Pakistani security officials examine the site of a bomb blast in Dera Ismail Khan on January 26. At least five people were killed and 10 others wounded in the bomb blast in the troubled town in northwest Pakistan near the border with Afghanistan, police said. (AFP/Anwar Shakir)From Raman's Terrorism Analysis:
(From the "Daily Times" of Lahore, dated January 21,2009)
Violence claims 7,997 lives in 2008
Pakistan Institute for Peace Studies report says highest number of terrorist attacks in NWFP, followed by Balochistan and Tribal AreasDaily Times Monitor
ISLAMABAD: At least 7,997 people were killed and 9,670 injured in 2,148 incidents of violence in Pakistan during 2008, according to a Pakistan Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS) annual report made available to Daily Times on Tuesday.The incidents include terrorist attacks, clashes between security forces and militants, military operations, political violence, inter-tribe sectarian clashes and border clashes.
The highest number of terrorist attacks was reported from NWFP (1,009), followed by Balochistan (682) and the Tribal Areas (385), the report said. It said 35 attacks took place in Punjab, 25 in Sindh, seven in Islamabad, four in Azad Kashmir and one in the Northern Areas.
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My Comment: A interesting summary of the war in Pakistan. 2009 is on the way to be an even bigger total.
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