Militant attacks claim 70 lives in April, says report

ISLAMABAD: Following a brief lull in March, militant attacks in the country surged once again in April, with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, particularly its southern districts, bearing the brunt.

These findings were released by an Islamabad-based think-tank, Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS), in its monthly security assessment report.

According to statistics, the country experienced at least 77 verifiable militant attacks during April, resulting in 70 fatalities,...