Bulletin 2026-08UCDP data through GED 26.1, Candidate Events 26.0.8Changes in the data

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Pakistan: events and estimated deaths in August 2026

Monthly reportDataset: UCDP Candidate Events, preliminaryData through

UCDP recorded 152 eventsP of organized violence in Pakistan in August 2026. The best estimate of deaths in these events is 551P. The low estimate is 547 and the high estimate is 603P. UCDP counts 39P of these deaths as deaths of civilians. The count for July 2026 was 194 eventsP.

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Not all events in UCDP Candidate will make it into the final UCDP GED and new events will be added. The UCDP Candidate is a dataset containing events that have a high probability of being included in the final annual version of UCDP GED.

An incident where armed force was used by an organized actor against another organized actor, or against civilians, resulting in at least 1 direct death at a specific location and a specific date

UCDP's words. Source: UCDP Candidate Events Dataset Codebook, version 1.5 (Introduction) and UCDP GED Codebook, version 26.1 (section 2, the definition of an event), copied on .

This page rests on UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.8, with data through . The figures from January 2026 are from Candidate Events. Candidate Events are preliminary and UCDP revises them.

The pages give counts and their sources. They give no travel, security or safety advice. A count of events is not a measure of danger.

Regions

The table has 10 regions at most.

Table 1. Pakistan, August 2026: events and estimated deaths by region, in name order
RegionEventsPEstimated deathsP
Balochistan province65252
Khyber Pakhtunkwa province82293
Punjab province34
Sindh province22

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Figure 1. Events in Pakistan, August 2026. The map shows 152 events with 551 estimated deaths. One dot is one event at the place that UCDP gives. When a source names no exact place, UCDP puts the event at the centre of a region or of the country. The area of a dot follows the best estimate of deaths. The largest dot is for 330 deaths or more.1 death10 deaths100 deathsOutlines: Natural Earth, with the first-level areas of the UCDP data. An outline shows where the events are. It is not a statement about a border.

Events

The table lists the events with 10 or more estimated deaths. The CSV file of Pakistan has each event.

Table 2. Pakistan, August 2026: events with 10 or more estimated deaths (12 of 152 events), in the order of their dates
DatePlaceSides, as UCDP writes themType of violenceEstimated deathsPLowHigh
2 Aug 2026Swat district, Khyber Pakhtunkwa provinceGovernment of Pakistan; TTPState-based181818
7 Aug 2026Mastung district, Balochistan provinceGovernment of Pakistan; BRASState-based10717
11 Aug 2026North Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkwa provinceGovernment of Pakistan; TTPState-based525252
12 Aug 2026Sorab district, Balochistan provinceGovernment of Pakistan; BRASState-based101010
12 Aug 2026Bannu district, Khyber Pakhtunkwa provinceGovernment of Pakistan; TTPState-based101010
13 Aug 2026Upper Dir district, Khyber Pakhtunkwa provinceGovernment of Pakistan; TTPState-based151515
15 Aug 2026Khuzdar district, Balochistan provinceGovernment of Pakistan; BRASState-based101010
17 Aug 2026Balochistan provinceGovernment of Pakistan; BRASState-based141414
31 Aug 2026Pishin district, Balochistan provinceGovernment of Pakistan; TTPState-based161616
31 Aug 2026Chagai district, Balochistan provinceGovernment of Pakistan; BRASState-based111111
31 Aug 2026Chagai district, Balochistan provinceGovernment of Pakistan; BRASState-based121212
31 Aug 2026North Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkwa provinceGovernment of Pakistan; TTPState-based151515

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Actors, as UCDP names them

Names as UCDP writes them.

Table 3. Pakistan: actors, as UCDP names them, in the events of August 2026, in name order
Name, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Actor not identified by UCDP9P17P
BRAS58P217P
Government of Afghanistan1P3P
Government of Pakistan122P509P
IMP6P25P
IS9P11P
Jamaat-ul-Ahrar3P7P
Shia (Pakistan)1P1P
SRA1P1P
Sunni (Pakistan)1P1P
TTP64P272P

An event has two sides, so one event can be in two rows. The deaths are the deaths in the events of a side. The table does not say which side caused a death. Names are as UCDP writes them, with two labels that the site writes. UCDP does not identify some actors: the site writes "Actor not identified by UCDP" for each of them. UCDP names some groups for a person: the site writes "Group named for a person (name not shown)" for each of them. A line with a label can hold more than one actor.

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Type of violence

Table 4. Pakistan: events by type of violence, August 2026
Type of violenceEventsShare of events
State-based armed conflict128P84%
Non-state conflict1P1%
One-sided violence against civilians23P15%

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

The glossary has the UCDP definition of each type.

All months

Table 5. Monthly reports of Pakistan, newest first: events and estimated deaths
MonthEventsEstimated deathsDataset
August 2026152P551PCandidate Events
July 2026194P744PCandidate Events
June 2026148P463PCandidate Events
May 2026101P401PCandidate Events
April 202679P202PCandidate Events
March 2026109P197PCandidate Events
February 202680P325PCandidate Events
January 202688P424PCandidate Events
December 2025106223GED
November 2025106334GED
October 2025102450GED
September 2025103378GED
August 202592228GED
July 202595205GED
June 202572165GED
May 2025103245GED
April 202583225GED
March 202588342GED
February 202592241GED
January 202585295GED
December 202474242GED
November 202474337GED
October 202474185GED
September 202463162GED
August 202471222GED

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events. A report of a month more than 24 months before the data end stays online. Search engines are asked not to list it.

Pakistan: all figures

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ConflictStats. Pakistan: events and estimated deaths in August 2026. https://conflictstats.com/country/pakistan/month/2026-08/. Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.8. Data through .

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