Archive · 1 Jan 2026
2025 Sees Surge in Violence and Security Threats
In 2025, Pakistan had its worst year of violence in ten years.
Many people died in fights, bombings, and other violent events.
Pakistan says the Afghan Taliban, who now run Afghanistan, are helping a group called the TTP, which is causing trouble in Pakistan.
The Afghan Taliban say they are not helping the TTP.
Both countries are arguing and having fights at their border.
This is making it hard for people to trade and travel between the two countries.
Many Afghan refugees in Pakistan are being sent back.
In Kashmir, there was a brief period of peace at the start of the year, but it was broken by several attacks.
These attacks showed that there are new types of threats, like people who are radicalized but not officially part of any militant group.
Security forces are finding it hard to track these people.
Pakistan is also trying to revive militancy in Kashmir, which is causing concern for the security forces.
Pakistan recorded 3,967 deaths from insurgent attacks in 2025, the highest since 2015.
At least 1,070 violent incidents occurred, including bomb blasts and gun battles.
Pakistan accuses the Afghan Taliban of harboring and supporting the TTP, which carried out high-profile attacks.
The Afghan Taliban denies supporting the TTP and blames Pakistan's past actions for the group's emergence.
In Kashmir, a brief period of peace was broken by attacks, highlighting new security threats like hybrid militancy.
- Who
- Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Afghan Taliban, and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir
- What
- A surge in violence, deteriorating relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan, and new security threats in Kashmir
- When
- Throughout 2025, with significant events in April, November, and December
- Where
- Primarily in Pakistan, along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, and in Jammu and Kashmir
- Why
- Due to the TTP's insurgency, Pakistan's accusations against the Afghan Taliban, and the rise of hybrid militancy in Kashmir
- Total Deaths in 2025
- 3,967
- Violent Incidents in 2025
- 1,070
- TTP Fighters Active
- 8,500
- Exports to Afghanistan (Nov 2024 vs 2023)
- $9.54 million vs $115 million
- Afghan Refugees in Pakistan
- Nearly 2 million
- Red Fort Blast Deaths
- 15
- Explosives Seized in Red Fort Case
- 3,000 kg