March sees 35pc drop in combat-related fatalities amid cross-border operation: PICSS

• Civilian fatalities see 70pc drop; security forces’ casualties also fall by 26pc• Increased militant attacks, decreased lethality with single suicide bombing ISLAMABAD: A significant reduction of 35 per cent in combat-related fatalities was recorded across Pakistan during the month of March, coinciding with Operation Ghazab lil-Haq, according to monthly statistics released by a think tank. Data released by Islamabad-based Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) showed that...