16 January – 2024 Iranian missile strikes in Pakistan: Iran launches a missile attack within Balochistan, targeting what it describes are terrorist sites. Pakistan calls the action an "unprovoked violation" of its airspace resulting in the death of two children and injuries to three others.[5]
17 January – Pakistan recalls its ambassador to Iran in response to the attack on Balochistan the previous day.[6]
27 January – In Iran, three gunmen kill nine Pakistani labourers in Saravan.[8]
29 January – The BLA launches a coordinated attack dubbed "Operation Dara-e-Bolan" on Pakistani security forces, attacking checkpoints and military bases in Machh, and attacking other areas, including Kolpur.[9]
Mobile phone services are temporarily suspended and thousands of troops are deployed to protect polling stations. Five policemen and two children are killed during two separate bombings, targeting a patrol and a polling station respectively.
Two people are killed and another person is injured in a motorcycle bombing in Peshawar.[22]
12 March – Nine people are killed and two others are injured after a three-story residential building collapses in Multan.[23]
16 March – Seven soldiers and six militants are killed in a combined suicide bombing and gun attack on a military post in North Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The attack is claimed by Jaish-e-Fursan-e-Muhammad.[24]
18 March – 2024 Pakistan-Afghanistan skirmishes: In response to the attacks in North Waziristan on 16 March, Pakistan retaliates by air striking alleged TTP hideouts inside Afghanistan.[25] The Taliban government claims that the air strikes by Pakistan kill eight civilians.[26] Following this, cross-border attacks via shelling and mortar began between the two countries.[27]
20 March –
Eight militants are killed and two members of the security forces are injured in an attack on Gwadar Port, Balochistan, that is claimed by the BLA.[28]
Twelve people are killed and eight more are rescued after an explosion at a coal mine in Harnai District, Balochistan.[29]
21 March – Two soldiers are killed and 15 others are injured in a bomb attack on a security forces convoy in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[30]
25 March – Four militants are killed in an attack on PNS Siddique in Turbat, Balochistan, that is claimed by the BLA.[31]
26 March:
Four militants are killed in a military raid in Dera Ismail Khan.[32]
2024 Shangla bombing: Five Chinese nationals and their Pakistani driver are killed in a suicide bomb attack on a convoy near Besham, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[33]
30 March:
One person is killed and 14 others, including three soldiers, are injured in a bomb attack in Harnai District, Balochistan.[34]
At least eight people are killed by building collapses caused by heavy rains in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[35]
5 April – Eight militants are killed during clashes with the army in Dera Ismail Khan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[36]
6 April – Two police officers are killed and two others are injured after their vehicle is ambushed in a gun attack by the Pakistani Taliban in Lakki Marwat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. One police officer is killed in a roadside bombing in Bajaur District.[36]
7 April – Two people are killed and five others, including two police officers, are injured in a motorcycle bombing in Khuzdar, Balochistan.[37]
8 April – A police officer is killed and six others are injured in a grenade attack on a mosque near Quetta.[38]
10 April – A bus carrying Eid Al-Fitr pilgrims plunges into a ditch in Lasbela District, Balochistan, killing 17 people and injuring 16 others.[39]
The Sindh High Court orders the federal government to restore public access to X following its blockage during the general election in February.[43]
Security forces kill seven militants trying to enter the country from Afghanistan near Ghulam Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[44]
18 April – Four officials of the Pakistan Customs are killed in a gun attack on their vehicle in Dera Ismail Khan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[45]
19 April – Three people are injured in a suicide bombing targeting a van carrying Japanese nationals in Karachi.[46]
20 April:
A flood alert is issued in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa due to glacial melt.[47]
Two officials of the Pakistan Customs are killed and three others are injured in a gun attack on a checkpoint in Dera Ismail Khan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[48]
19 April – Eleven militants are killed in raids by the Pakistani military in Dera Ismail Khan and North Waziristan Districts, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[49]
27 April – A judge is abducted by armed militants while traveling in Dera Ismail Khan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He is later rescued in an operation by security forces on 29 April.[50]
