ISLAMABAD: Down
over 11 percent from the month before, some 24 terrorist attacks took place in Pakistan during February 2018, according to monthly security report released b
y the Pak Institute of Peace Studies on Tuesday.
“These attacks claimed 38 lives – compared to 49 in the previous month ̵
1; and inflicted injuries on 46 others. As many as 10 attacks or 42 percent of the total attacks reported from across Pakistan targeted personnel of security and law enforcement agencies. Among those 38 killed in terrorist attacks were 13 army officials, 12 civilians, eight FC men and three policemen, besides two militants,” the report revealed.
It noted that the highest number of terrorist attacks for any region of the country was reported from Balochistan. “Nine reported attacks from the province claimed 15 lives and injured another 16 people. Ten personnel of security and law enforcement agencies were killed in terrorist attacks in the province, largely in three attacks launched b
y the militants of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP),” according to the report.
As many as six terrorist attacks took place in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) during February 2018. These attacks claimed 15 lives – 11 army officials, two civilians, one policeman and one militant ̵
1; and injured 19 others. Most of these casualties resulted from an attack on army officials in Kabal tehsil of Swat, which claimed the lives of 11 officials, the report revealed.
“Seven terrorist attacks took place in four agencies of FATA, which claimed six lives – fo
ur civilians and two army soldiers ̵
1; and injured eight others,” the report said.
While no terrorist attack was reported from interior of Sindh, one attack in Karachi claimed one life and wounded one person.
One incident of landmine explosion killed two persons and injured another in Bhimber district of Azad Kashmir, the re
port concluded.
Published in Daily Times, March 7th 2018.
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