PAKISTAN, YEAR 2017: Update on Incidents According to the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) Compiled by ACCORD, 18 June 2018
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PAKISTAN, YEAR 2017: Update on incidents according to the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) compiled by ACCORD, 18 June 2018 Number of reported incidents with at least one fatality Number of reported fatalities National borders: GADM, November 2015a; administrative divisions: GADM, November 2015b; China/India bor- der status: CIA, 2006; Kashmir border status: CIA, 2004; geodata of disputed borders: GADM, November 2015a; Nat- ural Earth, undated; incident data: ACLED, June 2018; coastlines and inland waters: Smith and Wessel, 1 May 2015 PAKISTAN, YEAR 2017: UPDATE ON INCIDENTS ACCORDING TO THE ARMED CONFLICT LOCATION & EVENT DATA PROJECT (ACLED) COMPILED BY ACCORD, 18 JUNE 2018 Contents Conflict incidents by category Number of Number of reported fatalities 1 Number of Number of Category incidents with at incidents fatalities Number of reported incidents with at least one fatality 1 least one fatality Riots/protests 3644 6 7 Conflict incidents by category 2 Battles 325 249 915 Development of conflict incidents in 2017 2 Remote violence 169 74 388 Violence against civilians 124 85 291 Methodology 3 Strategic developments 67 0 0 Conflict incidents per province 4 Total 4329 414 1601 This table is based on data from ACLED (datasets used: ACLED, June 2018). Localization of conflict incidents 4 Disclaimer 6 Development of conflict incidents in 2017 This graph is based on data from ACLED (datasets used: ACLED, June 2018). 2 PAKISTAN, YEAR 2017: UPDATE ON INCIDENTS ACCORDING TO THE ARMED CONFLICT LOCATION & EVENT DATA PROJECT (ACLED) COMPILED BY ACCORD, 18 JUNE 2018 Methodology an incident occured, or the provincial capital may be used if only the province is known. Erroneous location data, especially due to identical place names, cannot The data used in this report was collected by the Armed Conflict Location & Event be fully excluded. Data Project (ACLED). ACLED collects data on reported conflict events in selected African and Asian countries, Pakistan being among them. ACLED researchers Incidents comprise the following categories: battles, headquarters or bases es- collect event data from a variety of sources and code them by date, location, tablished, non-violent strategic activities, riots/protests, violence against civilians, agent, and event type. non-violent transfer of territory, remote violence. For details on these categories, please see Most of the data collected by ACLED is gathered based on publicly available, secondary reports. It may therefore underestimate the volume of events. Fatality • ACLED – Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project: Armed Conflict data particularly is vulnerable to bias and inaccurate reporting, and ACLED states Location and Event Data Project (ACLED) Codebook; ACLED - ASIA, 2015 to use the most conservative estimate available. ACLED uses the reports’ context http://www.acleddata.com/wp- content/uploads/2015/07/ACLED_ to estimate fatalities for events with reported fatalities for which the exact number Codebook_2015_ASIA-CR.pdf is unknown (“10” for plural fatalities, “100” if “hundreds” are mentioned, etc.). For further details on ACLED and for the full data, see www.acleddata.com and • ACLED – Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project: Armed Conflict Raleigh; Linke; Hegre, and Karlsen, 2010. Location and Event Data Project (ACLED) Codebook, 2017 http://www.acleddata.com/wp- content/uploads/2017/01/ACLED_ Based on this data, the Austrian Centre for Country of Origin & Asylum Research Codebook_2017.pdf and Documentation (ACCORD) compiles updates on conflict incidents and pub- lishes them on ecoi.net to offer another access point to the ACLED datasets. • ACLED – Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project: User Guide, January 2017 It is advised to employ extreme caution when using fatality numbers. http://www.acleddata.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ACLED_User- Guide_2017.pdf The two maps above serve to compare the number of reported fatalities (poten- tially containing estimates) to the number of events with reported fatalities. Geographic map data is primarily based on GADM, complemented with other sources if necessary. ACLED’s location data is then used to locate incidents in these maps. Incidents that could not be located are ignored. The numbers included in this overview might therefore differ from the original ACLED data. ACLED uses varying degrees of geographic precision for the individual incidents, depending on what level of detail is reported. Thus, towns may represent the wider region in which 3 PAKISTAN, YEAR 2017: UPDATE ON INCIDENTS ACCORDING TO THE ARMED CONFLICT LOCATION & EVENT DATA PROJECT (ACLED) COMPILED BY ACCORD, 