Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2001

In 2001, 2 terrorist attacks in Pakistan resulted in over 20 deaths. This was the beginning of the 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 .Trained terrorists' behind Pakistan church slayings", CNN, 28 October 2001.

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."Pak interior minister's brother shot dead", The Times of India, 22 December 2001.

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