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Pakistan: conflict events in May 2026

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

101events79 the month before
401est. deathsrange 338–629
51civilian deaths

In May 2026, UCDP recorded 101 organized-violence events in Pakistan, with 401 estimated deaths. That is +28% compared with 79 events the month before. The death toll range is 338 to 629.

73% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 51.

Events were concentrated in Balochistan province (52), Khyber Pakhtunkwa province (46), Sindh province (3).

The most active pairing was Government of Pakistan - BRAS with 36 events.

Where events happened

2026-05-31: Government of Pakistan vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-05-31: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-05-31: BRAS vs Civilians (5 deaths)2026-05-31: BRAS vs Civilians (2 deaths)2026-05-30: Government of Pakistan vs TTP (8 deaths)2026-05-29: Government of Pakistan vs TTP (7 deaths)2026-05-28: Government of Pakistan vs TTP (1 deaths)2026-05-27: Government of Pakistan vs BRAS (0 deaths)2026-05-27: BRAS vs Civilians (5 deaths)2026-05-26: Government of Pakistan vs TTP (1 deaths)2026-05-25: Government of Pakistan vs BRAS (17 deaths)2026-05-25: Government of Pakistan vs BRAS (0 deaths)2026-05-25: Government of Pakistan vs BRAS (0 deaths)2026-05-24: TTP vs Civilians (0 deaths)2026-05-24: Government of Pakistan vs BRAS (31 deaths)2026-05-24: Government of Pakistan vs BRAS (0 deaths)2026-05-24: Government of Pakistan vs BRAS (0 deaths)2026-05-23: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (13 deaths)2026-05-23: Government of Pakistan vs TTP (11 deaths)2026-05-23: Government of Pakistan vs IS (2 deaths)2026-05-23: Government of Pakistan vs BRAS (0 deaths)2026-05-23: Government of Pakistan vs IMP (29 deaths)2026-05-22: Government of Pakistan vs TTP (1 deaths)2026-05-22: Government of Pakistan vs TTP (0 deaths)2026-05-22: Government of Pakistan vs BRAS (4 deaths)2026-05-22: SRA vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-05-22: Jamaat-ul-Ahrar vs TTP (22 deaths)2026-05-21: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (2 deaths)2026-05-21: Government of Pakistan vs TTP (14 deaths)2026-05-20: Government of Pakistan vs BRAS (1 deaths)2026-05-20: Jamaat-ul-Ahrar vs TTP (19 deaths)2026-05-19: Government of Pakistan vs TTP (1 deaths)2026-05-19: Government of Pakistan vs TTP (1 deaths)2026-05-19: Government of Pakistan vs TTP (22 deaths)2026-05-19: TTP vs Civilians (0 deaths)2026-05-19: Government of Pakistan vs IS (1 deaths)2026-05-19: Government of Pakistan vs BRAS (0 deaths)2026-05-19: Government of Pakistan vs BRAS (0 deaths)2026-05-19: Government of Pakistan vs BRAS (0 deaths)2026-05-18: IS vs Civilians (3 deaths)2026-05-18: Government of Pakistan vs IS (1 deaths)2026-05-18: Government of Pakistan vs IS (1 deaths)2026-05-18: Government of Pakistan vs BRAS (0 deaths)2026-05-18: Government of Pakistan vs BRAS (0 deaths)2026-05-17: Government of Pakistan vs TTP (7 deaths)2026-05-17: Government of Pakistan vs BRAS (0 deaths)2026-05-17: Government of Pakistan vs BRAS (0 deaths)2026-05-17: BRAS vs Civilians (0 deaths)2026-05-17: Government of Pakistan vs SRA (0 deaths)2026-05-16: Government of Pakistan vs TTP (2 deaths)2026-05-16: Government of Pakistan vs Civilians (0 deaths)2026-05-16: Government of Pakistan vs BRAS (0 deaths)2026-05-16: Government of Pakistan vs BRAS (0 deaths)2026-05-16: Government of Pakistan vs BRAS (1 deaths)2026-05-16: Government of Pakistan vs IMP (5 deaths)2026-05-15: Government of Pakistan vs BRAS (0 deaths)2026-05-14: Government of Pakistan vs TTP (24 deaths)2026-05-14: Government of Pakistan vs TTP (48 deaths)2026-05-14: TTP vs Civilians (0 deaths)2026-05-13: Government of Pakistan vs BRAS (0 deaths)2026-05-13: Government of Pakistan vs BRAS (0 deaths)2026-05-13: Government of Pakistan vs BRAS (12 deaths)2026-05-13: BRAS vs Civilians (0 deaths)2026-05-12: Government of Pakistan vs IS (12 deaths)2026-05-12: Government of Pakistan vs BRAS (0 deaths)2026-05-12: Government of Pakistan vs BRAS (0 deaths)2026-05-11: Government of Pakistan vs IS (1 deaths)2026-05-11: BRAS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-05-10: Government of Pakistan vs TTP (7 deaths)2026-05-10: Government of Pakistan vs BRAS (0 deaths)2026-05-10: Government of Pakistan vs BRAS (0 deaths)2026-05-09: Government of Pakistan vs IMP (16 deaths)2026-05-08: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-05-08: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-05-08: Government of Pakistan vs TTP (6 deaths)2026-05-08: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-05-08: Government of Pakistan vs BRAS (0 deaths)2026-05-08: BRAS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-05-07: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (2 deaths)2026-05-07: Government of Pakistan vs TTP (4 deaths)2026-05-07: Government of Pakistan vs TTP (1 deaths)2026-05-06: Government of Pakistan vs BRAS (0 deaths)2026-05-05: IS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-05-05: IS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-05-05: BRAS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-05-04: Government of Pakistan vs TTP (2 deaths)2026-05-04: Government of Pakistan vs Civilians (0 deaths)2026-05-04: Government of Pakistan vs BRAS (2 deaths)2026-05-03: Government of Pakistan vs TTP (1 deaths)2026-05-03: Government of Pakistan vs TTP (1 deaths)2026-05-03: IS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-05-03: IS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-05-03: Government of Pakistan vs BRAS (4 deaths)2026-05-03: Government of Pakistan vs BRAS (0 deaths)2026-05-03: Government of Pakistan vs BRAS (1 deaths)2026-05-02: Government of Pakistan vs Civilians (0 deaths)2026-05-02: Government of Pakistan vs BRAS (0 deaths)2026-05-02: Government of Pakistan vs BRAS (0 deaths)2026-05-01: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (3 deaths)2026-05-01: Government of Pakistan vs TTP (1 deaths)2026-05-01: BRAS vs Civilians (0 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Pakistan, May 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, May 2026

