Pakistan's interior ministry has said that almost 1,400 people have died in terrorist attacks in the country over the past year.
The information was provided in a written report made available to parliamentarians on Friday.
Pakistan has seen a massive increase in such attacks since 2007.
Most of the victims have been from attacks that targeted the security forces, although many of those killed were also civilians.
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According to the figures handed out by the interior ministry, 1,395 people have been killed in 1,842 terror attacks.
Balochistan province (1,122) had the highest number of terror attacks.
North West Frontier Province came second with 692, followed by Punjab with 12 and Sindh nine.
NWFP had the highest death toll with 732 fatalities, followed by Balochistan (436), Punjab (119) and Sindh (21).
Pakistan's government has handed out 201.5 million rupees ($2.5m) in compensation to the victims.
This is the first time such comprehensive data has been generated in Pakistan about terror attacks.
According to the data, property worth 2.4616 billion rupees was destroyed in the attacks.
The interior ministry said the government had taken a number of steps to curb the rise.
The report said funding had been increased in security forces training and recruitment.
It said the government was also acquiring the latest equipment and technology to combat the growing threat of militancy.
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