Islamabad, February 1, 2023: The first month of 2023 became the deadliest month since July 2018 as the militants carried out 44 attacks killing 134 people and at least 254 injured in January. According to statistics released by an Islamabad-based independent think tank Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS), the pattern of terror…
DetailsPeshawar Police Line blast may result in a split in TTP. On January 30, 2023, an explosion occurred in the mosque of Police Line in which more than 100 people died, and many were injured. Police said it was a suicide attack. It was the most lethal attack ever against Pakistani security forces. Mukarram Mohmand,…
DetailsThe PICSS Militancy Database shows that Pakistan saw a minor drop in militant attacks and their human toll in May 2023. However, the violence level in the first five months of the current year was much higher than the same period last year. The database reported 40 militant attacks in May 2023 that took 48…
DetailsA one-day International Roundtable Conference, “Finding Interfaces and Pathways for Engagement in Afghanistan,” was jointly organized by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies and the Royal Danish Defense College’s Stabilisation Program on April 27, 2023, at Serena, Islamabad. The conference brought together a diverse panel of experts,including Pakistan’s former Special Envoy for Afghanistan…
DetailsIn 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…
DetailsAccording to data of the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies, during the first quarter of 2023, violence in Afghanistan decreased more than it did in Pakistan and India. In the area, the group is perish. The ability to launch an attack outside of Afghanistan in six months, as foretold by the US CENTCOM…
DetailsA significant decline in militant attacks was observed during March 2023; however, resultant casualties remained almost the same as in February 2023. The security forces foiled many attacks during the month by eliminating at least 38 militants while arresting 35 others. According to statistics released by an Islamabad-based think tank Pakistan Institute for Conflict and…
DetailsIslamabad, 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…
DetailsExecutive 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…
DetailsIslamabad 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…
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