Looks like the accountability of the intelligence agency by the Supreme Court in Balochistan is also yielding positive results. This also came at a time when Pakistan clamped on US influence inside Pakistan, closing the supply routes, & having very few drone strikes. As long as unnecessary hornet's nests are not stirred (by Pakistan or the US), I see a considerable decline in terrorism violence.
I would like the members here to analyze the statistics, & give suggestions on what should be done to further reduce terrorism violence inside Pakistan. The interesting thing to note is, this is the first time we are seeing a significant reduction in the number of attacks, as well as a significant decrease in civilians deaths & injuries.
In the past, we have seen more (or equal) number of attacks, & fewer number of casualties. This was a result of a large number of small militant attacks.
And in other times, we have seen fewer number of attacks, but larger number of casualties. This was a results of a large number of big attacks targeting "soft targets". It could also show the desperation of the militants in their failure against the establishment. Or it could show something else.
But this is a different trend. For lasting peace, Pakistan needs reduced number of attacks inside the country, as well as reduced number of casualties and injuries from terrorism. The good thing about this trend is, the reduced number of attacks have come when the Pakistan Army has expanded operations in the FATA (& drone attacks in Pakistan have decreased significantly), & there has been less meddling inside Balochistan. Militant infrastructure continues to be destroyed, & the reduced number of attacks and casualties/injuries shows that the militants are getting weakened, their power to launch attacks has been significantly abated. It also shows that the Pakistan "security establishment" is fighting the "right" battles.