi † Jamaat-ul-Ahrar Omar Khalid † Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan Maulana Qazi Fazlullah † Qari Saifullah Mehsud † Sheikh Khalid Haqqani † Lashkar-e-Jhangvi Qari Mohammad Yasi † Balochistan Liberation Army Hyrbyair Marri Aslam Baloch Achu † Baloch Republican Army Brahumdagh Bugti Baluch Liberation Front Allah Nazar Baloch United Baloch Army Mehran Marri Lashkar-e-Balochistan Javed Mengal Balochistan Liberation United Front Brahumdagh Bugti Lashkar-e-Islam Mangal Bagh Jundallah (Pakistan) Abdul Haseeb Logari † Abdul Rahman Ghaleb † Abu Saad Erhabi † Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan Abdul Haseeb Logari † Abdul Rahman Ghaleb † Abu Saad Erhabi † Jundallah (Iran) Muhammad Dhahir Baluch Jaish ul-Adl Salahuddin Farooqui Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan Aurangzaib Farooqi
Casualties and losses
440+ soldiers killed 1450+ Injured 940+ civilians killed	900+ militants killed 1319+ militants surrendered 2,000+ militants arrested 7,300+ suspects arrested 500+ Killed after being arrested or surrendered

Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad (Template:Lang-ur) 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. This Operation has been mostly acknowledged after Operation Zarb e Azb.

The operation entailed the conduct of Broad Spectrum Security (Counter Terrorism) operations by Rangers in Punjab, continuation of ongoing operations across the country and focus on more effective border security management. Countrywide disarmament and explosive control were also given as additional objectives of the operation. The National Action Plan was pursued as the hallmark of this operation.

Etymologies

Radd-ul-Fasaad (Template:Lang-ur) literally means "elimination of strife". Radd means "rejection". Fasaad is synonymous to the Arabic word Fitna which means "civil strife".

Background

In the month of February 2017, the terrorist group Jamaat-ul-Ahrar launched Operation Ghazi with several suicide attacks across Pakistan. According to media, Jammat-ul-Ahrar claimed the responsibility of these terror attacks, this operation reduced after the death of Abdul Rashid Ghazi, who was shot dead by Pakistan army in Lal Masjid during Operation Sunrise. After this, many other terrorist groups started terrorist attacks often across all over Pakistan, quickly Pakistan announced the launch of Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad.

Operation Sunrise

Army Operation

Main article: Siege of Lal Masjid

Siege of Lal Masjid
Part of the Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; War on Terror
Date 3–11 July 2007 (1 week and 1 day) Location Lal Masjid, Islamabad, Pakistan Result Pakistani victory
Belligerents
Pakistan Pakistani Army Punjab Rangers Special Service Group	Islamic students Pakistan Taliban
Commanders and leaders
Lt.Col. Haroon-ul-Islam †	Abdul Rashid † Abdul Aziz
Strength
60,000 soldiers and Rangers 164 SSG commandos	1,300 students 100+ militants
Casualties and losses
11 killed 44 wounded	84 killed 50 captured
14 civilians killed, 204 injured

Operation Sunrise was operation launched by Pakistan Army to eliminate the Abdul Rashid Ghazi alongside with his students. This was successful operation but in retaliation all main terrorist groups started mass suicide bombings across Pakistan. The government reported that the operation resulted in 154 deaths, and 50 militants were captured (other estimates were higher). It also prompted pro-Taliban rebels along the Afghan border to nullify a 10-month-old peace agreement with the Pakistani Government. This event triggered the Third Waziristan War, which marked another surge in militancy and violence in Pakistan and has resulted in several casualties.

Terrorists retaliation

Main article: July 2007 Pakistan bombings

July 2007 Pakistan bombings
Part of the War in North-West Pakistan
Matta Dera Ismail Khan Islamabad Hub Hangu Kohat Location of incidents shown in the map of Pakistan.
Location	Matta, Swat Dera Ismail Khan Islamabad Hub Hangu Kohat
Attack type	Suicide bombings
Deaths	154+
Injured	231+

In July 2007, a series of suicide bombings took place across Pakistan in the aftermath of the Lal Masjid siege which resulted in an end to the 10-month truce held by the Waziristan Accord. At least 154 people were killed and more than 230 others were injured in the suicide attacks.

Pakistan Retaliation

In reaction to these attacks Pakistan started the war against all the militant groups across Pakistan which turned into Insurgency in Balochistan, Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sectarian Violence.

Operation Ghazi

Main article: Operation Ghazi

Operation Ghazi was the codename of the terrorist operation launched by Jamaat-ul-Ahrar with saveral other terrorist groups to get revenge on death of Abdul Rashid Ghazi by launching mass terrorist attacks across Pakistan. Although, Pakistan managed to defeat Jamaat-ul-Ahrar in Operation Ghazi but many other terrorist groups were already spread across all states and launched many mass terror attacks.

Operation Ghazi
Part of the Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the War on Terror
Date 13 February 2017 – 30 September 2017 Location Pakistan Result Pakistan Victory
Belligerents
Pakistan	Jamaat-ul-Ahrar Supported by: Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan Lashkar-e-Jhangvi
Commanders and leaders
Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Army Chief Qamar Javed Bajwa Chairman JCSC Zubair Mahmood Hayat DG ISI Naveed Mukhtar Air Chief Sohail Aman Naval Chief Muhammad Zakaullah	Jamaat-ul-Ahrar Omar Khalid Khorasani  † Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan Maulana Qazi Fazlullah  †
Strength
Pakistan Army Pakistan Air Force Paramilitary Forces CIA drone strikes Pakistan Police	Jamaat-ul-Ahrar
Casualties and losses
16 police officers killed,18+ injured	100+ militants killed

On 13 February 2017, Jamaat-ul-Ahrar released a video announcing the launch of "Operation Ghazi", named after Abdul Rashid Ghazi who was killed in July 2007 inside the Lal Masjid. The operation started with the suicide bombing at the Mall, in which 12 civilians and six police officers were killed and saveral civilians were killed in this operation.

