By Senior Research Fellow M. Nafees

The Center for Research and Security Studies

Pakistan and India have reached a ceasefire agreement from 25 February 2021 onward. This brief report looks back at the losses on both sides in terms of human lives during this prolonged hostile period.

Fatalities in Pakistan

Between October 16, 2016 and February 25, 2021, Pakistan suffered 370 fatalities and 661 injuries due to the border conflicts. The highest fatalities from these skirmishes and attacks took place in 2019. During that year, India carried out an aerial attack inside Pakistan to target an alleged terrorist training camp at Balakot. An Indian plane was shot down by Pakistani forces, and its pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was taken into custody for roughly 60 hours[1].

The following year, in 2020, a significant drop in fatalities from cross border attacks was recorded in Pakistan (table 1).

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[1] Staff Reporter. (2019, March 1). “Pakistan frees captured Indian pilot Abhinandan in peace gesture”. Dawn News. Retrieved April 1, 2021, from https://www.dawn.com/news/1466951.