07-27-2007, 09:08 PM
Terrorism or we should call self inflicted or freedom struggle
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Terrorism across Pakistan in 2007 </b>
The carnage left by terror attacksÂ
Shahnawaz Khan
January 1: Suspected insurgents blw up a main gas pipeline and two electricity pylons at Dera Bugti in Balochistan. The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) leader, Wadera Alam Khan Bugti, claims responsibility. He also claims responsibility for two other incidents in which three electricity poles in Dasht and a gas pipeline were targeted.
January 3: Insurgents blow up a pipeline in Dera Bugti, suspending the supply of gas to Pir Koh.
January 5: A gas pipeline is blown up in the Dera Bugti, disrupting supplies to a nearby gas plant.
January 11: Two rockets explode near the fort of the Frontier Corps (FC) in Mastung, Balochistan. No damage or casualties reported.
January 14: A bomb attached to an Afghanistan-bound petrol tanker supplying fuel to American forces exploded in Chaman, Balochistan. No casualties reported.
January 14: An explosive device kills three in the Matta area of Swat in the NWFP. Pro-Taliban militants kill a suspected Uzbek militant in Butkhela, North Waziristan.
January 15: A bomb explodes at an Afghan refugee camp in the house of Maulvi Masoodullah in Nowshera, NWFP, killing four and injuring five.
January 17: In separate incidents, two powerful bombs explode in Hub, Balochistan, while rockets are fired at two security check-posts at Karmo-Wadh and Pat Feeder in Nasirabad. Police foil an attempt to destroy a power transmission pylon in Mastung.
January 18: Railway traffic between Quetta and the rest of Pakistan are suspended as the main tracks are blown up by insurgents near Dera Murad Jamali. An explosive device destroys a portion of the tracks linking Quetta with Sindh, Punjab and the NWFP in Kajla Mor.
January 22: A suicide bomber rams an explosive-laden car into a military convoy near Mirali, North Waziristan. Four soldiers are killed, 23 are injured.
January 23: Rockets explode near the gate of the Balochistan Constabulary camp. Insurgents also attack a Frontier Corps check-post in Kohlu.
January 25: A car-bomb attack at Hangu, NWFP kills one and injures six.
January 26: A security guard is killed and five are wounded as a suicide bomber blows himself up outside the Marriot Hotel in Islamabad.
January 27: A suicide attack on a Shiite procession kills fifteen and injures sixty in Peshawar.
January 28: Gas supply to the main purification plant at Sui, Balochistan is suspended after insurgents attack the main pipeline. In another incident, insurgents reportedly fire at least four rockets at an FC check-post in Kohlu. No casualties are reported.
January 29: A suicide bomber kills two policemen in Dera Ismael Khan. Insurgents blow up a gas pipeline in Pir Koh. Officials report extensive damage to a gas pipeline following an attack by insurgents in Marro, Balochistan. In another incident, insurgents fire three rockets at an airport, causing partial damage, and another four at an FC camp in Panjgur. Another three rockets were fired at a checkpoost in Bhambore, Kohlu.
January 30: A Shiite procession is attacked in Hangu with rockets, resulting in a burst of sectarian violence that claims two lives. Curfew is imposed in the area.
January 31: A shooting at a Shiite procession kills two in Hangu, which is still under curfew.
February 1: Gunmen attack a government vehicle in North Waziristan, killing three, including two government officials. In a second incident, two civilians are killed and six, including five children, are wounded in a bomb blast at Bara, NWFP. Terrorists fire two rockets at the Gwadar port area, suspending power supply to the entire district for several hours.
February 3: A suicide bomber drives an explosive-laden jeep into a military convoy, killing two soldiers and injuring seven in Tank, NWFP.
February 5: A pro-government tribal leader and two others are killed in a landmine explosion in Nawagai, NWFP, near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
February 6: A suicide bomber blows himself up at the Islamabad airport, injuring ten. Militants kill two Afghan nationals accused of spying for the US in North Waziristan.
