Pakistan, March 19 -- Earlier this month, the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) published the Global Terrorism Index 2025, providing a comprehensive summary of the key trends and patterns in terrorism over the last 17 years. Pakistan is ranked second in the Global Terrorism Index 2025, with the number of deaths in terrorist attacks rising by 45 per cent over the past year to 1,081. This rise in attacks is the steepest year-on-year increase in the last decade for Pakistan. The banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) emerged as the fastest-growing terrorist group, with a 90% increase in deaths attributed to it. The TTP remains the deadliest terrorist organisation in Pakistan for the second year. It was responsible for 52% of deaths in...