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Terror war killed 80,000 during 2005-13: report
WASHINGTON: As many as 80,000 Pakistanis have been killed in the war against terror between 2005 and 2013, says a joint report by several anti-war groups.
This figure includes civilians, troops and militants killed as a consequence of the war.
The statistics were collected by the South Asia Terrorism Portal (SATP), which is associated with the Institute for Conflict Management in New Delhi.
SATP reports that 26,862 terrorists and 5,498 security forces personnel were killed by the end of 2013.
These and other figures are included in a joint report by the Physicians for Social Responsibility, Physicians for Global Survival and the Nobel Prize-winning International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War.
Another study by the Pakistan Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS) and included in the joint report says that 34,242 civilians were killed between 2005 and 2010. In 2011, an additional 6,550 civilians were killed. And 4,711 were killed in 2012.
For 2013, SATP calculated 3,001 civilian deaths in Pakistan.
This leads a probable total of 48,504 civilian casualties up until the end of 2013.
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism in London estimates that 416 to 951 Pakistanis were killed by US drones.
Between 2005 and 2013, 45 journalists also were killed in Pakistan.
Published in Dawn, March 31st, 2015
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Unfortunately the death toll of our brave soldiers is way too high. Our top military brass needs to provide the soldiers with better armour and training.
I don't expect anything other than this. I really hope pakistan would sort out its mess all right. They have been doing fine job of late in killing terrorists, but you need to do more. My salute to all Pakistanis who have stood bravely even after so much crisis, cause we Indians can relate, as this happened on our country also (1970-1990). I think the most you can do is develop a nationalist identity of "being pakistani" and not sindhi, balochi, punjabi, urdu, etc. and never ever compromise on development. I am very sad on what ur prime minster said "fighting against terror leaves no time for development". Believe me, if we had the same approach at our bad times in the 70s, you woudn't see India as it is now.
Remember, my Pakistani friends, we Indians may be your most hyped rival but we are always with you on your war against terror. Don't ever lose your famed courage because, for me its a miracle that Pakistan has so badly been hit by this problems, and yet they never seem to tire down. Rock on!!!
How did they arrive at magical number 80000 not more not less, totally fabricated report aimed at maligning the noble image of Pakistan across the world.
Thank you Musharaf, thank you America. Can we live in peace now?
It is not a moment of happyness but there is a huge contribution of wrong and ill-thought foreign policy and if Pakistan jumps in the new emerging crisis of Middle East-Saudi-Yemen, will be another bad luck for the people of Pakistan.
Now war in Yemen will bring its multiplication ......
Staggering figures.
Previous governments along with the military generals should be held accountable for the murder of these innocent people and should be brought to justice . They should be tried in higher courts due to their coward ness and apathy toward the loss of human life and should be charged crimes against humanity.