2017 Major terror attacks

January 2017 Parachinar bombing

Main article: January 2017 Parachinar bombing

2017 Parachinar bombing
Parachinar Parachinar (Pakistan)
Location	Eidgah market, Parachinar, Pakistan
Date	21 January 2017 08:50 PST
Attack type	Bombing
Weapons	Bomb
Deaths	25
Injured	87
Perpetrators	Lashkar-e-Jhangvi al-Alami Pakistani Taliban

On 21 January 2017, a bomb was detonated at a vegetable market in Parachinar, in the Kurram Valley of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. At least 25 people were killed and 87 injured by the explosion. Parachinar is the administrative headquarters of the Kurram Agency near the Afghan border. The same area has previously seen several blasts in 2008, February 2012, September 2012, 2013 and in December 2015.

February 2017 Lahore suicide bombing

Main article: February 2017 Lahore suicide bombing

February 2017 Lahore suicide bombing
Part of the War in North-West Pakistan
Charing Cross Charing Cross Charing Cross Location of the Charing Cross in Lahore, where the attack occurred.
Location	Charing Cross, The Mall, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Coordinates	31°33′32.4″N 74°19′26.4″E
Date	13 February 2017 18:10 (UTC+05:00)
Target	Police officials
Attack type	Suicide bombing
Weapons	Explosive belt
Deaths	At least 18 (+1 bomber)
Injured	Over 90
Victims	Zahid Gondal (SSP Operations, Punjab Police) Ahmed Mobin (DIG Traffic, Lahore)
Perpetrators	Jamaat-ul-Ahrar (claimed)

On 13 February 2017, a suicide bombing took place on the Mall Road in Lahore, Pakistan, where a large crowd of Pharmaceutical manufacturers and owners, herbal manufactureres, homeopathic manufactureres, wholesellers, pharmaceutical marketeers, chemists, stockists, distributors, doctors and pharmacists were holding a protest at Charing Cross in front of the Punjab provincial assembly. According to Punjab Police sources, 18 people were killed including several police officials, and at least 87 were injured.

Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a faction of the banned Tehrik-i-Taliban (TTP), claimed responsibility for the attack. Local authorities cordoned off the site to begin investigations. According to Pakistani authorities, the attack was orchestrated from Afghanistan, where the militant group operates sanctuaries. On 23 February, Pakistani security forces killed the mastermind of the attack, Wajihullah, near the Afghan border following the launch of Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad.

2017 Sehwan suicide bombing

Main article: 2017 Sehwan suicide bombing

2017 Sehwan suicide bombing
Part of Terrorism in Pakistan
An interior view of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar's shrine in 2014.
Sehwan Sehwan (Sindh) Sehwan Sehwan (Pakistan)
Location	Sehwan Sharif, Sindh, Pakistan
Date	16 February 2017
Target	Sufi pilgrims
Attack type	Suicide bombing
Weapons	Suicide jacket, grenade
Deaths	91 (+1 bomber)
Injured	300+
Assailants	1 suicide bomber

On 16 February 2017, a suicide bombing took place inside the Shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in Sehwan, Sindh, Pakistan, where pilgrims were performing a Sufi ritual after the evening prayers. At least 90 people were killed and over 300 injured.

2017 Charsadda suicide bombing

Main article: 2017 Charsadda suicide bombing

2017 Charsadda suicide bombing
Part of the War in North-West Pakistan and Operation Ghazi
Tangi Tangi (Pakistan)
Location	Tangi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Date	21 February 2017
Target	Sessions court
Attack type	Suicide bombing
Weapons	Suicide belts, hand grenades, assault rifle
Deaths	7 (+3 bombers)
Injured	20
Assailants	three suicide bombers

On 21 February 2017, suicide bombers targeted a sessions court in Tangi, Charsadda District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. At least 7 people were killed, including a lawyer and more than 20 others injured. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan faction Jamaat-ul-Ahrar claimed responsibility for the attack.

March 2017 Parachinar suicide bombing

Main article: March 2017 Parachinar suicide bombing

March 2017 Parachinar bombing
Part of the War in North-West Pakistan
Parachinar Parachinar (Pakistan)
Location	Parachinar, Pakistan
Date	31 March 2017
Attack type	Bombing
Weapons	Bomb
Deaths	24
Injured	70+
Perpetrators	Jamaat-ul-Ahrar
Motive	Sectarianism

On 31 March 2017, a car bombing took place at a market in Parachinar, northwest Pakistan. The bombing was believed to be motivated by sectarianism, as the majority of the area's residents are Shia Muslims. At least 24 people were killed and more than 70 injured as a result of the blast. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and other political leaders condemned the attack.

2017 Mastung suicide bombing

Main article: 2017 Mastung suicide bombing

2017 Mastung suicide bombing
Part of War in North-West Pakistan
Mastung Mastung (Balochistan, Pakistan) Mastung Mastung (Pakistan)
Location	Mastung District, Balochistan, Pakistan
Coordinates	29.408737°N 67.189449°E / 29.408737; 67.189449
Date	12 May 2017
Target	Senator Abdul Ghafoor Haideri
Attack type	Suicide motorcycle bombing
Weapons	explosive belt
Deaths	28
Injured	40
Victims	Hafiz Qudratullah (Naib emir of JUI-F's Quetta dist.) Iftikhar Mughal (director staff of the Senate)
Participant	1 suicide bomber

On 12 May 2017, a suicide bombing targeted the convoy of the Deputy Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan, Abdul Ghafoor Haideri, a JUI (F) member, on the N-25 National Highway in Mastung District, Balochistan, Pakistan. At least 28 people were killed; 40 others were injured, including the Senator. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claimed responsibility for the attack. The attack was an unsuccessful attempt to assassinate Haideri.

