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ID Month Day Year ISO Country UN INGO ICRC NRCS and IFRC NNGO Other Nationals killed Nationals wounded Nationals kidnapped Total national staff Internationals killed Sort descending Internationals wounded Internationals kidnapped Total international staff Total victims Gender Male Gender Female Gender Unknown Means of attack Attack context Location Latitude Longitude Motive Actor type Actor name Details Verified Source
164 Dec 2001 PK Pakistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Mob violence Project site 34.45993 72.50237 Unknown Aid recipient Not applicable 1 INGO national staff stoned and beaten in dispute over filling a water bladder at Rhogani Camp. Archived Archived
308 Jun 16 2004 PK Pakistan 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 Shooting Ambush Road 29.30349 70.89848 Unknown Unknown Unknown 2 NGO national staff seriously injured when five unidentified armed men opened fire on their vehicle near Maryan, June 16. Archived Archived
511 Feb 7 2007 PK Pakistan 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Other Explosives Unknown Office/compound 34.5 72 Political Unknown Unknown 2 INGO national staff wounded when a bomb exploded in the residential compound in Pakistan's earthquake hit area. Archived Archived
580 Oct 30 2007 PK Pakistan 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 8 Other Explosives Unknown Office/compound 34.2188242 71.62733422 Political Unknown Unknown 8 NGO national staff injured, two critically, when an explosive device went off outside the office and residential compound of a national NGO running health and education projects. Staff were asleep inside. We have suspended our operations. Our staff has been evacuated," Michael McGrath, country director of Save the Children US in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province (NWFP) told IRIN, noting that all 95 staff members - international and national - had been moved out of Battagram and the nearby town of Bana Yes Focal Point
596 Feb 25 2008 PK Pakistan 0 13 0 0 0 0 5 7 1 13 0 0 0 0 13 1 0 12 Shooting Raid Office/compound 34.6013314 73.3794724 Unknown Unknown Unknown 5 INGO national staff killed 7 INGO national staff injured and 1 INGO staff missing when the office of the INGO was attacked by a group of six to twelve men carrying guns and grenades. The men entered the office in Mansehra, North West Frontier Province, before opening fire indiscriminately and then setting off three explosive devices. The office building has burned to the ground. The INGO was given no specific warning of a threat to its staff or offices at this time. The motive for the attack is still unknown. Archived Archived
673 Feb 2 2008 PK Pakistan 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Ambush Road 33.97357 71.31842 Unknown Unknown Unknown 2 NGO national staff kidnapped as they traveled in the org's marked vehicle during mission to Torkham; released with no ransom paid after 14 days. Yes Focal Point
674 Apr 21 2008 PK Pakistan 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 Kidnapping Ambush Road 33.97357 71.31842 Unknown Criminal Unknown 3 UN national staff (two staff and a guard) were abducted earlier on Monday as they were travelling through the Khyber region, towards the Afghan border; released unharmed after security forces attacked the kidnap gang. Archived Archived
684 Jan 8 2008 PK Pakistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Raid Project site 34.5 72 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 INGO national staff abducted from Dalla camp, Hangu by unidentified elements, 8 January 2009; later released unharmed. Archived Archived
725 May 21 2008 PK Pakistan 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Ambush Road 34.5 72 Unknown Unknown Unknown 2 INGO national staff kidnaped in NWFP Pakistan during a road movement; released unharmed 3 weeks later. Archived Archived
764 Aug 13 2007 PK Pakistan 0 10 0 0 0 0 4 6 0 10 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 10 Roadside IED Ambush Road 34.45993 72.50237 Political Unknown Unknown 4 INGO national staff killed and 6 national staff injured when an INGO vehicle was struck by a roadside IED in the Ushu Valley, near the tourist resort of Kalam in the Swat district. Yes Focal Point
773 Apr 23 2008 PK Pakistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 30 70 Political Unknown Unknown 1 INGO national staff abducted and held for 8 days. Motive deemed 'political'. Yes Focal Point
780 Oct 17 2008 PK Pakistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 30 70 Incidental Unknown Unknown 1 INGO national staff abducted and released after 6 days. Motive deemed 'personal' Yes Focal Point
