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Date Incidents Newspaper 1st March Abdul Waheed Baloch, the younger brother of a Balochistan National Party (BNP) leader, and his companion, fired upon by unknown armed men succumbed to their injuries at the spot, in Khuzdar district of Balochistan. The News Three separate incidents of firing left two people dead in Quetta and another injured in Mastung district of Balochistan. Dawn A bullet riddled body was found by Levies Force Personnel from Dasht area of Mastung district, Balochistan. The News Unidentified men kidnapped five officials of governor development programme of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), along with the official car in Pir Tangi area, some 40 kilometers from Tank city. The Express Tribune The sub campus of Abdul Wali Khan University (AWKU) was blown up by unidentified militants, at Palosa area, Charsadda (KP), damaging the building badly. Frontier Post A pick-up vehicle, carrying the family of a tribesman identified as Mohammad Wisal, hit an improvised explosive device (IED) near Qamarabad, Barra tehsil of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), killing two women on the spot while seven other family members, including two children were critically injured. Frontier Post A mortar shell fired by a rival group on the house of local militant commander, Salamat, injured eight persons including women and children in Sturikhel area of Khyber Agency (FATA). The News Two paramedical staff members, Issac Simson and Indrias Javed ´ both Pakistani national, of a South Korean NGO funded hospital were abducted by unknown gunmen, in Orangi town, Karachi (Sindh), while they were on their way to hospital. Dawn The members of Qaumi Lashkar, an anti-militant body, were attacked in Matani area of Peshawar,by militants from Darra Adamkhel, killing Mohammad Ali ´ identified as a nephew of former nazim of Adezai, at the spot. Daily Times Militants blew up girls–primary school, by planting explosives at the structure of the school, in Sro...
Pakistan Conflict Tracker Weekly Report (Mar.9-15, 2012)
The violence peaked during the current week in comparison to the previous one. The data collected through different sources suggest that 215 persons lost their lives across the country in different episodes of violence resulting out of, most of the times, frequent clashes between militants and security forces. During these clashes, 124 people also got injured. (See data sheet) In total, 55 violent attacks were reported during the week in different areas of the country and most of these attacks were reported in the militancy infested Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). During the course of week nine military vs. militant clashes resulted in the killing of 94 militants, while 11 security personnel also lost their lives. Meanwhile, 60 civilians perished during different episodes of violence and the major loss of civilian lives was witnessed during a suicide blast in KP, targeting deputy speaker of the provincial assembly. Unlike the preceding week, CIA operated drones struck thrice and killed 33 militants in different parts of North and South Waziristan. Furthermore, militants fighting against state and security forces in KP and tribal region blew up two schools in different areas as part of their sabotage campaign to dismantle state infrastructure. Analyzing the chart, one finds that ongoing military operations against militants in KP, Balochistan and FATA resulted in the majority of causalities. Figures in the above chart show that almost half of the total deaths during the week were reported as a result of frequent clashes between militants and security forces, especially in KP and FATA regions. Meanwhile, five dead bodies were also recovered from different parts of the country and four of these were of civilians. Looking at the tactics of the militants employed to project violence; one finds that militants banked on hit and run strategy most of the times during the reported period, as the pie chart above shows that the...
Weekly Data Sheet (Mar.9-15, 2012)
Weekly Timeline of Violent Incidents (March 1-8, 2012)
Date Incidents Newspaper 1st March Abdul Waheed Baloch, the younger brother of a Balochistan National Party (BNP) leader, and his companion, fired upon by unknown armed men succumbed to their injuries at the spot, in Khuzdar district of Balochistan. The News Three separate incidents of firing left two people dead in Quetta and another injured in Mastung district of Balochistan. Dawn A bullet riddled body was found by Levies Force Personnel from Dasht area of Mastung district, Balochistan. The News Unidentified men kidnapped five officials of governor development programme of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), along with the official car in Pir Tangi area, some 40 kilometers from Tank city. The Express Tribune The sub campus of Abdul Wali Khan University (AWKU) was blown up by unidentified militants, at Palosa area, Charsadda (KP), damaging the building badly. Frontier Post A pick-up vehicle, carrying the family of a tribesman identified as Mohammad Wisal, hit an improvised explosive device (IED) near Qamarabad, Barra tehsil of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), killing two women on the spot while seven other family members, including two children were critically injured. Frontier Post A mortar shell fired by a rival group on the house of local militant commander, Salamat, injured eight persons including women and children in Sturikhel area of Khyber Agency (FATA). The News Two paramedical staff members, Issac Simson and Indrias Javed ´ both Pakistani national, of a South Korean NGO funded hospital were abducted by unknown gunmen, in Orangi town, Karachi (Sindh), while they were on their way to hospital. Dawn The members of Qaumi Lashkar, an anti-militant body, were attacked in Matani area of Peshawar, by militants from Darra Adamkhel, killing Mohammad Ali ´ identified as a nephew of former nazim of Adezai, at the spot. Daily Times Militants blew up girls– primary school, by planting explosives at the structure of the school, in Sro Killay area of Charsadda...
