Pakistan Reports Surge in Terrorist Attacks Despite Declining Fatalities in August

Terrorist attacks increase but fatalities decline during August: PICSS

ISLAMABAD: The number of terrorist attacks increased significantly in August despite sustained counter-terrorism pressure, but their human impact declined compared with July, according to a monthly security assessment by an Islamabad-based think tank. According to monthly data compiled by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS), 199 terrorist attacks were recorded in August, compared with 144 in July — an increase of 38 per cent. Violence linked to terrorist attacks a...

By [email protected] (Ikram Junaidi)