807 Feb 1 2009 PK Pakistan 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Project site 34.6618741 72.0639872 Unknown Unknown Unknown 2 INGO national staff shot and killed and 1 INGO national staff wounded, in fighting in Swat, as they tried to bring wounded for treatment. The NGO suspended all activities in Swat, including life-saving operations. Archived Archived
808 Feb 2 2009 PK Pakistan 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 30.182971 66.998734 Political Non-state armed group: Subnational Balochistan Liberation United Front 1 UN international (American) staff official kidnapped and 1 UN national staff driver was killed when gunmen working for the Balochistan Liberation United Front stopped their vehicle; released two months later, 4 April. Archived Archived
834 Apr 6 2009 PK Pakistan 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 3 0 Kidnap-killing Ambush Road 34.6013314 73.3794724 Unknown Unknown Unknown 4 INGO national staff (female aid workers and their male driver) kidnapped and killed after they left Mansehra town to inspect a school for possible funding by a donor agency. Yes Focal Point
838 Apr 15 2009 PK Pakistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Body-borne IED Ambush Road 34.5 72 Incidental Unknown Unknown 1 INGO national staff killed by suicide bomb while stopped at a police checkpoint. Yes Official Report
839 Apr 16 2009 PK Pakistan 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Other Explosives Unknown Office/compound 34.5 72 Political Unknown Unknown 1 NGO national staff killed and 1 NGO national staff wounded when bomb ripped through the NGO office in a northern district of Pakistan Thursday morning. A bomb had been planted in the office in a small village near Mardan district by unknown militants Archived Archived
860 Jul 16 2009 PK Pakistan 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 2 Shooting Raid Project site 34.0123846 71.5787458 Unknown Unknown Unknown 2 UN national staff (field officer and a guard) shot and killed and 2 UN national staff wounded at the Kacha Garhi refugee camp outside Peshawar in a botched kidnapping. Victims shot and killed by four to five unidentified gunmen in their car getting ready to leave the camp when gunmen tried to kidnap. Yes Official Report
909 Feb 18 2010 PK Pakistan 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 Kidnap-killing Ambush Road 28 66 Economic Non-state armed group: National Taliban 4 INGO national staff including one driver kidnapped after their vehicle was stopped on the road by armed men. 1 INGO national staff driver reported killed 15 June by Taliban after not receiving ransom. Three remaining staff released on 14 July. Pending Media
912 Mar 13 2010 PK Pakistan 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Body-borne IED Ambush Road 34.5 72 Political Non-state armed group: National Taliban 3 NGO national staff killed in a suicide bomb explosion at a checkpoint. Up to 13 others killed and 53 injured. Local Taliban claimed responsibility. Pending Media
919 May 22 2009 PK Pakistan 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 34.5 72 Unknown Unknown Unknown 2 INGO national staff kidnapped- no additional details provided. Yes Focal Point
920 Jul 20 2009 PK Pakistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 34.5 72 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 INGO national staff kidnapped- no additional details provided. Yes Focal Point
927 Oct 6 2009 PK Pakistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 34.5 72 Incidental Unknown Unknown 1 INGO national staff of a partner organization abducted in a local dispute- held one night after the issue was resolved through local jirgas- no additional details provided. Yes Focal Point
911 Mar 10 2010 PK Pakistan 0 12 0 0 0 0 8 4 0 12 0 0 0 0 12 5 2 5 Complex attack Raid Office/compound 34.5 72 Political Non-state armed group: National Taliban 7 INGO national staff killed and 5 INGO national staff injured when militants stormed their office in the Mansehra district opened fire and detonated a bomb. It is believed the attack was made by Muslims, who often target Christian organizations in Pakistan, but an attack to retaliate against an increase in drone attacks on the Taliban in the northwest region has not been ruled out. 1 of the victims killed died 5 days later as a result of injuries. Pending Media
940 Sep 26 2009 PK Pakistan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Unknown 34.41722 71.17917 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 UN national staff injured when physically assaulted. Yes Focal Point
984 May 28 2010 PK Pakistan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 34.0123846 71.5787458 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 national NGO director kidnapped. Released August 3. Pending Archived
