First Woman Suicide Bomber of Pakistan

[Sam Dhanraj]

Different Pakistani Newspapers have different reports on whether it was a suicide bombing, or a remote controlled bomb by etc...

Dawn

The woman was hardly twenty metres away from the guards and had it been a case of suicide bombing, ball-bearing or pellets packed in an explosive vest could have killed the guards. But no such thing was found,” the official said.

He suspected that the woman was holding the explosive material in her hand, hidden in the burqa, and she might have been sent to plant it somewhere, but it went off prematurely.

Contrary to earlier reports, there are no offices of any intelligence agency on the road, which links the main road with the cantonment housing the corps commander office at one end and the Governor’s House at the other.

Burqa-clad ‘bomber’ smiles her way to death -DAWN - Top Stories; December 05, 2007

The News
"She was reportedly carrying something in her hand"
There were unconfirmed reports that an accomplice of the female suicide bomber fled the scene. Some said he was a male while others guessed the person accompanying the bomber was a woman. Sipra, however, denied the presence of an accomplice of the female bomber at the time of the attack.

First female suicide bomber strikes in Peshawar

The Nation
Tasnveerul Haq Sipra maintained that the woman, around 30, was an Afghan refugee, adding that she was heading for her target probably somewhere else, but she desperately blew herself up when the military personnel stopped her. The site is very close to several important military installations and buildings, including the officers’ colony.
The sources, however, informed that another woman was also accompanying her who reportedly was taken into custody by the security men. The sources further claimed that a man with a remote control supervising these two women

The Nation

Daily Times
Cantt SP Ijaz Khan said the incident might not have been a suicide attack, as no suicide jacket parts had been recovered. A police official said the woman, apparently a local, appeared to be between 25 and 30 years old.

Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan

 

[roadrunner]

Chotu,

I presume this man is talking through his Moslem cap i.e. kufie

Justify what you wish, but don't go overboard and look foolish.

It screws up whatever is actually true, since you lose credibility!

Motu,

Your article is nonsense. Where's the link? Women in Pakistan go out without even any head coverings. Dupattas are sometimes worn, but the majority don't seem to. Cricket matches, or even just go visit, you'll find a 50-50 mix in Punjab or Sindh of Duputtas and no head coverings. The internet should provide you with many examples even. In NWFP the Afghan Burkha is not worn. Burkhas are rarely worn. And you can distinguish an Afghan national from a local in NWFP from the clothes they wear.

Your article also blabbers on about religious laws..Which is nonsense. No such religious laws regarding clothes a woman wears exist. Pakistan though, has always been a patriarchial country, just like all western countries, and even the majority of Bharat. So what? But in short, your article is nonsense, heavily biased, and full of it. Hardly a word in it is true. One straight out of BR.

 

[dabong1]

Your anti Pakistan stance is causing you to imagine things again..

Dont make me laugh......its you with your support of a dictatorship that is anti pakistani.

The police said that the woman's clothes were those of an Afghani national.

Wearing a blue burqa is no proof that she is afgahni,what about the woman from NWFP dont they also wear blue burqa's.

They did not offer conclusive proof and didn't say it was conclusively proved at this early stage..

Sounds a bit like the indians with there "he looked pakistani" when identifying kashmiri freedom fighters bodies.

I would wonder why they've taken so long in fact. DNA is quite easy to analyze nowadays.

The govt needs put more resources into the police/rangers/FC ect,its there job to protect pakistan internally not the armies.

 

[dabong1]

nah what made u think that!!!

Aryan in europe is normally associated with hitler and master race bullsh*t.

 

[Tiki Tam Tam]

Do you have any proof of what **** you always write here? He is just arm chair general just like you and me.

Sweetheart,

I am not an armchair General.

I am One star in actual life, FYI!

Two wars and many skirmishes up my sleeve!

 

[roadrunner]

Dont make me laugh......its you with your support of a dictatorship that is anti pakistani.

