Yes, it makes sense. Absolutely.
Cheers for the reply.
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The incident took place while the plane was about to land, how did the weapons reach the plane? Mind you the flight originated from Saudia.
i just heard the news. i think the plane was fired upon from the airport ground, hitting the people inside the plane and the engine. the pilot almost got hit as well.
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This proves once again what low life those extremists are, and so are their apologists.
The operation against anti Islam mufsideen should expand to include better intelligence from mosques and madrasahs.
This incidence also shows the limited options mufsideen have, despite their boastings.
Such criminal acts justify operation against them even more.
Let khawarij taste the strike of Azb.
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i think their intent is to harass international airlines to stop serving Pakistani cities. Cathay Pacific has stopped flying to Pakistan already and incidents like this will force other foreign airlines to stop coming to Pakistan and that would be bad for the country and for the people flying in and out of Pakistan.
this is one good reason for the government to go full steam ahead against terrorists.
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Something like this is almost impossible to avoid, unless you forcibly depopulate and bulldoze all the urban areas that lie under the approach path to the airport and turn it into a flat, controlled zone that nobody can enter. This would require tens or hundreds of thousands of people to be relocated.....
My main fear is that such as attack is so easy to carry out in any Pakistani city that you may well see it reoccurring!
When there is a will, there is a way.
for example, intelligence gathering in the area around airports should be increased.
Such attacks will remain easy if no corrective actions are taken.
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i think their intent is to harass international airlines to stop serving Pakistani cities. .
That is true. Their purpose is to hurt Pakistani economy. And this proves once again that they are Pakistan's enemies, which also implies that anyone supporting or apologizing for them is a traitor to the nation of Pakistan.
Instead of Musharraf, it should be jamaate islami and JUI against which treason proceedings should be started. Some traitors need to be hanged for their ilk to get a clear message from Pakistani people.
BTW, kudos to Sunni organizations who supported this operation against religious terrorism.
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i just heard the news. i think the plane was fired upon from the airport ground, hitting the people inside the plane and the engine. the pilot almost got hit as well.
That is very believable - The probably tried to target the cockpit as their main target but perhaps due to the speed of the plane (which they probably underestimated) even at the low speed was little too quick and they ended up spraying the bullets at the plane body which caused the fatality.
The reason they would be more interested in targeting cockpit is because if you take out the pilot in the middle of his landing it will cause the plane to not being able to land in a controlled manner, even if the pilot doesn't die with the bullet wounds, then the panic that he might undergo through might cause him to take an reflex or evasive action (while still being in the crucial process of the final few seconds of landing) which may result in involuntary hand movement while hands are on the Tiller or involuntary foot movements on rudder pedals - which could potentially result into
A) A minor change in landing path that might not be recoverable in the short time available (Perhaps just seconds)
b) Plane not being able to control landing and ending up overrunning the runway and causing damage to airport structure.
In both scenarios - the damage would be 'very spectacular' in the eyes of the terrorists and they will be able to present a display of 'what they can do in Pak' to the rest of the world.
Above is the reason I think it (may have been) a very well planned act of terrorism which luckily didnt go acc to the plan.
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This incidence has also exposed the naïvety or extremism of people who support negotiations with these animals.
nawaz sharif achieved nothing with the negotiations, and yet aal Sharif would have continued to sleep had army not taken initiative to launch operation.
This is why I had a thread a few years back where I said that aal Sharif is a security threat to Pakistan.
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I have read almost all the news papers but couldn’t find this news. Can you share your source please!
Passenger dies as plane fired on
Firing on plane kills woman, wounds two at Peshawar airport - Pakistan - DAWN.COM
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Man this is too much, the unfortunate lady was a foreigner coming to Pakistan and this is how we received her. Rest in Peace!
She was travelling with her 9 years daughter. Very sad incident. RIP
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Man this is too much, the unfortunate lady was a foreigner coming to Pakistan and this is how we received her. Rest in Peace!
i heard that she was a Pakistani lady coming back to Pakistan after performing Umra. she wasn't a foreigner as far as the news is concerned.
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There must be no tolerance for these killers. I am hearing the news that many leaders are suggesting to stop the operation for some time. This is totally ridiculous, just kill those animals as soon as possible, Army should not hear hear any one, just crush these animals. They don't have any right to take innocent lives.
Federal Govt has already failed to protect the people, so, all Provincials Govt should take immediate steps to secure live of their people.
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This is depressing and so infuriating at the same time. How did a person carrying a major weapon get so close to the airport? These sophisticated attacks on airports are quite worrying. They really need to investigate whether terrorists are getting any inside help from internal staff member. I really wouldn't rule out such possibility.
The Karachi airport incident is also a reminder just how sophisticated these insurgents have become. It's freighting.
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As maddy said, such incidents are almost impossible to secure unless runways and surrounding areas are completely vacated/turned into ground and sealed.
These incidents are prevented in other parts of world not by turning into ground or any such thing but having the best of vigilance and intelligence. And so far this is the front where we've been failing thus far and the terrorists know it well.
And i've said it many times, pakistani intelligence is definitely capable of having the ultimate information of who's coming in and out or what type of people live in and so forth Especially when we know wut kinda enemy we are dealing with, the internal agencies have to be on their toes to have epic intel.
Saying this hey this can happen anywhere and is impossible to stop is like brushing it under the carpet but isnt it what we've been doing for so long?!
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One flight steward was hit by bullet in foot and other in head & other parts of body, deceased woman was Qanoon Begum and i think was a Pakistani (InnAl Lillah hi wa inna ILayi hii rajioon)
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i just heard the news. i think the plane was fired upon from the airport ground, hitting the people inside the plane and the engine. the pilot almost got hit as well.
How did the bullets pierce through the plane and the plan landed without crashing?
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Did the bhudda CM resign after the incident?
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How did the bullets pierce through the plane and the plan landed without crashing?
latest news is that SMG [sub machine gun] was used to attack the plane. i think the woman was hit by the bullet going through the window. they probably wanted to target the pilots in the cockpit. one pilot was hit.
Tragic
This is very tragic and frightening.
Is there any safe place other than the cemeteries in Pakistan.
I thought the people who delayed their visit to pak after Karachi airport incident were timid but seems they are right.
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How did the bullets pierce through the plane and the plan landed without crashing?
Airliners are not armoured... bullets can easily pass through them. As long as the bullets are not big, they wouldn't do much structural damage to the plane on the way through, and the odds of hitting a critical control component AND its backups are very very low.