Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2008

In 2008, the country saw 40 terrorist attacks, which caused 154 fatalities and 256 injuries.

January – March 2008

April – June 2008

July – September 2008

Main article: 2008 Wah bombing

October – December 2008

References

  1. Suicide attack on police mows down 24 in Lahore Dawn, 11 January 2008
  2. Ten killed in Karachi blast Daily Times, 18 January 2008
  3. Teenage bomber wreaks havoc in Peshawar: 12 worshipers dead, 25 injured Dawn, 15 January 2008
  4. 10 killed, 27 hurt as bomber strikes army bus Daily Times, 5 February 2008
  5. 25 killed in suicide attack on ANP rally in Charsadda Daily Times, 10 February 2008
  6. Eight dead in suicide attack on ANP rally Daily Times, 12 February 2008
  7. Blast toll reaches 47: Polls postponed in Parachinar Daily Times, 17 February 2008
  8. 24 killed in poll violence Daily Times, 19 February 2008
  9. Bomb hits Pakistan wedding party BBC News, 22 February 2008
  10. Pakistan army's top medic killed BBC News, 25 February 2008
  11. Carnage at slain officer’s funeral: DSP killed in Lakki Marwat blast; 38 die in Mingora suicide attack Dawn, 1 March 2008
  12. Tribal peace jirga attacked: 42 killed, 58 injured in Darra Adamkhel Dawn, 3 March 2008
  13. Double suicide blasts claim eight lives in Lahore The News, 5 March 2008
  14. Walsh, Declan. '24 killed in twin Lahore suicide blasts' The Guardian, 11 March 2008
  15. 'Four FBI agents hurt in Pakistan bombing' CNN, 17 March 2008
  16. 'Lawyers clash, riots kill 9 in Karachi' Daily Times, 10 April 2008
  17. "20 dead in Khyber Agency clashes" The News, 17 April 2008
  18. "Attacks test Pakistan ceasefire" BBC News, 6 May 2008
  19. "Deadly blast hits Pakistani town" BBC News, 18 May 2008
  20. "Three killed, two injured in Bajaur blast" Daily Times, 20 May 2008
  21. "Seven killed in D.I. Khan" Dawn, 27 May 2008
  22. "'Al-Qaeda' claims Pakistan attack", BBC News, 5 June 2008
  23. "Sufi Muhammad survives bombing" Daily Times, 10 June 2008
  24. "4 killed in blast outside DIK Shia mosque" Daily Times, 17 June 2008
  25. "15 policemen deployed at anniversary rally among 19 dead in Islamabad suicide attack: Lal Masjid horror revisited" Daily Times, 7 July 2008
  26. "37 Wounded by Series of Blasts in Pakistan" The New York Times, 8 July 2008
  27. "Bomb kills eight policemen in Swat" Daily Times, 3 August 2008
  28. "Pakistan clashes take heavy toll" BBC News, 4 August 2008
  29. Abidur Rehman "8 policemen killed in attack on post" Dawn, 10 August 2008
  30. Jane Parlez. "14 Killed in Attack on Pakistani Air Force Bus " The New York Times, 12 August 2008
  31. Muhammad Faisal Ali. "Bomber draws blood on Independence Day eve" Dawn, 14 August 2008
  32. Saleem Shahid. "Six killed, 19 injured in Balochistan attacks" Dawn, 14 August 2008
  33. "Leader of Banned Outfit Dead" Daily Times, 14 August 2008
  34. "17 injured in mosque suicide attack" Dawn, 2 May 2008
  35. "Tribal clashes kill 50 in Kurram Agency" Daily Times, 19 August 2008
  36. Irfan Mughal. "Suicide bomber hits D.I. Khan hospital: 32 killed, 55 injured" Dawn, 20 August 2008
  37. "Death Toll From Pakistan Arms Plant Suicide Attack Rises to 70" Bloomberg, 22 August 2008
  38. "Bomb blast kills 20 in NW Pakistan" Xinhua, 23 August 2008
  39. "Rocket attack by Taliban kills 10 in NW Pakistan" Xinhua, 25 August 2008
  40. "8 killed in Islamabad bomb blast" Daily Times, 27 August 2008
  41. "Nine killed, 15 injured in bomb attack in Pak." The Hindu, 28 August 2008
  42. "Bomber hits Pakistani checkpoint" BBC News, 6 September 2008
  43. "25 killed, 50 injured in Dir mosque attack " Daily Times, 11 September 2008
  44. "Five killed in Balochistan blast" BBC News, 19 September 2008
  45. "Nine security personnel killed in Swat suicide attack" Daily Times, 23 September 2008
  46. "Bomb attack on train in Pakistan" BBC News, 26 September 2008
  47. Isambard Wilkinson. "Suicide bomber attacks Pakistan politician's home" Daily Telegraph, 2 October 2008
  48. Laura King, "Suicide bomber kills at least 20 in Pakistan" Los Angeles Times, 7 October 2008
  49. "Editorial: Sectarian killers enter Punjab" Daily Times, 8 October 2008
  50. "Police HQ attacked in Islamabad" BBC News, 9 October 2008
  51. Saeed Shah. "Bomb kills four children on school bus in Pakistan" Guardian, 9 October 2008
  52. "Dozens killed in Pakistan bombing" BBC News 10 October 2008
  53. Saeed Shah. "Pakistan bomb attack targets tribal gathering" Guardian, 10 October 2008
  54. "Bomb targets Pakistan anti-extremist" CNN 13 October 2008
  55. "Deaths in Pakistan suicide attack" Al Jazeera 16 October 2008
  56. "Pakistan's rebel group claims responsibility for blast in southwest" Xinhua, 19 October 2008
  57. "11 killed in Mohmand suicide blast" Daily Times, 27 October 2008
  58. "Two killed in Quetta blast" The News, 28 October 2008
  59. "'Eight killed' in Pakistan attack" BBC News, 31 October 2008
  60. "Car bomb kills Pakistani soldiers" BBC News, 2 November 2008
  61. "7 killed in Hangu suicide attack" Daily Times, 5 November 2008
  62. "Bomber strikes Salarzai jirga in Bajaur, kills 22" Daily Times, 7 November 2008
  63. "4 killed in suicide attack at Peshawar sports stadium" Daily Times, 12 November 2008
  64. "Suicide attack on security forces camp in Charsadda, seven killed" Daily Times, 13 November 2008
  65. "3 troops among 10 killed in Swat suicide blast" Daily Times, 18 November 2008
  66. Mohammad Asghar & Munawer Azeem. "Ex-chief of commando force gunned down" Dawn, 20 November 2008
  67. "Nine killed, four injured in Bajaur suicide blast" Daily Times, 21 November 2008
  68. Qayyum Nawaz. "Seven killed in DIK funeral blast" The News, 22 November 2008
  69. "Six killed in Hangu mosque suicide blast" The News, 23 November 2008
  70. "3 blasts at Lahore’s culture centre jangle nerves" Daily Times, 23 November 2008
  71. Muhammad Alam. "Four cops among nine killed in Bannu suicide blast" The News, 29 November 2008
  72. "10 killed in Mingora suicide attack" Dawn, 2 December 2008
  73. "Two bomb blasts kill 27 in northwest Pakistan" AFP through Google, 5 December 2008
  74. Abdur Rahman Abid. "Suicide blast rocks Buner on polling day; 36 killed" Dawn, 29 December 2008