2016 Quetta police training college attack

Terrorist attack in Pakistan September 2019 September 2019 Quetta police training college attack 2016 Quetta police training college attack.jpg Balochistan Police College, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan Police training centre 24 October 2016 Mass shooting, suicide bombing, hostage-taking 62 165+ ISIS Islamic State – Khorasan ProvinceFlag of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi.svg border 200px Lashkar-e-Jhangvi 3 On 24 October 2016, three heavily armed terrorists carried out an attack on the Balochistan police training college in Quetta, Pakistan, killing 61 cadets and injuring more than 165 others.https://www.dawn.com/news/1291999/60-killed-in-twin-suicide-attacks-as-terrorists-storm-police-training-college-in-quetta 60 killed in twin suicide attacks as terrorists storm police training college in Quetta Syed Ali Shah Hafeezullah Sherani 24 October 2016 Dawn 25 October 2016http://tribune.com.pk/story/1208735/militants-attack-police-training-centre-quetta/ 61 killed, at least 165 injured as militants storm police training centre in Quetta 24 October 2016 The Express Tribune 25 October 2016At Least 61 Die as Militants Storm Police College Near Quetta, Pakistan https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/25/world/asia/quetta-police-militants-attack.html The New York Times 25 October 2016 25 October 2016 The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province claimed responsibility for the attack,Quetta attack survivor: 'We were sleeping when terrorists attacked' 24 October 2016 https://edition.cnn.com/2016/10/24/world/pakistan-police-academy-attack/index.html CNN 25 October 2016 and Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Jhangvi claimed to have collaborated with them. According to Pakistani authorities, the assailants came from Afghanistan and were in contact with their handlers there while perpetrating the attack.https://www.dawn.com/news/1292349/assailants-came-from-afghanistan-pm-told Assailants came from Afghanistan, PM told Dawn 26 October 2016 26 October 2016 Attack Three militants entered the training centre around 11:10 pm on Tuesday 24 October, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/At-least-60-killed-over-100-injured-in-Pak-police-academy-attack/articleshow/55042406.cms At least 60 killed, over 100 injured in Pak police academy attack 25 October 2016 The Times of India 25 October 2016 while cadets were sleeping, and opened fire before taking hundreds of police cadets hostage and engaging in a standoff with security forces. At least 61 people were killed and over 165 people were injured as well.Quetta attack death toll rises to 61, over 165 injured http://www.samaa.tv/pakistan/2016/10/quetta-attack-death-toll-rises-to-61-over-160-injured/ samaa.tv Samaa Web Desk 25 October 2016Quetta police college attack leaves dozens dead https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37757914 BBC News 24 October 2016 All the three gunmen were killed during the attack. Two detonated suicide belts and the third was shot by police. Many of the victims were killed when the attackers detonated their belts. Captain Roohullah Mohmand Captain Roohullah neutralized one suicide bomber and tackled another, who detonated his explosives, killing Captain Roohullah instantly. His courageous action saved numerous lives, as many cadets were able to escape the attack.Roohullah: A hero's story from Quetta https://www.dawn.com/news/1292386 Dawn 26 October 2016 2024-10-25 His heroic sacrifice earned him the Tamgha-i-Jurat, Pakistan's fourth-highest military honor.Tribute to Captain Roohullah Mohmand https://www.hilal.gov.pk/view-article.php?i=2509 Hilal 2024-10-25 Captain Roohullah is remembered as a national hero in Pakistan for his sacrifice.Fallen soldier honoured for bravery https://tribune.com.pk/story/1210387/fallen-soldier-honoured-bravery The Express Tribune 25 October 2016 2024-10-25 Perpetrators Maj. Gen. Sher Afgan, the chief of the Frontier Corps in Quetta, said that a faction of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, a Pakistan-based sectarian Sunni group, was believed to have carried out the attack. Shortly afterwards, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province (ISIL) claimed responsibility via its Amaq media wing. It also released the photos of the claimed attackers.Quetta attack survivor: 'We were sleeping when terrorists attacked', CNN, 25 October 2016.Salman Masood, Pakistan Reels After Attack on Police Training College Leaves 61 Dead, The New York Times, 25 October 2016.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pakistan-attack-idUSKCN12O2M6 Islamic State claims attack on Pakistan police academy, 59 dead 25 October 2016 25 October 2016 Reuters Kunwar Khuldune Shahid, Quetta Police College Attack: Pakistan Is Increasingly Vulnerable to Terrorism, The Diplomat, 25 October 2016. A senior security official said that the ISIL had "outsourced" the attack to Lashkar-e-Jhangvi. A spokesman of the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi faction Al-Alami subsequently told Reuters that the two groups (Al-Alami and ISIL) had "done this attack together".LeJ 'collaborated with ISIS' for Quetta attack, The Nation, 26 October 2016. Analysts said that the ISIL clearly has a presence in Pakistan and has local groups working with it. Pakistan's national security advisor Naseer Khan Janjua stated to U.S. ambassador David Hale