Gwadar Labors shooting

Main article: 2017 Gwadar labors shooting

2017 Gawadar labourers shooting
Part of Balochistan conflict
Gwadar Gwadar (Balochistan, Pakistan) Gwadar Gwadar (Pakistan) Gwadar
Location	Pishgan and Gant, Gwadar, Balochistan, Pakistan
Date	13 May 2017
Target	Sindhi labourers working on CPEC
Attack type	Shooting
Weapons	Guns
Deaths	10
Victims	Labourers
Assailant	Balochistan Liberation Army (claimed responsibility)
No. of participants	2
Motive	Baloch Nationalism

On 13 May 2017, two militants of the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) riding on a motorcycle opened fire on group of laborers working in Gwadar, Balochistan, Pakistan. The road where these labourers were working was one of a network of connecting roads that form part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project. The gunfire resulted in the death of 10 labourers. A spokesman for the BLA claimed responsibility of attack.

June 2017 Pakistan bombings

Main article: June 2017 Pakistan bombings

June 2017 Pakistan bombings
Part of the War in North-West Pakistan
Quetta Parachinar Karachi Location of incidents shown in the map of Pakistan.
Location	Quetta, Parachinar and Karachi, Pakistan
Date	23 June 2017
Target	Law enforcement personnel and civilians
Attack type	Suicide car bombing, targeted killing
Weapons	Bombs, explosive belt
Deaths	Quetta: 14 Parachinar: 78 Karachi: 4
Injured	Quetta: at least 20 Parachinar: 200+ Karachi: 1
Perpetrators	Jamaat-ul-Ahrar ISIL – Khorasan Ansar al-Sharia Pakistan
Motive	Terrorism

On 23 June 2017, a series of terrorist attacks took place in Pakistan resulting in 96 dead and over 200 wounded. They included a suicide bombing in Quetta targeting policemen, followed by two blasts at a market in Parachinar, and the targeted killing of four policemen in Karachi.

Lahore Bombings

Main article: July 2017 Lahore suicide bombing

July 2017 Lahore suicide bombing
Part of War in North-West Pakistan
Ferozepur Road, Lahore Ferozepur Road, Lahore (Lahore) Ferozepur Road, Lahore Ferozepur Road, Lahore (Punjab, Pakistan) Ferozepur Road, Lahore Ferozepur Road, Lahore (Pakistan)
Location	Ferozepur Road, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Date	24 July 2017 15:55:34 (PST)
Target	Police officials
Attack type	Suicide bombing
Deaths	26 (+1 bomber)
Injured	54
Victims	Policemen and civilians
Perpetrators	Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (claimed responsibility)
No. of participants	1

On 24 July 2017, a suicide bombing took place in a vegetable market in Lahore, Pakistan. 26 people were killed and 58 others were wounded as a result of the explosion. Security officials believe that the attack targeted policemen, as there were 9 killed and 6 wounded. Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for the attack.

August 2017 Quetta suicide bombing

Main article: August 2017 Quetta suicide bombing

August 2017 Quetta suicide bombing
Part of War in North-West Pakistan
Quetta Quetta (Balochistan, Pakistan) Quetta Quetta (Pakistan)
Location	Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan
Coordinates	30°12′13.17″N 67°0′16.09″E
Date	12 August 2017
Target	Pakistan army
Attack type	Suicide bombing
Weapons	Explosive belt, Incendiary device
Deaths	15 (+1 bomber)
Injured	40
Victims	8 soldiers and 7 civilians
Perpetrator	ISIL – Khorasan Province (claimed)
Participant	1
Motive	Derailment of Pakistan Independence Day celebration

On 12 August 2017, a suicide bombing took place near a Pakistan army truck in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, leaving 15 people dead including 8 soldiers, while injuring 40 others. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province claimed responsibility for the attack.

2017 Jhal Magsi suicide bombing

Main article: 2017 Jhal Magsi suicide bombing

2017 Jhal Magsi suicide bombing
Part of Terrorism in Pakistan
Map of Balochistan with Jhal Magsi district highlighted
Location	Fatehpur, Jhal Magsi, Balochistan, Pakistan
Date	5 October 2017
Target	Pir Rakhel Shah shrine
Attack type	Suicide bombing
Weapons	explosive vest
Deaths	20+
Injured	30+

On 5 October 2017, a suicide bomber targeted the shrine of Pir Rakhel Shah situated in Fatehpur, a small town in Gandawah tehsil of Jhal Magsi District in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province. At least 20 people, including two policemen, were killed and more than 30 others injured in the suicide attack.

2017 Peshawar police vehicle attack

Main article: 2017 Peshawar police vehicle attack

2017 Peshawar police vehicle attack
Peshawar Peshawar (Pakistan) Peshawar is in red color
Location	Hayatabad, Peshawar, Pakistan
Target	Ashraf Noor (AIG )
Attack type	Suicide attack
Deaths	2 (+ 1 attacker)
Injured	six policemen
Victims	Ashraf Noor and his guard Habibullah

On 24 November 2017, a suicide bomber struck the vehicle of AIG Ashraf Noor in Hayatabad, Peshawar while he was travelling to work as a result of which the vehicle caught fire killing Ashraf Noor and his guard. In the attack eight others police in the AIG's squad were injured as a result of the blast and they were taken to Hayatabad Medical Complex for treatment

2017 Peshawar Agriculture Directorate attack

Main article: 2017 Peshawar Agriculture Directorate attack

2017 Peshawar Agriculture Directorate attack
Location	Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Coordinates	34°02′01″N 71°47′41″E
Date	1 December 2017 (2017-12-01)
Target	Agricultural Training Institute, Peshawar
Attack type	Mass murder, school shooting
Deaths	9 (+4)
Injured	35+
Victims	University students and Forces
Assailants	Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan
Defenders	Police, Rangers and Army

On 1 December 2017, 3–4 gunmen arrived at the hostel of Agricultural Training Institute at Agricultural University Peshawar and started firing as a result of which at least 13 people were killed and 35+ were injured. Tehreek-e-Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.

