Pakistan continues to reel under terrorism with a surge of 25% violence-related incidents in 2025 compared to the previous year, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa being the worst hit province, a think tank report has said here.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan together accounted for over 96% of all 3,187 fatalities and 92% of all incidents of violence recorded through January to November 2025, according to the Islamabad-based Centre for Research and Security Studies (CRSS).
“Till November, an overall surge of 25% was observed in violence, which resulted in 3,187 deaths in comparison to 2,546 casualties in 2024, a rise of around 20%,” the report, published on Wednesday, by CRSS, a non-profit, independent think tank, said.
In 2024, 2,546 deaths and 1981 injuries were reported. The figures include civilians, security personnel, and militants killed in anti-terror operations.
The fatalities reported were from 1,188 recorded incidents of violence, including terror attacks and counter terrorism operations, mainly concentrated in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces.
