Terror attacks decrease in Peshawar in 2016

PESHAWAR: A slight decrease has been reported in terrorist attacks in the provincial capital from January 1 to May 18 as compared to the same period last year, official statistics said.

According to the official figures, 46 terrorist incidents were reported in Peshawar till May 18 against 49 in the same period in 2015. The number of improvised explosive device (IED) blasts have reduced to eight against 15 last year. Also, no suicide attack has been reported as compared to one during the same period in 2015. No rocket attack has been reported in the city so far while one attack happened last year.  However, the number of target killings has almost doubled if compared with the last year.

A total of 18 target killing incidents have been reported in Peshawar during the current year while nine were reported last year. As per statistics, 821 proclaimed offenders were arrested till May 18 against 468 last year.

The statistics revealed that overall crime incidents have decreased from 522 to 376, with significant cut in kidnapping, car-lifting, assault on police, robberies, burglaries, theft, child kidnapping and others.