2024 Shangla bombing

Terrorist attack in Pakistan

The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's general notability guideline. Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention. If notability cannot be shown, the article is likely to be merged, redirected, or deleted.
Find sources: "2024 Shangla bombing" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (May 2025) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

|

2024 Shangla bombing

Part of the Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Anti-China terrorism in Pakistan
Location| Shangla District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Coordinates| 35°19′02.16″N 73°11′35.78″E﻿ / ﻿35.3172667°N 73.1932722°E﻿ / 35.3172667; 73.1932722
Date| 26 March 2024
Target| Chinese construction labor of Dasu Dam

Attack type

| Suicide bombing
Deaths| 7 (including the perpetrator)
Injured| 0

* v
* t
* e

Terrorist attacks
in Pakistan (since 2001)

Italics indicates attacks resulting in more than 40 deaths
‡ indicates attacks resulting in more than 100 deaths
Underline indicates the deadliest terrorist attack/s to date

2001|

* 1st Bahawalpur

2002|

* 1st Karachi

2003|

* 1st Quetta

2004|

* 2nd Quetta
* 1st Multan

2005|

* 1st Mandi Bahauddin (Ahmadiyya)

2006|

* 4th Karachi
* Dargai

2007|

* 1st Dera Ismail Khan
* 1st Charsadda
* July bombings ‡
* 2nd Rawalpindi
* 5th Karachi ‡
* 2nd Charsadda
* 3rd Rawalpindi (Bhutto assassination)

2008|

* 3rd Charsadda
* 2nd Parachinar
* 1st Swat
* 1st Islamabad
* 2nd Islamabad
* 2nd Dera Ismail Khan
* 1st Wah
* 1st Peshawar
* 3rd Islamabad
* 1st Orakzai ‡
* 2nd Peshawar

2009|

* 4th/5th Dera Ismail Khan (January violence)
* 6th Dera Ismail Khan
* 2nd Lahore (Sri Lankan cricket)
* 1st Khyber
* 3rd Lahore
* Chakwal
* 7th/8th Dera Ismail Khan (May attacks)
* 4th Lahore
* 3rd Peshawar
* 5th Lahore
* Usterzai
* 4th Peshawar
* 4th Rawalpindi
* Alpuri
* 6th Lahore
* 5th Islamabad
* 5th Peshawar ‡
* 5th Rawalpindi
* 6th Peshawar
* 6th Rawalpindi
* 7th Lahore
* 1st Dera Ghazi Khan
* 1st Lower Dir
* 6th Karachi

2010|

* 1st Lakki Marwat ‡
* 1st Bajaur
* 2nd Lower Dir
* 7th Karachi
* 2nd Khyber
* 3rd Khyber
* 8th, 9th & 10th Lahore
* U.S consulate/Timergarah attack
* 2nd/3rd Kohat
* 8th Peshawar
* 11th Lahore (Ahmadiyya)
* 9th Dera Ismail Khan
* 12th Lahore (Sufi)
* 1st Mohmand ‡
* 13th Lahore (Shia)
* 3rd Quetta
* 2nd Darra Adam Khel
* 8th Karachi (CID)
* 2nd Mohmand
* 2nd Bajaur

2011|

* Faisalabad
* 9th Peshawar
* 2nd Dera Ghazi Khan
* 4th Quetta
* 4th Charsadda
* 9th Karachi (PNS Mehran)
* 10th Peshawar
* 10th Dera Ismail Khan (police station)
* 4th Khyber
* 5th Quetta
* Karachi targeted killings ‡
* 1st Mastung

2012|

* 5th Khyber
* 1st Rahim Yar Khan
* 1st Kohistan
* Mansehra
* 13th Peshawar (airport)
* 11th Dera Ismail Khan

