234 people were killed and 1200 wounded from 127 Afghan inspired attacks in Pakistan in 1987. Overall, the country was target of half of the state sponsored attacks worldwide. Below is the timeline of few main attacks. *July 14 — 1987 Karachi car bombing 75 people were killed and more than 300 injured in two car bomb explosions and two other small bombs in

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Saddar Saddar ( ur, ), also known as Saddar Bazaar, is a neighbourhood in Karachi, Pakistan. The locality was developed as the primary commercial district during the period of British-era rule in Karachi. As a result, Saddar contains the large concentr ...

market. President

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alluded to Afghan agents behind the bombings and sought international support to fight terror. He also told that the bombing were aimed for

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to change its Afghan policy vis-à-vis Soviet intervention. Later, on September 19, 1987, Interior Minister

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told that 60 Afghans were arrested from North Western Frontier Province in connection with the bombings and they were sent by Afghan

secret police Secret police (or political police) are intelligence, security or police agencies that engage in covert operations against a government's political, religious, or social opponents and dissidents. Secret police organizations are characteristic of a ...

for subversive activities. *September 16 — 12 people were killed and 33 injured by a car bomb in

Peshawar Peshawar (; ps, پېښور ; hnd, ; ; ur, ) is the sixth most populous city in Pakistan, with a population of over 2.3 million. It is situated in the north-west of the country, close to the International border with Afghanistan. It is ...

. *September 20 — At least 5 people were killed and 16 injured when a bomb exploded in a bus station in

Rawalpindi Rawalpindi ( or ; Urdu, ) is a city in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the fourth largest city in Pakistan after Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad, and third largest in Punjab after Lahore and Faisalabad. Rawalpindi is next to Pakistan's ...

. Prime Minister

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who was on a visit to United Nations in New York told the reporters that this would not dampen the spirit of people of Pakistan but raise it. This was the fourth blast in 10 days.

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1987 File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, k ...