ISLAMABAD: Pakistan ranked second in the Global Terrorism Index 2025 as incidence of terrorism in Pakistan increased by 45 percent.
According to Global Terrorism Index 2024 released by the Institute of Economics and Peace(IEP), the banned Tehreek -e -Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has emerged as the most dangerous rapidly increasing terrorist organization in the country, responsible for 52 percent of the casualties in Pakistan in 2024.
About 517 attacks were reported in 2023 in the country, which increased to 1099 in 2024, the death toll in the terrorist attacks has reached 1081.
Last year, TTP launched 482 attacks, killing 558 people, 91 percent higher than 2023.
According to the report, after the Taliban came to power in Afghanistan, terrorists have found safe havens across the border, which has increased attacks in Pakistan, especially in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.
According to a report by the Institute of Economics and Peace, the attacks of Baloch militant groups increased from 116 to 504, while the number of casualties in the attacks increased four times to 388.
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The report states that the government of Pakistan has begun to stabilize the operation against terrorism, which aims to stop the activities of the militants and strengthen security.