2017 Quetta church attack

Main article: 2017 Quetta church attack

2017 Quetta church attack
City of Quetta
Location	Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan
Date	17 December 2017 (2017-12-17)
Target	Bethel Memorial Methodist Church Pakistani Christians
Deaths	9 + 2 perpetrators
Injured	57
Perpetrators	Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

The 2017 Quetta church attack took place on 17 December 2017 when armed militants and suicide bombers stormed the Bethel Memorial Methodist Church in the western Pakistani city of Quetta, killing nine people and injuring dozens more. The attack was perpetrated by the Islamic State, who claimed responsibility through its Amaq media outlet.

2018 Major terror attacks

2018 Peshawar suicide bombing

Main article: 2018 Peshawar suicide bombing

2018 Peshawar suicide bombing
Part of Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Yaka Toot Yaka Toot (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) Yaka Toot Yaka Toot (Pakistan)
Location	Yaka Toot, Peshawar, KPK, Pakistan
Coordinates	34°00′21″N 71°34′39″E
Date	10 July 2018 (PST)
Target	Haroon Bilour
Attack type	Suicide bombing
Weapons	Explosive belt
Deaths	22
Injured	75
Perpetrators	Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan
No. of participants	1

On 10 July 2018, a suicide bombing occurred at the Awami National Party's workers rally in Yaka Toot area of Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Haroon Bilour, ANP's candidate for PK-78 and prime target of the attack, was killed as a result of the bombing. The attack left 22 people dead and wounded 75 others. Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for the attack.

2018 Mastung and Bannu bombings

Main article: 2018 Mastung and Bannu bombings

2018 Mastung and Bannu bombings
Part of War in North-West Pakistan
Mastung Bannu Location of incidents shown in the map of Pakistan
Location	Mastung, Balochistan Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Coordinates	29.4087°N 67.1894°E / 29.4087; 67.1894
Date	13 July 2018
Target	Nawabzada Siraj Raisani (Mastung) Akram Khan Durrani (Bannu)
Attack type	Suicide bombing, IED
Weapons	Explosive belt, IED
Deaths	154 total Mastung: 149 Bannu: 5
Injured	223 total Mastung: 186 Bannu: 37
Perpetrators	Mastung: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Bannu: Ittehad-ul-Mujahideen
Assailants	Mastung: Abu Bakar al-Pakistani (as per ISIL) Hafiz Nawaz (as per LEAs)
Participant	Mastung: 1 suicide bomber
Motive	Derailment of 2018 Pakistani general election

On 13 July 2018, ahead of the Pakistan's general election, two bombings took place at election rallies in Bannu and Mastung.

In Bannu, a remotely exploded bomb planted in a motorcycle left 5 people dead and 37 others wounded in an unsuccessful attempt to assassinate former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister Akram Khan Durrani. Ittehad-ul-Mujahideen, an extremist organization, claimed responsibility for the attack.

In Mastung, a suicide bomber blew himself up during a rally for the Balochistan Awami Party's Siraj Raisani, the brother of former Balochistan chief minister Aslam Raisani. One of the deadliest terrorist attacks in Pakistani history, it killed 149 people and wounded 186 others. Siraj was taken to hospital in critical condition and died of injuries. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the event and named the suicide bomber as Abu Bakar al-Pakistani, though authorities identified him as Hafeez Nawaz of Abbottabad.

2018 Kulachi suicide bombing

Main article: 2018 Kulachi suicide bombing

2018 Kulachi suicide bombing
Part of War in North-West Pakistan
Kulachi Kulachi (Dera Ismail Khan) Kulachi Kulachi (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) Kulachi Kulachi (Pakistan)
Location	Kulachi, Dera Ismail Khan District, KPK, Pakistan
Coordinates	31°55′58.18″N 70°27′39.75″E
Date	22 July 2018 (PST)
Target	Ikramullah Khan Gandapur
Attack type	Suicide bombing
Weapons	Explosive belt
Deaths	3 (excluding suicide bomber)
Injured	3
Perpetrators	Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (claimed)
No. of participants	1 (suicide bomber)
Motive	Revenge of colleague militants of TTP

On 22 July 2018, 3 days before general elections, a suicide bomber blew himself near the vehicle of former KPK provincial minister of Agriculture Ikramullah Khan Gandapur in Kulachi, Dera Ismail Khan District, Pakistan. The prime target of attack, Gandapur was brought to Dera Ismail Khan in critical condition where he succumbed to his wounds. Apart from Gandapur, his driver and one of his guards was also killed and three more people were injured. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the assault describing Gandapur's killing of their colleague militants as the motive. The attack was widely condemned across Pakistan.

2018 Quetta suicide bombing

Main article: 2018 Quetta suicide bombing

2018 Quetta suicide bombing
Part of War in North-West Pakistan
Quetta Quetta (Balochistan, Pakistan) Quetta Quetta (Pakistan)
Location	Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan
Date	25 July 2018 (PST)
Attack type	Suicide bombing
Deaths	31
Injured	40
Perpetrators	Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Participant	1 suicide bomber
Motive	Derailment of 2018 Pakistani general election

On 25 July 2018, during polling for the 2018 Pakistani general election, a bomb blast outside a polling station in Quetta's Eastern Bypass area resulted in 31 people being killed and over 35 injured. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claimed responsibility for the attack, according to the group's Amaq News Agency.