2013|

* 8th Quetta/3rd Swat ‡
* 9th Quetta
* 10th Karachi
* Election day
* Quaid-e-Azam residency
* 10th Quetta
* Mardan
* Nanga Parbat
* 11th Quetta/17th Peshawar
* 14th Lahore
* 5th Parachinar
* 12th Dera Ismail Khan (prison attack)
* 11th Karachi
* 12th Quetta
* 13th Quetta
* 18th Peshawar ‡
* 19th Peshawar

2014|

* 12th Karachi (Chaudhry Aslam assassination)
* 1st Bannu
* 2nd Mastung
* 20th Peshawar
* 13th Karachi (Jinnah International Airport)
* 14th Quetta
* Wagah border
* 21st Peshawar (school massacre) ‡

2015|

* Shikarpur
* 22nd Peshawar
* 15th Lahore
* 14th Karachi
* 3rd Mastung
* Attock
* Camp Badaber
* Taunsa Sharif
* 15th Quetta
* Jacobabad
* 6th Parachinar

2016|

* 16th Quetta
* 5th Charsadda (Bacha Khan University)
* 23rd Peshawar
* 16th Lahore
* 17th Quetta
* 3rd Mohmand
* 18th Quetta
* 2nd Khuzdar

2017|

* 13th Dera Ismail Khan
* 7th Parachinar
* 17th Lahore
* 24th Peshawar
* Sehwan
* 6th Charsadda
* 8th Parachinar
* 18th Lahore
* 25th Peshawar
* 4th Mastung
* 19th Quetta/9th Parachinar
* Chaman
* 19th Lahore
* 20th Lahore
* 4th Bajaur
* 20th Quetta
* 1st Harnai
* 14th Dera Ismail Khan (Ataullah Shah)
* Jhal Magsi
* 27th Peshawar
* 21st Quetta

2018|

* 28th Peshawar
* 5th Mastung/2nd Bannu ‡
* 15th Dera Ismail Khan
* 2018 election violence
* 22nd Quetta
* 2nd Orakzai
* 15th Karachi (Chinese consulate)

2019|

* 1st Loralai
* 2nd Loralai/Panjgur
* 23rd Quetta
* 20th Lahore
* 1st Gwadar

2020|

* 24th Quetta
* 25th Quetta
* 16th Karachi (Stock Exchange)

2021|

* 1st Machh
* 3rd Chaman
* 26th Quetta (Serena Hotel)
* 21st Lahore
* 17th Karachi
* 27th Quetta
* 28th Quetta

2022|

* 22nd Lahore
* 1st Kech
* Panjgur and Naushki
* 29th Quetta
* Sibi
* 29th Peshawar
* Sangan
* 18th Karachi
* 19th Karachi
* 1st Miranshah
* 4th Swat
* 2nd Lakki Marwat
* 30th Quetta
* 2nd Miranshah
* 3rd Bannu
* 7th Islamabad

2023|

* 31st Peshawar
* 20th Karachi
* Barkhan
* Bolan
* Havelian
* 3rd Lakki Marwat
* 8th Khyber
* 31st Quetta
* Muslim Bagh
* 32nd Peshawar
* Zhob
* 1st N Waziristan
* Bara
* Khar
* 2nd N Waziristan
* 6th Mastung
* Hangu
* 16th Dera Ismail Khan
* 2nd Gwadar
* Mianwali
* Chilas
* Daraban

2024|

* 2024 Balochistan
* BLA Gwadar attack
* Shangla
* Lakki Marwat
* 32nd Quetta
* Kurram

2025|

* Darul Uloom Haqqania
* Jaffar Express hijacking
* 7th Mastung
* North Waziristan clashes
* 2nd Machh
* 3rd N Waziristan
* 3rd Khuzdar
* Mir Ali
* 5th Bajaur

On 26 March 2024, in Bisham Tehsil, Shangla District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, a suicide bomber attacked a bus transporting five Chinese engineers and their Pakistani driver on their way to the Dasu Dam, killing all of them.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

## Incident

[edit]