1011 Oct 20 2010 PK Pakistan 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Unknown Mob violence Road 30.86017 72.31976 Unknown Unknown Unknown 2 national INGO staff were injured and their vehicles damaged by a group of people while making door-to-door registry to be issued local cards issued by their organisation. Yes Official Report
1012 Oct 22 2010 PK Pakistan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Unknown 24.9056 67.0822 Unknown Unknown Unknown The head of an NGO for disabled people was gunned down outside his home or office (reports differ). Two men on a motorbike came and stopped outside the building where the man was sitting. One of the assailants pulled out a pistol and fired multiple shots at him. Motive unclear. Pending Media
1024 Oct 22 2010 PK Pakistan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 29.3743832 71.665621 Political Non-state armed group: National Taliban A staff member of a local NGO was kidnapped by people who initially indicated that they were anti-corruption officers. They later said they were a Taliban group and asked for 10 million rupees ransom. Yes Official Report
1049 Sep 19 2010 PK Pakistan 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Bodily assault Mob violence Project site 30.86017 72.31976 Unknown Unknown Unknown 2 national staff became unconscious when they were hit on their heads with batons during a riot that broke out with around 1000 people in an attempt to loot food items, during a food distribution. Yes Focal Point
1053 Oct 29 2010 PK Pakistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Raid Office/compound 33.729388 73.093146 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 night watchman attacked during an incursion on an INGO office at night. Yes Focal Point
1058 Nov 16 2010 PK Pakistan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Individual attack Office/compound 30.1898249 67.019108 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 doctor who heads a national NGO was attacked and killed in his office. Motivation unknown. Date is approximate only. Yes Official Report
1085 Jan 11 2011 PK Pakistan 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 28 66 Unknown Unknown Unknown Three national staff of a local NGO (an implementing partner of a UN agency) were kidnapped by unidentified armed men. They were released several days later. Yes Official Report
1087 Jan 25 2011 PK Pakistan 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 Shooting Ambush Road 29.79455 66.72068 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two workers for a local NGO (a driver and a female staff) were shot and killed on the spot while traveling 50 km from the provincial metropolois. Yes Official Report
1122 Apr 19 2011 PK Pakistan 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Vehicle-born IED Unknown Office/compound 30.199 67.00971 Unknown Unknown Unknown 2 national staff of a national NGO were injured when a VBIED detonated remotely near two NGO offices. It is not known if and why the NGOs may have been targeted. Yes Official Report
1133 Jun 23 2011 PK Pakistan 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Bodily assault Mob violence Office/compound 34.33333 73.2 Economic Unknown Unknown At least two office managers of an INGO were physically assaulted when a group of 40-45 people forcibly entered the INGO office and held them hostage for two hours. The offenders accused the INGO of not paying invoices. Yes Official Report
1140 Jul 18 2011 PK Pakistan 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 8 Kidnapping Ambush Road 30.57661 66.77289 Unknown Unknown Unknown Eight national staff of an American INGO were kidnapped late on 18 July while on their way back from delivering relief items near the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan. Pending Media
1232 Jan 15 2011 PK Pakistan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Office/compound 34.0123846 71.5787458 Incidental Unknown Unknown An employee of a UN-contracted company was struck and injured by a stray bullet while waiting for his truck to be loaded at a warehouse in Peshawar Yes Official Report
1199 Jan 29 2012 PK Pakistan 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 26.13456 68.7696 Incidental Unknown Unknown An international staffer and national staff driver of an INGO were reported missing during a road trip in Sindh. Their vehicle was found abandoned in Naushahro Feroz. UPDATE: Staff were released/recovered after 86 days. They were not the intended targets of this incident. Yes Media
