WASHINGTON: A US report has revealed that over 1,025 civilians and 475 security forces personnel were killed in terrorist attacks in Pakistan in 2013.
The US State Department in its country reports on terrorism warned that the presence of Al Qaeda, Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), and other militant groups continued to threaten both US and Pakistani interests.
The report says that in 2013 Pakistan continued to confront terrorist groups, including Al-Qaeda, TTP, the Punjabi Taliban, and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, all of whom mounted attacks against police, military and security forces, or engaged in sectarian violence and criminal activities against all sectors of society.
But, the report says, Pakistan did not confront Lashkar-e-Taiba, which continued to operate and raise funds with its front organisations.
It also noted that Karachi continued to suffer from political and ethnic violence inflicted by different groups including militant organisations, fundamentalist religious groups, and the militant wings of political parties.
