2015 in Pakistan

none 2015 The following lists events that happened during 2015 in Pakistan. Incumbents Federal government President: Mamnoon Hussain Prime Minister: Nawaz Sharif Chief Justice: until 16 August: Nasir-ul-Mulk 17 August-10 September: Jawwad S. Khawaja starting 10 September: Anwar Zaheer Jamali Events January January 4 – Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa A United States airstrike kills 8 Uzbek people claimed to be linked with al-Qaeda.http://www.9news.com.au/world/2015/01/04/19/32/airstrikes-kill-39-militants-in-pakistan Airstrikes kill 39 militants in Pakistan 4 January 2015 4 January 2015 4 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150104133343/http://www.9news.com.au/world/2015/01/04/19/32/airstrikes-kill-39-militants-in-pakistan dead The Pakistan Air Force strikes Pakistani Taliban positions in Khyber Agency killing 31 militants. A bomb detonates at a volleyball match in Orakzai Agency killing four people and injuring eight.http://dailystar.com.lb/News/World/2015/Jan-04/282999-bomb-at-volleyball-match-kills-4-in-northwest-pakistan.ashx Bomb at volleyball match kills 4 in northwest Pakistan 4 January 2015 5 January 2015 January 10 A suicide bomb attack on a Shiite mosque in Rawalpindi kills at least seven people.http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2015/01/10/suicide-blast-kills-seven-pakistan Suicide blast kills seven in Pakistan 10 January 2015 10 January 2015 9 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150109235018/http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2015/01/10/suicide-blast-kills-seven-pakistan dead A traffic accident between an oil tanker and passenger coach en route to Shikarpur from Karachi on the Pakistan National Highway Link Road near Gulshan-e-Hadeed, Karachi, results in at least 57 dead and scores injured.http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-171442-30-passengers-die-in-horrific-road-mishap-near-Karachi Death toll in horrific road mishap near Karachi reaches 57 11 January 2015 11 January 2015 September 2026 InternetArchiveBot January 25 – A massive blackout strikes Pakistan, leaving as much as 80 percent of the country without electricity at its height as officials rush to restore power. http://bigstory.ap.org/article/ef6f4fc131d24f208fce031cbe70bc84/officials-scramble-after-massive-power-outage-hits-pakistan Officials scramble after massive power outage hits Pakistan 25 January 2015 Associated Press 26 January 2015 28 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150128091415/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/ef6f4fc131d24f208fce031cbe70bc84/officials-scramble-after-massive-power-outage-hits-pakistan dead February February 13 – Pakistan announces the arrest of twelve Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan terrorists for their alleged involvement in the 2014 Peshawar school massacre. http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/02/150213054712848.html Pakistan arrests Peshawar school massacre suspects February 13 – Police and Taliban terrorists exchange gunfire in Peshawar after an explosion is reported at a nearby Shia mosque. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-south-asia-31451201 Pakistani Taliban attack Shia mosque in Peshawar BBC News 13 February 2015 February 17 – A bomb in a Shi'ite mosque in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi kills at least two people and injures six. http://in.reuters.com/article/pakistan-militants-bombing-idINKBN0LM1CB20150218?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews https://web.archive.org/web/20160307034438/http://in.reuters.com/article/pakistan-militants-bombing-idINKBN0LM1CB20150218?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews dead March 7, 2016 Bomb blast kills 2 at Shi'ite mosque in Pakistan's Rawalpindi Reuters 18 February 2015 March March 15 – A bombing of a church in Lahore kills at least eleven people with 48 more injured. http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-178233-Four-killed,-20-injured-as-blasts-target-Lahore-Church- 11 killed, 48 injured as blasts target Lahore Church 15 March 2015 15 March 2015 29 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150729211146/http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-178233-Four-killed,-20-injured-as-blasts-target-Lahore-Church- dead March 23 – 2015 Pakistan Day Parade The Pakistan Army claims to have killed 80 Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan fighters in fighting in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in recent days while the Taliban claims to have killed at least six soldiers. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-03-22/pakistan-says-80-militants-killed-in-heavy-khyber-clashes/6339260 Pakistan says 80 militants killed in heavy clashes in country's lawless north-west Australian Broadcasting Corporation 22 March 2015 April April 5 – Suspected murderer and fugitive Gul Ahmad Saeed kills his fiancé and nine of her relatives. The previous year he had killed his family for objecting to their marriage. May May 13 - Karachi Bus Shooting Massacre eight gunmen attacked a bus traveling in Safoora Goth, Karachi, Sindh in Pakistan. The shooting left at least 46 people dead. All of the victims were of the Ismaili Shia Muslim minority, suggesting the attack was a targeted killing of sectarian nature.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-32717321 Pakistan gunmen kill 45 on Karachi Ismaili Shia bus BBC News 13 May 2015 May 19 – Zimbabwe Cricket Team toured Pakistan to play International Cricket Series. It was the first tour by a Test-playing nation since the attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in 2009. May 22 – First T20 Match was played between Pakistan And Zimbabwe at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Tickets for both of the T20 matches sold out within two days, with 60,000 people attending the first game. 20 May – 2015 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa local elections June July August August 14 – People of Pakistan celebrated 69th independence day of their country on 14 August. September September 6 – People of Pakistan celebrated Defense day of their country on 06 Sep. December December 29 – the Mardan suicide bombing killed 26 people and wounded more than 50 others. 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