# June 2013 Quetta attacks

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Series of bombings in Quetta, Pakistan

June 2013 Quetta attacks Part of the Balochistan conflict Quetta Quetta (Pakistan) Location Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan Date 15 June 2013 Target Women's University students, Pakistan security forces Attack type bombing, suicide bombing, shootings, siege Deaths 26[1] Injured 20+[1] Perpetrator Lashkar-e-Jhangvi

v t e Terrorist attacks in Pakistan since 2001 Italics indicates attacks resulting in more than 40 deaths ‡ indicates attacks resulting in more than 100 deaths Underline indicates the deadliest terrorist attack/s to date 2001 1st Bahawalpur 2002 1st Karachi 2003 1st Quetta 2004 2nd Quetta 1st Multan 2005 1st Mandi Bahauddin (Ahmadiyya) 2006 4th Karachi Dargai 2007 1st Dera Ismail Khan 1st Charsadda July bombings ‡ 2nd Rawalpindi 5th Karachi ‡ 2nd Charsadda 3rd Rawalpindi (Bhutto assassination) 2008 3rd Charsadda 2nd Parachinar 1st Swat 1st Islamabad 2nd Islamabad 2nd Dera Ismail Khan 1st Wah 1st Peshawar 3rd Islamabad 1st Orakzai ‡ 2nd Peshawar 2009 4th/5th Dera Ismail Khan (January violence) 6th Dera Ismail Khan 2nd Lahore (Sri Lankan cricket) 1st Khyber 3rd Lahore Chakwal 7th/8th Dera Ismail Khan (May attacks) 4th Lahore 3rd Peshawar 5th Lahore Usterzai 4th Peshawar 4th Rawalpindi Alpuri 6th Lahore 5th Islamabad 5th Peshawar ‡ 5th Rawalpindi 6th Peshawar 6th Rawalpindi 7th Lahore 1st Dera Ghazi Khan 1st Lower Dir 6th Karachi 2010 1st Lakki Marwat ‡ 1st Bajaur 2nd Lower Dir 7th Karachi 2nd Khyber 3rd Khyber 8th, 9th & 10th Lahore U.S consulate/Timergarah attack 2nd/3rd Kohat 8th Peshawar 11th Lahore (Ahmadiyya) 9th Dera Ismail Khan 12th Lahore (Sufi) 1st Mohmand ‡ 13th Lahore (Shia) 3rd Quetta 2nd Darra Adam Khel 8th Karachi (CID) 2nd Mohmand 2nd Bajaur 2011 Faisalabad 9th Peshawar 2nd Dera Ghazi Khan 4th Quetta 4th Charsadda 9th Karachi (PNS Mehran) 10th Peshawar 10th Dera Ismail Khan (police station) 4th Khyber 5th Quetta Karachi targeted killings ‡ 1st Mastung 2012 5th Khyber 1st Rahim Yar Khan 1st Kohistan Mansehra 13th Peshawar (airport) 11th Dera Ismail Khan 2013 8th Quetta/3rd Swat ‡ 9th Quetta 10th Karachi Election day Quaid-e-Azam residency 10th Quetta Mardan Nanga Parbat 11th Quetta/17th Peshawar 14th Lahore 5th Parachinar 12th Dera Ismail Khan (prison attack) 11th Karachi 12th Quetta 13th Quetta 18th Peshawar ‡ 19th Peshawar 2014 12th Karachi (Chaudhry Aslam assassination) 1st Bannu 2nd Mastung 20th Peshawar 6th Islamabad 13th Karachi (Jinnah International Airport) 14th Quetta Wagah border 21st Peshawar (school massacre) ‡ 2015 Shikarpur 22nd Peshawar 15th Lahore 14th Karachi 3rd Mastung Attock Camp Badaber Taunsa Sharif 15th Quetta Jacobabad 6th Parachinar 2016 16th Quetta 5th Charsadda (Bacha Khan University) 23rd Peshawar 16th Lahore 17th Quetta 3rd Mohmand 18th Quetta 2nd Khuzdar 2017 13th Dera Ismail Khan 7th Parachinar 17th Lahore 24th Peshawar Sehwan 6th Charsadda 8th Parachinar 18th Lahore 25th Peshawar 4th Mastung 19th Quetta/9th Parachinar Chaman 19th Lahore 20th Lahore 4th Bajaur 20th Quetta 1st Harnai 14th Dera Ismail Khan (Ataullah Shah) Jhal Magsi 27th Peshawar 21st Quetta 2018 28th Peshawar 5th Mastung/2nd Bannu ‡ 15th Dera Ismail Khan 2018 election violence 22nd Quetta 2nd Orakzai 15th Karachi (Chinese consulate) 2019 1st Loralai 2nd Loralai/Panjgur 23rd Quetta 20th Lahore 1st Gwadar 2020 24th Quetta 25th Quetta 16th Karachi (Stock Exchange) 2021 1st Machh 3rd Chaman 26th Quetta (Serena Hotel) 21st Lahore 17th Karachi 27th Quetta 28th Quetta 2022 22nd Lahore 1st Kech Panjgur and Naushki 29th Quetta Sibi 29th Peshawar Sangan 18th Karachi 19th Karachi 1st Miranshah 4th Swat 2nd Lakki Marwat 30th Quetta 2nd Miranshah 3rd Bannu 7th Islamabad 2023 31st Peshawar 20th Karachi Barkhan Bolan Havelian 3rd Lakki Marwat 8th Khyber 31st Quetta Muslim Bagh 32nd Peshawar 1st Zhob 1st N Waziristan 2nd Zhob Bara Khar 2nd N Waziristan 6th Mastung Hangu 16th Dera Ismail Khan 2nd Gwadar Mianwali Chilas Daraban 2024 2024 Balochistan BLA Gwadar attack Shangla Lakki Marwat 32nd Quetta Kurram 2025 Darul Uloom Haqqania Jaffar Express hijacking 7th Mastung North Waziristan clashes 2nd Machh 3rd Khuzdar Mir Ali 5th Bajaur 33rd Quetta South Waziristan (Cadet College) 8th Islamabad 2026 2026 Balochistan 9th Islamabad 6th Bajaur 4th Bannu 34th Quetta

