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July 7 – 13, 2014

July 8: Two mosques attacked in Panjgur Gunmen opened fire at two mosques in Panjgur district. According to Levies officials, the motorcycle-bound attackers showed up outside the mosques and started shooting...
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June 30 – July 6

July 2: ASWJ man gunned down in Karachi A 27-year-old man was shot dead in Malir City by unidentified target killers. Habibullah was an activist for the banned extremist group Ahle...
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June 23 – 29, 2014

June 24: Second ASWJ leader attacked in Rawalpindi A local leader of the political wing of a banned extremist group was killed by unidentified gunmen in Rawalpindi. Maulana Izhar-ul-Haq Farooqui of...
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June 16 – 22, 2014

June 16: Shopkeeper killed in Karachi sectarian attack A shopkeeper was shot dead in a sectarian attack in Azizabad. Akram Jafferi, 45, was sitting at his store when gunmen on a...
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June 9 – 15, 2014

June 9: Two brothers killed in Karachi sectarian attack Two young brothers were killed in a sectarian attack in Nazimabad. Mohammed Bashir, 35, and Mohammed Nazir, 28, were riding a motorcycle...
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June 2 – 8, 2014

June 4: Man booked for temple desecration sent to jail A suspect allegedly involved in damaging an idol and destroying religious literature in the Shivaji Mandir in Kot Ghulam Mohammad,...
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May 26 – June 1, 2014

May 26: US - based Ahmadi doctor killed in Lahore An American doctor who was volunteering in Pakistan was shot dead by gunmen in Lahore. Dr. Mehdi Ali, a 50...
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The Modi-Sharif Meeting: Sherry Rehman Points the Way Forward

by:  Sherry Rehman

The Audacity of Hope The flight to New Delhi for Pakistan’s Prime Minister to attend NarendarModi’s inaugural among other SAARC leaders is a short one, but it is nothing short...
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May 19 – 25, 2014

May 19: Four killed in Karachi sectarian attacks Four people, including an Imambargah trustee, were gunned down in various sectarian attacks in different parts of the city. All the victims...
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May 12 – 18, 2014

May 13: Imambargah destroyed in Mansehra bomb blast The Shia community in Mansehra came out in protests after unidentified militants blew up the Masjid Ameerul Momineen Hazrat Ali (AS) Imambargah in the...