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.
El 10 de enero, mientras Qadri planeaba su marcha, extremistas del grupo sunita proscrito, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi,  llevaron a cabo dos atentados suicidas contra la comunidad chiita Hazara en Quetta y mataron a casi un centenar de personas.