The bomber rammed an explosive-filled car into the bus that was travelling from Islamabad to Kohistan on the Karakoram Highway.[7] No group took responsibility for the attack.[4] The Taliban-led government of Afghanistan also rejects Afghan involvement in the attack.[8]

This was the third attack on Chinese interests in Pakistan the same week, as a Pakistani naval base and a port used by China were also attacked by Baloch separatists. The Chinese Embassy in Pakistan told Chinese nationals in Pakistan to stay alert.[9]

## Aftermath

[edit]

On 29 March, Chinese investigators arrived in Pakistan to join a probe into the attack.[10] On 1 April, Pakistani police said that they had arrested 12 people in connection with the attack.[11]

On 23 May, the Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet decided to pay USD 2.58 million to the families of Chinese workers that died in the attack.[12]

## See also

[edit]

* 2021 Upper Kohistan bombing

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "Beijing demands 'thorough investigation' after fatal attack on 5 Chinese nationals in KP's Bisham". DAWN. 26 March 2024. Archived from the original on 30 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
2. ^ "Pakistani police say 5 Chinese nationals and their local driver were killed in a suicide attack". AP News. 26 March 2024. Archived from the original on March 27, 2024. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
3. ^ "Five Chinese nationals among six killed in suicide bomb attack in Pakistan". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on March 26, 2024. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
4. ^ a b "Suicide Bombing Kills 5 Chinese Citizens in Pakistan". Voice of America. 26 March 2024. Archived from the original on March 27, 2024. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
5. ^ "Pakistan: 5 Chinese workers killed in bombing". DW News. Archived from the original on March 27, 2024. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
6. ^ "5 Chinese nationals killed in suicide bombing northwest Pakistan". AA. Archived from the original on March 27, 2024. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
7. ^ "China seeks answers after engineers killed in Bisham". DAWN. 27 March 2024. Archived from the original on 30 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
8. ^ "Kabul Rejects Afghan Involvement in Attack on Chinese Nationals in Pakistan". TOLOnews. ToloTV. Archived from the original on April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
9. ^ Ali, Mushtaq (2024-03-27). "Chinese in Pakistan told to stay alert after six killed in suicide bombing". The Age. Archived from the original on 2024-03-27. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
10. ^ "China joins probe into Bisham suicide attack on its nationals". DAWN. 29 March 2024. Archived from the original on 30 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
11. ^ Khan, Riaz (1 April 2024). "Pakistani police arrest 12 people over suicide bombing that killed 5 Chinese workers". Associated Press. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
12. ^ Kiani, Khaleeq (24 May 2024). "Compensation for slain Chinese workers set at $2.58 million". DAWN.

* v
* t
* e

China–Pakistan relations

Diplomatic posts|

* Ambassadors of China to Pakistan
* Ambassadors of Pakistan to China

Diplomacy|

* Sino-Pakistan Agreement
* State visit by Xi Jinping to Pakistan
* Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

Incidents|

* Anti-China terrorism in Pakistan
* Karachi Chinese consulate attack
* Gwadar suicide attack
* University of Karachi bombing
* Shangla bombing

Economic relations|

* China–Pakistan Economic Corridor
* China–Pakistan Free Trade Agreement
* Trans-Karakoram Tract
* Quadrilateral Traffic in Transit Agreement
* Heavy Mechanical Complex
* Saindak Copper Gold Project

Energy relations|

* Chashma Nuclear Power Plant
* China–Pakistan Power Plant Corporation
* Karachi Nuclear Power Complex
* Khan Khwar Hydropower Plant
* Nandipur Power Project

Related|

* Border
* Hong Kong–Pakistan relations
* Danyor Chinese Cemetery
* Pakistan Embassy College Beijing
* Pak-China Friendship Centre
* Badr-1
* Paksat-1R
* Zong Pakistan
* The China–Pakistan Axis

Category:China–Pakistan relations

This terrorism-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

|

* v
* t
* e

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template