Pakistan has seen a rise in terrorist attacks across the country, believed to have been planned and executed by the outlawed TTP leaders based in Afghanistan.
The attacks have increased following a deadlock in the dialogue between the Pakistan government and the TTP. A terrorist attack in Peshawar Police Lines mosque claimed 32 lives and left almost 150 people injured. Monday s attack has sent shockwaves across the country.
In 2022, Pakistanis became a victim to extremism with various banned outfits targeting the citizenry, especially the security personnel. A report of the Research and Security Studies says 376 attacks occurred in the country in 2022. Three outfits claimed responsibility of a majority of these attacks. December remained the deadliest month in 2022 with an unprecedented spike in violence.
A brief timeline of the attacks is being shared:
December 18:
Four policemen were martyred in a terrorist attack at a police station at Bargai village in Lakki Marwat area. Four policemen were injured in the incident. The same day, detained militants took control of the Counter Terrorism Department building in Bannu. The firing exchange claimed the lives of three security personnel and 25 militants after the building was secured.
December 19:
One soldier and two civilians lost their lives when a suicide bomber rammed his rikshaw into a vehicle carrying security forces in Miranshah.
December 23:
A suicide blast in Islamabad’s I-10/4 sector resulted in the loss of life of a policeman while four police personnel were injured. The TTP claimed responsibility for the attack.
December 25:
Four Frontier Corps personnel were martyred after the terrorists opened fire on a vehicle of the FC Balochistan (South) in the Dannuk area of Turbat. The same day, a Levies soldier embraced martyrdom after a firing incident in the border town of Chaman. The TTP claimed responsibility for the attack.
December 26:
An improvised explosive device (IED) blast in Kahan area of Balochistan resulted in the loss of lives of five soldiers including a captain. The Balochistan Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the attack.
December 29:
Two soldiers were wounded after a suicide bomber hit his vehicle with the security checkpost in Mirali area of North Waziristan.
January 15:
Three police personnel including a deputy superintendent embraced martyrdom after a midnight militant attack at a police station in Peshawar. The TTP accepted the responsibility for the attack
January 19:
Three police personnel lost their lives in a terrorist attack at a check post in Jamurd tehsil of Khyber tribal district.