1233 Jan 21 2011 PK Pakistan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnap-killing Individual attack Road 32.30397 69.68207 Political Unknown Unknown Following threats, a Pakistani NGO working on polio eradication was abducted and killed a day later killed, The incident occurred while traveling from mir ali to mir anshah in South Wazirstan. Yes Official Report
1234 Jan 24 2011 PK Pakistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 30.69854 66.55611 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 INGO natl staff (male) was captured (held less than 24 hrs) while on the road, and severely beaten. Yes Focal Point
1256 Aug 3 2011 PK Pakistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 26.66459 68.00156 Unknown Unknown Unknown One national staff of INGO kidnapped whilst in vehicle on N5 motorway. His vehicle was recovered from Taluka hospital. Ransom requested. Yes Official Report
1264 Nov 13 2011 PK Pakistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Ambush Road 27.8000135 66.6166537 Unknown Unknown Unknown An INGO local staffer was kidnapped while traveling from Khuzdar to Totak area Yes Official Report
1266 Nov 25 2011 PK Pakistan 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Raid Home 28 66 Economic Unknown Unknown A local staff doctor was kidnapped by five armed men from his home. The family was bound and robbed. The doctor was released a few days later Yes Focal Point
1293 Mar 29 2012 PK Pakistan 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 29.800043 66.8500394 Political Unknown Unknown Two national staffers of a UN agency were shot dead when unidentified gunmen attacked a vehicle. Another employee of the UN agency sustained serious injuries in the attack. Yes Focal Point
1337 Jul 20 2012 PK Pakistan 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Unknown 26.13456 68.7696 Political Unknown Unknown A UN local staff member working on the polio eradication campaign was shot and killled in a targeted attack. Yes Official Report
1306 Dec 13 2011 PK Pakistan 0 0 0 0 6 0 2 0 4 6 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 0 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 30.580285 66.9961324 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Six staff of a national NGO were abducted at gun point by unknown assailants in Pishin, Baluchistan. Unconfirmed reporting suggests that the abductees have been moved to a neighbouring district in KPK or Afghanistan. The identity and motives of the abductors remains unclear, yet the details of the incident suggest it was a well planned and professionally executed operation. Due to its close proximity to current conflict zones in Afghanistan and KPK, it is likely that politically motivated groups operate in the vicinity of Pishin and are most likely involved in the abduction. Yes Official Report
1307 May 29 2012 PK Pakistan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 30.182971 66.998734 Unknown Unknown Unknown A driver of an NGO was wounded when unidentified people opened fire on the vehicle he was driving in Khuzdar District. Pending Media
1339 Aug 2 2012 PK Pakistan 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Other Explosives Raid Office/compound 34.1509848 71.7593219 Political Unknown Unknown Two staffers of a local NGO were injured when unknown assailants lobbed a grenade over the wall in their newly established compound Yes Official Report
1352 Sep 27 2012 PK Pakistan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 25.5 69 Unknown Unknown Unknown A national NGO staffer was stopped on the road and kidnapped. The driver and other passenger were released shortly after the vehicle was hijacked. UPDATE: He was released 19th October 2012. Yes Official Report
1365 Nov 18 2012 PK Pakistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shelling Combat/Crossfire Office/compound 33.994225 71.496985 Incidental Unknown Unknown The security guard for an INGO was injured when their compound came under a rocket attack from an unknown source. The intended target was the nearby American Club Pending Media
1375 Dec 10 2012 PK Pakistan 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Project site 24.860551 67.009926 Political Unknown Unknown A vaccinator working for a UN-supported polio vaccination team was shot and killed. Pending Media
1376 Dec 11 2012 PK Pakistan 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 Shooting Individual attack Road 24.860551 67.009926 Political Unknown Unknown Four female polio vaccinators working for UN-supported polio vaccination program were shot and killed by men on motorcycles Pending Media
1377 Dec 11 2012 PK Pakistan 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Shooting Individual attack Road 34.0123846 71.5787458 Political Unknown Unknown One of two sisters working on a UN-supported polio vaccination team was shot and killed by men on motorcycles. The other vaccinator was uninjured Pending Media