February 7: Two armed motorcyclists kill an Intelligence Bureau official near Darra Adam Khel, NWFP.
February 10: A blast at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) office in Peshawar damages four vehicles and some property. A landmine blast in Sibi kills one and wounds two. Insurgents damage a major gas pipeline, disrupting supply to Quetta. February 11: A bomb blast causes serious damage to an NGO office in Darra Adam Khel. February 12: Two powerful explosions are reported in Quetta.
February 14: A gas pipeline is damaged by insurgents at Sui, Balochistan.
February 16: A bomb explodes at the main market in Tank, NWFP.
February 17: A senior judge and seven lawyers are among the 17 dead as a bomb rips through a courtroom in Quetta.
February 18: A landmine kills two boys in the Turab Gholato village on the Sindh-Balochistan border. Another landmine injures three soldiers in Dera Bugti, Balochistan. Insurgents blow up a gas pipeline in Pir Koh. The UNSC declares the Al-Rashid Trust and the Al-Akhtar Trust to have militant links, the Pakistani government orders immediate closure of their offices.
February 20: An Islamist âfanaticâ kills the Social Welfare Minister of Punjab, Zile Huma Usman, in Gujranwala. Federal Minister for Frontier Regions, Sardar Yar Mohammad Rind, survives an attempt on his life in Sani, Balochistan. An Afghan refugee is beheaded in North Waziristan for allegedly being a US spy.
February 21: At least seven people are injured in two separate landmine explosions in Balochistan.
February 23: A bomb explodes in Mastung, Balochistan. No casualties are reported.
February 24: Three suspected militants are killed near Multan when the explosives they were carrying detonated. The police linked two of them to the banned Sipah Sahaba Pakistan organization. Militants fire a rocket at a grid station in Quetta, disrupting power. February 25: A rocket attack claims three lives in Kohlu, Balochistan. Insurgents damage a railway track near Quetta. A Balochistan Constabulary check-post is attacked in Khuzdar. Insurgents damage the main railway track near Dera Murad Jamali, severing rail links with Quetta for the second time in 24 hours.
February 26: A rocket attack partially damages a police station in Bannu. A bomb explosion is reported in Mastung, Balochistan.
February 27: The Kalat District Coordination Officerâs home is attacked with a grenade. March 1: A madrassa teacher is killed by Taliban militants for allegedly spying for the US. His body is found in Jandola, South Waziristan.
March 2: Three policemen are killed as a high-intensity remote-controlled bomb is detonated in Multan. Nine others are wounded, including an anti-terrorist court judge. March 5: Two tribesmen accused of spying for US forces are killed by militants in North Waziristan.
March 7: A bomb explodes near a vehicle carrying pro-government tribal elders in Sui, Balochistan, killing one and injuring twelve.
March 17: A rocket intended for the Quetta Garrison hits a civilian residential building. A Rockets are fired at a Paramilitary troops camp in Kohlu, Balochistan.
March 20: A police vehile is attacked with a hand-grenade in Quetta, injuring two.
March 22: Two rockets explode in Quetta.
March 27: Terrorists attack an Inter-Services Intelligence vehicle in Bajaur Agency, NWFP, killing four officials. Militants detonate dynamite a few yards away from the ICRC office in Peshawar, which was also bombed on February 10, 2007.
March 29: At least one soldier is killed, and seven injured, in a suicide attack at a military training ground in Kharian.
April 13: A landmine explosion in Kohlu, Balochistan, kills three soldiers.
April 16: Three children are killed and four people are wounded in a hand-grenade attack in the outskirts of Peshawar.
April 22: Three children are killed in an explosion in Mastung, Balochistan. Police say two motorcyclists hurled an explosive device into the house.
April 23: A bomb blast partially damages a family planning office in Kalat, Balochistan.
