Islamabad: Terrorism incidents throughout the country witnessed a substantial decline as compared to previous years.
According to official documents, around 252 incidents of terror occurred since January 1, 2015 till date in which 139 citizens and 51 security men were martyred.
The documents revealed that in the past 5 years, a total of 8520 terror incidents occurred in which 28779 people were killed. In 2010, 2061 incidents of terror occurred in which 502 security men were killed and 1454 civilians lost their lives.
In 2011, 1680 incidents of terror occurred in which 948 civilians and 408 security men were killed.
In 2012, 1316 incidents occurred in which 347 security men and 816 civilians were killed
In 2013, 1571 incidents claimed lives of 555 security men and 1239 civilians. According to the report in 2014, 1640 incidents of terror occurred in which 434 security men and 672 civilians were martyred.