30 April – A police officer is killed in a gun attack on a polio vaccination team in Bajaur District, Khyber Pakhyunkhwa.[51]
14 May - Four members of the same family are killed in a drone strike on their residence in South Waziristan.[59]
16 May - A school is destroyed in a bomb attack in South Waziristan.[60]
25 May - A mob burns down a house and factory in Sargodha over alleged blasphemy by its Christian owner,[61] who dies on 3 June after sustaining injuries from the attack.[62] More than 100 people are subsequently arrested on suspicion of participating in the attack.[63]
27 May - Seven soldiers and 23 militants are killed during clashes in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[64]
10-11 June - Eleven militants are killed in a military raid in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa conducted in retaliation for the 9 June bombing in Lakki Marwat.[71]
11 June - The World Bank approves a $1 billion loan to Pakistan for the construction of the Dasu Dam in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[72]
15 June - A Japanese climber is found dead while his companion is reported missing following an incident at Mount Spantik.[73]
20 June - A man in Madyan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is killed after being lynched for alleged blasphemy by a mob that also sets fire to the police station where he is being held.[74]
26 June - Authorities announce the arrest of two senior commanders of the Pakistani Taliban in Balochistan.[76]
27 June -
An appeals court upholds Imran Khan's conviction for entering into an invalid marriage with his wife Bushra Bibi.[77]
2024 Pakistan heat wave: At least 568 people die from heat-related illnesses due to extreme temperatures and humidity in southern Pakistan, with at least 427 deaths reported in Karachi alone.[78]
Three people are killed in a roadside bombing in Turbat District, Balochistan.[81]
Two members of the security forces are killed in a rocket attack on their post in Jamrud, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[81]
3 July – Former senator Hidayat Ullah and four other people are killed in a bomb attack on his vehicle in Bajaur District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[82]
5 July – Three people are killed while seven others are injured after a bomb explodes on a bridge while a rickshaw passes by in Mardan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[83]
8 July – A court in Kenya rules that the 2022 killing of Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif by police in Nairobi was unlawful and orders the Kenyan government to pay 10 million Kenyan shillings ($78,000) as compensation to his family.[84]
10 July –
The Pakistani government grants an extension of residence permits to Afghan refugees carrying proper documentation until 30 June 2025.[85]
A Pakistani Taliban commander is killed along with two militants and three members of the security forces during a raid on their hideout in Matni, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[86]
Fourteen people are killed and one person is injured after a jeep falls into a ravine in the Neelam Valley in Azad Kashmir.[87]
13 July – A court in Islamabad overturns Imran Khan's conviction for entering into an invalid marriage with his wife Bushra Bibi.[90]
15 July –
Bannu Cantonment attack: Eight members of the security forces and ten militants are killed in a suicide attack on a military compound in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa that is claimed by the Hafiz Gul Bahadur faction of the Pakistani Taliban.[91]
The government moves forward a case to ban the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf due to alleged use of illegal foreign funds and its support for the 2023 Pakistani protests. It also announces plans to file treason charges against PTI leader Imran Khan and former Pakistani president Arif Alvi.[92]
16 July - Five people are killed in a militant attack on a healthcare facility in Dera Ismail Khan.[91]
Two people are killed in a bomb attack in South Waziristan.[93]
20 July – Demonstrators carrying Afghan flags storm the Pakistani consulate in Frankfurt, Germany.[94]
29 July:
Zaheerul Hassan Shah, the deputy leader of the Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan, is arrested after offering a 10 million rupee-($36,000) reward for the death of Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa for granting bail to an Ahmadiyya member charged with blasphemy.[95]
Protesters taking part in a march in Gwadar attack security forces deployed to guard them, killing one soldier and injuring 16 others, according to the Pakistani Army.[96]
30 July – At least 14 people are reported killed in flash floods in Kohat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[97]
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