Militants Continue to Pile Misery on Pakistan
Pakistan currently seems to be going through a refreshed wave of militancy highlighted by two major militant attacks during past two days killing 19 people. Sectarian killing is now the chief source of terrorism in the country with majority of the attacks, from 2011 till March 2012, were carried out on Shia - the minority Muslim sect- of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas- FATA. These attacks on Shia have become a major concern for the country as the security agencies have so far failed to curb the militant groups behind such attacks. In the most recent sectarian attack, on March 12, 2012, a bus en-route to Parachinar ´ a Shia town ´ via Peshawar was targeted allegedly by a banned sectarian outfit through an improvised explosive device (IED) that left two people dead and 20 injured. [1] One of the dead, Mr Jaffar Hussian, was father of a CRSS research associate, Ms. Nabila Jaffar. In another incident, on March 11 2010, a funeral gathering was targeted that left as many as 17 dead, near the outskirts of Peshawar in the militant infested KP region. The prime target of militants in the attacks was apparently the deputy speaker of the provincial assembly, Khushdil Khan belonging the ruling Awami National Party, and some members of the Tribal Laskhar (the local anti-militant force). A year ago, on March 9, a similar attack took place on a funeral when a suicide bomber blew himself up targeting members of the Laskhar and their relatives, killing 37 and injuring dozens[2]. It was the funeral of wife of a Lashkar member, Wakeel Khan, who was also related to the Lashkar chief, Dilawar Khan. Tekhrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) appears to be behind all the above mentioned three attacks, and a recent sectarian attack on a bus carrying Shia people in Kohistan, killing 18 people [3]. The TTP has largely been responsible for major terrorist attacks in KP and FATA where as the LeJ targeted Shia...
Weekly Data Sheet (March 1-8, 2012)
Pakistan Conflict Tracker Weekly Report (Mar.1-8, 2012)
Against the backdrop of ongoing military operations in different parts of Pakistan, persistent state of violence has become a routine in the country. Thus, current week was no exception and violence continued to undermine the security landscape. The data collected through different sources suggests that 182 people lost their lives across the country in different kinds of violence resulting out of, most of the times, frequent clashes between militants and security forces. During these clashes 139 people also got injured. (See data sheet) In total 80 violent attacks were reported during the week in different areas of the country and most of these attacks happened in the militancy stricken Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). During these incidents 87 civilians and 75 militants lost their lives. Meanwhile, 20 security personnel also fell prey to different attacks perpetrated by the militants, mostly during the ongoing military operations in FATA. The militants fighting against state and security forces in KP and tribal region blew up five girls– primary schools in different areas as part of their sabotage campaign to dismantle state infrastructure and deny education facilities to the women. Furthermore, ongoing military operations against militants in KP, Balochistan and FATA resulted in the majority of causalities during the week. Figures in the above chart suggest that 82 persons including 72 militants and 10 security personnel were dead in five violent clashes. While second major cause behind the deaths was the ongoing spree of suicide bombings, especially in KP and FATA regions and it was the civilians who bore the dreadful brunt of this form of violence. Figures in the chart shows that 30 people died as a result of four incidents of suicide bombing, and 26 out of these were civilians. Twelve dead bodies were recovered from different parts of the country and five of these were of security forces men. Looking at the tactics of...
