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India-Pakistan
Attacks, clashes claim 3,448 lives in 2007
2008-01-05
The security situation in Pakistan remained “highly unsatisfactory” as terrorist attacks continued throughout 2007, resulting in 3,448 casualties from 1,503 attacks and clashes.

According to the Pakistan Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS) security report for 2007, the assassination of former premier Benazir Bhutto and continued attacks on army personnel question the effectiveness of the security forces.
One might argue that they're actually quite effective, just not in the way this article thinks ...
The report states that around 1,503 attacks and clashes took place in 2007, leaving 3,448 people dead and 5,353 injured. These casualties figure 128 percent and 491.7 percent higher as compared with 2006 and 2005, respectively. It states that the sharp increase in terrorist attacks proves that the countryÂ’s security is rapidly deteriorating. It says the security forces are facing direct threats from the terrorists and looking helpless.

This helplessness was proven during 2007 with the deaths of 232 soldiers, 163 paramilitary troops and 71 policemen in terrorist attacks. 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.
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