India, Aug. 2 -- Pakistan witnessed its deadliest month of the year in July with 606 people killed and 232 others injured in various terrorist attacks and counter-terrorism operations across the country, an Islamabad-based think tank said on Saturday.

The Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) attributed the sharp rise in casualties to an escalation in terrorist attacks and a corresponding intensification of counter-terrorism operations by security forces across the country.

The report said 112 security personnel were killed in July, representing the highest monthly toll since January 2023 and the second-highest recorded in more than a decade.

In January 2023, 114 security personnel were killed, including around 1...