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Pakistan insurgencies (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan)

Active High intensity Intrastate Asia 14 Dec 2007 to present

Pakistani security forces fight Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Baloch separatist groups in Balochistan. 2025 was the deadliest year in a decade, and 2026 is higher still: militant attacks hit a 12-year monthly high in September, with Balochistan overtaking Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as the most violent province.

Conflict zones

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Key facts

Militant attacks, Jan-Sep 2026
1,232 (up 52% on same period of 2025)
PICSS via The Nation as of 30 Sep 2026
Militant attacks in September 2026
225, highest monthly count in 12 years
PICSS via The Nation as of 30 Sep 2026
Deadliest month of 2026
July: 606 killed, including 112 security personnel
PICSS as of 31 Jul 2026
Violence-linked deaths in 2025
3,417 (KP 2,331; Balochistan 956)
CRSS via Gulf News as of 31 Dec 2025
Reported fatalities, last 4 weeks (ACLED)
571
ACLED aggregated data, up to week of 24 Oct 2026 as of 24 Oct 2026
Deaths in 2026, 1 Jan to 30 Sep 2026 (UCDP)
3,979 best estimate (3,723–5,443)
UCDP GED Candidate 26.0.9 as of 30 Sep 2026

Human cost

Fatalities
3.6K
  • 3,629 reportedPICSS via The Nation as of 30 Sep 2026Jan-Sep 2026, nationwide, all categories: 2,428 militants, 591 security forces, 550 civilians, 60 peace committee members
Killed in 2026 so far (UCDP)
4K
  • 3,979 estimatedUCDP GED Candidate 26.0.9 as of 30 Sep 2026UCDP best estimate, events 1 Jan to 30 Sep 2026; low 3,723, high 5,443
People displaced
All forcibly displaced, country-wide (UNHCR)
156K
Recorded events, last 30 days
381

Parties and actors

  • Pakistan Armed Forces, Frontier Corps and police State armed forces · aligned with Government
  • Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Non-state armed group · aligned with Insurgents
  • Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) Non-state armed group (separatist) · aligned with Insurgents
  • Baloch Republican Guards Non-state armed group (separatist) · aligned with Insurgents

Parties are listed factually by name and role. Inclusion does not imply any judgement.

Negotiations

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Trend: events and reported fatalities by month

