On January 10, while Qadri was planning his march, two suicide bombers sent by the extremist Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, a banned Sunni group, attacked the Shia Hazara community in Quetta, killing almost a hundred people.
Le 10 janvier, alors que Qadri planifiait cette marche, deux attentats suicide, organisés par le groupe extrémiste sunnite interdit Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, ont ciblé la communauté chiite Hazara à Quetta, faisant plus d’une centaine de morts.