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Pakistan has been ranked second in the Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2025, with terror-related deaths increasing by 45 percent over the past year, reaching 1,081 fatalities.
The Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) released a report analyzing terrorism trends over the past 17 years around the world.
The GTI 2025 ranks 163 countries based on the impact of terrorism, considering factors like attacks, fatalities, injuries, and hostages taken.
This marks the fifth straight year of rising terrorism-related deaths in Pakistan, with 2024 seeing the highest year-on-year increase in a decade.
Terror attacks also more than doubled, from 517 in 2023 to 1,099 in 2024, surpassing 1,000 attacks for the first time.
The banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) emerged as one of the fastest-growing terror groups worldwide, responsible for 52 percent of terrorism-related deaths in Pakistan.
The TTP carried out 482 attacks, causing 558 deaths, a 91 percent increase from the previous year.
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The report links this rise in TTP attacks to the Taliban’s takeover in Afghanistan, which has given the group more operational freedom.
Pakistan’s Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces remain the worst-affected regions, with 96 percent of all terror-related deaths and attacks occurring in these areas.
The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) was behind Pakistan’s deadliest attack of 2024, when a suicide bomber killed 25 civilians and soldiers at Quetta railway station.
Attacks by Baloch militant groups, including the BLA and Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF), surged from 116 in 2023 to 504 in 2024, with deaths rising over fourfold from 88 to 388.
These groups continue to target security forces, infrastructure, and foreign investments, particularly projects under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), accusing the government of resource exploitation.
To counter rising threats, the Pakistani government launched Operation Azm-i-Istehkam. However, with terror groups operating from Afghanistan, Pakistan’s security challenges remain serious.
The GTI 2025 report highlights a global increase in terrorism, with Pakistan, Burkina Faso, and Syria among the most affected countries. It also warns that lone-wolf attacks have risen in the West, and instability in the Middle East is fueling more violence and hate crimes worldwide.
