Monday 18/November/2024 – 10:40 AM
continued Al-Azhar Observatory To combat extremism, the security situation in Pakistan. Within its monthly reading of the activities of extremist groups in the country, and based on the terrorist operations index for October 2024, a series of 46 terrorist attacks were launched, resulting in the killing of 52 Pakistani army and police personnel. While 40 others were seriously injured, and on the civilian side, approximately 45 people were killed, about 62 others were injured, and 26 others were kidnapped.
The Observatory explained in a statement that, compared to what was monitored in September, a slight increase was observed in the number of terrorist attacks during the month of October 2024, amounting to 43 terrorist operations carried out during the past month, an increase of 7.6% in the number of terrorist attacks in October compared to last September.
The armed separatist organizations, the Baloch Liberation Army and the Pakistani Taliban, were among the most prominent organizations involved in carrying out terrorist attacks.
Index of terrorist attacks in Pakistan during October 2024
He continued: In response to these terrorist attacks, the Pakistani security services carried out a massive raid campaign that included 286 military operations, which resulted in the killing of 56 terrorists and the arrest of 52 others, a significant increase in the number of operations by 93.1% compared to last September. In return, the number of terrorists killed increased by 93.1%. It reached 25%.
He added: Looking at the areas where terrorist operations were concentrated, we find that most of them were carried out in the border areas adjacent to Afghanistan, such as: Khyber Pakhtunkha Province and Balochistan. It is clear from follow-up and monitoring that there are attempts to spread the Pakistani Taliban organization in the Punjab province, which led to an increase in military operations this month to control the organization’s movements. As for the Sindh province, it witnessed only two attacks in the city of Karachi, and despite that, the Khyberbakhtunkha province is still the highest. In terms of the number of attacks and the number of victims compared to other regions of the country, the border areas remain the greatest challenge to establishing comprehensive security in Pakistan.
