Balochistan, K-P remain epicentres as Pakistan records 85 attacks in May

Modest rise in militant attacks in May 2025: PICSS report

Pakistan Army commandos depart in their vehicles in Rawalpindi on September 13, 2021. — AFPIslamabad:Despite heightened military tensions between Pakistan and India in May 2025, militant groups were unable to significantly escalate their activities in Pakistan, according to data released by...

May sees modest rise in attacks, but militants fail to escalate amid regional crisis: report

Monthly security assessment by PICSS records 85 militant attacks in May, resulting in 113 fatalities.

Balochistan, K-P remain epicentres as Pakistan records 85 attacks in May

Despite heightened military tensions with India in May, Pakistan witnessed only a marginal uptick in insurgent violence, according to data released by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS), an Islamabad-based independent think tank. The monthly security assessment issued by PICSS recorded 85 terrorist attacks across the country in May—slightly higher than April’s tally of 81. These incidents resulted in 113 fatalities,…

Balochistan will always be part of Pakistan: ISPR chief

ISLAMABAD: Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) Director-General Lt-Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry has said that Balochistan is an integral part of Pakistan and can never be separated from it. He said the terrorism in the province has no ideological or conceptual basis and is solely sponsored by India, which he blamed for destabilising the entire region. Speaking to teachers during the “Hilal Talks 2025” programme organised by the ISPR, the Paki…