2014 Wagah border suicide attack

Terrorist attack in Punjab, Pakistan February 2023 February 2023 Wagah border suicide attack ur واہگہ بارڈر خودکش حملہ Pakistan - Punjab - Lahore.svg Location of Lahore in Punjab Wagah, Punjab, Pakistan Civilians 31 36 16.9 N 74 34 22.5 E type:landmark inline yes 2014 11 02 17.35 UTC+5 Suicide attack 60https://www.dawn.com/news/1142006/ttp-splinter-groups-claim-wagah-attack-60-dead TTP splinter groups claim Wagah attack; 60 dead 2 November 2014 17 November 2014 100 Jamaat-ul-Ahrarhttps://www.dawn.com/news/1142307/wagah-attack-ahrar-claim-of-responsibility-appears-more-credible Wagah attack: Ahrar claim of responsibility appears more credible 4 November 2014 Bomb Retaliation against Operation Zarb-e-Azb Pakistan Pakistan location map.svg 200 Location of Wagah Border Lahore 31.604855 74.573479 On 2 November 2014, a suicide bombing took place at Wagah border following the daily border ceremonyhttp://indianexpress.com/article/world/world-others/pakistan-at-least-30-killed-in-explosion-at-wagah-border-crossing/ Pakistan Blast kills 48 - The Indian Express The Indian Express 3 November 2014 17 November 2014 in Pakistan. The attack was claimed by three rival islamist militant groups.Wearing thin: Nawaz Sharif is weakening, and looks unable to improve relations with India, economist.com. At midnight of 9 January 2015, the FIA team led by special agents reportedly hunted and killed the mastermind of the attack in a police encounter which took place in Lahore.Haider Nadeem Wagah blast 'mastermind', two others killed in Lahore https://www.dawn.com/news/1156151/wagah-blast-mastermind-two-others-killed-in-lahore 10 January 2015 Dawn News Dawn News, 9 January 10 January 2015 The Pakistani government officials confirmed the veracity of the reports. Background A daily ceremonial closing of the border between India and Pakistan takes place at the Wagah border with tourists sitting on the respective sides of the border observing. Warning According to an unnamed official, the American and Pakistan intelligence communities had prior knowledge of such attack and had been alerted about the mode of a possible attack at the Wagah border. They were informed about a missing young boy who might be used as a would-be suicide bomber. The commissioner police Captain (retired) Amin Waince said the CID police had conveyed the threat about possible suicide attack to the Rangers at Wagah Border on 1 November.https://www.dawn.com/news/1142169/questions-about-breach-at-wagah-abound Questions about breach at Wagah abound 3 November 2014 Bombing The bomb blast occurred outside a restaurant in a parking area near a Pakistani paramilitary soldiers’ checkpoint.http://tribune.com.pk/story/784976/cylinder-blasts-kill-3-in-islamabad-injure-2-in-karachi/ Suicide blast at Wagah border kills 55, injures 120 others 2 November 2014 17 November 2014http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-164531-Blast-at-Wagah-border,-dozens-killed,-scores-hurt Wagah border suicide attack leaves 59 dead, over 100 injured 2 November 2014 The News International, Pakistan 17 November 2014https://www.dawn.com/news/1142006/at-least-45-killed-after-blast-near-wagah-border TTP splinter groups claim Wagah attack; 60 dead 2 November 2014 17 November 2014 Up to 25 kg onhttps://thediplomat.com/2014/11/scores-killed-in-suicide-attack-on-india-pakistan-border/ Scores Killed in Suicide Attack on India-Pakistan Border Ankit Panda, The Diplomat The Diplomat 17 November 2014 of explosive material was used in the blast. Footage showed destroyed shops and nearby buildings at the site of the blast.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/48-killed-in-suicide-blast-at-Wagah-border-in-Pakistan/articleshow/45014200.cms 48 killed in suicide blast at Wagah border in Pakistan - Times of India The Times of India 2 November 2014 Preliminary reports regarding the nature of the explosion had suggested that a gas cylinder exploded. Later on, Director General Rangers Punjab Khan Tahir Khan confirmed that the explosion was a suicide blast saying that "the parade venue is about 600 m ahead of the blast site. Because of the strict checking, the suicide bomber detonated the bomb away from the parade venue.".https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/03/pakistan-suspends-parade-suicide-bomb-attack-india Pakistan-India border ceremony goes ahead after bombing TheGuardian.com 3 November 2014 The bomber was said to have detonated his explosives as close to the security checkpoint as possible seeing as he would be unable to cross into the stands where more people were seated. Security personnel conducted a search operation in the areas adjoining the Wagah border crossing near Lahore. They recovered a lot of explosives and suicide vests, which were defused after intelligence agencies received information regarding the presence of a 'suspicious person' in the area.https://www.dawn.com/news/1142188/fresh-explosives-defused-near-wagah-bomb-site Fresh explosives defused near Wagah bomb site 3 November 2014 At least 60 people were killed and over 100 people were injured.http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/60-killed-in-pakistan-in-suicide-attack-at-wagah-border-615452 60 Killed in Pakistan in Suicide Attack at Wagah Border NDTV 3 November 2014 3 November 2014 The Punjab government declared a state of emergency in all the public sector hospitals in Lahore.http://nation.com.pk/lahore/03-Nov-2014/emergency-at-hospitals Emergency at hospitals The Nation 3 November 2014 3 November 2014 Gilani, Iqtidar Victims included 10 women and eight