ISLAMABAD: The suicide bombing that killed at least 70 people and wounded over 100 others on Monday at a gathering of lawyers in Quetta’s Civil Hospital was the latest in a string of mass killings by militant groups in the country.

Here is a list of attacks against civilians in Quetta since 2010.

Sept 3, 2010: A suicide bomb attack killed 59 people at a rally on the Al Quds day organised by Shia organisations.

Sept 20, 2011: Militants gunned down 26 people belonging to the Shia Hazara community when they were travelling on a bus near Quetta.

Jan 10, 2013: A double suicide attack on a snooker club killed 92 in an area of Quetta populated by Shia Hazaras.

Feb 16, 2013: A bomb blast at a market in Quetta’s Hazara Town, a Shia neighbourhood, left 89 people dead.

Published in Dawn, August 9th, 2016