7,655 deaths recorded in Pakistan in 2014

January 10, 2015 19:20

Over 7,500 deaths were recorded in Pakistan last year due to terrorism, militant attacks, drone strikes, sectarian violence, targeted killings and security operations, according to a report.

The largest contributor for the total 7,655 deaths last year, compared to 5,687 similar fatalities in 2013, was security operations which saw a three fold increase.

While the fatalities from the militant attacks,terrorism and targeted killings decreased by 15 per cent, there was a 35 per cent increase in the overall deaths during the year, the Dawn reported today.

"The major increase in violence was observed in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata), where fatalities more than doubled from 1,457 in 2013 to 3,399 in 2014," said Mohammad Nafees Farooqi, senior research fellow at Centre for Research and Security Studies (CRSS), while presenting the figures.

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