2011 Kulachi police station attack

Three terrorists, two men and one woman, wearing burqas and suicide jackets, entered the police station.^[5] They threw hand grenades as they entered the police station.^[6] At around 7:26 pm, one of the terrorists threw a hand grenade at the building while the others started firing indiscriminately on the policemen inside.^{[citation needed]} 30–35 police men were inside the building by that time.^[7] Some terrorists had taken position on the roof of the police station and were firing at the security guards who surrounded the building.^[8] At 7:30 pm two loud explosions were heard and it was not confirm whether they were suicide blasts but initial reports stated that militants were wearing suicide jackets.^[9] At 7:35 pm, five minutes after the two explosions, another explosion was heard.^[10] At 7:45 pm an armoured vehicle caught fire as result of explosion.^[11] An additional 150 security officials were called to take control of the area.^[12] At 7:55 pm when additional security forces tried to enter the building, a terrorist threw a hand grenade on their armoured vehicle and others started firing on them.^[11] The security forces could not enter the building as terrorists took 25 policemen hostage inside the building.^[13] At 8:00 pm two hostages were rescued from the crossfire.^[11] During the crossfire, the records of the police station were destroyed.^[11] At 8:20 pm the building caught fire due to explosions and the crossfire between the militants and security officials.^[11] During the fight, two of the three suicide bombers blew themselves up, while the third was killed by police. The suicide bombers were a couple, and police found two pairs of legs and a woman's head.^[14]

President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari condemned the attack and prayed for the policemen who were killed. He also appreciated the security forces' effort.^[15] Prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani condemned the attack and paid tribute to law enforcement agencies for fighting the terrorists.^[16]