Suicide bomber attacks Pakistani military convoy

[rooster59]

Suicide bomber attacks Pakistani military convoy



At least nine people died and 35 were wounded when a suicide bomber blew himself up near a military convoy outside the city of Quetta.

The Pakistani Taliban have claimed responsibility.

The attack was in the heart of resource-rich Baluchistan, where Pakistan and China intend to spend $46B building an “economic corridor” from the Arabian sea to Xinjiang province. Until now it has been Pakistan’s poorest and least developed region, and it has also been at the centre of a decade of separatist violence.

At least three of the dead were soldiers, and 15 of the wounded. Doctors say the fatalities also included a 12-year-old girl. The province has seen at least 22 terrorist killings this year.

-- (c) Copyright Euronews 2016-01-07

[Pimay1]

Brought to you by the religion of peace and tolerance.

[JetsetBkk]

Brought to you by the religion of peace and tolerance.

No, it is the religion of "submission to God".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam#Etymology_and_meaning

[Pimay1]

Brought to you by the religion of peace and tolerance.

No, it is the religion of "submission to God".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam#Etymology_and_meaning

It reminds me of the Aztecs sacrificing humans to their god. Some nutcase named Muhammad said kill all the infidels and they blindly follow his instructions.

[NeilSA1]

Brought to you by the religion of peace and tolerance.

No, it is the religion of "submission to God".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam#Etymology_and_meaning

It reminds me of the Aztecs sacrificing humans to their god. Some nutcase named Muhammad said kill all the infidels and they blindly follow his instructions.

......and it is not definite that those injured and killed were actually 'infidels'

[SgtRock]

NeilSA1, on 07 Feb 2016 - 14:05, said:

......and it is not definite that those injured and killed were actually 'infidels'

Everyone is an infidel that does not follow their brand of Islam.

[erobando]

Man, the "religion of peace" line every time.

There is instability in areas of Pakistan. The population is over 95% Islamic... so, yeah, probably people involved are Islamic.

But violence is seen wherever you have instability. Does FARC represent the Religion of the Pope?

With so many people viewing the world with such a simplistic viewpoint, it's no surprise that major power's "solutions" to regional struggles are so awful.

[JHolmesJr]

The pakistanis use these terrorists when it suits them....this is what happens when you invite them into your home and give them safe refuge.

[NeverSure]

Man, the "religion of peace" line every time.

There is instability in areas of Pakistan. The population is over 95% Islamic... so, yeah, probably people involved are Islamic.

But violence is seen wherever you have instability. Does FARC represent the Religion of the Pope?

With so many people viewing the world with such a simplistic viewpoint, it's no surprise that major power's "solutions" to regional struggles are so awful.

Well, er, uh, hmmmmm... Since there's a 99.9% chance of the perp being Muslim, and since these Muslim things are happening all over the world, I really don't think I'd bring the Pope into it if I wanted to appear intelligent. At. All.

[Jingthing]

Man, the "religion of peace" line every time.

There is instability in areas of Pakistan. The population is over 95% Islamic... so, yeah, probably people involved are Islamic.

But violence is seen wherever you have instability. Does FARC represent the Religion of the Pope?

With so many people viewing the world with such a simplistic viewpoint, it's no surprise that major power's "solutions" to regional struggles are so awful.

Your point is illogical.

You can't really suggest equivalency between FARC and the Taliban except that they are both use terrorist tactics.

Taliban is an ISLAMIC fundamentalist movement.

FARC is not a religious movement in any way.

Edited February 7, 2016 by Jingthing

[erobando]

Man, the "religion of peace" line every time.

There is instability in areas of Pakistan. The population is over 95% Islamic... so, yeah, probably people involved are Islamic.

But violence is seen wherever you have instability. Does FARC represent the Religion of the Pope?

With so many people viewing the world with such a simplistic viewpoint, it's no surprise that major power's "solutions" to regional struggles are so awful.

Your point is illogical.

You can't really suggest equivalency between FARC and the Taliban except that they are both use terrorist tactics.

Taliban is an ISLAMIC fundamentalist movement.

FARC is not a religious movement in any way.

Nope. They both are/were power struggles in areas of instability.

That one (likely) uses religion as it's reason to obtain power is a minor detail.

Otherwise, it's just like any other power struggle in human history.

[simple1]

The pakistanis use these terrorists when it suits them....this is what happens when you invite them into your home and give them safe refuge.

The attack was by the Pakistani Taliban whose roots go back to one particular tribe in the NW Territories, the Mehsud, though there now is coalition of tribes, who as often is the case also busily kill each other in power plays. However, they have in common stated goals for the destruction of the current Pakistani government and the military.

http://www.thenational.ae/world/south-asia/key-mehsud-tribe-breaks-away-from-the-pakistani-taliban

There are various estimates, but one example from 2003 to January 2016 shows a total of 59,907 deaths due to the 'War on Terror' within Pakistan.

Civilian - 20,925

Security forces - 6,408

Terrorists - 32,574

http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/pakistan/database/casualties.htm