Pakistan sees 66pc drop in terrorist attacks over five weeks: Report

The security forces have conducted effective operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan which have resulted in a steep drop in the number of terrorist strikes.

The Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) said in a new report that terrorist assaults had fallen by about sixty-six percent in a five week period.

The report claimed attacks reduced to 21 between October 16 and 22, from 61 registered between September 18 and 24.

There was also a week-on-week drop of 38 per cent in militant attacks from October 16-22. In such attacks, the number of people injured fell from 20 in the previous week to 11 in the same period, a fall of 45 percent.

PICSS said security forces have conducted 10 operations in which 33 insurgents were killed.

The research also looked at the effect of an internal leadership struggle in Fitna al-Hindustan and changes in the propaganda approach of Fitna al-Khawarij on the militant scene.

The data show that insurgent activity has gone down throughout the review period, but security challenges continue in regions of the country.