that India's Research and Analysis Wing and Afghanistan's National Directorate of Security (NDS) were "patronising" terrorist organisations on attacking soft targets in Pakistan, and emphasised the need for effective action against militant elements in Afghanistan linked to the attack.http://nation.com.pk/national/26-Oct-2016/raw-nds-patronising-terror-groups-in-afghanistan RAW, NDS patronising terror groups in Afghanistan The Nation 26 October 2016 26 October 2016https://www.dawn.com/news/1292399/ RAW, NDS patronising terror groups in Afghanistan, national security adviser tells US envoy Dawn 26 October 2016 26 October 2016 Aftermath Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif cancelled all of his engagements and called a meeting with arms officials in Quetta.http://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/358213-PM-postpones-all-engagements-after-Quetta-police-a PM postpones all engagements after Quetta police academy attack 14 February 2008 Dunya News 25 October 2016https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/159798-PM-Nawaz-to-chair-security-meeting-in-Quetta PPM Nawaz to chair security meeting in Quetta The News International 25 October 2016 25 October 2016 Chief Minister Sanaullah Zehri revealed on 10 November 2016 the arrest of mastermind and facilitator of the attack.http://www.express.pk/story/650296/ CM Balochistan announces arrest of mastermind 10 November 2016 Reactions International The Chinese Foreign Ministry,https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/159829-China-condemns-terrorist-attack-in-Quetta China condemns terrorist attack in Quetta The News International 25 October 2016 28 October 2016 French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault,https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/pakistan/france-condemns-attack-on-quetta-police-training-centre/ France condemns attack on Quetta police training centre Daily Pakistan 25 October 2016 28 October 2016http://www.brecorder.com/pakistan/general-news/324873-france-condemns-terrorist-attack-in-quetta.html France condemns attack on Quetta Business Recorder 25 October 2016 28 October 2016 27 October 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161027132516/http://www.brecorder.com/pakistan/general-news/324873-france-condemns-terrorist-attack-in-quetta.html dead Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affair,https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/141273-Japan-condemn-terrorist-attacks-QuettafromNewsdog=1 Japan condemn the terrorist attacks in Quetta The News International 25 October 2016 28 October 2016http://www.app.com.pk/japan-condemns-quetta-terrorist-attack/ Japan condemns Quetta terrorist attack Associated Press of Pakistan 25 October 2016 28 October 2016 28 October 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161028153059/http://www.app.com.pk/japan-condemns-quetta-terrorist-attack/ dead German Minister of Foreign Affairs Frank-Walter Steinmeier,November 2020 Indian Vice President Venkaiah Naidu and Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar,https://www.geo.tv/latest/118761-Indian-defence-minister-denounces-Quetta-terror-atta Indian defence minister reacts to Quetta attack Geo News 25 October 2016 26 October 20162016-10-26 After terror attack in Quetta, minister Venkaiah Naidu says 'hope Pakistan is sorry now' https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/after-terror-attack-in-quetta-minister-venkaiah-naidu-says-hope-pakistan-is-sorry-now/articleshow/55067281.cms 2025-08-16 The Times of India 0971-8257 Russia President Vladimir Putin,November 2020 British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson,November 2020 United States State Department Spokesperson John Kirby all condemned the attack and expressed their solidarity with Pakistan.http://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/358192-US-condemns-terrorist-attack-in-Quetta US condemns terrorist attack in Quetta 25 October 2016 Dunya News 25 October 2016 The United Nationshttps://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/pakistan/un-chief-condemns-attack-on-quetta-police-academy/ UN chief condemns attack on Quetta police academy Haider Ali Sindhu 26 October 2016 Daily Pakistan 26 October 2016Statement attributable spokesperson secretary general attack police https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/sg/statement/2016-10-25/statement-attributable-spokesman-secretary-general-attack-police United Nations 26 October 2016 28 October 2016 and the European Union condemned the terrorist attack, and pledged to "work closely together with Pakistan to fight the global threat of terrorism and expressed condolences to the families of the victims."High Representative of EU Condemns Quetta Terrorist Attack http://www.pakistanpoint.com/en/pakistan/news/high-representative-of-eu-condemns-quetta-ter-50201.html See also Pakistan List of terrorist incidents linked to Islamic State – Khorasan Province List of Islamist terrorist attacks List of terrorist incidents in October 2016 List of terrorist incidents linked to ISIL List of terrorist incidents linked to ISIL (IS-K) Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2016 January 2016 Quetta suicide bombing August 2016 Quetta bombing 2014 Peshawar school massacre Quetta attacks References Further reading Ejaz Haider, Quetta Attack: An Overall Failure, Newsweek Pakistan, 25 October 2016. 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