1987 Karachi car bombing

Incident of two car bomb blasts in July 1987 in Karachi, Pakistan 1987 Karachi car bombing the Spillover of Soviet - Afghan war in Pakistan Bohri Bazaar, Karachi, Pakistan 24.8625 67.0165 14 July 1987 Car bombing 72 250 Car bombs KhAD The 1987 Karachi car bombing were two car bombings in Karachi, Pakistan on 14 July 1987 that killed 72 people and wounding 250. Bombings On 14 July 1987, two vehicles drove into the Bohri Bazaar in Karachi, Pakistan packed with RDX and parked. The first car bomb detonated at about 6:30 pm outside a hairdresser's shop on Syedna Burhanuddin Street near a bus stop destroying eight shops and a hotel. The second car bomb detonated 30 minutes later on Raja Ghazanfar Ali Road which is about 100 yards away from the first car bombing.Bombs in Pakistan kill 67, injure 300 https://www.flickr.com/photos/pimu/34337568492/in/photostream/ 27 January 2022 The Chicago tribune wire The car bomb detonated outside a record shop, setting multiple buildings on fire and destroying more dozen cars. The fires from the second car bomb continued burning for four hours. The double car bombing killed 72 people and injured 250. The Pakistani government blamed the Afghan intelligence agency for the car bombings. Pakistani opposition including the Muttahida Qaumi Movement blamed Ziaul-Haq's policy. Bombs Kill 72 and Wound 250 in Pakistani City https://www.nytimes.com/1987/07/15/world/bombs-kill-72-and-wound-250-in-pakistani-city.html 27 January 2022 Reuters 15 July 1987 https://web.archive.org/web/20210826021053/https://www.nytimes.com/1987/07/15/world/bombs-kill-72-and-wound-250-in-pakistani-city.html 26 August 2021 deadBOMB BLASTS IN PAKISTAN FATAL TO 72 https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1987/07/15/bomb-blasts-in-pakistan-fatal-to-72/c6954ab7-f7bd-4e30-a063-8e267734cf16/ 27 January 2022 Washington post 15 July 1987Zia accuses 'enemies of Pakistan' of bombing https://www.upi.com/Archives/1987/07/15/Zia-accuses-enemies-of-Pakistan-of-bombing/7543553320000/ 27 January 2022 UPI 15 July 1987 Aftermath This blast at Bohri Bazaar led Ramzan Chhipa to found Chhipa Welfare Association.2013-10-15 Round-the-clock rescue facility: 1987 Bohri Bazaar blasts led Ramzan Chhipa to set up service http://tribune.com.pk/story/618767/round-the-clock-rescue-facility-1987-bohri-bazaar-blasts-led-ramzan-chhipa-to-set-up-service 2022-04-28 The Express Tribune en See also KhAD Muttahida Qaumi Movement Zia-ul-Haq References 24.8625802 67.0165537 dms title Category:1987 murders in Pakistan 1987 car bombing Category:20th-century mass murders in Pakistan Category:Car and truck bombings in Pakistan Category:Improvised explosive device bombings in 1987 1987 car bombing Category:1987 mass murders 1987 car bombing Category:Massacres in Pakistan Category:1987 crimes Category:July 1987 in Pakistan Category:Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 1987 Category:Military history of Karachi Category:War crimes in the Soviet–Afghan War Category:Afghan war crimes