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The Supreme Court learned on Tuesday that Pakistan has lost up to 49,000 lives since the deadliest September 11 attacks in the United States. The top spy agencies had earlier stated a figure of 40,000 in its previous reports.
The apex court was hearing a petition filed by the former Jamaat-i-Islami senator Professor Ibrahim challenging the constitutional status of Action in Aid of Civil Powers Regulations (AACPR) 2011 and accusing the army of violating human rights in the provincially administered tribal areas (PATA).
Reportedly, over 24,000 people were killed in terrorist attacks during the period between 2001 and 2008. Another 25,000-plus became the victims of Taliban insurgents since 2008. The attorney for the intelligence agencies said the last five years have been the deadliest for Pakistan; however, the forces have also successfully marginalized the insurgents.
The report presented by the attorney for intelligence agencies states that the armed forces have suffered 15,681 casualties while fighting Taliban militants in the tribal areas during the last five years. Also, there have been 235 suicide attacks, 9,257 rocket attacks and 4,256 bomb explosions since 2008. The report also claims that 1,030 academic institutes have been ruined by Taliban insurgents in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa from 2009 to 2013.
The court learned that Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has not been as successful this year as it had been during the past five years. It is facing internal rifts since their agenda has shifted towards using IEDs (improvised explosive devices) and causing sectarian killings. Earlier the SCP had advised both counsels not to belittle the Army in court and only make claims that can be backed by evidence.
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