Terrorism - is the systematic use of terror, "violent or destructive acts (as bombing) committed by groups in order to intimidate a population or government into granting their demands.
Terrorism refer only to those acts which
1. are intended to create fear (terror)
2. are perpetrated for an ideological goal (as opposed to a materialistic goal or a lone attack)
3. deliberately target (or disregard the safety of) non-combatants.
Terrorism has been practiced by a broad array of political organizations for furthering their objectives. It has been practiced by both right-wing and left-wing political parties, nationalistic groups, religious groups, revolutionaries, and ruling governments.
Name: "Terror" comes from a Latin word meaning "to frighten"
Those labelled "terrorists" rarely identify themselves as such, and typically use other euphemistic terms or terms specific to their situation, such as separatist, freedom fighter, liberator, revolutionary, vigilante, militant, paramilitary, guerrilla, rebel or any similar-meaning word in other languages and cultures. Jihadi, mujaheddin, and fedayeen are similar Arabic words which have entered the English lexicon.
Types of Terrorism:
* Civil Disorders – A form of collective violence interfering with the peace, security, and normal functioning of the community.
* Political Terrorism – Violent criminal behaviour designed primarily to generate fear in the community, or substantial segment of it, for political purposes.
* Non-Political Terrorism – Terrorism that is not aimed at political purposes but which exhibits “conscious design to create and maintain high degree of fear for coercive purposes, but the end is individual or collective gain rather than the achievement of a political objective.”
* Quasi-Terrorism – The activities incidental to the commission of crimes of violence that are similar in form and method to genuine terrorism but which nevertheless lack its essential ingredient. It is not the main purpose of the quasi-terrorists to induce terror in the immediate victim as in the case of genuine terrorism, but the quasi-terrorist uses the modalities and techniques of the genuine terrorist and produces similar consequences and reaction. For example, the fleeing felon who takes hostages is a quasi-terrorist, whose methods are similar to those of the genuine terrorist but whose purposes are quite different.
* Limited Political Terrorism – Genuine political terrorism is characterized by a revolutionary approach; limited political terrorism refers to “acts of terrorism which are committed for ideological or political motives but which are not part of a concerted campaign to capture control of the State.
* Official or State Terrorism –"referring to nations whose rule is based upon fear and oppression that reach similar to terrorism or such proportions.” It may also be referred to as Structural Terrorism defined broadly as terrorist acts carried out by governments in pursuit of political objectives, often as part of their foreign policy.
In an analysis prepared for U.S. Intelligence four typologies are mentioned.
* Nationalist-Separatist
* Religious Fundamentalist
* New Religious
* Social Revolutionary
Terrorism in Pakistan
Since its creation in 1947, Pakistan has suffered from the killing of noncombatants by both state and non-state actors with the latter group often based both inside and outside the present-day country.
Currently however, the biggest threat to the state and citizens of Pakistan emanates by the non-state actors bent on their religious doctrinaire of killing civilians and policemen to achieve their political ends
Origination of which can be attributed to General Zia ul-Haq's controversial "Islamization" policies, the president of the country in the 1980s. His tenure saw Pakistan's exceeding involvement in Soviet-Afghan War, which led to greater influx of ideologically driven Afghan Arabs in the tribal areas and the explosion of kalashnikov and drugs culture. The state and its intelligence agency Inter-Services Intelligence(ISI) in alliance with the United States and Central Intelligence Agency encouraged the "mujahideen" to fight the proxy war against the Soviet Union, most of which were never disarmed after the war. Some of these groups were later activated under the behest of the state in the form of Lashkar-e-Taiba, Harkat-ul-Mujahideen and others were encouraged like Taliban to achieve state's agenda in Kashmir and Afghanistan. The same groups are now taking on the state itself.
From the summer of 2007 to late 2008, more than 1,500 people were killed in suicide and other attacks on civilians in Pakistan itself
Terrorist groups in Pakistan:
1. Lashkar-e-Omar
2. Lashkar-e-Taiba
3. Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan
Other than this, other well known terror supporting terms & Pakistan supported groups are
1. Jihad
2. Mujahideen
3. Taliban(Afghan Based Group)
4. Sipah-e-Mohammed
5. Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI)
6. Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ)
7. Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM)
8. Al Qaeda
and the list is having infinity value it seems.............
No. of People killed at Pakistan in 2009 because of Terrorism are
January 4 - 7 people - suicide bomber - on Multan Road in Dera Ismail Khan
January 10 - 26 people - Gun Battle
January 14 - 4 people - A DSP & 3 Policemen
January 23 - 5 people - bomb blast
January 26 - 5 people - bomb blast
February 3 - 1 people - grenade attack
February 5 - 32 people - suicide bomber
February 7 - 7 people - Officers
February 11 - 1 people - Law Maker - emote-controlled bomb blast
February 17 - 3 people - car bomb
February 20 - 30 people - suicide bomber
March 3 - 10 people - Shoot - Luckily cricketers escaped, ill fate of security personnel's
The Latest as all you aware,recently they have not ready to spare the Sports people too
It seems its a Sindbad in DhinaThanthi which has been started on inauguration & still continues(Never Ending Story).............
Jan 09 - 47 people
Feb 09 - 73 People
March 09 - 10 People(Countdown started)
Really hats off to the People in Pakistan, for leading a life in VWF(Virtual War Field)
