3,904 killed in FATA suicide bombings during four years

3,062 people have also been injured during the last four years in suicide attacks


News Desk February 16, 2018
3,062 people have also been injured during the last 4 years in suicide attacks PHOTO: AFP/FILE

Minister for States and Frontier Regions Abdul Qadir Baloch told the Senate on Friday that suicide bomb attacks were responsible for the deaths of 3,904 people Fata in the last four years, reported Express News.

In a letter, he further stated that 3,062 people have also been injured during the last four years in suicide attacks.

He also informed the House that during 2013-14, 709 lost their lives, 2014-15 saw 1,094 killed, 1,100 people died during 2015-16 and 997 people died during 2017 in suicide blasts.

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The minister further mentioned that more than Rs330 million was given as relief packages to the families of the victims by the federal government.

Pakistan has seen a dramatic improvement in security since the Peshawar attack, which left more than 150 people dead, mostly children, and prompted a government and military crackdown.

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