On 5 September 2021, in
Quetta
Quetta is the capital and largest city of the Pakistani province of Balochistan. It is the ninth largest city in Pakistan, with an estimated population of over 1.6 million in 2024. It is situated in the south-west of the country, lying in a ...
, 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
A suicide attack (also known by a wide variety of other names, see below) is a deliberate attack in which the perpetrators knowingly sacrifice their own lives as part of the attack. These attacks are a form of murder–suicide that is ofte ...
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 (born 5 October 1952) is a Pakistani politician, philanthropist, and former cricketer who served as the 19th prime minister of Pakistan from August 2018 until April 2022. He was the founder of the political party Pak ...
, Federal Human Rights Minister
Shireen Mazari,
Governor Balochistan
Syed Zahoor Ahmad Agha,
Shahbaz Shareef and others condemned the suicide attack.
Claim of responsibility
TTP claimed the responsibility,
which, according to Shireen Mazari, was sponsored by the
RAW.
See also
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Quetta Serena Hotel bombing
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August 2021 Quetta bombing
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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 - ...
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