Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2023
This article is an incomplete outline of terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2023 in chronological order.
January
- 3 January – Two intelligence officers, including the director of the provincial counterterrorism department, were shot dead outside a restaurant in Khanewal, Punjab, by suspected Pakistani Taliban gunmen.[1][2]
- 13 January – Sarband police station attack in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
- 15 January – A gunman fled after shooting three officers at the post in Zardad Dahri, in Charsadda District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Two of three soldiers died on way to hospital.[3]
- 18 January – Four soldiers were killed in a cross-border attack from the Iranian border in Panjgur District, Balochistan.[4]
- 19 January – Three police officers were killed in a suicide bombing at a police outpost in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[5]
- 20 January – A bomb blast derailed a passenger train in Peshi, Kachhi District, Balochistan, injuring eight people.[6]
- 30 January – 2023 Peshawar mosque bombing
- 31 January – A police station in Mianwali, Punjab, came under a gun attack by a group of militants. Police said that the attack was repulsed.[7]
February
- 10 February – Two soldiers martyred in IED attack in Balochistan.[8]
- 17 February 2023 Karachi police station attack.
- 26 February 2023 Barkhan blast.
March
- 6 March – Bolan suicide bombing: A suicide bombing in Bolan, Balochistan, killed 8 policemen, 1 civilian and left several others injured.[9]
- 20 March – Havelian rocket attack
- 21 March – ISI brigadier and three soldier martyred in South Waziristan shootout.[10]
- 29 March – 2023 Lakki Marwat terrorist attack
- 31 March - 2023 A CTD official & a cleric killed during a raid.[11]
April
- 1 April - 2023 Kech District attack. 4 Pakistani soldiers were killed.
- 3 April - 2 police officials killed in Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[12]
- 4 April - 4 FC personnel killed in 2 separate attacks by members of Pakistani Taliban forces in South Waziristan.[13]
- 7 April - 1 assistant police inspector killed and 2 others injured by Swabi grenade attack.[14]
- 8 April - 2023 Khyber blast. 2 soldiers killed by IED blast.[15]
- 9 April - 1 Pakistani soldier killed in firefight with terrorists, 2 terrorists killed.[16]
- 10 April - 2023 Kandahari Bazar Bombing. 4 people, including 2 police officers, were killed, and 15 others injured by a motorcycle bomb targeting police in Quetta as part of the ongoing Balochistan insurgency.[17]
- 11 April - 4 police officers killed in Quetta operation by insurgents.[18]
May
- 13 May - 2023 Muslim Bagh attack. a Frontier Corps camp in Muslim Bagh, Balochistan was attacked by a group of six militants. The militants would kill six members of the corps and a civilian before the military preformed a counter attack which killed all six militants.[19]
References
- "Two Pakistan intelligence officers gunned down in Punjab province". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 2023-01-14. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
- "Police say gunman kills 2 Pakistani intelligence officers". Arab News PK. 2023-01-03. Archived from the original on 2023-04-11. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
- "Militants Attack Police Post in Pakistan, Killing 2 Officers". Voice of America. Archived from the original on 2023-01-22. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
- "Pakistani Army: Iran-based 'Terrorists' Kill 4 Pakistani Soldiers in Cross-border Attack". Voice of America. Archived from the original on 2023-01-21. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
- "Pakistani Taliban attacks police outpost, killing three officers". Reuters. 2023-01-19. Archived from the original on 2023-01-19. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
- "Blast derails passenger train in Pakistan's Balochistan province". www.aljazeera.com. Archived from the original on 2023-01-20. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
- "TTP attack on Mianwali police station 'repulsed'". DAWN. Archived from the original on 2023-02-01. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- Siddiqui, Ghalib Nihad | Naveed (2023-02-10). "2 soldiers martyred in IED blast in Balochistan's Kohlu: ISPR". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 2023-04-03. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
- "Suicide Bombing on Kambri Bridge, Balochistan". DAWN. Archived from the original on 2023-03-06. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
- "ISI brigadier martyred in South Waziristan shootout". Geo. Archived from the original on 2023-04-01. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
- Afridi, Fahim (2023-03-31). "A CTD official & a cleric killed during a raid in Mardan | TNN". TNN | Tribal News Network. Archived from the original on 2023-03-31. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
- "Two police officials martyred in Kohat". Associated Press of Pakistan. 3 April 2023. Archived from the original on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- "Killed 4 Pakistani security men last night: TTP". News Vibes of India. 4 April 2023.
- "ASI martyred in Swabi grenade attack". The Express Tribune. 2023-04-08. Archived from the original on 2023-04-08. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
- "Two soldiers martyred in Khyber IED blast". The Express Tribune. 2023-04-08. Archived from the original on 2023-04-08. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
- "Soldier martyred in encounter with terrorists in South Waziristan". The Express Tribune. 9 April 2023. Archived from the original on 9 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- "Deadly blasts target police officials in Pakistan's Quetta". Al Jazeera. 10 April 2023. Archived from the original on 10 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- "Four cops martyred during Kuchlak operation". GNN - Pakistani TV Channel. 11 April 2023. Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- "More than a dozen dead in Balochistan attack in Pakistan". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
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