March 7, 2016: A suicide bomber attacks the entrance to a civil court in Shabqadar, Charsadda, killing 16 people. PHOTO: ONLINE
ISLAMABAD: The deadly suicide bombing that killed over 70 people at a gathering of lawyers on the grounds of a government-run hospital in Quetta was the latest in a string of attacks on the lawyers’ community by militant groups around the country.
Here is a look at some major attacks by militants in the past.
July 17, 2007: A suicide bomber attacks Islamabad Kacheri, killing 17 persons, including PPP workers and lawyers.
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May 12, 2007: Over 40 people, including lawyers, were killed in Karachi on the arrival of former CJP Iftikhar Chaudhry to address the Sindh High Court Bar Association.
April 8, 2008: Six lawyers were burnt alive in Karachi.
March 19, 2013: At least four people were killed and nearly 30 others were injured in a suicide attack on a judicial complex in Peshawar.
March 3, 2014: Eleven persons were killed and 25 others injured after a gun and twin suicide attack on the Islamabad district courts. The lawyers were the main target in this attack.
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March 7, 2016: A suicide bomber attacks the entrance to a civil court in Shabqadar, Charsadda, killing 16 people.
Moreover, a number of lawyers were also targeted individually. For example, special prosecutor in the Benazir Bhutto murder case, Chaudhry Zulfiqar Ali, was murdered in May 2013.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 9th, 2016.
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