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The Shi’a Muslim community again bore the brunt of militant and terrorist attacks. The body count of Christians jumped due to the attack on All Saints Church in Peshawar in September 2013. Ahmadi Muslims continued to be victimized, with the May 2014 murder of a Canadian- American Ahmadi conducting humanitarian work and the recent mob attack on an Ahmadi home serving as graphic reminders of their vulnerability. Also, members of the Sunni Muslim majority were targeted for violence. The assassination of human rights lawyer Rashid Rehman in June 2014 for his defense of an individual accused of blasphemy was a high-profile attack on a person for his advocacy.

The information gathered by the Project is based on reports and news articles in the public domain. The information is available thanks to the tireless work of human rights advocates and the openness of Pakistan’s media environment. The effort seeks to be inclusive, tracking all reported incidents involving physical attacks targeting a member of a religious community or a major religious gathering place (church, shrine, or mosque). However, it is not exhaustive and there are certain to be overlooked acts of violence. Also, each incident has not been independently verified, but the Factsheet provides a hyperlink to the supporting reporting.

The findings of the Project show that religious-based violence continues to persist, with little to no effective Pakistani government response at federal, provincial, or local levels. While the attacks occurred in the context of general episodes of violence confronting the entire country, the overall climate for religious freedom continues to deteriorate. For instance, the past year saw several individuals sentenced to death for activity considered blasphemous. Regarding attacks on religious groups, the government failed to take steps to hold perpetrators accountable or protect the vulnerable. For example, Malik Ishaq, the leader of the terrorist organization Lashkar-i-Jhangvi, responsible for repeated attacks against Shi’a Muslims, was released from jail in May 2014. And Rashid Rehman was threatened for weeks before his murder, yet the government was unable or unwilling to provide protection or investigate the threats. Basic law enforcement is needed, as well as reform or repeal of the abusive blasphemy and anti-Ahmadi laws, which encourage violence against innocents.

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Statistics on Targeted Violence against Religious Communities in Pakistan July 2013 – June 2014

OVERALL ATTACKS CASUALTIES

Number of attacks Numbers Killed Numbers Injured Shi’a 54 Shi’a 222 Shi’a 289 Christians 22 Christians 128 Christians 185 Ahmadis 10 Ahmadis 10 Ahmadis 1 Sufis 7 Sufis 22 Sufis 59 Hindus 4 Hindus 0 Hindus 1 Sikhs 3 Sikhs 2 Sikhs 0 Other Groups 20 Other Groups 46 Other Groups 238 Total 122 Total 430 Total 773

EXAMPLES OF TYPES/METHODS OF ATTACKS:

Targeted bombings Targeted shootings Rapes Shi’a 11 Shi’a 29 Shi’a 0 Christians 1 Christians 5 Christians 3 Ahmadis 0 Ahmadis 4 Ahmadis 0 Sufis 3 Sufis 3 Sufis 0 Hindus 0 Hindus 0 Hindus 0 Sikhs 0 Sikhs 1 Sikhs 0 Other Groups 4 Other Groups 6 Other Groups 0 Total 19 Total 48 Total 3

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July 2012 – June 2013 OVERALL ATTACKS CASUALTIES

Number of attacks Numbers Killed Numbers Injured Shi’a 54 Shi’a 514 Shi’a 769 Christians 32 Christians 7 Christians 33 Ahmadis 40 Ahmadis 17 Ahmadis 28 Hindus 10 Hindus 2 Hindus 2 Sikhs 2 Sikhs 1 Sikhs 0 Other Groups 12 Other Groups 26 Other Groups 121 Total 150 Total 567 Total 953

EXAMPLES OF TYPES/METHODS OF ATTACKS:

Targeted bombings Targeted shootings Rapes Shi’a 17 Shi’a 28 Shi’a 0 Christians 0 Christians 3 Christians 3 Ahmadis 1 Ahmadis 20 Ahmadis 0 Hindus 0 Hindus 3 Hindus 5 Sikhs 0 Sikhs 0 Sikhs 0 Other Groups 4 Other Groups 3 Other Groups 0 Total 22 Total 57 Total 8

January 2012 – June 2012

OVERALL ATTACKS CASUALTIES

Number of attacks Numbers Killed Numbers Injured Shi’a 23 Shi’a 121 Shi’a 65 Christians 5 Christians 4 Christians 3 Ahmadis 14 Ahmadis 5 Ahmadis 11 Hindus 6 Hindus 0 Hindus 2 Sikhs 1 Sikhs 0 Sikhs 0 Other Groups 4 Other Groups 20 Other Groups 74 Total 53 Total 150 Total 155

