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Pakistan 2022: Anti State Violence Highest in 5 Years

Executive Summary Islamabad: The data released by an Islamabad-based think tank the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies shows that the year 2022 has seen the highest number of militant attacks in Pakistan during the last five years as the terror incidents increased by 28 percent compared with 2021. A 37 and 35 percent…

2018: Another Year of Decline in Anti-State Violence

Islamabad 2018 saw a remarkable reduction of 45 percent in themilitant attacks in Pakistan. A study conducted by an Islamabad-basedindependent think tank Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies(PICSS) revealed that the security situation has significantly improved during2018 as number of attacks, resultant deaths as well as number of injureddeclined by 45 percent, 37 percent…

PAKISTAN SECURITY ASSESMENT 2017

Pakistan, in last 2-3 years, has made a notable stride in fighting terrorism in the country manifested in the reduction of terrorist attacks and improvement in the security situation yet there is sufficient evidence to suggest that extremist tendencies and intolerance among masses are on the rise. The unfortunate lynching of Mashal Khan, a student…

Slight increase in number of militant attacks in January 2017: PICSS Report

First month of 2017 saw slight rise in number of militant attacks and resultant deaths in Pakistan. According to monthly security report by an Islamabad-based independent think tank Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS), 41 militant attacks were reported across the country in which 47 people were killed and 175 were injured. 34…