ISLAMABAD: Violence in Pakistan has surged over the past three months due to a spike in militant attacks and intensified counter-terrorism operations, an Islamabad-based think tank said Monday.
The Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) reported a 46 percent rise in fatalities, including civilians, security personnel and militants, compared to the previous quarter.
This year is on track to be deadlier than 2024 — already the most violent year in a decade.
Pakistan’s military is fighting militant groups along the length of its western border, with the Pakistani Taliban active in the northwest and Baloch separatist groups in the southwest behind the vast majority of attacks.
The surge reflects an “intensification of militant violence and the expanded scale of counter-terrorism operations,” CRSS said.
