27 March, abomb attack in the FATA kills at least 48.
30 March, Unidentified gunmenattacked and seized theManawan Police Academy, which is based inLahore. At least 18 people were later killed and around 95 others injured in the subsequent storming of the building by the Pakistani security forces.
On July 3, 2009, Taliban militants Saturday claimed responsibility for amilitary helicopter crash that killed 41 people in the rugged tribal area in the country's north. However, a military spokesman rejected the claim, reiterating that the helicopter had crashed due to a 'technical fault.' 41 security personnel, including 19 personnel of the paramilitaryFrontier Crops, 18 regulars from the army and four crew members, on board a military transport helicopter were killed when it crashed in Chapri Ferozkhel area on the border ofKhyber andOrakzai tribal regions on Friday afternoon.[3]
October 11, 10 militants dressed in army fatigues and armed with automatic weapons, mines, grenades and suicide jackets breached the perimeter of thearmy headquarters inRawalpindi in a raid that left 23 people dead and set off a 20-hour siege.[4]
October 12, militants launched their fourth assault in a week on strategic targets across Pakistan, this time with a suicide car bombing against a military vehicle in a crowded market in thenorthwest, killing 41 people and wounding dozens more.[4]
December 29 – A bombing occurs during the main Jaloos in Karachi in which the Shias were mourning over the Day of Ashura. 43 persons were killed while almost 60 persons were injured.
