18 September — Two bombs exploded inKarachi,Sindh, killing 1 person and injuring several. Police initially blamed supporters ofMurtaza Bhutto, the estranged brother of sacked PM Benazir. Two days later, Murtaza denied the charges and in a few hours, he was killed in ashootout withpolice.[9]
3 December — 12 people were injured by a bomb explosion in Lahore outside a busy shopping centre. The explosion occurred during a visit by thenChinese PresidentJiang Zemin who was staying in a state guest house along with his counterpart PresidentFarooq Laghari. The commissioner of Lahore,Salman Siddiqui, said that the act appeared to be ofR&AW agents.[9]
3 December — 17 people are injured by a bomb blast in Karachi. The bomb was placed outside a branch of theNational Bank of Pakistan on the ground floor ofPIDC building. The bomb also shattered the windows of two nearby hotels, namelyPearl Continental andKarachi Sheraton.[9]