April 27: A bomb damages the boundary wall of the Balochistan University of Information Technology and Management Sciences in Quetta. Missiles fired from Afghanistan hit the Darul-Uloom Hassania seminary in Saidgi, North Waziristan, killing four. The seminary belongs to tribal militant commander Maulahan Noor Mohammed, who had signed a peace deal with the government in September 2006.
April 28: A suicide attack kills thirty one in Charsada, NWFP. The Interior Minister Aftab Sherpao, and his son, were among the several wounded.
April 29: One soldier and three militants are killed as an army check-post in Naridog, North Waziristan, is attacked. Militans in South Waziristan kill two men for being US spies.
May 14: A US military officer and a Pakistani soldier are killed while several are injured as their convoy is attacked following a flag meeting near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
May 15: A suicide bomber attacks the Marhaba Hotel in Peshawar, killing twenty five. May 28: Two FC personnel are killed as a suicide bomber rams his explosive-laden car into an FC vehicle in Bannu.
May 30: Militants enter the house of a senior government official in Tank, NWFP, shooting dead thirteen people, including two women.
June 2: An explosion kills five, including a senior tribal journalist, in Bajaur Agency. June 8: A bomb explodes on a bus in Hub, Balochistan. Three are killed and seven sustain injuries.
June 14: Unidentified militants attack a van in Quetta, killing nine, including seven army soldiers.
July 3: A terrorist, perched atop a house near the Chaklala Air Base in Rawalpindi, tries to shoot down General Pervez Musharrafâs aircraft. A terrorist attack in Swat claims several lives, and injures the District Police Officer of Swat.
July 4: A suicide attack on a caravan in North Waziristan claims eleven lives. A police station in Mata, Swat, is attacked with rockets, killing a police officer and injuring four. The attacked followed calls for jihad against the government by a local Islamist FM radio station in retaliation for the Red Mosque confrontation in Islamabad.
July 5: Four men die as terrorists attack a police patrol in Peshawar. Rockets are fired at a Pakistan Army post in Landi Kotal, NWFP. A suicide attack in Swat leaves four dead, including two army officers.
July 6: Six tribal leaders allied to the government are kidnapped and then killed in North Waziristan.
July 8: Armed men attack a police patrol in Peshawar, killing the Assistant Sub-Inspector of the NWFP Police, and seriously wounding three others.
July 10: A bomb explosion kills eleven, including the Deputy Superintendant of Police (DSP).
July 12: Rocket attacks and a bomb explosion claim eight lives in Mingora, Swat. Terrorists fire rockets at an FC check-post in Bajaur Agency.
July 13: Terrorist kidnap and kill three tribal leaders who were allies of the government during the operation in North Waziristan.
July 14: A suicide car-bomber rams into a paramilitary convoy, killing twenty four soldiers and wounding twenty nine. Three policemen are killed at the Bannu airport by a remotely-detonated bomb. A soldier is killed as army personnel conducting relief operations for flood victims are attacked
July 15: Two bombers attack a convoy near Mingora, Swat, killing at least 18, including thirteen paramilitary troops. A suicide bomber kills at least twenty six, mostly police officials, at a police recruitment center in Dera Ismail Khan.
July 17: A suicide bomber blows himself up near a stage prepared for the Chief Justice of Pakistan in Islamabad, killing twelve.
July 18: A convoy is attacked in North Waziristan, killing 17 troops.
July 19: A suicide bombing at a mosque in Kohatâs cantonment area leaves seventeen dead, including three children. Terrorists fire rockets at a check-post at the Mian Shah Bazaar in North Waziristan. A car-bomb, targeting Chinese engineers, claims 30 lives in Hub, Balochistan. A suicide bomber kills eight police officials at the Police Training Center in Hangu, NWFP. Terrorists attack a security forces check-post in Mirah Shah, killing four.
July 21: Terrorists detonate bombs at six security forces check-posts in Miran Shah.