2019 Major terror Attacks

January 2019 Loralai attack

Main article: January 2019 Loralai attack

2019 Loralai attack took place on 29 January 2019 in Loralai, Pakistan. 9 people including 8 policemen and a civilian were killed while 22 others were injured when gunmen and suicide bombers attacked a Deputy Inspector General's (DIG) office. The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for the attack.

February 2019 Balochistan attacks

Main article: February 2019 Balochistan attacks

February 2019 Balochistan attack
Part of the insurgency in Balochistan
Location	Balochistan, Pakistan
Date	16 February 2019 (2019-02-16) PST (UTC+05:00)
Target	Soldiers of Pakistan Army
Attack type	Shooting
Deaths	9 FC personnel
Injured	11
Perpetrators	Baloch Raji Ajoi Sangar

On 16 February 2019, armed men killed two Frontier Corps in Loralai. On 17 February 2019, two security personnel of the Frontier Corps were killed in the Gardab area of Panjgur district. The attack was carried out by the Baloch Raji Ajoi Sangar (BRAS), an alliance of three Balochi separatist organizations, the Baloch Liberation Army, Balochistan Liberation Front and Baloch Republican Guard. Some sources claimed that around nine military personnel were killed and eleven personnel were injured in the suicide attack, while others said four individuals were killed in Panjgur while other two were killed in Loralai.

2019 Hazarganji blast

Main article: 2019 Quetta attack

2019 Hazarganji blast
Part of the Insurgency in Balochistan
Quetta Location of incidents shown in the map of Pakistan.
Location	Quetta, Pakistan
Date	12 April 2019
Target	Hazara People
Attack type	Suicide
Weapons	Bomb
Deaths	20
Injured	48+
Perpetrators	Lashkar-e-Jhangvi
Motive	Terrorism Sectarian violence in Pakistan

On 12 April 2019, a bomb exploded at an open market in Quetta, Pakistan. The attack reportedly left 20 dead. The bombing took place near an area where many minority Shiite Muslims live. At least nine Shiites were among the dead, one paramilitary soldier and other people were also killed in the bombing. PM Imran Khan condoled the lives lost, directed the authorities to ensure the best medical treatment for the injured and order to increase the security of Shiites and Hazara People. Lashkar-e-Jhangvi accepted the responsibility for the attack, stated "their target were Hazara people."

2019 Makran Massacre

Main article: 2019 Makran Massacre

2019 Makran Massacre
Part of the Insurgency in Balochistan
Makran Location of incidents shown in the map of Pakistan.
Location	Makran, Pakistan
Date	18 April 2019
Target	Soldiers, Locals
Attack type	Shooting
Weapons	Gun
Deaths	14
Injured	unknown
Perpetrators	Baloch Separatists
Motive	Terrorism, Sectarian violence in Pakistan

On 18 April 2019, gunmen shot several passengers travelling from Karachi to Gwadar. An estimated 15 to 20 armed militants stopped around five or six buses between 12:30am and 1am on a Makran Coastal Road. After the buses halted the gunmen then inspected the identity papers of the passengers and had about 16 of them disembark. At least 14 were shot dead, while two passengers managed to escape from the gunmen and travelled to the closest Balochistan Levies checkpost. They were later transported to Ormara Hospital for treatment. Law enforcement and Levies personnel arrived at the scene shortly afterward and commenced an investigation into the attack. The victims bodies were taken from the Noor Baksh Hotel. The Baloch Raaji Aajoi Sangar (BRAS), An alliance of ethnic Baloch separatist armed groups has taken responsibility for the massacre in an email statement. "... those who were targeted carried [identification] cards of the Pakistan Navy and Coast Guards, and they were only killed after they were identified." Raaji Aajoi Sangar, the spokesperson for the Baloch, said in the statement.

2019 Lahore bombing

Main article: 2019 Lahore bombing

2019 Lahore bombing
Date	8 May 2019
Deaths	13
Injured	24
Perpetrators	Jamaat-ul-Ahrar
Motive	Terrorism Sectarian violence in Pakistan

2019 Lahore bombing was a suicide bomb attack on 8 May 2019 outside Data Darbar in Lahore, Pakistan killed at least 13 people including five policemen and injured at least 24. CCTV footage of the blast showed the bomber targeted an Elite Police mobile parked outside the shrine. Hizbul Ahrar – a splinter group of Jamaat-ul-Ahrar and Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan- had claimed responsibility for the attack.

2020 Major terror Attacks

On 15th October 2020,At least 14 security personnel were killed in the first incident after a convoy of state-run Oil & Gas Development Company (OGDCL) was attacked on the coastal highway in Balochistan's Ormara, Radio Pakistan reported.

2017 timeline

Main article: Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2017

February 2017 timeline

• 1 February – Three security personnel and six civilians were injured on Tuesday when a roadside blast targeted a Frontier Corps convoy in Charsadda.
• 6 February – At least two policemen were injured in a militant attack at Thana Mandan police station in Bannu
• 7 February – Four people including two security men were injured in an explosion on Tuesday near a Levies check post in Chaman, a border town adjacent to Afghanistan.
• 10 February – Five students were injured in a roadside bomb blast in Arang area of Bajaur Agency.
• 10 February – At least one child was killed and four others injured when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) went off at Arang area.
• 12 February – Samaa TV Journalist Taimoor Khan killed in an incident. Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan claimed the responsibility.
• 12 February – Five security personnel were injured in a roadside bomb blast in Bajaur Agency's Mamond tehsil
• 12 February – 3 FC Personnel killed in South Waziristan IED Explosion.
• 13 February – A blast outside the provincial assembly in Lahore killed at least 14 people and injured more than 87 others.
• 13 February – Two killed in Quetta IED blast.
• 15 February – At least two people killed and seven others injured in a suicide blast in Peshawar's Hyatabad area.
• 15 February – 5 People including 3 Levies personnel killed and Eight others were injured in a suicide attack in Mohmand Agency.
• 15 February – Intelligence agency man shot dead in Nowshera firing.
• 16 February – Three soldiers martyred, two injured in an IED explosion in Awaran.
• 16 February – Attack on police vehicle kills Five three were also injured.

