Islamabad
Militant violence in Pakistan witnessed a slight uptick in July after a brief decline in June, according to the latest monthly security report released by the Islamabad-based think tank Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS). The report documented 82 militant attacks across the country during July, resulting in 101 fatalities and 150 injuries.
According to PICSS, those killed in militant attacks included 47 civilians, 36 security personnel, and 18 militants. Among the injured were 90 civilians, 52 security personnel, seven militants, and one member of a peace committee. The report also noted that security forces intensified their counter-militancy operations, killing 106 militants and arresting 69 suspected operatives during the same period. However, these operations also claimed the lives of seven civilians. Notably, only one security personnel lost his life in actions initiated by the security forces, which PICSS described as the lowest monthly toll in such operations in recent years, though 36 security personnel were killed in militant attacks during the same month.
In total, militant attacks and subsequent security operations accounted for 215 deaths in July, comprising 124 militants, 54 civilians, and 37 security personnel, while 199 people were injured, including 107 civilians, 56 security personnel, 35 militants, and one peace committee member. The militants also kidnapped at least 14 individuals during the month, PICSS reported.
A comparative analysis by PICSS showed a five percent rise in militant attacks compared to June 2025. However, fatalities among security forces dropped by 32 percent, while civilian deaths increased by 21 percent. Militant casualties surged by 49 percent.
The report highlighted that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including its tribal districts, remained the epicenter of militancy, accounting for 53 of the 82 attacks recorded nationwide. Balochistan followed with 28 attacks. No militant incidents were reported from Punjab, Sindh, Azad Kashmir, or Islamabad Capital Territory, though one attack was recorded in Diamer district of Gilgit-Baltistan.