1378 Dec 12 2012 PK Pakistan 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Project site 34.0123846 71.5787458 Political Unknown Unknown A polio vaccinator was shot outside a house as he went on his rounds Pending Media
1379 Dec 12 2012 PK Pakistan 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Shooting Ambush Road 34.1509848 71.7593219 Political Unknown Unknown Another polio vaccinator was shot and killed in her car. Pending Media
1381 Jan 5 2013 PK Pakistan 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 34.190242 71.76248 Political Unknown Unknown Two local NGO staff (one programme coordinator and a driver) were shot and killed in a bazaar. Investigation is ongoing, but the NGO has termed the violence work related. Yes Official Report
1391 Jan 31 2013 PK Pakistan 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Roadside IED Ambush Road 33.89949 70.101691 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two aid workers on polio vaccination team were killed when their car ran over a roadside IED Yes Official Report
1392 Jan 31 2013 PK Pakistan 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 24.86803 66.918385 Economic Unknown Unknown Four national NGO workers of a local NGO, including the driver, were abducted in Maripur, Karachi on their way to distribute medicines and other aid. UPDATE: All four were released. Yes Official Report
1401 Mar 13 2013 PK Pakistan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Shooting Ambush Road 24.949247 66.966768 Political Unknown Unknown A well-known female aid worker was shot and killed by four armed motorcyclists after leaving her office. Pending Media
1380 Jan 1 2013 PK Pakistan 0 0 0 0 7 0 7 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 7 1 6 0 Shooting Ambush Road 34.047569 72.403637 Political Unknown Unknown Seven national NGO staff, six females and one male, were shot and killed by gunmen on motorcyles who ambushed their vehicle. The workers were involved with a community health and education center that provided immunizations, among other services. Yes Official Report
1383 Jan 11 2013 PK Pakistan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Shooting Ambush Public location 34.012597 72.032854 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable An NGO nurse was shot and killed on her way to work, having received prior death threats. Yes Official Report
1403 Mar 21 2013 PK Pakistan 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 Vehicle-born IED Ambush Project site 33.919194 71.80859 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two local NGO workers were killed, along with at least 10 IDPs, when a remote controlled car bomb exploded on a road inside the camp. Yes Official Report
1451 Jun 6 2013 PK Pakistan 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 Shooting Individual attack Project site 34.011163 71.568895 Political Unknown Unknown One polio vaccinator was killed and another injured when they were attacked by two gunmen on a motorcycle. The UN agency running the vaccination campaign in Peshawar temporarily suspended operations as a result. Yes Official Report
1452 May 2013 PK Pakistan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Individual attack Unknown 24.860551 67.009926 Political Unknown Unknown One senior NGO worker associated with education projects was gunned down. This is the second killing of a staffer from this NGO. Yes Official Report
1463 Sep 26 2012 PK Pakistan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Shooting Ambush Road 29.800043 66.8500394 Political Unknown Unknown One national staff member was injured when shot while traveling with a colleague to Quetta. Yes Official Report
1481 Dec 17 2012 PK Pakistan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 30.182971 66.998734 Unknown Unknown Unknown One national staff driver was shot in the arm/wrist by two unknown assailants while driving a staff member to the office. Yes Focal Point
1503 Mar 6 2012 PK Pakistan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Road 33.994225 71.496985 Economic Unknown Unknown One staff member of an LNGO was shot when he resisted two robbers who stole his laptop. Yes Official Report
1579 Sep 22 2013 PK Pakistan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Kidnap-killing Unknown Unknown 28.00069 69.31894 Unknown Unknown Unknown One female social worker employed by a local NGO was kidnapped by unidentified armed men and killed. Yes Official Report
1583 Sep 23 2013 PK Pakistan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Shooting Individual attack Unknown 28.000421 69.318844 Incidental Unaffiliated Spouse One female NGO worker was shot and killed by her husband in an honor killing. Pending Media
