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Timeline of the deadliest terrorist attacks in Pakistan since APS
The following is a timeline of terrorist attacks on Pakistani soil after the Army Public School attack which have resulted in 50 or more deaths, sorted in chronological order.
Five of the seven attacks highlighted below were religiously motivated and targeted groups of certain faiths. One attack targeted the judiciary and one targeted law enforcement personnel.
At least 60 killed in blast at Shikarpur imambargah
Date: January 30, 2015
Final casualty count: 61 dead, 50 injured.
Where: Karbala Maula Imambargah, Shikarpur.
Target: Shias gathered for Friday prayers.
Claimed by: Jundullah.
43 killed in attack on bus carrying Ismailis in Karachi
Date: May 13, 2015
Final casualty count: 45 killed, 15 wounded.
Where: Safoora Chowrangi, Karachi.
Target: Ismaili community bus.
Claimed by: Jundullah.
At least 72 killed in suicide blast as terror revisits Lahore
Date: March 27, 2016
Number of casualties: 74 killed, 300 injured.
Where: Gulshan-i-Iqbal Park, Lahore.
Target: Christians celebrating Easter.
Claimed by: Jamaatul Ahrar.
70 dead as blast hits Quetta Civil Hospital after lawyer's killing
Date: Aug 8, 2016
Final casualty count: 74 dead, 100 injured.
Where: Civil Hospital, Quetta.
Target: Lawyers gathered to mourn the death of Balochistan Bar Association President Bilal Anwar Kasi.
Claimed by: Jamaatul Ahrar.
61 killed in twin suicide attacks as terrorists storm police training college in Quetta
Date: October 24, 2016
Final casualty count: 61 killed, 117 injured.
Where: Police academy in Quetta.
Target: Trainee police officers.
Claimed by: Lashkar-i-Jhangvi Al-Alimi/Islamic State.
52 killed in suicide attack on Balochistan shrine
Date: Nov 12, 2016
Final casualty count: 52 killed, 102 injured.
Where: Shah Noorani shrine, Khuzdar.
Target: Devotees at the shrine.
Claimed by: Islamic State.
Lal Shahbaz Qalandar bombing: Death toll rises to 88, CTD to investigate
Date: Feb 16th 2017
Final casualty count: 88 killed, 250 injured.
Where: Lal Shahbaz Qalandar shrine, Sehwan.
Target: Devotees at the shrine.
Claimed by: Islamic State.
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