CRSS Security Report | Q3 2026 Q3, 2026 Security Landscape Pakistan recorded a sharp increase in violence-linked fatalities in Q3 2026, reversing the declining trend reported in...
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PAKISTAN RECORDS DOWNTICK IN VIOLENCE, BUT KP FATALITIES SURGE 53%
CRSS Security Report | Q2 2026 Overall Tally During the second quarter of 2026, the Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) tallied as high as 774 violence-linked...
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