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Balochistan province52151
Khyber Pakhtunkwa province46248
Sindh province32

Deadliest events, May 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
14 May 2026Quetta district
Balochistan province		Government of Pakistan vs TTP
State-based, 4 sources		48
14–48
24 May 2026Quetta district
Balochistan province		Government of Pakistan vs BRAS
State-based, 4 civilian, 7 sources		31
31–84
23 May 2026Bannu district
Khyber Pakhtunkwa province		Government of Pakistan vs IMP
State-based, 2 civilian, 2 sources		29
14 May 2026Bajaur district
Khyber Pakhtunkwa province		Government of Pakistan vs TTP
State-based, 9 sources		24
18–53
22 May 2026Kurram district
Khyber Pakhtunkwa province		Jamaat-ul-Ahrar vs TTP
Non-state		22
19 May 2026North Waziristan
Khyber Pakhtunkwa province		Government of Pakistan vs TTP
State-based		22
20 May 2026Kurram district
Khyber Pakhtunkwa province		Jamaat-ul-Ahrar vs TTP
Non-state, 5 sources		19
25 May 2026Balochistan provinceGovernment of Pakistan vs BRAS
State-based		17
9 May 2026Bannu district
Khyber Pakhtunkwa province		Government of Pakistan vs IMP
State-based, 6 sources		16
16–30
21 May 2026North Waziristan
Khyber Pakhtunkwa province		Government of Pakistan vs TTP
State-based, 3 sources		14
4–26

Parties

PartyEvents
Government of Pakistan73
BRAS45
TTP28
Unidentified armed group15
IS11
IMP3

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based74
Non-state4
One-sided23

All months

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Source: UCDP GED and Candidate Events, CC BY 4.0. Counts use the "best" fatality estimate. See methodology.