Pakistan Conflict Tracker Weekly Report (Feb. 26-Mar. 3)
Whooping violence across Pakistan marked the current week. As data collected through different sources suggest that 199 people lost their lives across the country in different kinds of violence mostly resulting from frequent clashes between militants and security forces. During these clashes 128 people also got injured. (See chart 1) In total, 64 incidents of conflict and violence were reported during the week in different areas of the country and most of these attacks occurred in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). During these incidents, almost equal number of civilians (88) and militants (87) were killed. Meanwhile, 24 security personnel also fell prey to different militant attacks, mostly in ongoing military operations in FATA. The militants fighting against state and security forces in KP and tribal region blew up four girls– primary schools in different areas as part of their sabotage campaign to dismantle state infrastructure. Moreover, following the footsteps of militants in Balochistan and KP/FATA, some unknown miscreants carried out subversive attacks against Pakistan Railway infrastructure and destroyed railway tracks on different locations in Sindh during the week, which left the rail network suspended for a while in the country. Weekly Data Sheet (February 26-January 3, 2012) Nature of Attacks Number of Attacks Civilians Security Forces Militants Total Dead Injured Dead Injured Dead Injured Dead Injured Bomb blasts 5 10 26 2 13 12 39 Suicide attacks 3 29 33 29 33 Drone attacks Target killings 19 35 5 3 5 3 41 10 Landmine explosions 1 1 1 Sabotage attacks 11 Dead bodies found 4 4 5 9 Military operations 7 14 84 12 98 12 Schools blown up 4 Mortar/grenade/firing 20 10 33 10 33 Total 199 128 Furthermore, the ongoing military operations against militants in KP, Balochistan and FATA resulted in the majority of causalities during the week. Figures in the above chart suggest that 98 persons, including 84 militants and 14...
Weekly Data Sheet (February 26-January 3, 2012)
Weekly Data Sheet (February 26-January 3, 2012) Nature of Attacks Number of Attacks Civilians Security Forces Militants Total Dead Injured Dead Injured Dead Injured Dead Injured Bomb blasts 5 10 26 2 13 12 39 Suicide attacks 3 29 33 29 33 Drone attacks Target killings 19 35 5 3 5 3 41 10 Landmine explosions 1 1 1 Sabotage attacks 11 Dead bodies found 4 4 5 9 Military operations 7 14 84 12 98 12 Schools blown up 4 Mortar/grenade/firing 20 10 33 10 33 Total 199 128
Weekly Timeline of Violent Incidents (Feb. 26-Mar.3, 2012)
Date Incidents 26th February A two feet long piece of rail track, linking Quetta with the rest of the country, was blown up by unidentified persons in Sariab area of the provincial capital. Unidentified men armed with sophisticated weapons attacked and injured two security personnel in Tuba Nokhani area of Dera Bugti district of Balochistan. All the cases filed against the Baloch leaders, Barahamdagh Bugti, Harbiyar Marri and Akhtar Mengal, have been quashed. Mahazullah, another Baloch missing person, reached home in Nushki, Balochistan. Five activists of banned militant organization Lashkar-i-Islam (LI) were killed and their several hideouts were demolished, when gun ship helicopter shelled the area in Tirrah Valley in Khyber Agency (Federally Administered Tribal Areas). The chief of kidnapping squad, Meen Asghar was killed when a mortar shell hit a hideout of militants in Speen Drand area of Tirrah Valley in Khyber Agency. Two children and two women were killed when the house of Saifoor Khan was hit by a mortar shell in Tirrah Valley in Khyber Agency. Political administration under the territorial responsibility clause of Frontier Crimes Regulation (FCR) held 21 members of Mangal tribe in Kurram Agency, after militants fired rockets on Piwar area near the Afghan border. According to the officials, the tribesmen would remain in custody till the culprits were not handed over to the local authorities. Another person, Saleem Khan, was added to the list of `missing persons` after he was abducted from Gulshanabad area in Rawalpindi, by what his family alleged personnel of law enforcement agencies, and an FIR was registered. After the multiple blasts on the Pakistan Railways (PR) track in Sindh, allegedly carried out by terrorists, security at stations and inside trains has been beefed up. FIRs have been registered at different railway police stations against unidentified persons in eight districts of Sindh, under the anti terror law, in the wake of more than a dozen...
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I am also a member of National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting. Recently, we held a meeting with the Director General of Radio Pakistan and we told them to initiate such local programs (like Constituency Hour) in regional languages to educate and inform people. Even Indian Radio can be heard in FATA which is being used for propaganda purposes and must be closed. Therefore, we should launch some standard and quality programs like CRSS that will change the taste of the listeners.