The month of February 2025 saw a marginal increase in terrorist attacks but a sharp surge in civilian casualties, along with a significant increase in the arrest of terrorists across the country, an Islamabad-based thinktank said in a report on Sunday.
According to the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS), the last month saw 79 terrorist attacks, resulting in the deaths of 55 civilians and 47 security personnel, while 81 security personnel and 45 civilians sustained injuries. “February 2025 marked the first month since August 2024 in which civilian fatalities surpassed those of security forces,” PICSS said. It added that civilian deaths rose by 175%, while deaths of security personnel declined 18% compared to January 2025.
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Source: The Express Tribune News
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