Pakistan's Deadliest Decade: 2025 Sees Soaring Violence, CRSS Reports

• Pakistan's 2025 was its most violent year in a decade, with 3,417 fatalities, a 34% rise from 2024, as per the CRSS Annual Security Report.
• Violence has escalated annually since 2021, with 2024 marking a 67% jump, and 2025 continuing the lethal trend.
• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan accounted for 96% of fatalities and 93% of violent incidents.
• Outlaws made up 60% of all fatalities (2,060 deaths), highest since 2015, largely due to intensified security operations.
• Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was the most active militant group, followed by BLA, BLF, and ISKP.

Why It Matters: Pakistan's 2025 was its deadliest year in a decade, marked by a significant surge in militant violence.