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incidents in

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. The

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had a major impact on Pakistan, with terrorism in

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violence, but after the

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in the United States in 2001, it also had to combat the threat of

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and

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militants, who fled from

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and usually targeted high-profile political figures. Terrorism in Pakistan peaked in the late 2000s and early 2010s.

Summary

In 2006, 657 terrorist attacks, including 41 of a sectarian nature, took place, leaving 907 people dead and 1,543 others injured according to Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS) security report. In 2007, 1,515 terrorist attacks and clashes, including all the suicide attacks, target killings and assassinations, resulted in 3,448 casualties and 5,353 injuries, according to the PIPS security report. These casualties figure 128 percent and 491.7 percent higher as compared with 2006 and 2005, respectively. The report states that Pakistan faced 60 suicide attacks (mostly targeted at security forces) during 2007, which killed at least 770, besides injuring another 1,574 people. PIPS report shows visible increase in suicide attacks after Lal Masjid operation. Fatalities in Terrorist Violence in Pakistan

Fatalities in Terrorist Violence in Pakistan

In 2008, the country saw 2,148 terrorist attacks, which caused 2,267 fatalities and 4,558 injuries.

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(HRCP) in its annual report indicated that there were at least 67 suicide attacks across Pakistan killing 973 people and injuring 2,318. Further, a source in the investigation agencies disclosed that the total number of suicide blasts in Pakistan since 2002 rose to 140 (till 21 December 2008) while 56 bombers had struck in 2007. In 2009, the worst of any year, 2,586 terrorist, insurgent and sectarian-related incidents were reported, killing 3,021 people and injured 7,334, according to the "Pakistan Security Report 2009" published by PIPS. These casualties figure 48 percent higher as compared to 2008. On the other hand, the rate of suicide attacks surged by one third to 87 bombings that killed 1,300 people and injured 3,600. Terrorist attacks staged in Pakistan have killed over 35,000 people, 5,000 of which are law enforcement personnel, and caused material damage to the Pakistani economy totalling US$67 billion by the IMF and the World Bank. According to an independent research site pakistanbodycount.org maintained by Dr. Zeeshan-ul-hassan Usmani a Fulbright scholar deaths from suicide bombings up to October 2011 were 5,067 with over 13,000 injured. The website also provides analysis on the data showing an evident increase in suicide bombing after the Lal Masjid operation. All death counts are verifiable from news sources placed online.

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Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2007 In 2007, 34 terrorism in Pakistan, terrorist attacks and clashes, including suicide attacks, killings, and assassinations, resulted in 134 casualties and 245 injuries, according to the PIPS security report. The report states that Pakistan faced 20 ...

* Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2008 * Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2009 *

Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2010 These are the list of Terrorist attacks in Pakistan in 2010. January – March *1 January:- At least 130+ people were killed and 253 injured when a suicide bomber blew up his vehicle in a crowd watching a volleyball game in Lakki Marwat, Khybe ...

* Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2011 * Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2012 *

Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2013 This is a List of terrorist incidents in Pakistan since 2001, list of terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2013. Some of the incidents are sectarian in nature and the Tehrik-i-Taliban, TTP is responsible for a majority of them. January – March ...

* Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2014 *

Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2015 This is a list of terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2015. January 9 January – Time bomb in drainpipe explosion killed at least eight people took place near Imambargah Aun Muhammad Rizvi in Rawalpindi s Chatian Hattian area 13 January � ...

* Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2016 * Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2017 * Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2018 * Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2019 * Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2020 * Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2021 * Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2022 * Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 2023

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Huffington Post, 9, Sep 2011
Pakistan Body Count (PBC)Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS)
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