129 Pakistan Army, Frontier Constabulary personnel killed since January 2007

As many as 129 personnel of the Pakistan Army, the Frontier Constabulary and 56 police have been killed in 22 suicide attacks between January and September 2007.

Islamabad, Sept.18 : As many as 129 personnel of the Pakistan Army, the Frontier Constabulary and 56 police have been killed in 22 suicide attacks between January and September 2007.

According to an Interior Ministry report on suicide attacks, 51 suicide attacks have taken place in this period, and 14 of them, have targeted military personnel, four have targeted Frontier Constabulary (FC), four have targeted police, while the remaining 29 targeted the civilian population.

The report also showed that the Lal Masjid military operation has led to an increase in suicide attacks on army and paramilitaries.

According to the report, the deadliest attack on Pakistan Army was conducted on September 14 in Tarbela Ghazi in which a suicide bomber blew himself up inside the mess killing 16 personnel of Special Services Group (SSG).

This was the first time in Pakistan's military history that militants had targeted an elite force of the Pakistan Army and that too in a highly secure and fortified military base.

The report also reveals that the military was mostly targeted in the NWFP and tribal areas. Mir Ali, Miran Shah and Tank remained the most favorite targets of suicide bombers, it added.

During the period in question three suicide attacks took place in the Punjab targeting the army.

ANI