EXAMPLES OF TYPES/METHODS OF ATTACKS:

Targeted bombings Targeted shootings Rapes Shi’a 1 Shi’a 18 Shi’a 0 Christians 0 Christians 0 Christians 2 Ahmadis 0 Ahmadis 6 Ahmadis 0 Hindus 0 Hindus 0 Hindus 3 Sikhs 0 Sikhs 0 Sikhs 0 Other Groups 2 Other Groups 2 Other Groups 0 Total 3 Total 26 Total 5

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Violence against Shi’a Date Incident Location Casualties Type/method Source (d/m/y) A 45-year-old 6/16/14 Karachi 1 killed Targeted http://www.dawn. shopkeeper killing com/news/111318 killed in 1/shopkeeper- Azizabad, a killed-in- Shi’a enclave sectarian-attack and site of many sectarian killings. A member of 6/10/14 Karachi 1 killed Targeted http://www.comm the Shi’a killing diginews.com/wo community rld-news/shia- attacked and axed-to-death-in- killed by karachi-19246/ militants from the Sipah-e- Sahaba group. More than 25 6/9/14 Balochistan More than Targeted http://www.shiari Shi’a Muslims 25 people suicide ghtswatch.org/en/ killed while killed bombing middle- on the way to east/pakistan/732- a pilgrimage the-anti-shia- by anti-Shi’a terrorist-group- terrorist group jaish-ul-islam- known as killed-25-shia- Jaish-ul- muslim-in- Islam. baluchistan

Three Shi’a 5/20/14 Karachi 4 killed (3 Targeted http://www.dawn. and one Shi’a, 1 killings com/news/110734 member of the Ismaili) 0 Ismaili community gunned down in different attacks.

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Violence against Shi’a Three 2/27/14 Karachi 3 killed Targeted http://tribune.com religious killings .pk/story/677013/ scholars killed wave-of-violence- in separate religious- incidents scholars-targeted/ across Karachi. A Shi’a leader 2/22/14 Kohat 1 killed Targeted http://www.dailyt and killing imes.com.pk/nati administrator onal/22-Feb- of an 2014/shia-leader- Imambargah shot-dead-in- shot dead in kohat Kohat. Syed Azeem 2/19/14 Karachi 2 killed Targeted http://www.thene Hussain, 32, a killing ws.com.pk/Today member of the s-News-4- Shi’a 233527-Two- community, Shia-community- and another members-among- Shi’a, both 10-kil shot dead in Block-J, Orangi Town. Syed Asghar 2/5/14 Peshawar 1 killed Targeted http://www.thene Ali Shah, a killing ws.com.pk/Today Shi’a leader, s-News-7- shot near the 230631-Shia- Kohati leader-shot-dead- locality in the in-Peshawar city. Eight people 2/4/14 Peshawar 8 killed, Targeted http://www.pakist killed and 42 injured bombing antoday.com.pk/2 more than 42 014/02/04/nationa others injured l/Shi’a-targeted- when a in-peshawar- suicide eight-killed-42- bomber injured/ attacked a hotel frequented by Shi’a in the Qissa Khwani Bazaar.

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Violence against Shi’a Bomb targets 1/22/14 Outside 22 killed; Targeted http://www.bbc.c bus of Shi’a Quetta 24 injured bombing om/news/world- pilgrims in asia-25832979 south-west Pakistan.

Unknown 1/20/14 Peshawar 1 Killed Targeted http://www.dailyt gunmen shot killing imes.com.pk/nati dead a onal/21-Jan- prominent 2014/gunmen- Shi’a cleric in kill-shia-scholar- Kissa Khwani in-peshawar market of Peshawar.

Imam at a 1/8/14 Rawalpindi 1 injured Targeted http://tribune.com local attack .pk/story/656686/ Imambargah sectarian-attack- left injured schoolteacher- after assault shot-injured/ by two unidentified attackers in Dhoke Kashmirian, Rawalpindi. Syed Ahsan 1/2/14 Kahirpur 1 killed Targeted http://www.dawn. Shah, a Shi’a killing com/news/107817 activist, shot 4/khairpur-shut- dead outside a after-sectarian- mosque in the killing Godu Shop area. At least three 1/1/14 Outside 3 killed; 31 Targeted http://tribune.com people killed Quetta injured bombing .pk/story/653737/ and 31 others three-killed-in- injured in a attack-on- suicide car pilgrims-bus/ bomb attack on a bus carrying Shi’a pilgrims to Quetta.

