On 5 September 2021, in
Quetta
Quetta (; ur, ; ; ps, کوټه) is the tenth List of cities in Pakistan by population, most populous city in Pakistan with a population of over 1.1 million. It is situated in Geography of Pakistan, south-west of the country close to the ...
, a terrorist on a motorcycle targeted a check post on
Mastung Road, killing 4
FC personnel and injuring 20 others.
The bombing
Police said the attack was carried out by a
suicide bomber who drove his motorbike packed with six kilograms of explosives into a convoy of a law enforcement agency vehicle. Police and law enforcement agencies immediately began an investigation at the scene of the blast, led by a bomb squad. Emergency services arrived on the scene shortly after the explosion. According to police officials, the injured were shifted to Combined Military Hospital (CMH) and Sheikh Khalifah Bin Zayyad Hospital for medical treatment.
Prime Minister
Imran Khan
Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi ( ur}; born 5 October 1952) is a Pakistani politician and former Cricket captain who served as the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan from August 2018 to until April 2022, when he was ousted through a no-confidenc ...
, Federal Human Rights Minister
Shireen Mazari,
Governor Balochistan
Syed Zahoor Ahmad Agha
Syed Zahoor Ahmad Agha ( ur, ); is a Pakistani politician who served as the 23rd Governor of Balochistan from 9 July 2021 to 13 April 2022.
Early life and education
He received his early education from Killi Muchaan School, Pishin and got a ...
,
Shahbaz Shareef and others condemned the suicide attack.
Claim of responsibility
TTP
TTP may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* ''Tractatus Theologico-Politicus'', a book by the philosopher Baruch Spinoza
Biology
* Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, a blood disorder
* Tristetraprolin, a protein
Computing
* Terrori ...
claimed the responsibility, which, according to Shireen Mazari, was sponsored by the
RAW
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* Raw materials, basic materials from which products are manufactured or made
* Raw food, uncooked food
Raw or RAW may also refer to:
Computing and electronics
* .RAW, a proprietary mass spectrometry dat ...
.
See also
*
Quetta Serena Hotel bombing
On 21 April 2021, a car bombing killed at least five people and injured another twelve at the Serena Hotel, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, near the Afghan border.
Bombing
Ziaullah Lango, Balochistan provincial Home Minister said, that the bl ...
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August 2021 Quetta bombing
On 9 August 2021, two bomb blasts in Quetta killed two policemen and injured 21 others, including eight policemen.
The bombing
One of the blasts took place near the Serena Hotel at Unity Chowk. The second blast was caused by a grenade attack ...
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2022 Quetta suicide attack
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Quetta attacks
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Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2021
This article is an incomplete outline of terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2021 in chronological order.
January
*3 January - Machh attack
February
* 22 February - Ippi shooting
March
* 24 March - 2021 Chaman bombings
April
* 21 April ...
References
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2021 in Balochistan, Pakistan
2021 murders in Pakistan
2020s crimes in Quetta
21st-century mass murder in Pakistan
Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2021