Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2001
In 2001, 2 terrorist attacks in Pakistan resulted in over 20 deaths. This was the beginning of War on Terror after the 9/11 attacks
- 28 October — Attack on a Protestant church in southern Punjab city of Bahawalpur resulted in 18 deaths and 6 injuries. With the exception of one police officer, all the fatalities were Christian worshippers .[1][2]
- 21 December — Pakistani interior minister Lt. Gen. (retd) Moinuddin Haider's elder brother Ehteshamuddin Haider was shot dead by assailants near Soldier Bazaar in Karachi.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "'Trained terrorists' behind Pakistan church slayings", CNN, 28 October 2001.
- ^ "South Asia - Christians massacred in Pakistan". BBC News. 28 October 2001.
- ^ "Pak interior minister's brother shot dead", The Times of India, 22 December 2001.
