January 2019 Loralai attack

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{{Infobox civilian attack

|title = January 2019 Loralai attack

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|location = Loralai, Balochistan, Pakistan

|date = 29 January 2019

|fatalities = 9

|injuries = 22

|perpetrators =

|weapons = Bomb

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2019 Loralai attack took place on 29 January 2019 in Loralai, Balochistan, Pakistan. Nine people (eight policemen and a civilian) were killed while 22 others were injured when gunmen and suicide bombers attacked a Deputy Inspector General's (DIG) office. The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for the attack.{{Cite news|url=https://www.samaa.tv/news/2019/01/five-people-injured-in-attack-on-dig-office-in-balochistans-loralai/|title=Nine persons killed, 22 others injured in attack on DIG office in Balochistan's Loralai|work=Samaa TV|access-date=29 January 2019}}{{Cite news|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1899305/1-least-five-injured-loralai-terrorist-attack/|title=Nine martyred in gun-and-suicide attack on DIG office in Loralai|work=The Express Tribune|access-date=29 January 2019}}{{cite news|title=Loralai attack death toll mounts to 9|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/425191-loralao-attack-death-toll-mounts-to-9|work=The News International}}

The Pashtun Tahafuz Movement protested against the attack and held sit-ins in Balochistan's Quetta and Loralai. However, when the police launched a crackdown against the nonviolent protesters, Arman Loni, one of the leaders of PTM, was killed in Loralai.{{cite web|url=https://www.voanews.com/a/alleged-killing-by-police-angers-pashtuns-in-pakistan/4776351.html |title= Alleged Killing by Police Angers Pashtuns in Pakistan|website=Voice of America|author=Anwar, Madeeha|date=7 February 2019|access-date=15 February 2019}}

Another attack occurred in Loralai on 16 February 2019.{{fact|date=May 2023}}