588 dead, 1,007 injured in 821 acts of terrorism

Interior division releases data for first eight months of current year

ISLAMABAD: Some 588 people were killed and another 1,007 sustained injuries in 821 incidents of terrorism in the country during the first eight months of the year.

This was revealed in a month-wise break-up issued by the interior division for the period between January and September 2015. January and May proved to be the deadliest months with 121 and 137 fatalities respectively. February turned out to be the safest month with only nine dead in acts of terrorism.

Read: 70% decline in terrorist attacks in Pakistan



According to the Interior Division figures, 122 people were killed and 174 injured in 124 incidents of terrorism during the month of January.

Similarly, in 10 terrorism-related incidents during February, nine people were killed and 49 injured, in March 86 acts of terrorism occurred in which 45 persons were killed and 141 injured and in 113 incidents during month of April, 59 lost their lives and 110 got injured.

Read: Is climate change a bigger threat than terrorism?

The data further revealed that the month of May witnessed 121 incidents of terrorism with 137 fatalities and injuries to 162 people. In June, there were 70 such incidents in which there were 50 dead and 55 injured, July saw 116 terror acts that left 65 people dead and 131 injured while in August, 61 people were killed and 77 injured in 82 incidents of terrorism.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 12^th, 2015.