Quaid-e-Azam Residency attack

2013 Quaid-e-Azam Residency attack
Part of due to the Balochistan conflict
Quaid-e-Azam Residency, Ziarat, Pakistan
Coordinates30°22′50.64″N 67°43′45″E / 30.3807333°N 67.72917°E / 30.3807333; 67.72917
DateJune 15, 2013 (2013-06-15)
1:15 AM (PST)
TargetMemorials in Quaid-e-Azam Residency
Attack type
soft
WeaponsHand grenades and Rockets and crains
Deaths1 Pakistani policeman
Injured1 Pakistani policeman
PerpetratorsBalochistan Liberation Army

On June 15, 2013, the historical Quaid-e-Azam Residency, which housed the founder of Pakistan, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, in his last two months and ten days, was attacked and completely burnt down by militants belonging to the Balochistan Liberation Army.[1][2] The reconstruction work was completed and the reconstructed Ziarat Residency was inaugurated on Independence Day which is on 14 Aug, 2014.[3]

  1. ^ Farah Jamil. "BLA claims attack on Jinnah residency in Ziarat | AAJ News". Aaj.tv. Archived from the original on 2016-06-03. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
  2. ^ "BLA claims attack on Jinnah residency in Ziarat". Express Tribune. 15 June 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Dawn5 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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