RAWALPINDI : Sept 3: Pakistan’s security forces are determined to end the scourge of terrorism and such sacrifices of our brave soldiers further strengthen our resolve, Chief of Army Staff General Syed Asim Munir said on the recent suicide blast on Pakistan Army in Bannu. The cowardly attacks of terrorists cannot weaken our resolve to end terrorism. The Army Chief visited CMH Bannu to visit the soldiers injured in the recent suicide attack on Pakistan Army in Bannu.
Earlier, the Army Chief was also briefed on the security measures to be taken along with the suicide blast. According to ISPR, Army Chief General Asim Munir said that peace and stability in Pakistan is due to the sacrifices of our martyrs, we will end the evil of terrorism at any cost.
The Army Chief assured the families of the soldiers who were martyred in the Bannu suicide blast that the nation stands with them in this hour of sorrow. It should be remembered that since the Taliban came to power in Afghanistan, there has been a significant increase in militancy in Pakistan. Is. Terrorists carry out most of these attacks in the border areas. In recent months TTP has intensified its campaign against the security forces
According to the data made available to this scribe, in the first 8 months of 2023, 22 suicide attacks took place in the country, in which 227 people were martyred and 497 were injured. A record of 99 terrorist attacks has been set in August 2023, which is the highest number in a single month since November 2014. This number is lower than the 147 attacks claimed by the outlawed TTP, which killed 112 civilians and security forces personnel and injured 87 up from 54 attacks in July. In contrast, August shows an 83% increase in militant attacks, with 4 suicide attacks in August, 3 in tribal districts and one in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK),
According to the data compiled by Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) there were 99 attacks across the country in August 2023 this year, which is the highest number in a month since November 2014. The number released by the Islamabad-based think tank is lower than the 147 attacks claimed by the outlawed TTP, which could not be verified by independent sources. According to the report, as against 54 attacks in July, there was an 83% increase in militant attacks in August. There were 4 suicide attacks in August, of which 3 were in tribal districts and one in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
There were 22 suicide attacks in the country in the first 8 months of 2023 in which 227 people were killed and 497 injured. From 17 in July to 28 in August, erstwhile FATA saw a 106% increase in attacks, from 18 in July to 37 in August, but both regions recorded a 19% and 29% decrease in deaths respectively.
The attacks also increased in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, rising 83 percent from 15 percent in July to 29 in August with deaths and injuries also rising by 188 percent and 73 percent respectively.