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Violence against Shi’a Two police 12/30/13 Rawalpindi 2 killed; 2 Shooting http://www.thene officials killed injured ws.com.pk/Today and another s-News-2- policeman and 223586-Two- a passerby cops-shot-dead- critically outside- wounded at Rawalpindi-- Dhok Syedan Imambargah by four gunmen on motorcycles. The police were providing security outside an Imambargah. Two people 12/28/13 Karachi 2 killed; 1 Targeted http://www.pakist killed and injured shooting antoday.com.pk/2 another 013/12/28/city/ka injured when rachi/shia-leader- unidentified unhurt-two- gunmen killed-in-karachi- opened fire on attack/ the vehicle of a Shi’a leader in Gulistan-e- Johar. Azhar Abbas, 12/25/13 Karachi 4 injured Targeted http://www.dawn. a senior shooting com/news/107628 producer for 1/tv-producer- Samaa relatives-shot-at- television and-injured channel, his two sons, and his cousin were shot and injured by unidentified gunmen while riding a motorcycle.

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Violence against Shi’a Syed Ammar 12/23/13 Karachi 1 killed Targeted http://www.dawn. Hussain killing com/news/107574 Naqvi, 25, 4/young-man- shot dead on shot-dead-in- sectarian sectarian-attack grounds in Karachi. The beheaded 12/20/13 Karachi 1 killed Targeted http://themuslimis body parts of killing sue.wordpress.co Altaf Hussain m/2013/12/29/mu Durani, Shi’a slims-killing- deputy police muslims-shia- chief, convert- appeared three beheaded-and- days after his hung-from-a- kidnapping. bridge-in- pakistan/ Three people 12/19/13 Rawalpindi 3 killed; 14 Targeted http://www.breco killed in the injured suicide rder.com/top- northern city bombing stories/0/1265305 of Rawalpindi / after a suicide bomber blew himself up outside a Shi’a mosque. A prominent 12/15/13 Lahore 1 killed Targeted http://www.bbc.c Shi’a cleric killing om/news/world- shot dead in asia-25397808 Lahore. After finding 12/11/13 Quetta 1 killed; 3 Mob attack; http://www.rawst torn-out pages injured Targeted ory.com/rs/2013/ of Qu’ran in a shooting 12/11/pakistan- pomegranate mob-kills-one- crate, a mob over-alleged- killed one and desecration-of- injured three koran/ others in Quetta.

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Violence against Shi’a Syed Iftikhar 12/8/13 Karachi 1 killed Targeted http://www.dailyt Abbas Rizvi, killing imes.com.pk/sind 42, shot dead h/09-Dec- in the north 2013/sectarian- Nazimabad killings-continue- town of another-laid-to- Karachi. rest 15 people 12/3/13 Karachi 15 killed Killings http://www.dawn. killed in com/news/106025 Karachi in 6/parts-of- sectarian karachi-tense- attacks. after-sectarian- killings Allama 12/3/13 Karachi 2 killed Targeted http://www.pakist Deedar Ali, a killings antribune.com.pk/ Shi’a leader 7070/shia- and scholar, scholar-allama- and his deedar-ali- bodyguard jalbani- killed in a car gunned.html shooting by unknown assassins. Mudabbir 12/2/13 Karachi 2 killed Targeted http://www.pakne Raza and killings wsnetwork.com/ Haider Raza %EF%BB%BFka both killed by rachi-violence-7- pro-Taliban persons- terrorists in including-a- Karachi. policeman-killed/ Unidentified 11/30/13 Karachi 2 killed Targeted http://regionalpost people shot killings .com/2-karachi- two Karachi university- University students-killed- students, near-maskan- Shadab chorangi/ Hussain and Hamza, near the Gulshan e Iqbal area of Karachi.

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Violence against Shi’a Saleem Raza 11/30/13 Karachi 1 killed Targeted http://tribune.com Qaimkhani, a killing .pk/story/639230/ retired civilian severed-head-of- employee of ex-navy-man- the Pakistani found-hanging- Navy, from-bridge-in- beheaded in karachi/ his own home in Karachi.

Unidentified 11/25/13 Karachi 2 killed Targeted http://www.dawn. gunmen on killings com/news/105853 sectarian 2/couple-shot- grounds shot dead-in-sectarian- Munir attack Hussain, 45, and his wife, Razia Hussain, 40. Tehrik-i- 11/23/13 Karachi 7 killed; 28 Targeted http://www.dawn. Taliban injured bombing com/news/105804 Pakistan 7/ttp-claims- (TTP) claimed responsibility-for- responsibility twin-bomb- for two bomb attacks-in-karachi attacks in Karachi that killed at least seven people and wounded at least 28 others. Two 11/22/13 Rawalpindi 1 killed Targeted http://www.thene unidentified killing ws.com.pk/Today gunmen shot s-News-6- Razzaq Ali 215805-Man- near Baraf shot-dead-in- Khana Chowk Rawalpindi in the Rawalpindi District.

