Map of Balochistan with Jhal Magsi district highlighted
Location
Fatehpur, Jhal Magsi, Balochistan, Pakistan
Date
5 October 2017
Target
Pir Rakhel Shah shrine
Attack type
Suicide bombing
Weapons
explosive vest[1]
Deaths
20+[2]
Injured
30+
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Terrorist attacks in Pakistan (since 2001)
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2002
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2005
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2007
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2008
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2009
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2010
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2011
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2012
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2013
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5th Parachinar
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2014
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2015
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6th Parachinar
2016
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5th Charsadda (Bacha Khan University)
23rd Peshawar
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17th Quetta
3rd Mohmand
18th Quetta
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2017
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7th Parachinar
17th Lahore
24th Peshawar
Sehwan
6th Charsadda
8th Parachinar
18th Lahore
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4th Mastung
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Chaman
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4th Bajaur
20th Quetta
1st Harnai
14th Dera Ismail Khan (Ataullah Shah)
Jhal Magsi
27th Peshawar
21st Quetta
2018
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5th Mastung/2nd Bannu ‡
15th Dera Ismail Khan
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2019
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20th Lahore
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2020
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2021
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26th Quetta (Serena Hotel)
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28th Quetta
2022
22nd Lahore
1st Kech
Panjgur and Naushki
29th Quetta
Sibi
29th Peshawar
Sangan
18th Karachi
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3rd Bannu
7th Islamabad
2023
31st Peshawar
20th Karachi
Barkhan
Bolan
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31st Quetta
Muslim Bagh
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Zhob
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Bara
Khar
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6th Mastung
Hangu
16th Dera Ismail Khan
2nd Gwadar
Mianwali
Chilas
Daraban]
2024
2024 Balochistan
BLA Gwadar attack
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Lakki Marwat
On 5 October 2017, a suicide bomber targeted the shrine of Pir Rakhel Shah situated in Fatehpur, a small town in Gandawah tehsil of Jhal Magsi district in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province. At least 20 people, including two policemen, were killed and more than 30 others injured in the suicide attack.[1][3][4]
^ abZafar, Mohammad (5 October 2017). "18 killed in suicide blast at Jhal Magsi shrine". Express Tribune. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
^"Cops among 22 martyred in suicide attack at Jhal Magsi shrine". The News International. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
^Shah, Syed Ali (5 October 2017). "20 killed in suicide bombing targeting shrine in Jhal Magsi, Balochistan". Dawn. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
^"Jhal Magsi: 21 dead, 32 injured in Dargah Fatehpur suicide blast". Dunya News. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
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