Suicide bomb attack on 8 May 2019 outside Data Darbar in Lahore, Pakistan
2019 Lahore bombing
Part of Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Location
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Date
8 May 2019; 08:44am
Attack type
Suicide bombing
Deaths
13
Injured
24
Perpetrators
Jamaat-ul-Ahrar
Motive
Terrorism Sectarian violence in Pakistan
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Terrorist attacks in Pakistan (since 2001)
Italics indicates attacks resulting in more than 40 deaths ‡ indicates attacks resulting in more than 100 deaths Underline indicates the deadliest terrorist attack/s to date
2001
1st Bahawalpur
2002
1st Karachi
2003
1st Quetta
2004
2nd Quetta
1st Multan
2005
1st Mandi Bahauddin (Ahmadiyya)
2006
4th Karachi
Dargai
2007
1st Dera Ismail Khan
1st Charsadda
July bombings ‡
2nd Rawalpindi
5th Karachi ‡
2nd Charsadda
3rd Rawalpindi (Bhutto assassination)
2008
3rd Charsadda
2nd Parachinar
1st Swat
1st Islamabad
2nd Islamabad
2nd Dera Ismail Khan
1st Wah
1st Peshawar
3rd Islamabad
1st Orakzai ‡
2nd Peshawar
2009
4th/5th Dera Ismail Khan (January violence)
6th Dera Ismail Khan
2nd Lahore (Sri Lankan cricket)
1st Khyber
3rd Lahore
Chakwal
7th/8th Dera Ismail Khan (May attacks)
4th Lahore
3rd Peshawar
5th Lahore
Usterzai
4th Peshawar
4th Rawalpindi
Alpuri
6th Lahore
5th Islamabad
5th Peshawar ‡
5th Rawalpindi
6th Peshawar
6th Rawalpindi
7th Lahore
1st Dera Ghazi Khan
1st Lower Dir
6th Karachi
2010
1st Lakki Marwat ‡
1st Bajaur
2nd Lower Dir
7th Karachi
2nd Khyber
3rd Khyber
8th, 9th & 10th Lahore
U.S consulate/Timergarah attack
2nd/3rd Kohat
8th Peshawar
11th Lahore (Ahmadiyya)
9th Dera Ismail Khan
12th Lahore (Sufi)
1st Mohmand ‡
13th Lahore (Shia)
3rd Quetta
2nd Darra Adam Khel
8th Karachi (CID)
2nd Mohmand
2nd Bajaur
2011
Faisalabad
9th Peshawar
2nd Dera Ghazi Khan
4th Quetta
4th Charsadda
9th Karachi (PNS Mehran)
10th Peshawar
10th Dera Ismail Khan (police station)
4th Khyber
5th Quetta
Karachi targeted killings ‡
1st Mastung
2012
5th Khyber
1st Rahim Yar Khan
1st Kohistan
Mansehra
13th Peshawar (airport)
11th Dera Ismail Khan
2013
8th Quetta/3rd Swat ‡
9th Quetta
10th Karachi
Election day
Quaid-e-Azam residency
10th Quetta
Mardan
Nanga Parbat
11th Quetta/17th Peshawar
14th Lahore
5th Parachinar
12th Dera Ismail Khan (prison attack)
11th Karachi
12th Quetta
13th Quetta
18th Peshawar ‡
19th Peshawar
2014
12th Karachi (Chaudhry Aslam assassination)
1st Bannu
2nd Mastung
20th Peshawar
13th Karachi (Jinnah International Airport)
14th Quetta
Wagah border
21st Peshawar (school massacre) ‡
2015
Shikarpur
22nd Peshawar
15th Lahore
14th Karachi
3rd Mastung
Attock
Camp Badaber
Taunsa Sharif
15th Quetta
Jacobabad
6th Parachinar
2016
16th Quetta
5th Charsadda (Bacha Khan University)
23rd Peshawar
16th Lahore
17th Quetta
3rd Mohmand
18th Quetta
2nd Khuzdar
2017
13th Dera Ismail Khan
7th Parachinar
17th Lahore
24th Peshawar
Sehwan
6th Charsadda
8th Parachinar
18th Lahore
25th Peshawar
4th Mastung
19th Quetta/9th Parachinar
Chaman
19th Lahore
20th Lahore
4th Bajaur
20th Quetta
1st Harnai
14th Dera Ismail Khan (Ataullah Shah)
Jhal Magsi
27th Peshawar
21st Quetta
2018
28th Peshawar
5th Mastung/2nd Bannu ‡
15th Dera Ismail Khan
2018 election violence
22nd Quetta
2nd Orakzai
15th Karachi (Chinese consulate)
2019
1st Loralai
2nd Loralai/Panjgur
23rd Quetta
20th Lahore
1st Gwadar
2020
24th Quetta
25th Quetta
16th Karachi (Stock Exchange)
2021
2021 Machh attack
3rd Chaman
26th Quetta (Serena Hotel)
21st Lahore
17th Karachi
27th Quetta
28th Quetta
2022
22nd Lahore
1st Kech
Panjgur and Naushki
29th Quetta
Sibi
29th Peshawar
Sangan
18th Karachi
19th Karachi
1st Miranshah
4th Swat
2nd Lakki Marwat
30th Quetta
2nd Miranshah
3rd Bannu
7th Islamabad
2023
31st Peshawar
20th Karachi
Barkhan
Bolan
Havelian
