ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) recorded 143 terrorist attacks in Pakistan during October, down 37% from 226 in September, it reported on Sunday.
Attacks killed 111 people, compared with 260 the previous month. Injuries fell to 69 from 242, down 71%. Balochistan recorded 71 attacks, down from 132 in September.
Fatalities there dropped to 44 from 136, while injuries fell to 37 from 63. Mainland Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), excluding the former tribal districts, recorded 40 attacks, down from 58 in September.
Deaths declined to 38 from 90. The former tribal districts recorded 30 attacks, down from 34. However, injuries there rose to 13 from 11.
Nationwide, PICSS counted one suicide attack, compared with three in September. The October incident caused no deaths or injuries. Kidnappings moved in the opposite direction.
PICSS recorded 88 people abducted in terrorist incidents, up from 72 in September. This was the highest monthly total in a year. Balochistan accounted for 70 of those kidnappings.
Counting terrorist attacks and security operations together, PICSS put October’s death toll at 272. Those killed included 53 security personnel, 45 civilians, five peace committee members and 169 militants.
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In counterterrorism operations alone, security forces killed 156 militants and arrested seven suspects, according to the monitoring group.
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Punjab recorded two attacks that killed four people. Sindh, Islamabad, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, and Gilgit-Baltistan recorded none.
During January–October, PICSS counted 1,376 attacks, up 53% from the same period last year. The combined death toll from attacks and security operations rose 36% to 3,902.
