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Extent of terrorism is increasing something needs to be done to curb is immediately.
Pakistan lost more lives to terror in '07 than India
NEW DELHI: For years, India has been the worst victim of terror groups, many of them backed by the Pakistani establishment. That has now changed. In 2007, Pakistan has lost more lives to terror than India. Considering it has a population that is barely one-seventh of Indias population, that is a stunning indicator of just how badly terror has boomeranged on Pakistan.
According to data compiled by the South Asia Terrorism Portal (SATP), a total of 2,056 people had lost their lives in terrorist incidents in India up to October 10 this year. Including the Ajmer blast that happened after that date, in which 3 people died, the number would now stand at 2,059.
SATP figures put the casualties in Pakistan till October 10 at 2,151. Since then there have been a couple of minor incidents and Wednesdays massive suicide attack in Karachi. If the death toll from the Karachi blast stays at 135, that would take Pakistani casualties this year up to 2,295.
Interestingly, the pattern of deaths in the two countries is quite similar despite the different nature of the terror attacks. Of Indias 2,059 deaths, 811 are civilians and 304 security personnel, while 944 terrorists have been reported killed. In Pakistan, the corresponding numbers would be 886 civilians, 413 security personnel and 996 terrorists. This is based on preliminary estimates of the Karachi toll, which suggest that two terrorists and about 20 cops may have been among the 135 killed.
Thus, in both countries, terrorist deaths are slightly more than civilian casualties, while security personnel account for fewer deaths than either of these categories.
With a population of roughly 165 million to Indias 1.1 billion plus, the impact of terror on Pakistan has clearly been much higher in 2007 than on India. It reveals the extent to which that country is in a state of virtual civil war.
Pakistan lost more lives to terror in '07 than India-India-The Times of India
Pakistan lost more lives to terror in '07 than India
NEW DELHI: For years, India has been the worst victim of terror groups, many of them backed by the Pakistani establishment. That has now changed. In 2007, Pakistan has lost more lives to terror than India. Considering it has a population that is barely one-seventh of Indias population, that is a stunning indicator of just how badly terror has boomeranged on Pakistan.
According to data compiled by the South Asia Terrorism Portal (SATP), a total of 2,056 people had lost their lives in terrorist incidents in India up to October 10 this year. Including the Ajmer blast that happened after that date, in which 3 people died, the number would now stand at 2,059.
SATP figures put the casualties in Pakistan till October 10 at 2,151. Since then there have been a couple of minor incidents and Wednesdays massive suicide attack in Karachi. If the death toll from the Karachi blast stays at 135, that would take Pakistani casualties this year up to 2,295.
Interestingly, the pattern of deaths in the two countries is quite similar despite the different nature of the terror attacks. Of Indias 2,059 deaths, 811 are civilians and 304 security personnel, while 944 terrorists have been reported killed. In Pakistan, the corresponding numbers would be 886 civilians, 413 security personnel and 996 terrorists. This is based on preliminary estimates of the Karachi toll, which suggest that two terrorists and about 20 cops may have been among the 135 killed.
Thus, in both countries, terrorist deaths are slightly more than civilian casualties, while security personnel account for fewer deaths than either of these categories.
With a population of roughly 165 million to Indias 1.1 billion plus, the impact of terror on Pakistan has clearly been much higher in 2007 than on India. It reveals the extent to which that country is in a state of virtual civil war.
Pakistan lost more lives to terror in '07 than India-India-The Times of India
