The violence across Pakistan slightly escalated during the current week. The relentless wave of target killings in the largest metropolis of Pakistan, Karachi (Sindh), clashes between militants and security forces in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), and bomb blasts across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) continued to inflict death and destruction upon the people. The data collected (throughten newspapers that CRSS uses as the source) suggests that as many as 144 persons fell prey to the 74 incidents of violence across the country during the reported week (for detailssee data sheet).These violent incidents also left 74 people injured whereas the number of wounded increased considerably from last week 60 to 74 this week. Contrary to the common trend witnessed over the past six weeks, wherein civilians were the prime target; the militants endured the maximum loss in the country during the week. Seventy three militants were killed and another fourteen got injured under different circumstances. The second highest number of casualties were ofcivilians, wherein 54 civilians were killed and another 51 were injured in different parts of the country. Civilian casualties dropped by 55 percent, as civilian casualties constituted just 37 percent of the total death toll this week. Furthermore, unlike the previous week, one CIA operated drone strikewas reported this week killing 14 suspected militants in Dre-Nishtar village of Shawal valley, North Waziristan Agency (FATA). The sabotage campaign by the militants continued to tear apart state infrastructure, as militants blew up a portion of railway track in Balochistan and four government schools in KP and FATA regions. One sectarian attack was reported during the week, wherein a Hazara Shia official was shot and injured in Quetta city, Balochistan. Meanwhile, the casualties due to the ferocious waves of target killings plunged sharply by 48 percent during the current week. Overall, 44 percent of the total violent attacks...

The wave of violence marginally subsided during the current week. The spree of bomb blasts across Sindh, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), and the insistent wave of target killing in Karachi and Balochistan continued to wreck havoc on lives of defenseless people. The data collected (through ten newspapers that CRSS uses as the source) suggests that as many as 138 persons got killed as a result of 60 incidents of violence across the country during the reported week (for details see data sheet).These incidents also left 60 people injured whereas number of wounded decreased slightly from last week 66 to 60 this week. Yet again civilians paid the major cost of the ongoing spate of violence across the country as 71 percent of the total fatalities were of civilians this week. Numerically speaking, 98 civilians lost their lives and 37 others got injured during the course of week. Militants suffered the second highest number of causalities, where 28 militants got killed, mostly due to the military vs. militants– clashes in different areas of the KP and FATA regions. Furthermore, a fragile lull was observed in drone strikes as noCIA operated drone strike was reported in any part of FATA this week. The sabotage campaign by the militants continued unabated, as militants blew up two more government schools in KP province. Like the previous week, two sectarian attacks were reported across the country killing fifteen people, all of them Shia Muslims, in Kohat and Quetta areas of KP and Balochistan provinces. Moreover, casualties due to the ferocious wave of target killings increased by eight percent (38 percent during current week against last week 41). Overall 67 percent of the total violent attacks wereof target killing in nature. The trend also underlines that the target killing persistently remains the weapon of choice in the hands of miscreants to inflict violence (seethe pie chart below). Furthermore, data shows that of the total 40 incidents of target killings; a...

The violence once again escalated during the current week across Pakistan. Frequent clashes between militants and military in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and target killings in Karachi and Balochistan continue to make Pakistan bleed and toil. Meanwhile, the wave of target killings in Karachi has swallowed some 281 persons in the span of last ten weeks. The data collected (through ten newspapers that CRSS uses as the source) suggests that 143 persons were killed as a result of 48 incidents of violence across the country during the reported week (for details see data sheet).These violent incidents also left 66 people injured, number of injured decreased considerably from last week 71 to 66 this week. The civilian fatalities out of clashes among violent actors insistently continue to top the chart, as during the current week again civilians were the major victim of violence. In total 59 percent civilians were among the total killed. Numerically speaking, 84 civilians lost their lives and 44 others were wounded during the course of week. Militants suffered the second highest number of fatalities, wherein 42 militants got killed and another eleven wounded under different circumstances. Furthermore, for a fourth consecutive week, just oneCIA operated drone strike was reported, killing 24 suspected militants in Gorweek village of Dattakhel area, North Waziristan Agency (FATA). Militants also blew up two government schools in KP and FATA regions. Two sectarian attacks left four people, including an intelligence officer and three members of Ahl-i-Sunnat Wal Jamaat, dead in Karachi city this week. Furthermore dead bodies of two persons belonging to ethnic Hazara community were found in Mainghundi area of Quetta (Balochistan). Moreover, casualties due to the ferocious wave of target killings increased by 14 percent (59 percent during current week against last week 51). Overall 62 percent of the total violent attacks wereof target killing in nature. The trend...

The overall incidents of violence subsided considerably during the current week across Pakistan. Relentless clashes between militants and military in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), which ate up hundreds of people during last month, were drastically down. Meanwhile, the wave of target killings in Karachi continued unabated during the week, pushing the death toll to 254 in the span of the last nine weeks. The data collected (through ten newspapers that CRSS uses as the source) suggests that 93 persons were killed as a result of 45 incidents of violence across the country during the reported week (for details see data sheet).These violent incidents also left 71 people injured, number of injured decreased considerably from last week 92 to 71 this week. The civilian fatalities out of clashes among violent actors insistently continue to top the chart, as during the current week again civilians were the major victims of violence. In total, 66 percent civilians were among the total decimated in different circumstances. Numerically speaking, 62 civilians lost their lives and 57 others were wounded during the course of week. Militants suffered the second highest number of fatalities, wherein 18 militants got killed and another three wounded under different circumstances. Furthermore, for a third week in a row, just oneCIA operated drone strike was reported, killing six suspected militants and injuring three others in Dre Nishtar village of Shawal valley, North Waziristan Agency (FATA). Thesabotage campaign, launched by the militants to dismantle state infrastructure continued unabated, as unidentified miscreants blew up a gas pipeline of eight-inch-diameter in Pirkoh area of Dera Bugti district (Balochistan). Militants also blew up three government schools in KP and FATA regions. Like in case of previous week only one sectarian attack was reported during the current week killing one person belonging to Hazara Shia Muslim community in Quetta. Moreover,...