ISLAMABAD: Successful kinetic operations by Pakistan security forces made October the deadliest month for militants with over 350 militants killed, according to a report by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS).

According to a recent report by the Islamabad-based security think tank PICSS, the month of October remained the lethal for militants across the country, with intensified operations by the security forces.

Estimates show that 355 militants were killed across the country, marking the highest losses in a decade from the militants.

During the month, 69 attacks were recorded, a 52 percent decline compared to August, according to the report.

Amid clearance operations, 92 security personnel and 48 civilians also lost their lives.

The security forces also apprehended 22 suspected militants, the report stated.

The report database recorded a 29 percent rise in militant attacks—from 69 in September to 89 in October—though overall human losses in these attacks declined by 19 percent.

In the southwestern province of Balochistan, 23 militant attacks were recorded, while casualties dropped sharply from 79 to 27, the report added.

During counter-terrorism operations, 67 militants were killed, marking notable improvement in the province’s security situation. This represented a 92 percent decline in civilian deaths and a 52 percent drop in security personnel fatalities, the report added.

In the former tribal districts, now merged into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa under the 25th Amendment of the constitution, and mainland KP, 55 militants were killed in kinetic operations led by the security forces.

Collectively, between January and October 2025, a total of 1,734 militants were killed by the security forces, while 601 security personnel were martyred, the report concluded.

Kinetic Operations

Pakistan records highest militant killings in October amid intensified security operations