So, supporting a dictatorship, even if it's proven to produce the most productive government is bad! Have any of the civilian governments done much better?! It's very simple. The people supportive of Musharraf's government tend to be those without a chip ont their shoulder against the west. You appear to have a whole tree on your shoulders! Whether the West is good or bad does not matter in the current situation. The extremists are a danger to law and order in Pakistan, as they have proved. If it takes a dictatorship, or an emergency to rid a country of these miscreants..then it would have my full support.

Wearing a blue burqa is no proof that she is afgahni,what about the woman from NWFP dont they also wear blue burqa's.

No they don't. If you knew anything about the frontier you'd know this. I have an inkling you know not much even about the other provinces.

Sounds a bit like the indians with there "he looked pakistani" when identifying kashmiri freedom fighters bodies.

If you read the text, they never said "she looked Afghani". They said she was wearing Afghani clothes, which is a solid fact and indication she had come from Afghanistan, perhaps a Tajik, or from North Africa and had spent time in Afghanistan.

The govt needs put more resources into the police/rangers/FC ect,its there job to protect pakistan internally not the armies.

WOW! Thanks for that genius. The Pakistan government have been overlooking this fact it seems, but you have pinpointed it and solved it! Duh. I think that's kind of obvious to everyone. More resources = better police. Where exactly are they going to get these resources from genius? that's the question. The growth Pakistan has been experiencing under Musharraf is good, great even, but it will take many more similar years to increase the resources of the police force to a good standard.

 

[Tiki Tam Tam]

Motu,

Your article is nonsense. Where's the link? Women in Pakistan go out without even any head coverings. Dupattas are sometimes worn, but the majority don't seem to. Cricket matches, or even just go visit, you'll find a 50-50 mix in Punjab or Sindh of Duputtas and no head coverings. The internet should provide you with many examples even. In NWFP the Afghan Burkha is not worn. Burkhas are rarely worn. And you can distinguish an Afghan national from a local in NWFP from the clothes they wear.

Your article also blabbers on about religious laws..Which is nonsense. No such religious laws regarding clothes a woman wears exist. Pakistan though, has always been a patriarchial country, just like all western countries, and even the majority of Bharat. So what? But in short, your article is nonsense, heavily biased, and full of it. Hardly a word in it is true. One straight out of BR.

Beep Beep,

It is not my article so lets get that correct.

Am I to understand that there is a difference in the attire in Afghanistan and in Pakistan?

If so educate me, please.

Burkhas are not worn in Islamic countries? Is there some YSL type of designer burkha that distinguishes the country of origin?

Christ, even that bloke who was a 'revered and loveable scholar' of the Lal Mazjid madrassa wore a burkha! Was he wearing an Afghanistani burkha, whatever that is?

Do grow up.

As far as the link, if I haven't given it?) do google. Be a little more active than being spoonfed hibernator!

BTW, I am hardly a Motu!

It will give you total delight as declaring that India starves, while Pakistan prospers as far as the waistline is concerned! Is it that what you wish to convey by declaring me as Motu? You are a Chotu if you check your and my age!

 

[roadrunner]

Beep Beep,

It is not my article so lets get that correct.

Am I toi understand that there is a difference in the attire in Afghanistan and in Pakistan?

If so educate me, please.

Burkhas are not worn in Islamic countries? Is there some YSL type of designer burkha that distinguishes the country of origin?

Do grow up.

LOL Motu.. you need to define what a burkha is first. A burkha generally is the blue thing the Afghani women wear. The Niqab, which I believe is present also in India is not a Burkha. At least it's not the same design. The women in Afghanistan wear the blue burkha..the women in the frontier do not wear this Burkha. There's difference in clothing full stop between regions.

 

[Tiki Tam Tam]

LOL Motu.. you need to define what a burkha is first. A burkha generally is the blue thing the Afghani women wear. The Niqab, which I believe is present also in India is not a Burkha. At least it's not the same design. The women in Afghanistan wear the blue burkha..the women in the frontier do not wear this Burkha. There's difference in clothing full stop between regions.

