Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2026
This article is about terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2026 in chronological order.
January
- 12 January – Seven police officers were killed in a bomb attack on their vehicle in Tank District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[1] The Islamist militant group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for the attack[2]
- 15 January – Twelve Balochistan Liberation Army militants were killed in an attack on a police station and two banks in Kharan District, Balochistan.[3]
- 23 January – Seven people were killed in a suicide bombing at a wedding held at the residence of a community leader in Dera Ismail Khan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[4]
- 31 January – A series of attacks were carried out by the BLA on multiple locations across Balochistan, leaving 36 civilians, 22 members of the security forces, and more than 226 militants and insurgents dead.[5]
February & March
- 6 February – At least 31 people were killed in a suicide bombing at an Imambarga (a Shia mosque) in Islamabad.[6]
- 11 February – Four police officers were killed in an ambush by militants on their vehicle in Dera Ismail Khan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[7]
- 12 February – At least one person was killed and three others were injured, including an army official, in a bomb attack in Chilas on a vehicle belonging to the Frontier Works Organization.[8]
- 16 February –
- Two people were killed while 15 were injured in a motorcycle bombing near a police station in Bannu District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[9]
- Three security personnel were killed while conducting an operation in Kabalgram.[10]
- Eleven security personnel and one child were killed in a vehicle bombing on a checkpoint in Bajaur.[11]
- 18 February – Two officials were killed and two others injured when militants attacked a police station and a customs office in Dera Ismail Khan.[12]
- 21 February – Two soldiers, including a lieutenant colonel, and five militants were killed in a motorcycle bombing on a convoy in Bannu District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[13]
- 23 February – Three security personnel belonging to the Frontier Corps were killed in Karak District when militants opened fire on an ambulance carrying wounded personnel following a drone attack.[14]
- 24 February –
- Six policemen including a deputy sub inspector were killed when militants ambushed a police van in Kohat.[15]
- Two police officers were killed in a suicide bombing near a checkpoint in Bhakkar District.[16]
- 25 February –
- Three security personnel were killed and another injured when militants opened fire on a security vehicle near Chaman.[17]
- Four police officers were killed in an attack on a patrol in Bajaur District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[18]
March
- 7 March –
- At least 10 people were killed and several others were critically injured in a suspected bombing at a filling station in Wana, South Waziristan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[19]
- At least four people were killed, including two policemen, and more than 35 others were injured, including three seriously, in two separate bombings targeting a police patrol van and a market in Wana and Lakki Marwat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[20]
See also
References
- ^ "Roadside bomb targeting police vehicle kills 6 officers in northwest Pakistan". AP News. 13 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ "Seven Pakistani police officers killed in targeted bomb attack". Reuters. 12 January 2026.
- ^ "Pakistan security forces kill 12 militants, thwarting attempted hostage-taking in southwest". AP News. 17 January 2026. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
- ^ "A suicide bomber strikes a wedding in northwestern Pakistan and kills 7 people". Associated Press. 2026-01-25. Retrieved 2026-01-25.
- ^ Lukiv, Jaroslav (1 February 2026). "Deadly gun and bomb attacks hit Pakistan's Balochistan province". BBC News. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- ^ "Bombing at mosque in Islamabad kills at least 31 during Friday prayers". Euronews. 6 February 2026. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ^ "Militants ambush police in restive northwest Pakistan, killing 4 officers". Associated Press. 2026-02-11. Retrieved 2026-02-11.
- ^ "1 killed, 3 injured in explosion in northern Pakistan". Anadolu Agency. 2026-02-12. Retrieved 2026-02-12.
- ^ "Motorcycle bomb at police station kills at least 2 and wounds several in northwestern Pakistan". Associated Press. 2026-02-16. Retrieved 2026-02-16.
- ^ "CTD KP conducts first-ever independent counterterror operation in Shangla's Kabalgram". PakistanToday. 2026-02-17. Retrieved 2026-02-17.
- ^ "More than a dozen killed in bomb blasts, gunfire in Pakistan's northwest". Al Jazeera. 2026-02-17. Retrieved 2026-02-17.
- ^ "Two officials martyred in militant attack on police station, customs office in Dera Ismail Khan". Dawn. 2026-02-18. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
- ^ "Two soldiers killed during military operation in Pakistan's northwest: Army". Al Jazeera. 2026-02-21. Retrieved 2026-02-21.
- ^ "Three FC personnel martyred in terrorist attack in KP's Karak: police". Geo News. 2026-02-23. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
- ^ "Six policemen including DSP martyred in Kohat attack". Business Recorder. 2026-02-24. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
- ^ "2 policemen martyred as suicide bomber targets checkpost in Bhakkar". Dawn. 2026-02-24. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
- ^ "Three security personnel martyred in attack on vehicle near Chaman". The Express Tribune. 2026-02-25. Retrieved 2026-02-25.
- ^ "Pakistan kills 34 militants in multiple raids near Afghanistan. An ambush kills 4 police officers". AP News. 2026-02-26. Retrieved 2026-02-26.
- ^ "Deadly Blast Rocks South Waziristan Fuel Station In Pakistan: 10 Killed, Many Injured".
- ^ "Four people, including two policemen, killed in twin blasts in northwest Pakistan". Arab News PK. 2026-03-07. Retrieved 2026-03-07.