July 22: A convoy is attacked with a remotely detonated device, injuring eight soldiers
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Terrorism across Pakistan in 2007 </b>
The carnage left by terror attacksÂ
Shahnawaz Khan
January 1: Suspected insurgents blw up a main gas pipeline and two electricity pylons at Dera Bugti in Balochistan. The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) leader, Wadera Alam Khan Bugti, claims responsibility. He also claims responsibility for two other incidents in which three electricity poles in Dasht and a gas pipeline were targeted.
January 3: Insurgents blow up a pipeline in Dera Bugti, suspending the supply of gas to Pir Koh.
January 5: A gas pipeline is blown up in the Dera Bugti, disrupting supplies to a nearby gas plant.
January 11: Two rockets explode near the fort of the Frontier Corps (FC) in Mastung, Balochistan. No damage or casualties reported.
January 14: A bomb attached to an Afghanistan-bound petrol tanker supplying fuel to American forces exploded in Chaman, Balochistan. No casualties reported.
January 14: An explosive device kills three in the Matta area of Swat in the NWFP. Pro-Taliban militants kill a suspected Uzbek militant in Butkhela, North Waziristan.
January 15: A bomb explodes at an Afghan refugee camp in the house of Maulvi Masoodullah in Nowshera, NWFP, killing four and injuring five.
January 17: In separate incidents, two powerful bombs explode in Hub, Balochistan, while rockets are fired at two security check-posts at Karmo-Wadh and Pat Feeder in Nasirabad. Police foil an attempt to destroy a power transmission pylon in Mastung.
January 18: Railway traffic between Quetta and the rest of Pakistan are suspended as the main tracks are blown up by insurgents near Dera Murad Jamali. An explosive device destroys a portion of the tracks linking Quetta with Sindh, Punjab and the NWFP in Kajla Mor.
January 22: A suicide bomber rams an explosive-laden car into a military convoy near Mirali, North Waziristan. Four soldiers are killed, 23 are injured.
January 23: Rockets explode near the gate of the Balochistan Constabulary camp. Insurgents also attack a Frontier Corps check-post in Kohlu.
January 25: A car-bomb attack at Hangu, NWFP kills one and injures six.
January 26: A security guard is killed and five are wounded as a suicide bomber blows himself up outside the Marriot Hotel in Islamabad.
January 27: A suicide attack on a Shiite procession kills fifteen and injures sixty in Peshawar.
January 28: Gas supply to the main purification plant at Sui, Balochistan is suspended after insurgents attack the main pipeline. In another incident, insurgents reportedly fire at least four rockets at an FC check-post in Kohlu. No casualties are reported.
January 29: A suicide bomber kills two policemen in Dera Ismael Khan. Insurgents blow up a gas pipeline in Pir Koh. Officials report extensive damage to a gas pipeline following an attack by insurgents in Marro, Balochistan. In another incident, insurgents fire three rockets at an airport, causing partial damage, and another four at an FC camp in Panjgur. Another three rockets were fired at a checkpoost in Bhambore, Kohlu.
January 30: A Shiite procession is attacked in Hangu with rockets, resulting in a burst of sectarian violence that claims two lives. Curfew is imposed in the area.
January 31: A shooting at a Shiite procession kills two in Hangu, which is still under curfew.
February 1: Gunmen attack a government vehicle in North Waziristan, killing three, including two government officials. In a second incident, two civilians are killed and six, including five children, are wounded in a bomb blast at Bara, NWFP. Terrorists fire two rockets at the Gwadar port area, suspending power supply to the entire district for several hours.
February 3: A suicide bomber drives an explosive-laden jeep into a military convoy, killing two soldiers and injuring seven in Tank, NWFP.
February 5: A pro-government tribal leader and two others are killed in a landmine explosion in Nawagai, NWFP, near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
February 6: A suicide bomber blows himself up at the Islamabad airport, injuring ten. Militants kill two Afghan nationals accused of spying for the US in North Waziristan.
