PAGAD By Hellokitty13 Nov 1, 1995 PAGAD was formed as a vigilante group in reaction to crime in some neighborhoods of Cape Town. PAGAD was formed as a vigilante group in reaction to crime in some neighborhoods of Cape Town. Period: Nov 1, 1995 to May 25, 2011 PAGAD Sep 1, 1996 A change in the group's leadership resulted in a change in the group's goal, and it began to support aviolent jihad. Jan 1, 2000 In just five years 1997-2002, the group conducted 189 bombings Aug 1, 2002 The group's bombings subsided Sep 25, 2002 The magistrate Pieter Theron was murdered Jun 25, 2004 The group attacked verbal protesters at a large campain