However, the report said that provisional statistics for the year 2017 also show around 15 per cent decline in overall militant attacks and a six per cent reduction in deaths occurring in the militant attacks. Despite a remarkable decline in security forces actions, the total number of militant attacks remained less than the last year. 58 security forces operations were reported from FATA in which 84 militants and five security forces personnel were killed while 22 militants and two forces personnel were injured. Sindh province saw a 40 percent decrease in militant attacks, however, there was 84 increase in deaths and 142 percent increase in the number of injured in militant attacks during the year 2017. Two militant attacks were reported from Azad Jammu and Kashmir in which one civilian died and five injured.

Source: Pakistan Today December 31, 2017 18:33 UTC