• 17 February Three Frontier Corps personnel were injured after militants from Afghanistan attacked a Pakistani border check post in Khyber Agency. The ISPR reported that some militants were killed during the exchange.
• 19 February A cracker blast reported in Hyderabad's Naya pul leaving 15 passerby wounded.
• 20 February Five hurt in Nadra firing incident in Quetta.
• 21 February Three suicide bombers targeted a sessions court in Tangi, Charsadda District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, killing 6 people and injuring more than 20 others.
• 21 February At least two people died while another was injured in a landmine blast in Dera Bughti.
• 23 February 2017 At least 45 suspects were arrested in Rawalpindi and Islamabad. Joint operations were conducted in Westridge, Dhoke Hassu and Bakery Chowk area of Cantt. The Frontier Corps (FC) and intelligence agencies foiled a major terror plot near Loralai, Balochistan. The security forces recovered 23 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) during the joint targeted operation.
• 26 February 2017 The apex committee of Punjab decided to expedite ongoing operation against terrorists across the province. The ISPR said that at least four terrorists were killed and more than 600 suspects detained in over 200 raids conducted by the Rangers across Punjab. The raids were conducted in various parts of Punjab, including Karor, Layyah and Rawalpindi.

March 2017 timeline

• 6 March Five soldiers of Pakistan army and 10 militants were killed in a cross border attack at three border checkpoints in Mohmand Agency.
• 17 March At least three Pakistani soldiers and eight Taliban militants were killed when insurgents launched cross-border attacks on military training facilities in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.

April 2017 timeline

• 14 April 4 Rangers personnel martyred and 3 were injured and Rangers kill 10 TTP militants in operation near DG khan.
• 20 April Eight suspected TTP militants were killed by CTD in an intelligence based operation (IBO) in Sheikhupura.
• 20 April Five terrorists were killed and 11 apprehended during search and intelligence-based operations (IBO) carried out in different parts of the country during the last 24 hours.
• 25 April – 14, including six children, killed and 9, including 4 Khasadar officials, injured in a roadside blast in Kurram Agency.

June 2017 timeline

• 23 June – 14 people ─ including seven policeman ─ lost their lives, while 19 others were injured in a suicide blast that shook Shuhada Chowk in Quetta's Gulistan Road area on Friday morning.

July 2017 timeline

• 10 July – 3 people were killed and over 20 injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up at Bogra Chowk in Chaman, Baluchistan.

October 2017 timeline

• 18 October - At least eight people, including seven policemen, were killed and 24 others injured in an explosion targeting a truck carrying police officials in the Sariab Mill area of Quetta.

November 2017 timeline

• 9 November - A senior police officer was among three suspected militants involved in ISI Clandestine activities who died in a suicide attack on Quetta the provincial capital of Balochistan.

December 2017 timeline

• 3 December 11 BRA militants held in Balochistan raids.
• 8 December Surrender of 300 militants in Quetta along with 17 commanders.

Summary of 2017

At the end of 2017, 463 civilians, 215 soldiers and 591 terrorists were killed in 295 incidents. 906 terrorists were arrested in 179 incidents and 924 terrorists surrendered in 12 incidents

2018 timeline

Main article: Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2018

January 2018 timeline

• 15 January – Security personnel were killed when their vehicle was ambushed in Balochistan.
• 16 January – Gunmen killed a police constable in Quetta.
• 16 January – A suicide bomber on a motorcycle in Karachi, aided by gunmen, targeted a senior officer known for leading raids on militant hideouts. The officer survived, and his guards killed two of the gunmen.
• 18 January – Gunmen killed a mother and daughter working on polio vaccination in Quetta.
• 30 January – A bomb explosion in the Upper Kurram Agency killed multiple members of the same family.

February 2018 timeline

• 2 February – A suicide bomber injured two guards.
• 3 February – Eleven soldiers of the Pakistan Army were killed from a suicide attack near a military camp in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
• 5 February – Multiple casualties from a bomb that targeted a pro-government leader in Panjgur.
• 5 February – Gunmen attacked two Chinese nationals in Karachi.
• 5 February – Multiple casualties when a vehicle was attacked in North Waziristan.
• 7 February – Multiple casualties from a remote-controlled explosion in Bajaur Agency.
• 14 February – Tehrik-i-Taliban gunmen killed paramilitary soldiers in Quetta.
• 16 February – A leading tribal elder and chief of a local peace committee was killed by a bomb in Bajaur Agency.
• 21 February – A police checkpoint in Peshawar was attacked by people with hand grenades.
• 23 February – The car of a senior government official on Peshawar's Ring Road was targeted with a bomb.
• 28 February – Paramilitary soldiers were killed in a suicide bombing outside Quetta. Elsewhere in Quetta, gunmen killed two guards in a senior police officer's convoy.

March 2018 timeline

• 8 March – Two people were shot in Quetta.
• 14 March – Multiple casualties in a suicide bombing at a police checkpoint outside Lahore.
• 17 March – Terrorists killed polio workers and a paramilitary Frontier Corps soldier in Mohmand Agency.
• 24 March – A hand grenade thrown at a spring festival in Dera Ismail Khan injured dozens of people.
• 30 March – An IED killed policemen in the district police officer's convoy in Dera Ismail Khan.
• 31 March – Gunfire during an operation in Balochistan resulted in the death of one soldier and one terrorist.

