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| Slight rise observed in militant attacks in April, says PICSS report |
| 2023-05-02 |
| [Dawn] The month of April this year witnessed a slight increase in the number of terror incidents , as there were 48 holy warrior attacks, which resulted in 68 deaths and 55 injuries, said a report released by the Pakistain Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) on Monday. The previous month saw 39 holy warrior attacks which led to 58 deaths and 73 injuries. There was a 23 per cent increase in holy warrior attacks, a 17 per cent increase in deaths, and a 25 per cent decrease in the number of injured people. Human losses among security forces also witnessed a 35 per cent increase. The report claimed that security forces responded by increasing their operations against holy warrior groups. Last month, they killed at least 41 holy warriors and arrested 40 others. Security forces focused their efforts mainly on the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, where they killed 30 holy warriors and arrested 14 others. "The KP remained the most affected province, with 49pc of the total attacks reported during the month. In KP, the holy warriors carried out 33 attacks which led to 45 deaths, including 23 security forces personnel, 17 holy warriors and five civilians. Thirty-two people were maimed, including 17 personnel of security forces and 10 civilians. Within KP, 19 holy warrior attacks were reported from the mainland province, while 14 were reported in tribal districts of KP (former Fata)," report said. Tribal districts saw a 100pc rise in holy warrior attacks. In March, PICSS had recorded seven attacks, while in April, the number increased to 14. Balochistan ...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it... witnessed 13 attacks which caused 21 deaths, including 11 security forces personnel and nine civilians. Twenty-three people were maimed, including 21 civilians and two security forces personnel. Punjab 1.) Little Orphan Annie's bodyguard 2.) A province of Pakistain ruled by one of the Sharif brothers 3.) A province of India. It is majority (60 percent) Sikh and Hindoo (37 percent), which means it has relatively few Moslem riots.... and Sindh witnessed only one attack each in April, the report said. According to the Director General of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), security forces conducted approximately 70 intelligence-based operations daily. During the first four months of the year, they arrested around 1400 suspected holy warriors and killed more than 188. Related: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa: 2023-05-01 Rs20 billion embezzled from PM's free flour scheme, claims PML-N leader Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa: 2023-04-28 Explosions, gunfire rock Lakki amid reports of more attacks Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa: 2023-04-27 2 soldiers martyred in exchange of fire with terrorists in KP’s Khyber: ISPR |
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