children.http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/death-toll-in-pakistan-suicide-attack-at-wagah-border-rises-to-61/articleshow/45014337.cms Death toll in Pakistan suicide attack at Wagah Border rises to 61 Economic Times 3 November 2014 3 November 2014 PTI Eight people from one family were also killed in the blast.http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2014/11/pakistan-india-border-blast-2014112141227182769.html Deadly blast on Pakistan's border with India 17 November 2014 Responsibility and motive Responsibility for the bomb blast was claimed separately by the outlawed Jundallah, Pakistani Taliban (TTP), and the breakaway TTP faction Jamaat-ul-Ahrar. TTP spokesman Ahmed Marwat said via telephone that the attack was a reaction to Operation Zarb-e-Azb and Waziristan military operations.https://www.dawn.com/news/1142006/jundullah-claims-suicide-attack-near-wagah-border-45-dead TTP splinter groups claim Wagah attack; 60 dead 2 November 2014 17 November 2014 The Jamaat-ul-Ahrar splinter group of the banned TTP claimed responsibility for the attack as its spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan, speaking to Dawn on telephone from Afghanistan, said it was carried out by one of their men. "Some other groups have claimed responsibility of this attack, but these claims are baseless. We will soon release the video of this attack. This attack is revenge for the killing of innocent people in North Waziristan," the militant group's spokesman said.https://www.dawn.com/news/1142006/ttp-splinter-groups-claim-wagah-attack-60-dead TTP splinter groups claim Wagah attack; 60 dead 2 November 2014 17 November 2014 Pakistan's intelligence community quickly identified the mastermind of the attack and determined the attack planned by the Roohullah— a senior terrorist operative of the TTP Lahore chapter. Alleged bomber A spokesman for the militant group Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, Ehsanullah Ehsan, released details and photo of a man they claim carried out the suicide bombing. He told Dawn.com that 25-year-old Hanifullah alias Hamza carried out the attack.https://www.dawn.com/news/1144248/ttp-jamaatul-ahrar-releases-details-of-alleged-wagah-suicide-bomber TTP Jamaatul Ahrar releases details of alleged Wagah suicide bomber Zahir Shah Sherazi 13 November 2014 17 November 2014 Manhunt by FIA Since the attack took place, the FIA, IB and other law enforcement agencies had been on a massive manhunt for the mastermind of the attack, Rahooullah (alias: Asadullah).News desk Three including Wagah blast mastermind killed in Lahore http://www.samaa.tv/pakistan/10-Jan-2015/three-terrorists-killed-in-lahore-operation 10 January 2015 SAMAA TV (Sky News) SAMAA TV (Sky News) 10 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150110102855/http://www.samaa.tv/pakistan/10-Jan-2015/three-terrorists-killed-in-lahore-operation 10 January 2015 dead dmy-all At midnight of 9 January 2015, the special agents of FIA's counterterrorism wing, aided by the Punjab Police, raided a house in Lahore. After a two-hour long gun battle, Rahooullah was reportedly gunned down in a deadly police encounter, along with his three associates. Reactions India India - Prime Minister Narendra Modi condemned the bombing. "Terror attack in Pakistan near Wagah Border is shocking. I strongly condemn such a dastardly act of terrorism," Modi said on his Twitter account. "My condolences to the families of the deceased. Prayers with the injured."http://indianexpress.com/article/world/neighbours/wagah-attack-in-pak-a-dastardly-act-of-terrorism-pm-narendra-modi/ Wagah attack in Pakistan a 'dastardly act of terrorism', says PM Narendra Modi Indian Express 2 November 2014 3 November 2014 The Indian government also called for the suspension of the daily closing festivities for at least three days. United States United States - Ambassador to Pakistan Richard Olson said: "On behalf of the American people, I extend my heartfelt sympathies and condolences to the families of the victims as well as to the Government and people of Pakistan. We support Pakistan’s efforts to bring all those involved in planning and executing this attack to justice and stand ready to provide any appropriate assistance to authorities investigating this tragic attack."http://www.thenewstribe.com/2014/11/03/richard-olson-condolences-to-families-of-wagah-border-attack-victims/ US ambassador condole families of Wagah border attack victims The News Tribe 3 November 2014 3 November 2014 26 December 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181226120923/https://www.thenewstribe.com/ usurped United Nations United Nations - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the suicide attack. UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said, "The secretary general condemns in the strongest terms the terrorist attack that took place yesterday on the Pakistani side of the Wagah border crossing with India. Such terrorist acts are not justifiable under any circumstances. The secretary general urges the Pakistani authorities to bring those responsible to justice."https://www.dawn.com/news/1142207/un-chief-condemns-wagah-attack UN chief condemns Wagah attack 4 November 2014 See also 2013 Lahore bombing 2014 Peshawar school massacre Operation Zarb-e-Azb Samjhauta Express bombing List of terrorist incidents, 2014 References Category:2014 murders in Pakistan Category:21st-century mass murders in Pakistan Category:Suicide bombings in 2014 Category:Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2014 Category:2014 mass murders Category:Terrorist incidents in Lahore Category:India–Pakistan border Category:Jamaat-ul-Ahrar attacks Category:November 2014 in Pakistan Category:Punjab Rangers