Acts of Terrorism in Pakistan

[53fd]

Hakeemullah Mahsud has always been the biggest threat but I will not discount the raw fanaticism of the Tariq Afridi group. They have continually kidnapped businessmen, slaughtered Sikhs... there are also rumors that their faction in conjunction with Hakeemullah Mahsud is responsible for the kidnapping of doctors from the city of Peshawar. Tariq Afridi's militants constantly move in and out of Peshawar and there is evidence that Hakeemullah outsources some of his dirty laundry to Tariq Afridi.

We cannot discount the other Taliban groups because they are in reality allied to the TTP and like Hakeemullah Mahsud we haven't been able to hunt their commanders.

It is pathetic that in all this time we have not managed to take out a single commander. Mullah Toofan still active in Kurram despite operations in his area of influence, Faqir Mohammad active despite operation Janbaz in bajur, Omar Khalid still operates in Mohmand. We are so pathetic we couldn't get a single one of these commanders. Even failed to get Fazlullah from Swat (though the militaries performance in Swat was much better)

You are correct in your assessment, but I did admit that the other TTP factions & militant groups are threats to Pakistan (although not as severe as Hakeemullah Masood TTP faction). There is evidence that the TTP leadership has split badly, Wali ur Rehman & Faqir Mohammad make it to the list as well. The group has splintered into factions, each faction poses a certain threat to the Pakistani establishment, but as long as they can be made to fight & kill each other without the Army wasting a single bullet, they won't be as critical as the Hakeemullah Mehsud TTP faction.

 

[Harry Potter]

Taliban kill at least seven Pakistani soldiers in North Waziristan
By ANI | ANI

Islamabad, Mar 10 (ANI): At least seven Pakistani soldiers were killed in the terrorist stronghold of North Waziristan when the Taliban ambushed a military convoy on Friday, officials have said.

The attack took place at Khar Qamar, 30 kilometres west of Miranshah, the main town in the district that has become the most notorious Taliban and al-Qaeda stronghold on Pakistan's border with Afghanistan, the Daily Times reports.

Security officials said nine terrorists were also killed in the attack, but there was no independent confirmation of the toll.

"At least seven soldiers were martyred when terrorists fired machine guns and rockets on a military convoy," a senior security official said.

Other security officials in Peshawar confirmed the attack, saying that the toll had risen from four to seven.

"After the ambush, Pakistani military helicopters and troops retaliated and there were reports of deaths of nine militants," an intelligence official said.

Pakistan has for years battled terrorists in the tribal belt on the Afghan border. Over 3,000 soldiers have died, but Pakistan has resisted US pressure to carry out a sweeping offensive in North Waziristan. (ANI)

Taliban kill at least seven Pakistani soldiers in North Waziristan - Yahoo! News Singapore
RIP.

 

[53fd]

2 troops, 4 civilians, 7 militants killed in Khyber Agency

At least two paramilitary soldiers and four civilians were killed. While, seven militants were also gunned down in a day-long clash in Bara. – File Photo

PESHAWAR: At least six people were killed Saturday in a day-long gun battle between militants and government troops in Pakistan’s troubled northwestern tribal region, officials said.

The fighting took place as Pakistani troops, backed by helicopter gunships, carried out a search operation around the town of Bara in the lawless Khyber tribal district bordering Afghanistan.

“At least two paramilitary soldiers were martyred and four civilians were killed in the day-long gunfight,” Khyber’s deputy administration chief Syed Ahmed Jan told AFP. He added that seven militants were killed in the fighting.

A senior paramilitary official said the militants belonged to the Taliban-linked Laskhar-i-Islam group that is led by warlord Mangal Bagh.

Independent verification of the incident is not possible as access to the area is restricted by the military.

Some 18,000 people fled their homes in Khyber in October last year amid fears of a fresh onslaught of fighting between the army and Islamist militants linked to the Pakistani Taliban.

Pakistan’s seven tribal districts near the Afghan border are rife with homegrown insurgents and are strongholds of Taliban and al Qaeda operatives.

Militants have killed more than 4,800 people across Pakistan since government troops raided an extremist mosque in Islamabad in July 2007.

At least six dead in Khyber gunfight: officials | Provinces | DAWN.COM

 

[prabhakar]

PESHAWAR: Atleast seven people were killed and around 26 others were injured in a blast in the Mamakhel area in the outskirts of Peshawar on Sunday.

The blast took place at a graveyard during a funeral procession of a woman. The blast took place two minutes after the funeral concluded.

The deceased, wife of Imdad, was shot dead by her son on Saturday.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Deputy Speaker Khusdil Khan was also present at the funeral, however, he remained unhurt.

Initial reports suggest that it was a suicide bomb attack, while some reports suggest that the bomb was planted on a motorcycle.

More casualties are feared in the incident.

The Lady Reading Hospital (LRH), along with two other hospitals, has been put on high alert.

The rescue operation is underway and the police has cordoned off the area. The Bomb Disposal Squad has also reached the site and is collecting evidence.

 

[Safriz]

there is a dedicated thread for acts of terrorism..
its sticky and not difficult to find..

 

[prabhakar]

May their soul rest in peace..

 

[Gandhi G in da house]

RIP , Peshawar again

 

[Shardul.....the lion]

RIP to dead.

Is this Shia-sunni again or act of terrorism by TTP or others.

 

[Invincible INDIAN]

Are these really humans? They are not leaving mosques, they are not leaving graveyards, they are not leaving school-colleges.

They are $ick.

RIP to the deads.

 

[Shardul.....the lion]

Peshawar: Suicide blast during funeral kills 13, injures 29

PESHAWAR: At least 13 people were killed and 29 others injured in Peshawar's Budh Bher area in a suicide bomb blast during funeral prayers, Geo News reported.

The police and rescue teams have reached the scene. The victims have been shifted to the nearby hospitals including Lady Reading Hospital.

Deputy Speaker Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Khushdil Khan also attended the prayers and left the spot minutes before the blast.

Peshawar: Suicide blast during funeral kills 13, injures 29

 

[Hindustani]

Rest in peace to the deceased. Sucks, I was just in Peshawar a couple of months back, it seemed very peaceful.

Loonies have no respect for the dead.

 

[53fd]

RIP to the dead.

With the ongoing operations in Khyber & Orakzai Agencies, and given the proximity of Peshawar to these tribal areas, it will feel some of the retaliation from the terrorists. However, as long as we are pounding them hard in their strongholds, destroying them, the terrorists will find it very hard to keep this up.

 

[DV RULES]

RIP TO DEAD.

 

[funtoosh]

i am very concerned at these happenings in pak nowadays,

 

[CENTCOM]

We condemn the attack on the funeral that killed 15 people yesterday. Our condolences go out to the family of the dead and the Pakistani nation. We would like to reiterate that we need to return to the basics of mutual cooperation to defeat the terrorists completely so no one will lose their lives in these senseless attacks.

Maj David Nevers
DET-United States Central Command
U.S. Central Command