Incidents and fatalities of terrorism had already decreased sharply post Operation Zarb-e-Azb in 2014:
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In 2017, 1 year before IK's reign as PM, Pakistan had much lower casualties from terrorism from the prior years as well.
In fact, in 2020 and 2021, number of incidents and casualties from terrorism started rising from 2018, showing his strategy of reconciling with the TTP were not working.
The Pakistani Taliban has intensified its insurgency against Islamabad in recent months. But sources say the two sides have been holding secret talks over a cease-fire.
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