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Pakistan and (counter) terrorism? It’s complicated

Pakistan is faced with a serious Islamist terrorist threat and accusations that it supports other terrorists: what gives?

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May 13, 2011: Bombing at military training centre in Pakistan

On May 13, 2011 98 people were killed by two TTP suicide bombs at a military training centre northwest Pakistan in revenge for the killing of AQ leader bin Laden.

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May 7, 2018: Girls’ school bombing in Pakistan

On May 7, 2018 the Ittehadul Mujahideen North Waziristan bombed two girls’ schools in Pakistan and left pamphlets urging families not to send their children.

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April 12, 2000: Terrorists attack Shi’ite Mosque in Pakistan

On April 12, 2000 Islamist gunmen using hand grenades and automatic weapons killed 12 Shi’ites praying in a rural mosque in Pakistan.

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April 4, 2011: Suicide attack on bus station in Pakistan

On April 4, 2011 at least seven people were killed and 22 wounded in a suicide-bomb attack at a bus station in north-west Pakistan.

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March 30, 2011: Suicide attack targets Islamist leader in Pakistan

On March 30, 2011 seven people were killed when a suicide bomber riding a motorbike blew himself up near a crowd in north-western Pakistan.

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March 15, 2015: Church bombings during Sunday Mass in Pakistan

On March 15, 2015 two suicide bombers killed at least 14 people and wounded another 70 at two Catholic churches in Lahore.

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January 29, 2016: Suicide bomber targets Friday prayers in Pakistan

On January 29, 2016 6 Pakistani soldiers and a child were injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up in Balochistan during Friday prayers.

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January 26, 2007: Suicide bombing kills security guard in Pakistan

On January 26, 2007 a suicide bomber killed a security guard and himself in an attack outside the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan.

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January 17, 2000: Terrorists bomb juice shop in Pakistan

On January 17, 2000 a bomb exploded outside a sugar cane juice shop in Karachi, killing eight and injuring 14.