Events per month Reported fatalities per month
0 0 250 250 500 500 750 750 1K 1KNov 2021: 42 events, 50 reported fatalitiesDec 2021: 55 events, 85 reported fatalitiesJan 2022: 129 events, 179 reported fatalities2022Feb 2022: 117 events, 202 reported fatalitiesMar 2022: 99 events, 141 reported fatalitiesApr 2022: 132 events, 146 reported fatalitiesMay 2022: 103 events, 86 reported fatalitiesJun 2022: 100 events, 117 reported fatalitiesJul 2022: 153 events, 170 reported fatalitiesAug 2022: 102 events, 71 reported fatalitiesSep 2022: 115 events, 116 reported fatalitiesOct 2022: 148 events, 193 reported fatalitiesNov 2022: 95 events, 118 reported fatalitiesDec 2022: 158 events, 181 reported fatalitiesJan 2023: 105 events, 174 reported fatalities2023Feb 2023: 135 events, 142 reported fatalitiesMar 2023: 149 events, 158 reported fatalitiesApr 2023: 194 events, 211 reported fatalitiesMay 2023: 130 events, 198 reported fatalitiesJun 2023: 162 events, 133 reported fatalitiesJul 2023: 198 events, 218 reported fatalitiesAug 2023: 219 events, 185 reported fatalitiesSep 2023: 203 events, 283 reported fatalitiesOct 2023: 158 events, 202 reported fatalitiesNov 2023: 157 events, 176 reported fatalitiesDec 2023: 164 events, 215 reported fatalitiesJan 2024: 203 events, 198 reported fatalities2024Feb 2024: 212 events, 182 reported fatalitiesMar 2024: 165 events, 174 reported fatalitiesApr 2024: 174 events, 207 reported fatalitiesMay 2024: 181 events, 183 reported fatalitiesJun 2024: 202 events, 168 reported fatalitiesJul 2024: 190 events, 211 reported fatalitiesAug 2024: 230 events, 329 reported fatalitiesSep 2024: 197 events, 223 reported fatalitiesOct 2024: 188 events, 315 reported fatalitiesNov 2024: 281 events, 504 reported fatalitiesDec 2024: 167 events, 256 reported fatalitiesJan 2025: 233 events, 350 reported fatalities2025Feb 2025: 243 events, 372 reported fatalitiesMar 2025: 325 events, 513 reported fatalitiesApr 2025: 301 events, 392 reported fatalitiesMay 2025: 426 events, 493 reported fatalitiesJun 2025: 259 events, 321 reported fatalitiesJul 2025: 256 events, 335 reported fatalitiesAug 2025: 350 events, 411 reported fatalitiesSep 2025: 283 events, 581 reported fatalitiesOct 2025: 292 events, 598 reported fatalitiesNov 2025: 385 events, 557 reported fatalitiesDec 2025: 245 events, 375 reported fatalitiesJan 2026: 355 events, 686 reported fatalities2026Feb 2026: 339 events, 424 reported fatalitiesMar 2026: 339 events, 515 reported fatalitiesApr 2026: 276 events, 343 reported fatalitiesMay 2026: 450 events, 729 reported fatalitiesJun 2026: 318 events, 523 reported fatalitiesJul 2026: 406 events, 783 reported fatalitiesAug 2026: 536 events, 807 reported fatalitiesSep 2026: 365 events, 779 reported fatalitiesOct 2026: 381 events, 571 reported fatalities
reportedACLED aggregated data, up to week of 24 Oct 2026 as of 24 Oct 2026 Political violence events only (battles, explosions/remote violence, violence against civilians).
Show data table
MonthEventsFatalities
Oct 2026381571
Sep 2026365779
Aug 2026536807
Jul 2026406783
Jun 2026318523
May 2026450729
Apr 2026276343
Mar 2026339515
Feb 2026339424
Jan 2026355686
Dec 2025245375
Nov 2025385557
Oct 2025292598
Sep 2025283581
Aug 2025350411
Jul 2025256335
Jun 2025259321
May 2025426493
Apr 2025301392
Mar 2025325513
Feb 2025243372
Jan 2025233350
Dec 2024167256
Nov 2024281504
Oct 2024188315
Sep 2024197223
Aug 2024230329
Jul 2024190211
Jun 2024202168
May 2024181183
Apr 2024174207
Mar 2024165174
Feb 2024212182
Jan 2024203198
Dec 2023164215
Nov 2023157176
Oct 2023158202
Sep 2023203283
Aug 2023219185
Jul 2023198218
Jun 2023162133
May 2023130198
Apr 2023194211
Mar 2023149158
Feb 2023135142
Jan 2023105174
Dec 2022158181
Nov 202295118
Oct 2022148193
Sep 2022115116
Aug 202210271
Jul 2022153170
Jun 2022100117
May 202210386
Apr 2022132146
Mar 202299141
Feb 2022117202
Jan 2022129179
Dec 20215585
Nov 20214250

Events by type

Battles Explosions / remote violence Violence against civilians
0 250 500 750 1K 20222023202420252026
reportedACLED aggregated data, up to week of 24 Oct 2026 as of 24 Oct 2026

Most affected provinces

  1. Balochistan 2,465 events · 3,877 fatalities
  2. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 1,625 events · 2,949 fatalities
  3. Sindh 181 events · 115 fatalities
  4. Punjab 96 events · 89 fatalities
  5. Azad Jammu and Kashmir 13 events · 8 fatalities
  6. Federal Capital Territory 9 events · 48 fatalities
  7. Gilgit-Baltistan 6 events · 6 fatalities
reportedACLED aggregated data, up to week of 24 Oct 2026 as of 24 Oct 2026 Last 12 months, political violence events.

Sources and further reading

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