In April 2023, there was a slight increase in the number of terror incidents in Pakistan, according to the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) database. There were 48 militant attacks, resulting in 68 deaths and 55 injuries. The previous month, March 2023, saw 39 militant attacks resulting in 58 deaths and 73…
Islamabad, March 1, 2023: Militant attacks have further increased in February 2023 but resultant deaths have declined compared with January 2023. According to the statistics released by Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies militants carried out 58 attacks during the past month in which 59 people were killed including 27 civilians, 18 security forces…
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…
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, 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…
Unlike previous two years, the year 2017 could not saw a significant reduction in anti-State violence. Instead, the year saw more suicide attacks than previous two years. An Independent think tank Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies which also works as a monitoring body of anti-State violence in Pakistan has released provisional statistics for…
Pakistan and US in Hard Talks: No Change in US South Asian Policy…
Govt Indecisive about Dealing JuD On 17 Oct, an official of Punjab home department told a Provincial Review Board (PRB) comprising judges of the Lahore High Court that keeping Jamaatud Dawa’s (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed and his four aides under detention was critical for the maintenance of law and order. The board was hearing a…
Civil-Military Tussle Intensified Civil-military tussle further intensified when Army Chief Gen Qamar Bajwa addressing a seminar on 11 October, commented on Pakistan’s economic issues and rising debt. While addressing a seminar on the interplay of economy and security jointly organized by ISPR and Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry, he was quoted by…
Wide Open Civil-Military Cracks Some latest developments have shown visible cracks between civilian government and the military leadership suggesting tense relationship between the two as an incident of deployment of Rangers personnel in Federal Judicial Complex demonstrated. Reportedly, on 2 October, all visitors including ministers, senior politicians, media-persons, lawyers and litigants were barred from entering…