Causes and Consequences of the 2011 Faisalabad Bombing

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  • Attack on ISI Headquarters

    Attack on ISI Headquarters
    Taliban militants detonate an explosive-laden car outside the provincial headquarters of the ISI in Lahore. The bomb kills 35 people, including a Colonel and six other personnel of the agency. It also wounds over 250 people. The attack is Omar Kundi's master plan, a commander of the Taliban group that intigated the attack.
    Image shown: The aftermath of the explosion.
  • Killing of Omar Kundi

    Killing of Omar Kundi
    Lashkar-e-Toiba commander Omar Kundi is ambushed and shot dead by Pakistani commandos in Faisalabad. Kundi is eliminated because of his involvement in the attack on the ISI HQ.
    Image shown: Civilians inspecting the body of Omar Kundi.
  • Faisalabad Bombing

    Faisalabad Bombing
    10:30 AM. A Toyota Corrola bomb explodes in a compressed natural gas station in Faisalabad, Pakistan, killing at least 25 people and injuring 127. The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan group claim responsibility for the explosion. The group announces that the bombing was a response to the killing of Omar Kundi - a Taliban commander - by special forces in Faisalabad in 2010.
    Imageshown: The crater of the car-bomb.
  • Map

    Map
    This is a map of the Faisalabad area.