In 2006, 30 terrorist attacks, including 10 of a sectarian nature, took place in Pakistan, leaving 100 people dead and 230 others injured.
January - April 25 January:- At least six people were killed and five others hurt after a bus ran over a landmine in Dera Bugti District, Balochistan."'Six killed' in Balochistan blast" BBC News, 25 January 2006 5 February:- A bomb explosion killed 13 people including three army personnel and injured 18 on a Lahore-bound bus en route from Quetta in Kolpur, Bolan District, Balochistan. No groups claimed of responsibility for the attack."13 killed by bomb blast on Lahore-bound bus" Dawn, 6 February 2006 9 February:- Sectarian violence marred the holiest day of the Shiite calendar, with at least 36 people killed and more than 100 wounded in attacks and clashes in Pakistan and Afghanistan. The violence erupted with a suspected suicide attack on Shiites in Hangu, in the northwestern part of the country, as they celebrated Day of Ashura."Dozens killed in holy day violence" International Herald Tribune, 10 February 2006 2 March:- A power suicide car bomb attack in the high security zone near the US Consulate, Karachi, killed four people including a US diplomat, a day before President George W. Bush was to reach Pakistan."Pakistan bomb kills US diplomat" BBC News 10 March:- At least 26 people, mostly women and children, were killed in Dera Bugti District, Balochistan after their bus hit a landmine. Tribal rebels had planted landmines in the area."Wedding guests die in mine blast" BBC News
11 April:- Over 50 people, including Sunni (Barelvi) scholars, were killed in a bomb explosion at a religious gathering celebrating the birthday of the Islamic prophet Muhammad in Nishtar Park, Karachi."Karachi bomb attack leaves at least 45 Sunni(Barelvi) worshipers dead" The Guardian
June - August 12 June:- At least five people were killed and 17 wounded in a bomb attack at a Quetta hotel."'Five' die in Pakistan explosion" BBC News, 12 June 2006 15 June:- Unidentified gunmen killed a senior prison official Amanullah Khan Niazi and four others in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi."Top Karachi jail official killed" BBC News, 15 June 2006 16 June:- Two female teachers and two children were shot dead in Khoga Chiri village in Orakzai Agency."Gunmen kill teachers in Pakistan" BBC News, 16 June 2006 14 July:- Allama Hassan Turabi, a Shiite religious scholar and chief of Tehrik-e-Jafaria Pakistan, and his 12-year-old nephew were killed in a suicide attack near his Abbas Town residence. The suicide bomber was later identified as Abdul Karim, a Bangladeshi-speaking, resident of a shanty town in the central city area of Karachi.Allama Hassan Turabi assassinated The News 26 August:- Tribal leader Nawab Akbar Bugti was killed in a battle between tribal militants and government forces in Balochistan. At least five soldiers and at least 30 rebels are thought to have died too."Pakistan says key rebel is dead" BBC News, 27 August 2006 26–31 August:- Akbar Bugti's killing sparked five days of rioting that left six people dead, dozens wounded and 700 under arrest." Pakistan must make amends with tribe enraged by chief's killing, analysts say" International Herald Tribune, 31 August 2006
September - November 8 September:- At least six people were killed and 17 injured, four of them seriously, when a powerful bomb blast hit the Rakhni bazaar area of Barkhan District, Balochistan."Six killed in Barkhan explosion" Dawn, 9 September 2006 6 October:- 17 people were killed in fighting between Sunni and Shia Muslims over a dispute over ownership of the shrine to 18th Century figure Syed Amir Anwar Shah shrine in Pakistan's Orakzai tribal region."Pakistan shrine clashes kill 17" BBC News, 6 October 2006 20 October:- A bomb blast killed at least six people and left 21 injured in a busy shopping district of Peshawar."Six killed in Pakistan bomb blast" BBC News, 20 October 2006 8 November:- A suicide bomber killed 42 Pakistani Army soldiers and injured 20 in the northwestern town of Dargai, apparently in retaliation to the Chenagai airstrike which killed 80 people in the same Bajaur region in the previous month. This was the second such attack on the Army since the 2004 assassination attempt on Karachi Corps commander."Bomber kills 42 in Pakistan" International Herald Tribune
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