Source: The Associated Press
A look at suicide attacks in Pakistan this year:
_ March 11: Separate bombers shatter seven-story police headquarters and house in Lahore. At least 27 people killed, more than 200 wounded.
_ March 4: Two bombers blow themselves up at navy training college in Lahore, killing four college employees.
_ March 2: Bomber attacks tribesmen discussing resistance to al-Qaida and Taliban in Darra Adam Khel. At least 40 dead.
_ March 1: Bomber on foot attacks vehicle carrying security officers in Bajur tribal area, killing one person, wounding 19.
_ Feb. 29: Bomber strikes police officer’s funeral in Mingora in Swat Valley. More than 40 people killed, at least 60 wounded.
_ Feb. 25: Bomber attacks car carrying Pakistani army’s surgeon general along busy road south of Islamabad, killing at least seven others.
_ Feb. 16: Car bomber hits election rally in Parachinar. Some 40 people killed.
_ Feb. 16: Attacker kills two civilians and wounds eight security personnel in Swat Valley.
_ Feb. 11: Attacker kills seven people at election campaign rally in North Waziristan.
_ Feb. 9: Bomber attacks election rally near Charsadda, killing 27 people, wounding 45.
_ Feb. 2: Bomber rides explosives-laden motorbike into minibus carrying security personnel in Rawalpindi, killing at least seven people.
_ Feb. 1: Car bomber rams into military checkpoint in North Waziristan, killing five soldiers, injuring five.
_ Jan. 17: Attacker kills 11 people, wounds 20 at Shiite mosque in Peshawar.
_ Jan. 15: Car bomber blows himself up trying to attack troops at checkpoint in Mohmand.
_ Jan. 10: Bomber blasts crowd of police guarding courthouse in Lahore, killing 24, wounding dozens in first major attack since Dec. 27 assassination of Benazir Bhutto.
_ Jan. 7: Bomber in pickup truck strikes in Swat, wounding eight soldiers and two civilians.
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2 responses so far ↓
1 Abdul Basit Khawaja // Mar 19, 2008 at 11:52 pm
The recent Lahore bomb blasts verify that this has been done by a group who has an advantage from it. From the impression given, there are only two parties who can gain from this sadistic situation. Either it is the extremists who want to establish their point that the operation in the Northern Areas is unfair or it is Musharaf. The reason I doubt that Musharaf has a hand at the rear of this is that he wants to prove his overseas allies, especially Mr. Bush, that he is the only knight in shining armor in Pakistan who can stop such shows of aggression. To authenticate this point in front of his boss, he can say that since the election results the frequency of bombs going off has become more i.e if he sticks to the throne there wont be any suicide bombing. Moreover he can use this explanation later on, when the new parliament tries to impeach him, he will use the power given to him by 58-2(B) to dismiss the parliament on the basis that they were trying to kick him out rather than doing anything against the suicide bombers. He’s ‘singing his notes’ very correctly but the only dilemma which has crop up for him is that people have started to comprehend his plans very well. As one of his former military colleague said once, “I will not be surprised if this clever ruler is behind all the suicide attacks,” the nation understands this too.
2 muhammad ali malik // Apr 24, 2008 at 5:57 pm
you should place graphs about all the topics you have included in your site
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