Pakistan witnessed a slight increase in militant violence in July after a brief decrease last month, according to the latest monthly security report published by the group of experts based in Islamabad, the Institute of Conflict and Security Studies (PETS) based in Islamabad, on Friday.
In June, there were a total of 78 militant attacks throughout the country, which resulted in at least 100 deaths, including 53 security personnel, 39 civilians, six militants and two members of the Peace Committees, the organization said in a press release.
These attacks wounded to 189 people, which comprise 126 security personnel and 63 civilians, marking an eight percent decrease in attacks, a 12 % drop in deaths and a 4 percent increase in injuries compared to May 2025.
Friday’s report documented 82 militant attacks throughout the country during July, which resulted in 101 deaths and 150 injuries. According to a photo statement, those killed in militant attacks included 47 civilians, 36 security personnel and 18 militants. Among the injured were 90 civilians, 52 security personnel, seven militants and member of a peace committee.
“The Security Forces intensified their countermencing operations, killing 106 militants and stopping 69 alleged agents during the same period,” reads the statement, noting that these operations also charged the lives of seven civilians.
PICSS said the country saw the lowest monthly cost in the actions initiated by security forces, and only one of them lost his life. However, 36 security personnel were killed in militant attacks in July.
“In total, militant attacks and subsequent security operations represented 215 deaths in July, comprising 124 militants, 54 civilians and 37 security personnel, while 199 people were injured, including 107 civilians, 56 security personnel, 35 militants and a member of the Peace Committee,” said the Tank.
“The militants also kidnapped at least 14 people during the month.”
A comparative PICSS analysis showed a 5 percent increase in militant attacks compared to June 2025. However, deaths between security forces decreased by 32 %, while civil deaths increased by 21 percent. Militant victims arose for 49pc.
The report stressed that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including his tribal districts, remained the epicenter of militancy, representing 53 of the 82 attacks registered throughout the country.
Baluchistan continued with 28 attacks, while no Punjab militant incidents were reported, Sindh, Kashmir Azad or the territory of the capital of Islamabad. However, an attack was recorded in the Gilgit-Baltistan Diamer district.
Pakistan has seen an increase in terrorism since the forbidden Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) finished his high fire agreement in November 2022, promising to increase attacks.
The government tagged the TTP as Fitna-al-Khawarij and directed the use of the term Khariji For attackers. Later he designated Baluchistan -based groups as Fitna-al-Hindustan to highlight the supposed role of India in terrorism and destabilization throughout Pakistan.
A day before, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that the government was implementing a comprehensive and effective strategy to “completely eliminate” the plea Fitna-al-Hindustan, Fitna-al-Khawarij and other terrorist attire to the country.
According to a statement from his office, the prime minister said that the State had adopted a “multiple strategy” in the war on terrorism and made “total and effective use” of important elements such as soil operations, legislation, significant public communication and discouraging of extremist thought.
He addressed the Steering Committee of Contractorism and the establishment of the state court order to guarantee effective coordination between federal and provincial governments against terrorism and strictly implement their recommendations.
In March, Pakistan took second place in the 2025 global terrorism index, with the number of deaths in terrorist attacks that increased by 45pc from 2024 to 1,081.
