February 18: Four killed in Karachi sectarian attacks
Four men, including three activists of the Sunni religious group Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat, were targeted in two suspected sectarian attacks. Assailants on a motorcycle shot at the people coming out from Subhani Masjid and rode away. Five men were wounded, and three of them died of their wounds. Violence erupted in the locality after the incident as enraged people took to streets, pelting vehicles with stones and setting fire to three motorcycles in the parking lot of the Aaj TV office.
In a separate incident, an ASWJ activist was gunned down in Surjani Town. Armed motorcyclists targeted Haji Fayyaz Soomro, 50, and fled. The victim died before he could be taken to hospital. Dawn
February 18: Shia doctor and son killed in Lahore
In an apparent sectarian attack, a Shia doctor and his 12-year-old son was shot dead by unidentified men in Lahore. Prof Dr Syed Ali Haider, Head of the Ophthalmology Department at Lahore General Hospital, died on the spot, while his son, Murtaza, succumbed to his injuries at the hospital. Dr Haider was driving his son to school when he was intercepted by the attackers. Express Tribune
February 18: CD shop bombed in Peshawar
A CD shop was bombed in Bakhshi Pul on Charsadda Road, damaging several nearby shops No Casualties were reported. The News
February 19: Shia man gunned down in Karachi
A man belonging to the Shia community, Safdar Ali Kazmi, was killed near Chohta Gate. He was on his way to a protest in the airport area when two armed men on a motorcycle targeted him. Express Tribune
February 19: ASWJ man gunned down in Karachi
A man, said to be linked to the Ahle Sunaat Wal Jumaat, was shot dead in Korangi. Dawn
February 19: One killed in sectarian attack
A 28-year-old man was shot dead in a suspected sectarian attack by gunmen on motorcycles. Dawn
February 20: Spiritual leader's grandson killed in Jacobabad sectarian attack
The grandson of spiritual leader and custodian of Dargah Hussain Abad Syed Ghulam Hussain Shah Bukhari was killed while the spiritual leader himself and seven of his disciples suffered injuries when two bombs concealed under heaps of hay on a road exploded near his vehicle in Jacobabad. The shrine custodian was leading a motorcade to the village to attend an annual Tajdar-i-Madina conference. Dawn
February 21: Two CD shops destroyed near Peshawar
Two CD shops were destroyed when a bomb exploded in Karkhano Market. However, no casualty was reported as the market usually gets closed after evening. The News
February 21: School damaged in Ghalanai
Unidentified militants partially damaged a local boys' school in Safi Tehsil of Mohmand Agency which went off at night. The News
February 23: ASWJ worker shot dead in Karachi
A worker of the Ahle Sunnat wal Jamaat was gunned down in the Korangi area of Karachi. Gunmen fired at 37-year-old Qari Muhammad Ameen, a prayer leader, and escaped. The attack sparked a protest in the area. Dawn
February 23: Seven injured in firing on ASWJ rally
At least seven were injured when gunmen opened fire on a rally of the Ahle Sunnat wal Jamaat (ASWJ) in Quetta. Gunmen on motorcycles attacked the crowd in the bazaar and escaped. Soon after the shooting, ASWJ leaders and workers staged a protest against the attack. Dawn
February 24: Parishioners force pastor to flee church and home
A pastor was forced to abandon his house and flee to escape blasphemy charges after some of his parishioners accused him of defiling the Bible. The pastor denied the charges and maintained that they were concocted by a local Christian family which bore a grudge against him. The police investigator in the case supported his claim, though he said that he had instructed the pastor to apologise and to flee his post at the church as local Christians agitated. Express Tribune
February 24: School bombed in Peshawar
Militants planted explosives at the building of a government-run primary school that went off at night, damaging the building. However, no casualty was reported. The News
