Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 1995
- November 19 — Egyptian Embassy bombing: At least 16 people were killed and 60 others injured by the bombing of the Egyptian Embassy in Islamabad. Ten people were later arrested in connection with the incident.[1][2]
- December 21 — 1995 Peshawar bombing: At least 25 people were killed and 100 wounded by a car bomb at 6:30pm in Peshawar's Saddar Street market. The bomb was a timing device, using 55 pounds of explosives. Wadood & Sons department store & 8 cars were also set ablaze by the explosion.[3] Provincial governor Khurshid Ali Khan's daughter and two grandchildren were among those killed in the incident. Officials suspected Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani's supporters were behind the carnage.[2]
- December 22 — 2 people were killed and several wounded after a bomb went off in a bus near Salarwala, Faisalabad district.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Pakistan Arrests 10 In Embassy Bombing". The New York Times. Islamabad, Pakistan. Reuters. 24 November 1995. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ^ a b c "Car Bomb Kills 35 at Pakistan-Afghan Border". The New York Times. Peshawar, Pakistan. Reuters. 22 December 1995. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ^ "Bomb kills 25 in Pakistan marketplace". Gettysburg Times. No. December 22, 1995. Peshawar, Pakistan. Associated Press. p. 4 (A7). Retrieved 21 August 2016.