2013 Quaid-e-Azam Residency attack 2013 Quaid-e-Azam Residency attack On June 15, 2013, the historical Quaid-e-Azam Residency, which housed the founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, in his last two months and ten days, was attacked and completely burnt down by militants belonging to the Balochistan Liberation Army. The reconstruction work was completed and the reconstructed Ziarat Residency was inaugurated on Independence Day, 2014. Four to five terrorists riding on two motorcycles attacked the heritage site immediately after midnight on June 15, 2013. They fired three rockets from an unknown location, then stormed the building using assault rifles and hand grenades. A policeman identified as
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