Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 1996

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January 15 january:Poet Mohsin Naqvi assassinated in Moon Market Lahore.

16 january:Post mortum report about Mohsin Naqvi tells his body has 45 bullets.

April[]

July[]

September[]

  • 18 September — Two bombs exploded in Karachi, Sindh, killing 1 person and injuring several. Police initially blamed supporters of Murtaza Bhutto , the estranged brother of sacked PM Benazir. Two days later, Murtaza denied the charges and in a few hours, he was killed in a shootout with police.[9]

December[]

  • 3 December — 12 people were injured by a bomb explosion in Lahore outside a busy shopping centre. The explosion occurred during a visit by then Chinese President Jiang Zemin who was staying in a state guest house along with his counterpart President Farooq Laghari. The commissioner of Lahore, , said that the act appeared to be of R&AW agents.[9]
  • 3 December — 17 people are injured by a bomb blast in Karachi. The bomb was placed outside a branch of the National Bank of Pakistan on the ground floor of PIDC building. The bomb also shattered the windows of two nearby hotels, namely Pearl Continental and .[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "Blast at Imran Khan hospital kills four". Independent. Lahore. Reuter. 14 April 1996. Archived from the original on September 13, 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Bomb explodes inside hospital waiting room". Lakeland Ledger. LAHORE, Pakistan. The Associated Press. April 15, 1996. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Bomb explodes at hospital in Pakistan". Observer-Reporter. Lahore, Pakistan. AP. Apr 15, 1996. p. 17 (B5). Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Bomb kills Pakistanis at Chemotherapy hospital". Bangor Daily News. Lahore, Pakistan. The Associated Press. April 15, 1996. p. 8 (A5). Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Pakistan Hospital Bombed". Lodi News-Sentinel. Lahore, Pakistan. AP. April 13, 1996. p. 31 (9). Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  6. ^ DAHLBURG, JOHN-THOR (29 April 1996). "50 Killed as Bomb Blast Ignites Bus in Pakistan". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  7. ^ Kathy Gannon (April 29, 1996). "Bus bomb claims 40 lives in Pakistan". The Day. Islamabad, Pakistan. Associated Press. p. 2 (A3). Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  8. ^ "Briefcase bomb kills 9 at Pakistani airport terminal". The Deseret News. LAHORE, Pakistan. AP. July 22, 1996. p. 1 (A1). Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  9. ^ a b c "Pakistan says India behind Lahore bomb". The Nation. Karachi. AFP. December 3, 1996. p. 94 (A12). Retrieved 13 September 2016.
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