1586 Oct 4 2013 PK Pakistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 30.191604 66.998056 Economic Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable A local NGO director was reportedly kidnapped for ransom by armed men while heading to his office. The rescue attempt failed to recover the victim. UPDATE: the director was freed on 7 December 2013 by his abductors in Mastung district. Yes Official Report
1587 Oct 4 2013 PK Pakistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 27.529402 68.757858 Unknown Unknown Unknown A national staffer of an INGO was abducted on the road. Yes Official Report
1605 Nov 3 2013 PK Pakistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Other Explosives Individual attack Office/compound 33.991882 71.498232 Unknown Unknown Unknown A security guard was injured when unknown individuals hurled a hand grenade inside an INGO guest house. Staff was relocated to Islamabad. Yes Official Report
1647 Jan 28 2014 PK Pakistan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Unknown Unknown 28.276899 68.451383 Economic Aid recipient Not applicable One male staff member of a local NGO was wounded when his vehicle was shot at. There were two other staffers aboard the vehicle, but they were unharmed. Yes Focal Point
1651 Feb 17 2014 PK Pakistan 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 32.216672 70.383361 Political Unknown Unknown Two national UN staff members, part of a polio vaccination team, were abducted by armed gunmen. Four other team members were also abducted. An investigation is underway. UPDATE: All six were released unharmed on 29 April 2014. Yes Official Report
1652 Feb 18 2014 PK Pakistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 33.540046 71.463185 Unknown Unknown Unknown An INGO-contracted driver was shot in the arm by a man fleeing on a motorcycle; the driver was hospitalized and is in stable condition. Two other staff members were aboard the vehicle but seem to have been unhurt. Yes Official Report
1707 Apr 21 2014 PK Pakistan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 25.416822 68.275563 Disputed Unknown Unknown The executive director of a local NGO was killed by unidentified armed men. Some reports state that he was killed or resisting robbery, while others state that it was a targeted killing. Yes Media
1708 Jan 10 2013 PK Pakistan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Body-borne IED Individual attack Public location 30.191235 67.025564 Incidental Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One UN employee was killed when a suicide bomber detonated an IED in a public area of Quetta. Yes Focal Point
1734 Sep 16 2013 PK Pakistan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Unknown Unknown 32.10564 70.972262 Economic Unknown Unknown An NGO security guard was shot during an armed robbery. He later died from his wounds two days later, on 18 September. Yes Focal Point
1737 Mar 21 2013 PK Pakistan 0 0 0 0 12 0 1 11 0 12 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 12 Vehicle-born IED Unknown Project site 33.725714 71.791983 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Eleven NGO personnel were wounded and one killed when a VBIED detonated by an IDP camp. Yes Focal Point
1761 May 31 2014 PK Pakistan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Shooting Ambush Road 33.532873 71.055512 Unknown Unknown Unknown A local health worker was shot and injured by unidentified gunmen when she was on her way home. Yes Official Report
1783 Jul 4 2014 PK Pakistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 33.729388 73.093146 Incidental Unknown Unknown One female INGO staff member, while exercising at a cricket club, was attacked by an unknown man, who broke her arm and attempted to drag her to an overgrown area. The staff member was able to scream, at which point the assailant left as others came to help her. Yes Official Report
1823 Aug 19 2014 PK Pakistan 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 3 0 Roadside IED Ambush Road 34.865924 71.521514 Incidental Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Three female teachers and one driver working for a local NGO were killed when their vehicle struck an IED. Two children were also killed in the blast. Yes Official Report
1824 Sep 2 2014 PK Pakistan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Unknown Unknown 34.002336 71.380977 Unknown Unknown Unknown A local NGO senior staff member was shot and killed while resisting a kidnap attempt. Yes Official Report
1825 Sep 9 2014 PK Pakistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnap-killing Unknown Home 27.585869 68.006017 Incidental Unaffiliated Not applicable One INGO staff member was abducted outside his home and killed. It appears to have been a personal matter, and not related to his employment with the INGO. Yes Official Report
