Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2001
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In 2001, it saw 2 terrorist attacks resulting over 20 deaths and 10 injuries. 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 16 deaths and 6 injuries. The casualties were all Christian worshippers except one police officer.[1]
- 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.[2]
References
- ↑ "'Trained terrorists' behind Pakistan church slayings" CNN, 28 October 2001
- ↑ "Pak interior minister's brother shot dead" The Times of India, 22 December 2001
