These three groups carried out over 78 percent of the total terrorist attacks recorded in the country in the year under review. The report also noted that for the third year in a row, the number of terrorist attacks and consequent casualties posted an upsurge in 2023. This upsurge in terrorist violence in Pakistan also coincided with the Taliban’s rise to power in neighbouring Afghanistan. As many as 15 terrorist attacks took place in Sindh province including 14 attacks in Karachi alone and one attack in Jamshoro in interior Sindh. Six terrorist attacks took place in Punjab in 2023, which claimed 16 lives and injured eight others.

Source: The Nation January 04, 2024 04:42 UTC