Major militant attacks in Pakistan since the start of October

Major militant attacks in Pakistan since October

Pakistan’s army is waging an offensive against militants in South Waziristan. The operation has provoked apparent reprisals that have killed more than 500 people since October. A look at some of the major attacks:

— Jan. 1, 2010: Suicide car bomber kills at least 75 at volleyball tournament in northwest town of Lakki Marwat.

— Dec. 28, 2009: Bomb blast kills at least 44 at a Shiite procession in southern city of Karachi.

— Dec. 15, 2009: Suicide car bomber kills 33 near a lawmaker’s home in the Punjab province town of Dera Ghazi Khan.

— Dec. 7, 2009: Two bombs kill 48 at a market in eastern city of Lahore, while a suicide bomber kills 10 people outside a Peshawar court.

— Dec. 4, 2009: Gunmen and a suicide bomber attack a mosque in a military installation in Rawalpindi, killing 35.

— Nov. 19, 2009: Suicide bomber kills 19 outside judicial complex in Peshawar.

— Nov. 14, 2009: Suicide car bomber attacks a police checkpoint in northwest, killing 11.

— Nov. 13, 2009: Suicide car bomber strikes regional headquarters of the main spy agency in Peshawar, killing 10.

— Nov. 10, 2009: Suicide car bomber attacks crowded market in northwest, killing 26.

— Nov. 8, 2009: Suicide bomber hits crowded market in northwest, killing 12.

— Nov. 2, 2009: Suicide bomber kills 35 outside bank near Pakistan’s military headquarters in Rawalpindi.

— Oct. 28, 2009: Car bomb explodes in a crowded market in Peshawar, killing at least 112.

— Oct. 16, 2009: Three suicide attackers hit a police station in Peshawar, killing 13.

— Oct. 15, 2009: Teams of gunmen attack three security facilities in the eastern city of Lahore, leaving 28 dead.

— Oct. 12, 2009: Suicide car bomb explodes near a market in the northwestern Shangla district, killing 41.

— Oct. 10, 2009: Raid on the army headquarters in Rawalpindi leads to a 22-hour standoff that leaves nine militants and 14 others dead.

— Oct. 9, 2009: Suicide car bomb in busy market area in Peshawar kills 53.

(This version CORRECTS toll in Lahore twin blast to 48.)