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Violence against Shi’a Danish Afaq 11/20/13 Karachi 1 killed; 2 Targeted http://www.dawn. Rizvi, 27, injured shooting com/news/105755 killed and his 7/man-gunned- brothers, Asad down-bomb- Wasi Hyder placed-near- and Meesam imambargah Wasi Hyder wounded. Mulazim 11/20/13 Balochistan 3 killed Kidnapping; http://centralasiao Hussain and Targeted nline.com/en_GB his three sons killing /articles/caii/news Abdullah, briefs/2013/11/20 Mustafa and /newsbrief-13 Hanif all killed. Syed Shabbir 11/19/13 Gujrat 2 killed Targeted http://www.dawn. Hussain Shah, killing com/news/105717 the director of 1/gunmen-kill- student senior-gujrat- services at the university-official University of Gujrat, killed by unidentified gunmen.

Two Shi’a 11/17/13 Ghotki 2 injured Targeted http://pkmuzik.co injured after attack m/ghtoki-ashura- Sipah-e- procession-under- Sahaba attack-by-yazidi- terrorist terrorists/ attacked an Ashura procession in Ghotki. Eight people 11/15/13 Islamabad 8 killed; 30 Targeted http://www.reuter killed and injured shootings s.com/article/201 more than 30 3/11/15/us- injured after pakistan- gunmen sectarian- opened fire at violence- a Shi’a idUSBRE9AE12 procession. Q20131115

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Violence against Shi’a At least 12 11/14/13 Karachi 12 injured Targeted http://tribune.com people bombing .pk/story/631847/ including muharram- police, injured violence-12- in attacks on injured-in- Imambargahs karachi-bomb- in Karachi. attacks/ Syed Ansar 11/7/13 Karachi 1 killed Targeted http://www.urdu Zaidi, 65, killing wire.com/en/news killed by /mqm-to-mourn- members of 4-dead-workers- Sipah-e- on- Sahaba friday_nid116065 terrorist 9.aspx group. Religious 11/6/13 Karachi 5 killed Targeted http://www.dawn. leader Agha killings com/news/761988 Aftab Haider /five-including-a- Jaffery and shia-leader-killed- Shahid Ali in-karachi killed by unidentified gunmen; three additional dead bodies found related to a second incident.

Four different 11/5/13 Karachi 10 killed Targeted http://tribune.com sectarian killing .pk/story/627006/ incidents kill four-shia- ten Shi’a in muslims-killed- Karachi. in-karachi/ Shan 11/4/13 Karachi 1 killed Targeted http://www.thene Mohammad, killing ws.com.pk/Today 32, shot dead s-News-4- near Patel 212192- Hospital, Muharram- Gulshan-e- security-falls- Iqbal, apart-as-killin Karachi. Four killed in 11/4/13 Hangu 4 killed; 2 Targeted http://www.thene grenade attack injured bombing ws.com.pk/article

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Violence against Shi’a on Lower -125020-Hangu:- Orakzai Jirga. Four-killed-in- grenade-attack- on-Lower- Orakzai--jirga Sipah-e- 11/1/13 Karachi 1 killed; 1 Attack http://en.shiapost. Sahaba killed injured com/2013/11/01/k Zafar Jafari, a arachi-deobandi- former ranger, militants-ambush- and injured former-shia- his friend, rangers-officer/ Nazim Hussain. The trustee of 9/30/13 Karachi 13 killed Targeted http://www.dawn. an killing com/news/104667 Imambargah 2/13-shot-dead- and his driver, in-targeted- among others, attacks-across- killed in a city New Karachi locality.

Karachi blast 9/19/13 Karachi 3 killed; 12 Targeted http://tribune.com near Shi’a injured bombing .pk/story/606634/ gathering hall karachi-blast- leaves three leaves-several- dead, several injured/#.UjtHSe injured. _dutk.email Two Shi’a in 9/18/13 Quetta 2 killed Targeted http://jinnah- Quetta killing institute.org/septe murdered by mber-16-22/ unidentified militants. Armed men 8/31/13 Karachi 1 killed Targeted http://www.dawn. killed 60- killing com/news/103965 year-old 8/imambargah- Bostan Ali. trustee-killed-in- sectarian-attack Suicide 7/26/13 Peshawar 57 killed; Targeted http://mobile.reut bombs kill 57 72 injured suicide ers.com/article/id near Shi’a bombing USBRE96P0NE2 mosques in 0130726?irpc=93 Pakistan. 2

