Madrassahs are considered an important pillar of the educational system of Pakistan. These religious institutions are playing a vital role while providing free education, medical, accommodation and food facilities to thousands of their students. According to different estimates, there are around forty thousand Madrasas of different schools of thought in Pakistan. In order to run…
Year 2017 witnessed an insignificant reduction of violence in Pakistan. In 950 overall violent incidents (security forces actions and militant attacks combined), 1395 people were killed while 1965 others were injured. Civilians continued to be the worst sufferers as 585 civilians were killed and 1580 others were injured followed by 561 killings belonging to militants….
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…
Number of militant attacks decreased in March but escalation in high profile attack resulted in higher number of casualties in the country compared to February 2016. Dramatic decline in casualties in militant attacks is observed in Balochistan after busting of RAW network at the start of the month. This was stated in monthly security…
Press Release: 2 March, 2016 Human losses in militant attacks have seen significant decline during the month of February 2016, observed Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies –an Islamabad-based independent think tank. Fifty percent reduction in deaths is recorded in February as compared to January 2016 while 43 percent decline is seen…
Islamabad: February 3, 2016 A slight increase in militant attacks has been observed in January 2015 with escalation in high profile attacks, according to the monthly security assessment report by an Islamabad based think tank, Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies. According to PICSS militants managed to carry out some major attacks in January…
Islamabad: 1 January, 2016 Security situation in Pakistan saw unprecedented improvement in 2015. Anti-state violence dropped below 2008. During 2015, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa witnessed 75% decline in militant attacks while Baluchistan saw highest number of attacks during the year. 1987 militants were killed in security forces actions while 6347 were arrested during the year 2015. These…
Press Release: Sluggish Rise Witnessed in Militant Activities in November A nose-dive in militant activities was observed in the mid-year of 2015 after NAP, it is observed that militant attacks which have reached the lowest number of the year are now hovering around almost same number. However, militants still managed to carry out some significant…
Security Forces Intensifying IBO’s, helping in reduction of anti-state violence: PICSS In KPK significant decline in anti-state violence was recorded during the month of October, 2015 highlighting success of security forces and governmental policies and measures to curb militancy. Increased number of intelligence based operations (IBO’s) and narrowing down way for militant activities by security…
Article on ‘Rebel on the Rebel Approach of the US’ written by Reema Asim ,PRO of Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies’ was published in Daily ‘The Nation’ on 12th October,2015.Link of the article is given below: http://nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Lahore/2015-10-12/page-7/detail-1 The US not only postulates but also induces the particular idea among its old and new…
