The suicide attacks/bombs in Pakistan BEFORE 2004

[LiberalK]

* 19 November 1995: There was a suicide bomb in 1995 in Islamabad when the bomber rammed his truck, full of explosives, into an Egyptian embassy (american embassy was the ultimate target but it was heavily fortified) - killing 14 people. The attack was planned by two of our favourite terrorists out there - yep, you guessed it - Mr. Zawahiri and Mr. Osama Bin Laden. Mr. Zawahiri even writes about this little incident in his autobiography. Here is an image from a newspaper from 1995 showing the news: http://news.google.com/newspapers?n...p4WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tx4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=3683,4472516

* 8 May 2002: There was another suicide bomb in May 2002, which attacked French engineers outside Karachi's Sheraton Hotel. 14 people including 11 French engineers were killed in this attack. The militants were from Harkat Jihad-e-Islami. The News narrates the story: http://www.thenews.com.pk/print3.asp?id=695

* In June 2002, another suicide bomber detonated a truck full of explosives outside of American embassy in Karachi killing 12 people. The terrorists behind this attack then issued a warning: "America, its allies and its slave Pakistani rulers should be prepared for more attacks.". According to CNN: http://archives.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/asiapcf/south/06/14/karachi.blast/

* In December 2003, there was a suicide attack in Rawalpindi targeting Pervez Musharraf, killing 5 people. Source: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/en/doc/2003-12/26/content_293552.htm

* In 2004, there were five suicide attacks, one against the PM. In total, 57 people were killed.

* In 2005, there were two suicide attacks.

Imran Khan and members of JI often repeat on TV that there were no suicide bombs pre-2004 and seek to convey the impression that the suicide bombs are a by-product of the operation in Waziristan in 2004.

 

[sangeen]

when they say there was no suicide attacks or blasts before 2004 they mean compared to todays uncountable blasts.... If you compare whats happening now a days, the post 2004 attcks look minor..

 

[furry87]

all those attacks were at the americans and our rules , not our police ,army and citizens ...you can go on being a slave of the elite army

 

[LiberalK]

@sangeen,

When someone says that "There was NO suicide attack in Pakistan before 2004", they actually mean there were NO such attacks before 2004 instead of meaning there were FEWER such attacks. You seem to be giving their statements an absurd interpretation.

As for your point on the frequency of suicide attacks, suppose there is a bee nest in your back garden from where several bees fly and sting you once in a while. What would be the logical course of action: remove the nest while it is small or letting the bees multiply and make the bee nest thousand times bigger? Obviously, the former option, but when you try and remove the bee nest you will obviously face the repercussions (sting attacks) from the bees. Alternatively, if you wait and let the bees multiply then you will face an even bigger and fiercer repercussion when you do try and de-nest it. You will have to remove the bee nest sooner and later because as the bees multiply in the bee nest, their onslaught against you will increase in numbers too. The same situation is with the terrorists: you will have to disband them sooner and later - and once you try and do that, their onslaught will only increase, therefore the frequency of their attack increasing after 2004 is hardly a surprise. It is also wiser to remove them sooner instead of letting them multiply and expand their operation - either way you will have to fight them and take casualties as with any war.