Beep Beep,

Burkhas are worn in India also.

In so far as Afghan burkhas, care to see the picture in this:

Afghanistan: From Burkhas to Veils - ADB Review - ADB.org

I see only black and blue!

I do not have the option to post the same as there is no such facility in this forum!

 

[dabong1]

So, supporting a dictatorship, even if it's proven to produce the most productive government is bad! Have any of the civilian governments done much better?! It's very simple..

As i have told and proven to you on numerous occasions ,any civilian govt that would have totally capitulated like mushy did to US demands would have been in the same economic situation pakistan is in now if not better.....but people like you would have been calling them traitors for selling out.
The civilian govt have wanted peace with india but it was the military that would not let them......or do you know otherwise
But you see its not just about economics when you run a country theres other things also like the politicial,social,religious ect elements of a country that have to be handled and mushy has been a total catastrophe on all fronts.

The people supportive of Musharraf's government tend to be those without a chip ont their shoulder against the west. You appear to have a whole tree on your shoulders! Whether the West is good or bad does not matter in the current situation. The extremists are a danger to law and order in Pakistan, as they have proved. If it takes a dictatorship, or an emergency to rid a country of these miscreants..then it would have my full support...

Who is talking about the west?.....is that you tring to divert the subject again.

No they don't. If you knew anything about the frontier you'd know this. I have an inkling you know not much even about the other provinces. .

Let me guess your the only person on this forum that has been to the NWFP.

If you read the text, they never said "she looked Afghani". They said she was wearing Afghani clothes, which is a solid fact and indication she had come from Afghanistan, perhaps a Tajik, or from North Africa and had spent time in Afghanistan.

The mention of afghani in any police statement without 100% proof that she is aghani not right.
Get the proof and i have no problem with saying if shes afghani,tajik what ever.....put get the proof and dont do "an indian".

WOW! Thanks for that genius. The Pakistan government have been overlooking this fact it seems, but you have pinpointed it and solved it! Duh. I think that's kind of obvious to everyone. More resources = better police. Where exactly are they going to get these resources from genius? that's the question. The growth Pakistan has been experiencing under Musharraf is good, great even, but it will take many more similar years to increase the resources of the police force to a good standard.

What is "kind of obvious to everyone" is to cut the army budget or divert some of the billions those corrupt generals make to the police ect.

"pinpointed it and solved it!"

 

[dabong1]

The women in Afghanistan wear the blue burkha..the women in the frontier do not wear this Burkha. There's difference in clothing full stop between regions.

How wrong you are!

 

[Tiki Tam Tam]

How wrong you are!

Beep Beep (Road runner)

Any comments?

Or will you continue to shroud the truth with your half truths and ingenuous and contrived disinformation?

Quite disgraceful since it gives a wrong iinformation to non Moslems, who will use this to go hammer and tongs in other forums!

 

[AgNoStiC MuSliM]

Burqa worn in LM:

Burqa in Afghanistan:



There does seem to be a difference in the "ishtyle" of Burqa worn. Not to suggest that "fashion sense" does not cross back and forth - but my own observations in Pakistan indicate the first image to be more representative of the Burqa primarily worn in Pakistan.

With respect to te identity of the bomber, the SF officials also pointed out "distinct braids" that served as a means to identify the woman as Afghani.

EDIT: I'm confused - The Pakistani covering - is it called Hijab or Burqa?

 

[Tiki Tam Tam]

AM,

Thanks.

I will now observe Indian burkhas for distinct ethnicity.

If I am slapped or put in jail, you will be responsible!

I will name you as the abettor!

Check this:

Islamic clothing | Muslim Fashion Magazine | Hijab

 

[AgNoStiC MuSliM]

Yeah!

No gangsta Burqa's for me Salim - The women in the regular ones come across as scary (ninja) enough as is!

I really do like the shawl or dupatta loosely wrapped around the head. It has always seemed classy and attractive - except when Madonna does it, but then she can make anything look cheap...