1827 Apr 12 2014 PK Pakistan 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Kidnapping Ambush Road 31.749899 70.342765 Unknown Unknown Unknown Three local NGO staff members were kidnapped by unknown gunmen while traveling in a local taxi in Kulachi area. Yes Official Report
1837 Oct 7 2014 PK Pakistan 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Roadside IED Unknown Home 34.564422 71.254501 Unknown Unknown Unknown One UN polio worker was killed in an IED explosion. Two others (not counted) were also killed in the attack. Yes Official Report
1947 Jan 27 2014 PK Pakistan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 34.200114 72.050801 Incidental Unaffiliated Not applicable A UN national staff member was shot multiple times by three people in the leg and hand. The incident occured not far from the staffer's home while he was on his way to work. According to a police investigation, this incident was the result of a private dispute. Yes Focal Point
3599 Nov 2010 PK Pakistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Rape/sexual assault Individual attack Home 30 70 Incidental Unaffiliated Not applicable One male aid worker was reportedly sexually assaulted while sleeping in Pakistan. Yes Media
597 Mar 15 2008 PK Pakistan 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 3 0 0 3 Other Explosives Combat/Crossfire Public location 33.729388 73.093146 Incidental Unknown Unknown 1 INGO international (Turkish) staff killed and 2 INGO international staff injured when a bomb exploded in a restaurant in Pakistan's capital at dinner time. 11 others injured in the blast (not included) Yes Focal Point
652 Nov 12 2008 PK Pakistan 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 34.0123846 71.5787458 Political Unknown Unknown 1 donor agency international (American) staff assassinated in his car Wednesday morning. The staff member and his Pakistani driver were shot as their car approached the house in Peshawar where the victim ran a project to bring small-scale projects and jobs to the Federally Administered Tribal Area, a stronghold of the Taliban and Al Qaeda. Pakistani officials in Peshawar said they did not know who was responsible for the shooting at around 8 a.m. in a residential area of the city known as University Town. Archived Archived
882 Oct 5 2009 PK Pakistan 9 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 8 1 0 0 1 9 3 2 4 Body-borne IED Raid Office/compound 33.729388 73.093146 Political Non-state armed group: National Taliban Four UN national staff and 1 UN international (Iraqi) staff killed and 4 UN national staff seriously injured in Taliban suicide attack on offices. Archived Media
1192 Jan 5 2012 PK Pakistan 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 Kidnap-killing Ambush Road 30.182971 66.998734 Political Non-state armed group: National Unknown An international staff doctor working for ICRC was kidnapped while returning to the office after visiting a physical rehabilitation centre in Quetta. Armed men abducted him when he reached the front of his office and took him at gunpoint with them in their own vehicle. Kidnappers left the driver unharmed near the organisations office. The international staff doctor was found dead in April 2012. Yes Media
1198 Jan 19 2012 PK Pakistan 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Raid Home 30.198418 71.46801 Political Non-state armed group: Global Al-Qaeda Two international staffers (German and Italian) of an INGO were kidnapped by four armed men who entered their residence (within walking distance from their regional office) and led them out at gunpoint. UPDATE: The German aid worker was released in Kabul, Afghanistan more than two years later, in October 2014. UPDATE 2: The Italian aid worker was accidentally killed by a U.S. counter terrorism drone strike against al-Qaeda in January 2015, while still held as a prisoner. An American hostage who was working for a private contractor funded by USAID was also killed in the attack. The drone attack occurred along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. Yes Media
846 Jun 9 2009 PK Pakistan 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 10 10 1 1 8 Vehicle-born IED Individual attack Public location 34.0123846 71.5787458 Political Unknown Unknown 2 UN interntional (1 Filippino, 1 Serbian) staff killed and 8 UN international (1 British, 1 Somali, 1 German) staff wounded in a suicide bomb attack on the Pearl Continental Hotel in Peshawar, Pakistan. 10 fatalities in all. Yes Official Report
Total 36 92 1 1 85 18 85 76 51 212 7 11 3 21 233 87 36 110