Explanation

Terrorists attacks in Pakistan were down by 13 per cent in 2019, compared to the previous year, according to new report. Titled, ‘Pakistan Security Report 2019’, the report notes that not only had terror attacks plummeted across the country last year, but the number of people killed in terrorism incidents had also decreased by 40 per cent. In 2019, a total of 229 terrorist attacks were reported, including four suicide bombings, killing 164 civilians and 163 law and security forces officials, amongst others.