Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 1995

  • November 19 — Egyptian Embassy bombing At least 16 people were killed and 60 injured by bombing of the Egyptian Embassy in Islamabad. 10 people were later arrested in connection with the incident.[1][2]
  • December 21 — 25 people were killed and 100 wounded in a car bomb at 6:30pm in Peshawar's Saddar Street market. The bomb was a timing device, weighing 55 pounds of explosives. Wadood & Sons department store & 8 cars were also set ablaze with the explosion.[3] Provincial governor Khurshid Ali Khan's daughter and two grandchildren were also killed in the incident. Officials suspected Afghanistan President Burhanuddin Rabbani's supporters 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

  1. ↑ "Pakistan Arrests 10 In Embassy Bombing". The New York Times. Islamabad, Pakistan. Reuters. 24 November 1995. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Car Bomb Kills 35 at Pakistan-Afghan Border". The New York Times. Peshawar, Pakistan. Reuters. 22 December 1995. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Bomb kills 25 in Pakistan marketplace". Gettysburg Times (December 22, 1995). Peshawar, Pakistan. Associated Press. p. 4 (A7). Retrieved 21 August 2016.
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