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On 20 January 2022, at least three people were killed and over 20 others injured by a bombing in
Lahore Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city. ...
, Punjab, Pakistan. At 1:40 pm, a 1.5 kilogram
improvised explosive device An improvised explosive device (IED) is a bomb constructed and deployed in ways other than in conventional military action. It may be constructed of conventional military explosives, such as an artillery shell, attached to a detonating mechan ...
exploded on a motorcycle parked next to a pushcart outside a bank in a busy market chowk in the
Anarkali Anarkali () was a legendary woman said to be loved by the 16th-century Mughal Prince Salim, who later became Emperor Jahangir. According to some accounts, Anarkali was the nickname of the courtesan Nadira Begum or Sharf-un-Nisa, though scho ...
area of the city. It broke windows of nearby buildings and set fire to several parked motorcycles. The spokesperson of the Baloch Nationalist Army, claimed responsibility for this attack and said that it targeted bank employees. The attack was strongly condemned locally in Pakistan and internationally by the United Arab Emirates, Iran, Turkey, the United States and Bahrain. The attack was also strongly condemned by leaders of Baloch terrorist groups including
Mehran Marri Mehran Marri ( ur, ) is the sixth son of Pakistani politician Khair Bakhsh Marri and the current leader of United Baloch Army (UBA) which is designated as terrorist organisation by Pakistan. The group is also classified as terrorist organisation ...
and Brahumdagh Bugti. The condemnation by them highlighted the clash between the leaders of terrorist groups aboard and by the fighters on ground.


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Insurgency in Balochistan The Insurgency in Balochistan is an insurgency or revolt by Baloch nationalists against the governments of Pakistan and Iran in the Balochistan region, which covers the Balochistan Province in southwestern Pakistan, Sistan and Baluchestan Prov ...


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