Quaid-e-Azam Residency attack
On June 15, 2013, the historical Quaid-e-Azam Residency, which housed the founder of Pakistan, Quaid-e-Azam 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 which is on 14 Aug , 2014. Attack. 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 Muhammad Tahir Jan and two unarmed watchmen were killed during the initial assault. The attackers then moved inside and planted more than six bombs. They took down the Pakistani flag from the building and replaced it with the flag of BLA. The militants escaped unharmed after setting the building alight. After the attack fire-brigades were called in from Quetta to extinguish the blaze, and the fire was extinguished after a four-hour struggle, but the building had completely burned down. Six of the bombs planted inside the  residency were defused by the Bomb disposal squad, who reported that each bomb weighed 2 to 3 kilograms. Investigations. The interior Minister of Pakistan, Chaudhry Nisar presented the preliminary investigation report of the attack in the National Assembly of Pakistan on the same day. He reported that firing and five explosions occurred on the residency premises at approximately 1:15 AM. The Frontier Corps and the law enforcement authorities also started investigations of the incident. Aftermath. According to initial reports by the police, the attack resulted in complete destruction of all the old memorials housed in the residency. The chairs, beds , and historic photographs of the founder of Pakistan were also badly damaged. Reconstruction. The Chief Minister of Balochistan, Abdul Malik Baloch assured that Jinnah's residence would be restored in its original condition. He stated that he will even call foreign experts to restore the Ziarat residency in its original form. On June 16, 2013, the Federal Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan flew to Ziarat and announced to rebuild the Residency within three to four months as it was a national heritage. He stated “We are with the terror-hit people of Balochistan at this time of grief. We  will also extend our support to the provincial government”. The reconstruction work was completed within the next four months and the reconstructed Ziarat Residency was inaugurated on August 14, 2014. Response. DG ISPR General Asim Bajwa, during a press conference on September 12, 2013, said that all militants who participated in the attack had been captured by the army during Operation Zarb-e-Azab.