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Violence against Shi’a Gunmen 7/22/13 Quetta 2 killed Targeted http://tribune.com killed two killing .pk/story/580346/ Shi’a in gunmen-kill-two- Quetta. shia-muslims-in- quetta/

Bomb 7/11/13 Peshawar 2 killed; 6 Targeted http://www.foxne explodes near injured bombing ws.com/world/20 Shi’a mosque 13/07/11/police- in northwest bomb-explodes- Pakistan. near-minority- shiite-mosque-in- northwest- pakistan-killing/

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Violence against Christians Date Incident Location Casualties Type/method Source (d/m/y) Handery 6/14/14 Quetta 1 killed Shooting http://tribune.co Masieh, a m.pk/story/7217 Christian 78/national- member of party-mpa- the handry-maseeh- Balochistan shot-dead-in- party, killed quetta/ by his own security guard. A 7-year-old 5/2/14 Lahore 1 Sexual Sexual assault http://us6.campai girl raped and assault gn- denied archive1.com/?u treatment =7ec6d7eb2533a after receiving 90581f839110&i threats from d=b90923046e& the rapist’s e=ccdede1e61 family. A Christian 4/27/14 Kasur 1 injured Targeted http://leadfamily. man severely attack blogspot.com/20 beaten and 14/04/a-poor- tortured by christian-man- his landlord. was-beaten- and.html Saira, a 4/26/14 Lahore 1 Sexual Sexual assault http://leadfamily. Christian girl, assault blogspot.com/20 raped. 14/04/rape-with- seven-years-old- christian.html A twenty-two 4/18/14 Lahore 1 killed Targeted http://www.thebl year old killing aze.com/stories/2 Christian man 014/04/22/christi named an-man-in- Haroon killed pakistan- by a coworker reportedly-killed- after refusing after-refusing-to- to convert to convert-to-islam/ Islam.

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Violence against Christians A Christian 4/17/14 Lahore 1 killed Targeted http://us6.campai man shot after killing gn- refusing to archive2.com/?u convert to =7ec6d7eb2533a Islam. 90581f839110&i d=ea5e77376d& e=ccdede1e61 Church 3/10/14 Islamabad 1 church Targeted http://www.pakis damaged damaged attack tanchristianpost.c when om/headlinenews residents d.php?hnewsid= decided to 4731 destroy the boards that held Bible verses. More than 3/4/14 Punjab Church Targeted http://www.pakis one dozen damaged; attack tanchristianpost.c extremists unknown om/headlinenews equipped with injuries & d.php?hnewsid= fire arms deaths 4720 attacked the construction site of a church in village Chack Number 3/4L, in Okara district of Punjab province of Pakistan. Extremists 2/15/14 Pakistan 1 tortured/ Abuse http://www.jihad threatened (state and injured watch.org/2014/0 and tortured a city 2/pakistan- Christian man unknown) muslims-torture- to convert to christian-to- Islam. force-him-to- convert-to-islam- and-threaten-to- kidnap-his- children

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Violence against Christians Samariya 2/6/14 Lahore 1 female Kidnapping; http://www.asian Masih, 16, kidnapped & Rape; Forced ews.it/news- kidnapped, raped conversion en/Christian-girl- raped and abducted,- forcibly converted-and- married and forced-to-marry- converted to a-Muslim-in- Islam. Lahore- 30237.html Sabir Masih, 2/5/14 Islamabad 1 killed Torture, http://www.asian 24-year old Targeted ews.it/news- Christian killing en/Islamabad:- man, died an-innocent-24- while in year-old- police Christian-man- custody. tortured-to- death-by-police- 30298.html 33 prisoners 1/15/14 Lahore 33 injured Abuse http://www.perse suffered cution.org/2014/ severe injuries 01/15/33- for identifying christian- as Christians. prisoners- abused-in- pakistani-prison/ 14-year-old 1/10/14 Islamabad 1 kidnapped, Kidnapping; http://www.pakis Christian girl forced to Forced tangendernews.o abducted, convert to conversion rg/14-year-old- forcibly Islam christian-girl- converted, abducted- married. forcibly- converted- married/ Rashid 12/26/13 Karachi 1 killed Targeted http://www.christ Mehmood killing iantoday.com/arti who cle/losing.life.aft converted to er.converting.to.c Christianity in hristianity/35955 2005 was .htm killed for converting.

