The document provides an overview of terrorism, including definitions, causes, impacts, rates according to the Global Terrorism Index, reasons why people become terrorists, and examples of terrorist attacks in Pakistan, Syria, and the US. It discusses the Peshawar school attack in Pakistan in detail and provides counterterrorism recommendations such as education, understanding cultural differences, eliminating root causes, and being prepared in emergency situations. The conclusion argues that captured terrorists should be tried in criminal rather than military courts.
3. Table of Contents
Defining Terrorism
Causes of Terrorism
Impacts of Terrorism
Terrorism Rate according to GTI
Countries rated according to their terror activities
Reasons why People become Terrorists
Terrorism in Pakistan (Highlighted incident)
Terrorism in Syria
Terrorism in USA (Highlighted incident)
Ten Worst Terrorist Attacks in World (Video)
Preparing for Terrorism
Solution to Terrorism
Conclusion
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5. In its broadest sense, The use of intentionally
indiscriminate violence as a means to create
terror or fear, in order to achieve a political,
religious, or ideological aim.
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6. Causes to Terrorism
Social and political injustice
The belief that violence or its threat will be effective.
Religious
Illiteracy
Injustice
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8. Global Terrorism Index (GTI)
An attempt to systematically rank the nations of the
world according to terrorist activity.
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9. According to data from the Global Terrorism
Database, more than 61,000 incidents of non-
state terrorism, claiming over 140,000 lives,
been recorded from 2000 to 2014
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13. 10. Looking for thrill
9. Identity Search
8. Inspired by Effectiveness of Terrorism
7. Poverty and Lack of Education
6. Political and social; Injustice
5. State Sponsored
4. Unwillingly Indulgence
3. Reaction of Oppression
2. Psychological Causes
1. Religious Conflicts
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15. Army Public School Attack Peshawar
Jinnah International Airport Karachi under attack
Attack at Naval Dockyard Karachi
PNS Mehran Terrorist Attack Karachi
Head Quarter under besiege in Rawalpindi
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17. Background of Peshawar incident
On 16 December 2014, seven gunmen affiliated with the Tehrik-i-Taliban (TTP) conducted a
terrorist attack on the Army Public School in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar.
The militants, all of whom were foreign nationals, included one Chechen, three Arabs and
two Afghans
They entered the school and opened fire on school staff and children, killing 141 people,
including 132 schoolchildren, ranging between eight and eighteen years of age.
A rescue operation was launched by the Pakistan Army's Special Services Group (SSG) special
forces, who killed all seven terrorists and rescued 960 people.
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18. Background of Peshawar incident
On 2 December 2015, Pakistan hanged four militants involved in the Peshawar massacre, whereas
the mastermind of the attack, Omar Khorasani, was killed in a drone strike in eastern Afghanistan
on 9 July 2016.
In June 2014, a joint military offensive was conducted by the Pakistan Armed Forces against
various groups in North Waziristan which has been the site of a wave of violence.
The military offensive, Operation Zarb-e-Azb, was launched in the wake of the 8 June attack on
Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, for which the TTP claimed responsibility. It is part of the
ongoing war in North-West Pakistan in which more than 2,100 have been killed so far, and,
according to the Army, almost 90% of North Waziristan has been cleared.
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19. Causalities
An estimated total of 1,099 pupils and teaching staff were present on
the school premises.
Responding forces were successful in rescuing approximately 960,
though 121 were injured. More than 150 people were killed including
134 children and school staff members.
The provincial Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa announced PKR
2,000,000 (US$20,000 approx.) as compensation to the kin of each of
the deceased in the terror attack and PKR 200,000 (US$2,000
approx.) to the seriously injured.
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21. In June 2014, a five-hour attack by militants on the international
airport in Karachi left 28 people, including 10 attackers, dead.
Airport Security Forces regained control of the terminal. The attack
started when gunmen disguised as Airport Security stormed the
terminal after opening fire with machine guns and a rocket
launcher.
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23. In 2014, a terrorist attack on September 6 killed one sailor and
two terrorists. Four militants were taken as captives at the Naval
Dockyard in Karachi. Seven officers of the Navy were injured.
Authorities did not say what group the militants belonged to and
no one immediately claimed responsibility.
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25. In 2011, Pakistani Taliban fighters attacked the Mehran naval
aviation base in Karachi. The assault lasted for 18 hours and killed
10 people. The attack destroyed two US-made surveillance
planes. It is hailed as the worst assault on a military base since
the army headquarters was besieged in October 2009
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In 2009, 19 people, including two senior officers and eight
militants, were killed during the attack in central Rawalpindi.
At least 42 hostages were held captive in a dramatic dawn
raid ending a 22-hour militant assault on Pakistan’s military
headquarters that had the army as it prepared for an offensive
in the Taliban’s tribal stronghold.
29. The Syrian Arab Republic has been a
victim of terrorism. Since the start of the
Syrian Civil War, Syria has been swept by
multiple terrorist acts, initiated by radical
anti-government Islamist groups, chiefly
by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria and
in some cases Jabhat al-Nusra (al-Nusra).
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33. Background
On September 11, 2001, 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al-
Qaeda hijacked four airliners and carried out suicide attacks against targets in the
United States.
Two of the planes were flown into the towers of the World Trade Center in New York
City, a third plane hit the Pentagon just outside Washington, D.C., and the fourth
plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania.
Often referred to as 9/11, the attacks resulted in extensive death and destruction,
triggering major U.S. initiatives to combat terrorism and defining the presidency of
George W. Bush.
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34. Causalities
The attacks resulted in the deaths of 2,996 people and the injuries of
more than 6,000 others.
The death toll included 265 on the four planes (from which there were
no survivors), 2,606 in the World Trade Center and in the surrounding
area, and 125 at the Pentagon.
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35. Ten of the Worst Terrorist Attacks in
History…
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37. Solutions to Terrorism
Education
Understand the differences in cultures, religions, beliefs and human
behaviors
Think of the peace, freedom and equality of all human beings, not
just one group of people"
Eliminate the root of terrorism
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39. Be aware of your surroundings
Report to the Police Unusual Behavior, suspicious
packages, and Strange devices
Leave an Area if it does not seems right
Be Aware of Exits, Plan to Get out
Learn First Aid and Get a First Aid Kit
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40. Conclusion
It is necessary to say that terrorists are those criminals who deserve severe
punishment. I think that captured terrorists should be tried in criminal courts
because they violate public order and ruin peaceful life in the country. I agree
with the opinion of the experts who consider that if a country is at war, captured
terrorists should be tried in the military court. I am sure that those criminals who
have committed terrorist acts and killed a lot of civilians who had no opportunity
to protect themselves, are not warriors. They are cowards who should be tried in
criminal courts, in conformity with the laws of civilian justice system.
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