April 2018 timeline

• 1 April – Gunmen attacked a vehicle in Quetta, killing a member of the Shia Hazara community.
• 9 April – A suicide bomber injured multiple people near a Balochistan Frontier Corps vehicle in Quetta.
• 15 April – Christians were shot and killed outside a church in Quetta.
• 18 April – A shopkeeper in the Shia Hazara community was shot and killed in Quetta.
• 22 April – Gunmen on a motorcycle killed Shiites outside Quetta.
• 24 April – Three suicide bombings killed multiple policemen in Quetta.
• 26 April – Multiple people were killed by a hand grenade attack at a wedding in North Waziristan.
• 28 April – Two shopkeepers in the Hazara community were shot and killed in Quetta.

May 2018 timeline

• 2 May – A roadside bomb exploded in Safi Tehsil.
• 3 May – A bomb injured three security personnel in Jani Khel.
• 3 May – A vehicle carrying civilian employees of an atomic agency PAEC was attacked in Attock. There were multiple casualties.
• 4 May – Six labourers of Punjabi descent were shot dead in Balochistan.
• 6 May – Ahsan Iqbal, Interior Minister, was shot in the shoulder while getting out of his car to attend a political meeting in Punjab province.
• 11 May – A bomb targeted a police patrol at a bus stop in Bannu.
• 14 May – A Shiite religious scholar was shot by Lashkar-e-Jhangvi terrorists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
• 27 May – Two Policemen and two militants were killed when unidentified militants opened fire on Policemen at Sarki Road in Quetta, Balochistan.

July 2018 timeline

• 13 July – 5 citizens were killed and 10 were injured after a planted bomb exploded near the car of JUI-F candidate Akram Khan Durrani in Bannu.
• 24 July – At least three security personnel and a civilian were killed while 13 others sustained injuries after a military convoy on election duty came under attack in Turbat.

August 2018 timeline

• 4 August – A government girls' school was torched in the Darel tehsil of the Diamer District in Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan. In another incident, one policeman was killed and another wounded in a gun battle in the Tangir tehsil of the same district. A militant was also killed in the incident.
• 11 August – A suicide bomber of Balochistan Liberation Army targeted a bus with Chinese engineers in Dalbandin left 6 injured.
• 23 August -One security personnel was killed and an additional 3 were injured in a bomb blast in North Waziristan

September 2018 timeline

• 14 September – At least three levies personnel died in a motorcycle bomb blast and another two were injured on the northern by-pass in the Pishin District of Balochistan. Hizbul Ahrar claimed responsibility.
• 25 September – An IED blast in North Waziristan left a soldier dead and another injured. The Jihadi group Hizbul Ahrar claimed responsibility and claimed killing 1 and injuring 4.
• 30 September – A IED went off in the Upper Dir District of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan resulting in the death of Pakistani soldier as well as the injury of another one, no group has claimed responsibility yet for this attack.

October 2018 timeline

• 2 October – Terrorists opened fire and bombed a convoy killing 3 Pakistani Security personnel and injuring 8 more at the Awaran District of Balochistan, Pakistan. No group has claimed responsibility although Terrorist groups have done similar attacks in that area in the past.
• 8 October – A shooting attack left a policeman dead in Karachi,Pakistan the Hizbul-Ahrar militant group claimed responsibility and claimed injuring 3 policemen more.
• 11 October – A roadside bomb targeted a vehicle belonging to the Pakistani Army in the Ladha Subdivision of South Waziristan Pakistan, resulted in the deaths of three soldiers and five wounded, the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for the attack.

Summary of 2018

At the end of 2018, 368 civilians, 163 soldiers and 166 terrorists were killed in 163 incidents. 207 terrorists were arrested in 65 incidents and 301 terrorists surrendered in 4 incidents.

2019 timeline

Main article: Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2019

• Timeline of incidents on soldiers and civilians, total result of incidents on terrorists.

January 2019 timeline

• 1 January – Four Frontier Corp were killed in Loralai, Balochistan.
• 4 January – One terrorist was killed in KPK.
• 5 January - 6 civilians were injured in bomb blast in Peshawar.
• 6 January - 10 people were injured in blast in Balochistan.
• 6 January - 2 soldiers were killed in Balochistan.
• 16 January - 4 terrorists were killed in KPK.
• 23 January - One person was killed in suicide blast.
• 29 January - 2019 Loralai attack
• Total of 16 terrorists were arrested and 15 were killed.

February 2019 timeline

• 6 February - 28 Missing people made to their homes.
• 12 February - One cop was killed in Sindh.
• 12 February - Four cops were killed in KPK.
• 13 February - One civilian was killed in KPK.
• 13 February - 3 Civilians were killed.
• 15 February - 2 civilians were killed in karachi.
• 16 February - 2 Soldiers were killed in Balochistan.
• 17 February - 4 soldiers were killed in Balochistan
• 19 February - 2 soldiers were injured in blast in Balochistan.
• 24 February - 1 civilian was killed in blast in Balochistan.
• Total of 224 terrorists were arrested and 3 were killed.

March 2019 timeline

• 3 March - One cop was killed in Sindh.
• 4 March - 5 civilians were injured in blast in Balochistan.
• 7 March - 44 terrorists surrendered in Balochistan.
• 8 March - 4 soldiers were killed in Balochistan.
• 14 March - One person was killed in KPK.
• 14 March - 2 civilians were killed in Balochistan.
• 17 March - 5 Civilians were killed in Balochistan.
• 18 March - 3 people were injured in blast in KPK.
• 21 March - 6 soldiers were killed in Balochistan.
• 24 March - 2 civilians were injured in KPK.
• 24 March - 3 civilians were killed in Balochistan.
• 29 March - One person was killed in KPK.
• Total of 168 terrorists were arrested, 4 were killed and 44 surrendered.

