Thursday, October 29, 2009

October witnesses bloody suicide blasts, casualties

The month of October witnessed worst terror activities in the country as hundreds of innocent people were killed in the bloody suicide attacks occurred in various parts of the country including twin cities.

According to the data collected by ‘The News’ from law enforcement department, a total of 268 persons were killed and 498 injured in 13 suicide attacks across the country including Rawalpindi and Islamabad in the month of October. For the first time all educational institutions were closed because of worst law and order situation.

The first suicide blast was occurred on October 5 when a suicide bomber hit the UN office in Islamabad in which five persons were killed and six were injured while the Peshawar Soekarno Square Market was stroked by the suicide bomber on October 9 in which 49 innocent people were killed on the spot and 90 injured. The very next day i.e. on October 10 terrorists attacked General Headquarters (GHQ) Rawalpindi in which 9 army personnel including 3 hostages were killed while on October 12, terrorists had attacked Shangla (Swat) in which 41 people were killed and 87 injured.

October 15 was one of the worst days for the people of Pakistan in which terrorists attacked three cities in a day. Terrorists attacked three buildings in Lahore, Manawa Police Training Centre, FIA building and Elite Police Academy in which a total of 17 persons were killed and 22 injured. The same day terrorists attacked a police station in Kohat in which 11 officials were killed and 19 injured. The same day suicide bomber had attacked a building near Gulshan Rehman Colony, Peshawar, in which a minor was killed on the spot and 12 others injured.

On October 16, the terrorists had attacked the CIA Investigation Cell in Peshawar in which 13 persons were killed on the spot. On October 20 terrorists attacked International Islamic University, Islamabad in which six persons were killed and 29 injured. On October 23, suicide bombers attacked Kamra check-post near Attock in which eight people were killed and 17 injured. The same day terrorists attacked Hayatabad in Peshawar in which 15 people were badly injured. On October 24, a suicide bomber had attacked the Motorway Police in which an official was killed on the spot.

On October 28, terrorists attacked the Meena Bazaar in famous Kyber Bazaar, Peshawar, in which 92 persons were killed and 180 injured.

The people of Rawalpindi and Islamabad told ‘The News’ that they became terrified in the month of October because they witnessed the worst situation in this month. “The month of October is going to over now, they said adding Inshah Allah the situation would improve in November.”

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