3rd Lakki Marwat
8th Khyber
31st Quetta
Muslim Bagh
32nd Peshawar
Zhob
1st N Waziristan
Bara
Khar
2nd N Waziristan
6th Mastung
Hangu
16th Dera Ismail Khan
2nd Gwadar
Mianwali
Chilas
Daraban]
2024
2024 Balochistan
BLA Gwadar attack
Shangla
Lakki Marwat
The 2019 Lahore bombing was a suicide bomb attack on Wednesday 8 May 2019, one day after the beginning of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, outside Data Darbar in Lahore, Pakistan. CCTV footage of the blast showed that at 8:45 am, an explosion occurred outside Data Darbar’s second gate (The entrance for female visitors) (Bukhari). According to the Punjab chief minister's spokesperson, Shahbaz Gill- the suicide bomber- was a 15 year old boy (Imran). The boy came out of a nearby fruit shop, walked to a police van, and detonated the bomb. The blast immediately killed 6 police officers,4 civilians, and injured circa 26. Once the explosion registered, the area went into panic causing emergency response forces to be delayed due to the large number of visitors. This led to three more people dying after the explosion, one civilian and a police officer outside the Data Darbar from wounds, and one civilian while aid was being administered (Imran). Soon after an evacuation was finished, security forces swept across the nearby area to establish a perimeter around the site, setting up checkpoints and alerting hospitals and other shrines(Riaz). Officials released the following statement: "Police were the prime target in this attack. We are collecting forensic evidence to ascertain the nature of the blast," said Ashfaq Khan, deputy inspector general of police operations in Lahore. After the perimeter had been set up, an initial probe taken by a heavy contingent of police, counter-terrorism units, and forensic officials showed that the bomb contained 7 kilograms of explosive material and was stored in the teenager’s jacket (Imran). The attack was claimed by the Hizbul Ahrar, a splinter group of the Pakistani Taliban, a movement that has been fighting the government for years. In a statement, the group said the attack targeted police and had been timed to avoid civilian casualties. However, police said a general security alert was in force but there had been no specific warning about a threat to the Data Darbar, which was protected by heavy layers of security(U.S Bureau of Counterterrorism).
Aftermath: The next day on Thursday May 9, 2019, police raided a building in Lahore’s Garhi Shahu area, arresting four suspects. Officials said one of the arrested suspects was the rickshaw driver who transported the suicide bomber to Data Darbar. Then, on Friday May 10, 2019, a joint investigation team (JIT) was founded by the provincial government to further probe the incident. The team had the following five members: Mr. Sahaib Ashraf, a representative of the Pakistani intelligence bureau, an ISI (Inter-Services Intelligence) representative, a MI (Military Intelligence) representative, investigation officer Muhammud Khalid CTD (Counter Terrorism Department) Lahore(Tribune). Furthermore, many nearby countries released statements regarding the attack. For instance, Turkey’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated: “We are deeply saddened to hear that a terror attack targeting a police checkpoint at the entrance of a Sufi shrine in Lahore, capital of Punjab Province of Pakistan, resulted in many losses of lives including security officers and left many others wounded. We condemn this heinous terrorist attack perpetrated at a religious site and wish Allah’s mercy upon those who lost their lives, speedy recovery to the wounded and convey our condolences to the friendly Government and the brotherly people of Pakistan.”
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