February 7: Two armed motorcyclists kill an Intelligence Bureau official near Darra Adam Khel, NWFP.
February 10: A blast at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) office in Peshawar damages four vehicles and some property. A landmine blast in Sibi kills one and wounds two. Insurgents damage a major gas pipeline, disrupting supply to Quetta. February 11: A bomb blast causes serious damage to an NGO office in Darra Adam Khel. February 12: Two powerful explosions are reported in Quetta.
February 14: A gas pipeline is damaged by insurgents at Sui, Balochistan.
February 16: A bomb explodes at the main market in Tank, NWFP.
February 17: A senior judge and seven lawyers are among the 17 dead as a bomb rips through a courtroom in Quetta.
February 18: A landmine kills two boys in the Turab Gholato village on the Sindh-Balochistan border. Another landmine injures three soldiers in Dera Bugti, Balochistan. Insurgents blow up a gas pipeline in Pir Koh. The UNSC declares the Al-Rashid Trust and the Al-Akhtar Trust to have militant links, the Pakistani government orders immediate closure of their offices.
February 20: An Islamist âfanaticâ kills the Social Welfare Minister of Punjab, Zile Huma Usman, in Gujranwala. Federal Minister for Frontier Regions, Sardar Yar Mohammad Rind, survives an attempt on his life in Sani, Balochistan. An Afghan refugee is beheaded in North Waziristan for allegedly being a US spy.
February 21: At least seven people are injured in two separate landmine explosions in Balochistan.
February 23: A bomb explodes in Mastung, Balochistan. No casualties are reported.
February 24: Three suspected militants are killed near Multan when the explosives they were carrying detonated. The police linked two of them to the banned Sipah Sahaba Pakistan organization. Militants fire a rocket at a grid station in Quetta, disrupting power. February 25: A rocket attack claims three lives in Kohlu, Balochistan. Insurgents damage a railway track near Quetta. A Balochistan Constabulary check-post is attacked in Khuzdar. Insurgents damage the main railway track near Dera Murad Jamali, severing rail links with Quetta for the second time in 24 hours.
February 26: A rocket attack partially damages a police station in Bannu. A bomb explosion is reported in Mastung, Balochistan.
February 27: The Kalat District Coordination Officerâs home is attacked with a grenade. March 1: A madrassa teacher is killed by Taliban militants for allegedly spying for the US. His body is found in Jandola, South Waziristan.
March 2: Three policemen are killed as a high-intensity remote-controlled bomb is detonated in Multan. Nine others are wounded, including an anti-terrorist court judge. March 5: Two tribesmen accused of spying for US forces are killed by militants in North Waziristan.
March 7: A bomb explodes near a vehicle carrying pro-government tribal elders in Sui, Balochistan, killing one and injuring twelve.
March 17: A rocket intended for the Quetta Garrison hits a civilian residential building. A Rockets are fired at a Paramilitary troops camp in Kohlu, Balochistan.
March 20: A police vehile is attacked with a hand-grenade in Quetta, injuring two.
March 22: Two rockets explode in Quetta.
March 27: Terrorists attack an Inter-Services Intelligence vehicle in Bajaur Agency, NWFP, killing four officials. Militants detonate dynamite a few yards away from the ICRC office in Peshawar, which was also bombed on February 10, 2007.
March 29: At least one soldier is killed, and seven injured, in a suicide attack at a military training ground in Kharian.
April 13: A landmine explosion in Kohlu, Balochistan, kills three soldiers.
April 16: Three children are killed and four people are wounded in a hand-grenade attack in the outskirts of Peshawar.
April 22: Three children are killed in an explosion in Mastung, Balochistan. Police say two motorcyclists hurled an explosive device into the house.
April 23: A bomb blast partially damages a family planning office in Kalat, Balochistan.