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Violence against Christians Unidentified 11/25/13 Peshawar 1 killed Targeted http://www.wort gunmen shot killing hynews.com/126 and killed a 73-policeman- policeman guarding- guarding a peshawar- Peshawar church-killed-on- church. duty An illiterate 11/15/13 Lahore 1 injured Mob attack; http://morningsta vendor beaten Targeted rnews.org/2013/1 by a mob for attack 1/in-spite-of- unwittingly settlement- using pages islamic-leader- containing in-pakistan- Koranic presses-for- verses. blasphemy- charge-against- christian/ A leading 11/11/13 Lahore 1 injured Targeted http://www.bosn Christian attack ewslife.com/311 lawyer 16-breaking- survived an news-christian- assassination lawyer-survives- attempt by assassination- suspected attempt militants. The stores of 11/2/13 Islamabad 2 stores N/A http://www.asian two Christians destroyed ews.it/news- accused of en/Punjab,- blasphemy Christians- destroyed. hunted-for- blasphemy:- fireworks- wrapped-in- Koran-pages- 29438.html A suicide 9/22/13 Peshawar 119 killed; Suicide http://www.nyti attack on All 145 injured bombing mes.com/2013/0 Saints Church 9/23/world/asia/p in akistan-church- northwestern bombing.html?_r Pakistan =0 killed at least 119 people.

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Violence against Christians Boota Masih, 9/20/13 Karachi 1 killed Targeted http://www.pakis a 58-year-old killing tantoday.com.pk/ worker at the 2013/09/20/natio Liaqatabad nal/christian- Gold Market, slaughtered-in- killed by karachi-over- Muhammad blasphemy- Asif, his charges/ fellow worker, after allegedly blaspheming Islam. Ishaq Masih, 7/27/13 Lahore 1 killed Targeted http://www.religi a resident of killing ousfreedomcoalit an Okara ion.org/2013/08/ district village 14/pakistan- near muslims-kill- provincial christian- capital landowner/ Lahore, tortured and shot dead. Adnan Masih, 7/10/13 Punjab 1 tortured/ Targeted http://www.huma an 18-year old killed killing nrights.asia/news resident of /urgent- Sharaqpur appeals/AHRC- Sharif District UAC-099-2013 Sheikhupura in Punjab, tortured to death in police custody after ten days of illegal imprisonment.

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Violence against Ahmadis Date Incident Location Casualties Type/method Source (d/m/y) Dr. Mehdi 5/26/14 Rabwah 1 killed Targeted http://tribune.com Ali killed killing .pk/story/713250/ while doing ahmadi-doctor- humanitarian killed-in-chenab- work. nagar/

A 65-year- 5/16/14 Islamabad 1 killed Targeted http://www.thegu old Ahmadi killing ardian.com/world accused of /2014/may/16/mu blasphemy rder-in-pakistan- shot by a 16- police-station- year-old at a raises-concerns- local police of-intolerance station. Two 3/30/14 Islamabad 2 killed Murder http://www.dawn. members of com/news/109651 an Ahmadi 5 family found murdered in their home.

Ahmad 11/1/13 Karachi 3 killed Targeted http://www.huma Kiyani, 68, killing nrights.asia/news/ killed; in the ahrc- three news/AHRC- previous STM-198- months his 2013/?searchterm son and son- =Bashir%20Ahm in-law were ad%20Kiyani also killed. Syes Naseer 10/23/13 Karachi 1 injured Targeted http://ahmadiyyati Alam Shah shooting mes.blogspot.com survived an /2013/10/pakistan attack by -ahmadi-man- unidentified shot-and-injured- assailants. in.html

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Violence against Ahmadis Police 9/21/13 Lahore Ahmadi Targeted http://tribune.com demolished place of attack .pk/story/607912/ minarets at worship ahmadi- an Ahmadi damaged; persecution- place of no injuries police-bow-to- worship in or deaths clerics-to-tear- Sialkot, after reported down-minarets/ a group of protesters threatened to do so themselves. Ijaz Ahmad 9/18/13 Karachi 1 killed Targeted http://www.huma Kiyani shot killing nrights.asia/news/ dead in forwarded- Orangi news/AHRC- Town. FPR-047-2013

Syed Tahir 10/31/13 Karachi 1 killed Targeted http://www.huma Ahmad shot killing nrights.asia/news/ dead in his ahrc- clinic. news/AHRC- STM-169-2013 Zahoor 8/21/13 Karachi 1 killed Targeted http://www.themu Ahmad killing slimtimes.org/201 Kiyani, 46, 3/08/asia/ahmadi- resident of muslim-martyred- Orangi in-karachi- Town, pakistan Karachi gunned down outside his house by two men on motorbikes.