April 2019 timeline

• 4 April - 50 terrorists surrendered in Balochistan.
• 8 April - 28,000 personals belonging to both Levies and Khasadar forces merged into Police forces
• 9 April - One civilian was killed in KPK.
• 9 April – Three terrorists were arrested in Punjab.
• 9 April - One big terrorist was arrested in Peshwar, KPK.
• 12 April - 2019 Quetta attack: 22 people and one suicide bomber were killed in Hazarganji, Quetta.
• 12 April - two civilians were killed Chaman.
• 14 April - 7 suspects arrested in case of plotting a bomb on railway track, which was defused, in thatta, Sindh.
• 14 April - One civilian was killed, accused arrested in Peshawar Khyber.
• 14 April - One child was killed by picking up grenade in thinking of toy in Karak District, Khyber.
• 14 April - 17 terrorists arrested in search operation in different parts of Karachi, Sindh.
• 16 April - 11 including one policeman arrested for facilitating the terrorists in different parts of Karachi.
• 16 April - 5 terrorists and one policeman were killed in an operation in Peshawar, KPK.
• 18 April - 2019 Makran Massacre: 14 people including two soldiers were killed on Makran Coastal Highway.
• 19 April - Sindh rangers arrested 16 suspected terrorists in Karachi.
• 19 April - The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) arrested two terrorists in KPK.
• 24 April - A Special Police force officer escorting polio team shot dead KPK.
• 25 April - A female polio worker shot dead in Balochistan.
• 26 April - Rangers arrested four terrorists in Bahawalpur.
• 27 April - Three soldiers were killed and two injured in a blast in KPK.
• 29 April - Two soldiers killed and one injured in separate attacks in KPK.

May 2019 timeline

• 1 May - One journalist was killed in KPK.
• 1 May - One Jundallah terrorist was arrested in Karachi.
• 1 May - Three soldiers were killed and seven other injured in separate attacks on Pak-Afghan Border.
• 2 May - Police arrested two terrorists in KPK.
• 4 May - A polio worker was shot dead in KPK.
• 5 May - One police officer was killed in Faisalabad.
• 6 May - One soldier was killed and three other injured in an attack on Pak-Afghan Border.
• 8 May - One terrorist was arrested in Peshawar.
• 8 May - Three people were killed in a blast in KPK.
• 8 May – 2019 Lahore bombing: 13 people including 8 police officers were killed in a blast in Lahore.
• 9 May - Five people including three soldiers were killed in Balochistan.
• 9 May - Five suspects were arrested in Lahore.
• 9 May - Two terrorists were killed in KPK.
• 11 May - Five people including one soldier and three terrorists were killed in Gwadar clash in Balochistan.
• 13 May - Four policemen were killed in Balochistan.
• 15 May - Three labourers were killed in an attack in Balochistan.
• 16 May - Nine terrorists were killed in Balochistan.
• 17 May - One terrorist was killed in Sindh.
• 17 May - Three terrorists were killed in Balochistan.
• 19 May - One terrorist was arrested in Karachi.
• 19 May - One terrorist was killed in KPK.
• 20 May - One terrorist was arrested in Lahore.
• 20 May - Two terrorists were arrested in Karachi.
• 23 May - Two terrorists were killed in KPK.
• 23 May - Two terrorists sentenced two death in case of killing Lawyer in 2011.
• 24 May - Four worshipers were killed and 28 wounded in bomb blast in Mosque in Quetta.
• 24 May - One worshiper was killed in Karachi.

December 2019 timeline

On 29 December 2019, Qari Saifullah Mehsud was shot dead by two unknown gunmen in Khost Province of Afghanistan. According to the locals, the two gunmen had been "guests" at the TTP commander's home for several days before they killed him and fled. Qari Saifullah Mehsud was a key Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) commander and was among the terrorists most wanted to Pakistan for his involvement in several terror attacks in the country. He was notorious for preparing suicide jackets and suicide bombers for terrorist acts and was also the mastermind behind 2015 Karachi bus shooting. According to the Analysts, the killing of Mehsud is a big hit for the TTP as he was trying to unite all the split militant groups. His death was also confirmed by TTP. Mehsud was also previously arrested by U.S. forces in Afghanistan in 2016 but was later released after spending 14 weeks in jail in Afghanistan. Mehsud funeral ceremony and burial took place in Gurbaz district of Khost Province.

2020 timeline

Main article: Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2020

January 2020 timeline

On 30 January, two senior members of TTP were shot dead by unknown gunmen in Kabul, Afghanistan. The deceased were identified to be Sheikh Khalid Haqqani and Qari Saif Younis and their bodies were found in the vicinity of Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul. Sheikh Khalid Haqqani held key position in the TTP leadership council, and formerly served as the group's deputy leader. He was accused of being involved in several high-profile attacks on Pakistani politicians and an attack on school in Peshawar in 2014. Qari Saif Younis was a military commander in TTP and directed suicide operations. According to one militant source, the men were planning to hold a secret "meeting" in Kabul, on the direct orders of the group's leadership, apparently travelling from the eastern Afghan province of Paktika. The militants did not reveal who they were planning on meeting. Both the TTP members were killed on 30 January, however, their death was confirmed on 7 February by the TTP leadership. The TTP leadership had initially ordered the news to be kept "secret", partly as they were rattled by the assassinations, and partly to avoid awkward questions about why the men were in the city.

The statement from TTP said that the two men were killed in clashes with the United States troops. However, the sources within the group also acknowledged that it was also possible that gunmen or militants linked to Pakistani intelligence services were responsible for the assassination. The bodies of the men killed in Kabul were handed over to the group, and a large funeral was held for them on Monday in their stronghold in eastern Kunar province.

October 2019 timeline

On 15th October 2020,At least 14 security personnel were killed in the first incident after a convoy of state-run Oil & Gas Development Company (OGDCL) was attacked on the coastal highway in Balochistan's Ormara, Radio Pakistan reported.

2021 timeline

Main article: Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2021