According to the think tank report, 240 terror incidents and counter-terror operations in Pakistan have resulted in 380 violence-related deaths and 220 injuries to civilians, security personnel and unarmed personnel.
According to a report released by the Centre for Survey and Security Studies (CRSS), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan were the epicenter of violence, accounting for around 92 per cent of the total deaths and 87 per cent of attacks (including terrorist incidents and operations) during the period.
The report said rates of violence and casualties across Pakistan declined significantly in the second quarter, with overall violence falling by 12 percent and the number of deaths falling to 380 from 432 in the first quarter.
The most notable improvement was in Balochistan, where violence fell by 46 percent and the death toll fell from 178 in the first quarter of the year to 96 in the second.
However, violence has spiked in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with deaths increasing by 13 and 31 respectively compared to the previous quarter.
According to the report, civilians, government officials and members of the security forces accounted for 62 percent of the total deaths, significantly higher than the 38 percent who were killed by outlaws.
Among the civilian deaths were 24 labourers in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa who were targeted because of their ethnic identity, as well as four coal miners and two polio workers.
As many as 11 people lost their lives in sectarian violence.
Police and army personnel were frequent targets of terrorist attacks, with two DSPs among the police losing their lives and 31 other policemen also falling victim to violence.
Around 65 soldiers, including an army captain, lost their lives, including former Brigadier General Amir Hamza, in an ambush carried out by unidentified assailants.
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