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Violence against Sufis Date Incident Location Casualties Type/method Source (d/m/y) An explosion 6/20/14 Islamabad 44 injured Targeted http://tribune.com outside the bombing .pk/story/724816/ Banga Sarkar 15-injured-in-a- shrine left 44 blast-at-a-shrine- injured. near-islamabad/ The shrine of 2/10/14 Balochistan 2 killed; Targeted http://www.dawn. a popular Shrine set bombing com/news/108597 Sufi poet of on fire 7/sufi-poets- Balochistan, shrine-set-on-fire- Mast in-kohlu Twakali, set on fire. Gunmen 2/10/14 Karachi 8 killed; 12 Targeted http://tribune.com riding on Injured shooting .pk/story/669710/ motorcycles eight-dead-in- fired at a karachi-shrine- shrine on the attack/ outskirts of Karachi. Gunmen kill 1/10/14 Peshawar 2 killed Targeted http://www.dawn. two workers killing com/news/107960 at Sufi shrine 5/gunmen-killin Peshawar. two-workers-at- sufi-shrine-in- peshawar Taliban 1/8/14 Karachi 6 killed Targeted http://www.nation killed six killing .com.pk/national/ men at a 08-Jan- shrine in 2014/taliban-kill- Gulshan-e- six-over-shrine- Maymar area visit in the outskirts of Karachi.

23 August 2014 Factsheet U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom PAKISTAN

Violence against Sufis Three people 9/19/13 Peshawar 3 killed; 3 Targeted http://www.usne killed and injured bombing ws.com/news/wor several ld/articles/2013/0 injured in an 9/20/grenade- explosion attack-on- near a mosque-kills-3- mosque in in-pakistan Achini Bala area of Peshawar. A bookshop 8/28/13 Karachi 1 killed Targeted http://www.dawn. owner killing com/news/103900 gunned down 3/bookshop- in Karachi. owner-killed-in- sectarian-attack

24 August 2014 Factsheet U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom PAKISTAN

Violence against Hindus Date Incident Location Casualties Type/method Source (d/m/y) Armed men 5/28/14 Balochistan 5 kidnapped Kidnapping http://www.dawn. abducted 5 com/news/110910 Hindu 8/five-hindu- children children- between the abducted-in- ages of 5 and balochistan 10. Several 5/5/14 Various Several N/A http://www.mobil violent parts of casualties e.reuters.com/arti incidents Pakistan cle/worldNews/id against USBREA440SU2 Hindus. 0140505 Teenaged 4/22/14 Sukkur 1 Kidnapping; http://www.dawn. girl kidnapped; forced com/news/110137 kidnapped 1 forced conversion 2 and forced to conversion convert to Islam. Hindu 3/15/14 Larkana 1 temple Targeted http://www.dawn. temple in destruction attack com/news/109372 southern 6 Pakistan attacked by hundreds.

25 August 2014 Factsheet U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom PAKISTAN

Violence against Sikhs Date Incident Location Casualties Type/method Source (d/m/y) Several 5/23/14 Sindh Several Targeted http://www.dawn.c attacks on attacks on attacks om/news/1108159/ Sikh religious sikhs-protest- religious shrines attacks-on- shrines in religous-sites- Sindh. desecration-of- holy-book

Sardar 1/26/14 Karachi 1 killed Targeted http://www.jihadw Kalyan killing atch.org/2014/01/p Singh, a Sikh akistan-sikh- community murdered-for- member, refusing-to-pay- killed the-jizya because he refused to pay jizya, a tax imposed on non- Muslims. Unknown 1/22/14 Charsadda 1 killed Targeted http://tribune.com. assailants in killing pk/story/662202/in Tangi -broad-daylight- Bazaar, cleric-sikh- Charsadda, gunned-down-in- gunned down separate-attacks/ a local Sikh trader.

26 August 2014 Factsheet U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom PAKISTAN

Miscellaneous sectarian violence Date Incident Location Casualties Type/method Source (m/d/y) Farooq 6/24/14 Rawalpindi 1 injured Targeted http://www.dailyti Muawiah, a shooting mes.com.pk/natio local nal/24-Jun- religious 2014/religious- group leader, group-leader-shot- shot and injured injured by two unknown bikers in Khayaban-e- Sir Syed. A suicide 6/6/14 Karachi Mosque Suicide http://centralasiao bombing bombing; bombing nline.com/en_GB/ outside a 1 killed, 4 articles/caii/newsb Karachi wounded riefs/2014/06/06/n mosque ewsbrief-05 killed one and wounded four others. Dr. Faisal 5/16/14 Punjab 1 killed Targeted http://www.dawn. Manzoor killing com/news/110590 killed by two 0/doctor-killed-in- gunmen hassanabdal outside his hospital. Rashid 5/8/14 Multan 1 killed Targeted http://www.dawn. Rehman, a killing com/news/110478 Pakistani 8/rights-advocate- lawyer, rashid-rehman- killed for khan-gunned- defending a down-in-multan professor accused of blasphemy in Multan, Pakistan.