18 JUNE 2018 Conflict incidents per province locations were among the affected: Alandur, Allahabad, Awaran, Bolan, Chagai, Chaman, Chattar, Dalbandin, Dera Allah Yar, Dera Bugti, Dera Number of Murad Jamali, Dhadar, Gadani, Gichk, Gulistan, Gwadar, Hoshab, Hub, Number of Number of Province incidents with Jaffarabad, Jhal Magsi, Jiwani, Kachhi, Kahan, Kalat, Kech, Kharan, Khost, incidents fatalities fatalities Khuzdar, Kohlu, Kuchlak, Lasbela, Lehri, Loralai, Mach, Machh, Makran, Azad Kashmir 76 0 0 Mand, Mashkai, Mastung, Mawand, Mithri, Muslim Bagh, Nakus, Naseerabad, Nok Kundi, Noshki, Nushki, Nuttal, Ormara, Panjgur, Pasni, Pat Baluchistan 329 120 346 Gul Muhammad, Pishin, Qambar, Qila Saifullah, Qilla Abdullah, Qubo Saeed F.A.T.A. 214 92 555 Khan, Quetta, Sambaza, Saranan, Shahdadkot, Sibi, Sohbatpur, Taftan, F.C.T. 114 2 3 Tahdem Bazar Deh, Tump, Turbat, Uch, Wadh, Zawah, Zhob, Ziarat. N.W.F.P. 502 62 203 Northern Areas 13 0 0 In F.A.T.A., 214 incidents killing 555 people were reported. The following Punjab 837 56 215 locations were among the affected: Ali Khel, Alizai, Ambar, Angoor Adda, Arang, Baizai, Bajaur, Barang, Central Orakzai, Chagmalai, Chamarkand, Sind 2244 82 279 Damadola, Dande Darpa Khel, Darwazgai, Ghalanai, Godar, Hamzoni, Jamrud, Jandola, Kachkina, Kalaya, Khar, Kharlachi, Khoidad Khel, Localization of conflict incidents Khwaezai, Ladha, Landi Kotal, Loe Shilman, Maidan, Mamond, Mamozai, Mamund, Mangrotia, Marghalan, Matta Sangar, Mir Ali, Miranshah, Note: The following list is an overview of the incident data included in the ACLED Mullagori, Munda, Nawagai, Parachinar, Rajgal, Saddar, Sadiqabad, Safi, dataset. More details are available in the actual dataset (date, location data, event Salarzai, Sarwakai, Shawal, Sheikhan, Shingkak, Spin Thal, Sur Kamar, type, involved actors, information sources, etc.). The data’s precision varies among Tindo, Toi Khulla, Torkham, Utman Khel, Utmankhel, Wana, Wucha Bibi, the incidents: a town may represent a region, or the provincial capital may be Zakha Khel. used if the precise location of an incident is unkown. In the following list, the names of event locations are taken from ACLED, while the administrative region names In F.C.T., 114 incidents killing 3 people were reported. The following locations are taken from GADM data which serves as the basis for the maps above. were among the affected: D-12, Islamabad, Tarnol. In Azad Kashmir, 76 incidents killing 0 people were reported. The following In N.W.F.P., 502 incidents killing 203 people were reported. The following locations were among the affected: Athmuqam, Azad Pattan, Bagh, Bhimber, locations were among the affected: Abbottabad, Akakhel, Alpuri, Arkari, Chakothi, Garhi Dupatta, Hattian Bala, Holar, Kahuta, Kohala, Kotli, Mangla, Bacha Khan Chowk, Baffa, Bahadur Khel, Bajaur, Bakhshali, Bakote, Balakot, Muzaffarabad, New Mirpur, Palandri, Rawalakot, Tain Dhalkot, Tarar Khal. Balambat, Bandi Seeran, Bannu, Bara, Bara Banda, Batgram, Batkhela, Battagram, Besham, Buner, Chakdarra, Chakisar, Chamkani, Chamuruk, In Baluchistan, 329 incidents killing 346 people were reported. The following Charbagh, Charsadda, Chitral, Chota Lahore, Daggar, Dalazak, Dargai, 4 PAKISTAN, YEAR 2017: UPDATE ON INCIDENTS ACCORDING TO THE ARMED CONFLICT LOCATION & EVENT DATA PROJECT (ACLED) COMPILED BY ACCORD, 18 JUNE 2018 Darra Pezu, Dasu, Dera Ismail Khan, Dir, Doaba, Domail, Drosh, Fatehpur, Liaqatpur, Lodhran, Mailsi, Mallah, Mandi Bahauddin, Mandra, Matta, Mayo Gara Mastan, Garhi Habibullah, Gul Shah, Hangu, Harban, Haripur, Gardens, Mian Channu, Mianwali, Minchinabad, Mughalpura, Multan, Havelian, Hayatabad, Janikhel, Karak, Khahi, Khazana, Kohat, Kohistan, Muridke, Murree, Muzaffargarh, Nankana Sahib, Narang Mandi, Narowal, Kulachi, Lachi, Lakka Tegga, Lakki Marwat, Lower Dir, Malikabad, Mansehra, New Muslim Town, Noor Shah, Okara, Pakpattan, Pasrur, Pattoki, Phalia, Manshera, Manzai, Mardan, Mattani, Mingora, Mullazai, Naurang, Phuklean, Pindi Bhattian, Pindi Gheb, Pir Mahal, Punjab Assembly, Punjab Nowshera, Oghi, Peshawar, Pezu, Pind Kargu Khan, Pir Mela, Puran, Razar, University, Rahim Yar Khan, Rahimabad, Rajanpur, Rawalpindi, Rawat, Reshun, Risalpur, Rustam, Saidu Sharif, Sakhakot, Sakhra, Samarbagh, Renala Khurd, Rojhan, Sadiq Ali Shah, Sadiqabad, Sahiwal, Sahowala, Shabqadar, Shali, Shangla, Sher Garh, Shergarh, Sowari, Suyal, Swabi, Samanabad, Sambrial, Sandhilianwali, Sarai Alamgir, Sargodha, Shadman, Takht-e-Nasrati, Tangi, Tank, Thana, Timergara, Topi, Tora Warai, Torghar, Shah Mali, Shahbaz Khel, Shahbazpur, Shahdara, Shakargarh, Sheikhupura, Totalai, Ustarzai. Shujabad, Sialkot, Singhpura, Sodiwal, Sohawa, Sultan Khel, Talagang, Tandlianwala, Taunsa, Taxila, Toba Tek Singh, Township, Uch Sharif, Vehari, In Northern Areas, 13 incidents killing 0 people were reported. The following Victoria Park, Wah, Walled City, Waryam, Wazirabad, Youhanabad,