Peshawar (PR) – Women in Pakistan face enormous social barriers when they step outside their homes and seek careers, but the key to success for women is persevering and not giving up in the face challenges. These views were expressed by woman lawmaker of KP Assembly, Ms. Shagufta Malik, during a national workshop on ‘youth … Read more
Islamabad (PR) – Senator Krishna Kumari discussed interfaith relations with university students during a two-day education and training workshop here in Islamabad. Senator Kumari told young students to have faith in themselves and see Pakistan’s religious and cultural diversity as a blessing. She also shared the story of her life’s journey from a disadvantaged village … Read more
Islamabad (PR) – The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and its affiliates remained the major actors of instability in Pakistan in the year 2020, which perpetrated a combined total of 67 terrorist attacks or about 46 percent of the total reported attacks in 2020, mainly in erstwhile FATA. The TTP also successfully brought its few breakaway factions … Read more
Islamabad (PR) – In terms of casualties in terrorism-related incidents, Sindh was the most affected region of the country in June 2020. It has happened after a long time that Sindh including Karachi witnessed such a terror spree, where Baloch and Sindhi nationalist insurgent groups perpetrated six attacks claiming 12 lives and wounding 17 other. … Read more
Islamabad (PR) – Not only the number of terrorist attacks in Balochistan doubled during the month of May, but the number of people killed in these attacks also posted a significant surge. As many as 15 people lost their lives in the province (seven (7) FC men, six (6) army soldiers and two civilians) in … Read more
Down 55 percent from the month before, 10 terrorist attacks were reported form Pakistan during February 2020. The number of people killed in these attacks also fell from 33 in January to 20 in the month under review; another 35 people were also injured in these acts of terrorism. Most among those killed in terrorist … Read more
Islamabad (PR) – Posting an increase of 50 percent from the month before, 21 terrorist attacks took place in Pakistan during the first month of 2020. The number of people killed in these attacks also surged by over 106 percent, from 16 in December 2019 to 33 during the month under review; another 60 people … Read more
Islamabad (PR) – Down by about 18 percent from the previous month, 14 terrorist attacks were recorded in Pakistan during the last month of 2019. These attacks claimed 16 lives – compared to 27 in the month before – and injured 24 others. Those 16 people killed in terrorist attacks included 8 personnel of security … Read more
PRESS RELEASE (Urdu Version below) Pak Institute for Peace Studies Islamabad/5 January 2020 The TTP and BLA emerged as major actors of instability in 2019; ISIS terrorist activities declined significantly: Pakistan Security Report 2019 Curbing terror financing, reviving NAP, countering extremism, and responding to cross-border incursions stood out as major security challenges in 2019 Terrorist incidents declined … Read more
North Waziristan faced 6 of the total 17 reported attacks Islamabad (PR) – Marking an increase of 70 percent from previous month, a total of 17 terrorist attacks took place in Pakistan’s three provinces during November 2019. These attacks claimed 27 lives – as compared to 10 in the month before – and injured 38 … Read more