Police officers stand guard at a roadside to ensure security for Shiite Muslims attending a Muharram procession, in Peshawar, Pakistan, in July 2024. © AP
_Imran Khalid is a Karachi-based geostrategic analyst and freelance writer._
Pakistan has this year witnessed a sharp resurgence in terror-related activities. The country recorded 2,236 terrorist attacks in 2024, with Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) being most affected with 96% of all activities, according to the South Asia Terrorism Portal. However, within the first three months of 2025, at least 866 attacks have already been reported in these two provinces alone.