27 August 2014 Factsheet U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom PAKISTAN

Miscellaneous sectarian violence Bombing 4/28/14 Karachi 3 killed; Targeted http://tribune.com. inside a more than bombing pk/story/701292/b madrassa 12 injured; last-in-karachis- killed 3 Madrassa orangi-town/ students and destroyed injured many others. Mosque 4/25/14 Karachi 4 killed; Targeted http://m.aljazeera. bombing 30 injured Bombing com/story/201442 resulted in 5103052444913 several casualties. Man gunned 3/22/14 Punjab 1 killed Targeted http://www.busine down after killing ss- being standard.com/artic acquitted in a le/pti-stories/pak- blasphemy man-gunned- case. down-despite- being-acquitted- in-blasphemy- case- 114032200591_1. html Maulana 1/22/14 Charsadda 1 killed Targeted http://www.dawn. Aizizullah killing com/news/108209 Athar, the 4/religious- son of scholar-shot-dead- renowned in-tank religious scholar Qazi Habibullah, shot dead. Bomb 1/16/14 Peshawar 8 killed; Targeted http://www.dawn. explosion 67 injured bombing com/news/108073 outside the 1 Tablighi Markaz religious center on in Peshawar left 8 people dead and more than 67 injured.

28 August 2014 Factsheet U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom PAKISTAN

Miscellaneous sectarian violence Gunmen 1/4/14 Islamabad 2 killed Targeted http://www.dailyti killed two killing mes.com.pk/islam senior abad/04-Jan- members of a 2014/gunmen-kill- Sunni group. two-sunni-leaders- in-islamabad Unknown 12/6/13 Lahore 1 killed Targeted http://www.thene persons in killing ws.com.pk/Today Lahore killed s-News-13-27135- the Punjab Religious-leader- chief of the gunned-down-in- Ahle Sunnat Lahore Wal Jamaat, Shamsur Rehman Muawiya. Religious 12/2/13 Karachi 2 killed Targeted http://www.dawn. scholar and a killing com/news/106007 homeopathic 5/religious- doctor scholar-doctor- gunned down shot-dead-in-f-b- in Karachi. area

10 people 11/15/13 Rawalpindi 10 killed; Targeted http://www.dailyti killed and 80 injured attack mes.com.pk/defau several lt.asp?page=2013 injured in %5C11%5C17%5 clashes Cstory_17-11- between 2013_pg1_1 Shi’a mourners and students of a Sunni seminary during an Ashura procession.

29 August 2014 Factsheet U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom PAKISTAN

Miscellaneous sectarian violence Three people 11/12/13 Lahore 3 injured Unknown http://www.dawn. suffered com/news/105599 multiple 4/three-injured-in- injuries in a sanda-sectarian- sectarian clash clash after a Muharram procession. Armed 10/5/13 Karachi 5 killed Unknown http://m.dawn.co motorcyclists m/news/1047777/f in ive-shot-dead-in- Nazimabad karachi killed five in sectarian attack.

Ismaili man 9/15/13 Karachi 1 killed Suspected http://www.dawn. shot dead on targeted com/news/104314 the highway killing 6/ismaili-man- in a shot-dead-on- suspected superhighway targeted attack. Two men 8/26/13 Gilgit 2 killed; 1 Targeted http://tribune.com. killed in injured killing pk/story/595548/s sectarian ectarian-attacks-a- attacks in day-after-gilgit- Gilgit. town-bears-a- deserted-look/ Back to back 8/13/13 Karachi 2 Killed; Targeted http://www.pakist attacks on 40 Injured attacks antribune.com.pk/ Ismailia 3935/explosions- worship at-ismailia- place left two jamaat-khana- dead and leaves-two- nearly forty dead.html injured in Karachi.

30 August 2014 Factsheet U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom PAKISTAN

Miscellaneous sectarian violence Acid thrown 8/4/13 Bahawalpur 1 injured Unknown http://tribune.com. in the face of pk/story/586362/a prayer leader t-the-mosque- Muhammad prayer-leader- Ashraf of thrown-acid-at/ Gidarhati.