Terrorist Attacks in Pakistan: Past 3 Year's Figures

In the following chart is the data on terrorist and non-terrorist attacks (security forces, operational etc.) and causalities due these attacks taking place in Pakistan during the past 3 years combined. It should be noted that all these attacks and causalities are a direct result of the "war on terror" going on for past seven years in Pakistan's neighbour, namely, Afghanistan. The highest number of attacks took place in NWFP, 1,009 (the province which shares a borderline with Afghanistan), followed by Balochistan, 682, and the Tribal Areas, 385.Only 35 took place in Punjab, 25 in Sindh and 7 in Islamabad.

Total Attacks and Causalities During Last Three Years in Pakistan:

Year	Total Attacks*	Annual Increase (in %)	Killed	Injured
2005	254		216	571
2006	675	159%	907	1,543
2007	1,0503	129%	3,448	5,353
2008	2,577	43%	7,997	9,670

 

Ironically, the military operations by security forces of Pakistan against terrorist organizations have done more harm than any good. These operational attacks alone have killed 3,182 people, according to a report. And, this death toll surpasses the number of killings by terrorist attacks.

This chart has been published in the Pakistan Security Report 2008 by the Pak Institute for Peace Studies, or in short, PIPS. The PIPS is an independent, non-profit nongovernmental research think-tank. Its office is located in Islamabad. You can visit their official web-site at www.san-pips.com.

* The attacks combine "causalities in clashes between security forces and terrorists, sectarian clashes between tribes, border clashes and incidents of operational and political violence."