On 15 June 2013, a series of bombings resulted in the deaths of 26 people and injuries to dozens more.[2][3] On the same day, separatist militants [attacked and demolished](/source/2013_Quaid-e-Azam_Residency_attack) the historic [Quaid-e-Azam Residency](/source/Quaid-e-Azam_Residency) in Ziarat.

## Background

Quetta, a city in the south-west with a population of 900,000, has faced persistent violence, primarily directed at the Shia Muslim minority, frequently attributed to organizations like [Laskar-e-Jhangvi](/source/Lashkar-e-Jhangvi).[3]

In [January 2013](/source/January_2013_Pakistan_bombings), a bombing at a snooker hall claimed the lives of at least 81 individuals, predominantly Shia Muslims. Similarly, in February, nearly 90 people perished in a bomb explosion at a marketplace located in a Hazara Shia area of the city.[4]

## Attacks

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The attacks began with the detonation of an explosive device attached to a bus carrying students from [Sardar Bahadur Khan Women's University](/source/Sardar_Bahadur_Khan_Women's_University).[1] The blast completely destroyed the vehicle, killing 14 women and injuring 19 others. A short time later, a suicide bomber struck at the nearby Bolan Medical Complex, where victims of the initial bombing were being treated. A team of five gunmen then forced its way into the compound, as senior Quetta political officials were visiting the injured, sparking an hours-long shootout with security forces. The attacks resulted in at least 12 casualties, including four attackers, four [Pakistan Army](/source/Pakistan_Army) soldiers and four hospital nurses. One of the gunmen survived the assault and was captured by government forces.[1][5][6]

It is believed that the intended targets of the bus bombing were Shia from the [Hazara](/source/Hazara_people) ethnic minority, who have been the targets of previous sectarian attacks in Balochistan. However, due to an earlier change of route, the bus carried a more ethnically mixed group and has been described as "the wrong target" of the perpetrators.[7]

## See also

- [Pakistan portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Pakistan)

- [Human rights violations in Balochistan](/source/Human_rights_violations_in_Balochistan)

- [Quetta attacks](/source/Quetta_attack_(disambiguation))

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-NYTimes_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-NYTimes_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-NYTimes_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-NYTimes_1-3) ["Attacks Test New Pakistan Government"](https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/16/world/asia/attacks-in-baluchistan-province-shake-pakistan.html). *The New York Times*. 15 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Bomb on Pakistani women's university bus kills 14"](http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/06/15/3452663/militants-destroy-house-used-by.html). *Miami Herald*. 15 June 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2013.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_3-1) ["Pakistani city of Quetta in shock after double attack"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22925058). BBC. 16 June 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Pakistan blasts: Scores killed at Quetta snooker hall"](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-20969443). *BBC News*. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["11 students killed in bus bombing at Pakistan university"](http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/south-asia/11-students-killed-in-bus-bombing-at-pakistan-university/article4817300.ece). *The Hindu*. 15 June 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Pakistan blast kills female students"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22919001). BBC. 15 June 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Cruel beyond belief"](https://www.economist.com/asia/2013/06/22/cruel-beyond-belief). *The Economist*. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0013-0613](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0013-0613). Retrieved 10 July 2024.

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