April 27: A bomb damages the boundary wall of the Balochistan University of Information Technology and Management Sciences in Quetta. Missiles fired from Afghanistan hit the Darul-Uloom Hassania seminary in Saidgi, North Waziristan, killing four. The seminary belongs to tribal militant commander Maulahan Noor Mohammed, who had signed a peace deal with the government in September 2006.
April 28: A suicide attack kills thirty one in Charsada, NWFP. The Interior Minister Aftab Sherpao, and his son, were among the several wounded.
April 29: One soldier and three militants are killed as an army check-post in Naridog, North Waziristan, is attacked. Militans in South Waziristan kill two men for being US spies.
May 14: A US military officer and a Pakistani soldier are killed while several are injured as their convoy is attacked following a flag meeting near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
May 15: A suicide bomber attacks the Marhaba Hotel in Peshawar, killing twenty five. May 28: Two FC personnel are killed as a suicide bomber rams his explosive-laden car into an FC vehicle in Bannu.
May 30: Militants enter the house of a senior government official in Tank, NWFP, shooting dead thirteen people, including two women.
June 2: An explosion kills five, including a senior tribal journalist, in Bajaur Agency. June 8: A bomb explodes on a bus in Hub, Balochistan. Three are killed and seven sustain injuries.
June 14: Unidentified militants attack a van in Quetta, killing nine, including seven army soldiers.
July 3: A terrorist, perched atop a house near the Chaklala Air Base in Rawalpindi, tries to shoot down General Pervez Musharrafâs aircraft. A terrorist attack in Swat claims several lives, and injures the District Police Officer of Swat.
July 4: A suicide attack on a caravan in North Waziristan claims eleven lives. A police station in Mata, Swat, is attacked with rockets, killing a police officer and injuring four. The attacked followed calls for jihad against the government by a local Islamist FM radio station in retaliation for the Red Mosque confrontation in Islamabad.
July 5: Four men die as terrorists attack a police patrol in Peshawar. Rockets are fired at a Pakistan Army post in Landi Kotal, NWFP. A suicide attack in Swat leaves four dead, including two army officers.
July 6: Six tribal leaders allied to the government are kidnapped and then killed in North Waziristan.
July 8: Armed men attack a police patrol in Peshawar, killing the Assistant Sub-Inspector of the NWFP Police, and seriously wounding three others.
July 10: A bomb explosion kills eleven, including the Deputy Superintendant of Police (DSP).
July 12: Rocket attacks and a bomb explosion claim eight lives in Mingora, Swat. Terrorists fire rockets at an FC check-post in Bajaur Agency.
July 13: Terrorist kidnap and kill three tribal leaders who were allies of the government during the operation in North Waziristan.
July 14: A suicide car-bomber rams into a paramilitary convoy, killing twenty four soldiers and wounding twenty nine. Three policemen are killed at the Bannu airport by a remotely-detonated bomb. A soldier is killed as army personnel conducting relief operations for flood victims are attacked
July 15: Two bombers attack a convoy near Mingora, Swat, killing at least 18, including thirteen paramilitary troops. A suicide bomber kills at least twenty six, mostly police officials, at a police recruitment center in Dera Ismail Khan.
July 17: A suicide bomber blows himself up near a stage prepared for the Chief Justice of Pakistan in Islamabad, killing twelve.
July 18: A convoy is attacked in North Waziristan, killing 17 troops.
July 19: A suicide bombing at a mosque in Kohatâs cantonment area leaves seventeen dead, including three children. Terrorists fire rockets at a check-post at the Mian Shah Bazaar in North Waziristan. A car-bomb, targeting Chinese engineers, claims 30 lives in Hub, Balochistan. A suicide bomber kills eight police officials at the Police Training Center in Hangu, NWFP. Terrorists attack a security forces check-post in Mirah Shah, killing four.
July 21: Terrorists detonate bombs at six security forces check-posts in Miran Shah.
July 22: A convoy is attacked with a remotely detonated device, injuring eight soldiers
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