Summary 11 journalists were killed while performing their duties in 2013, the HRCP report stated.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has said that the human rights situation across the country was not satisfactory during 2013.
According to the annual report, police registered more than 14,000 cases of murder in 2013 while 3,218 people were killed in different incidents of violence in Karachi. The statistics were 14 percent higher than the previous year.
“Over 14,000 murders were reported to the police. 694 people died in 45 suicide bombings 357 police encounters were reported. 503 suspects were killed and 49 injured in the encounters. 50 policemen were killed and 99 injured. 31 drone attacks killed 199 people. 91 aid workers were attacked in Pakistan in 2013, the report stated.
According to the statistics, hundreds of cases of kidnapping for ransom were reported. 2,576 rape cases were reported from Punjab. 3,218 people were killed in violence in Karachi, up 14% from 2012. Over 64,000 firearms, 561 grenades and 2.7 million bullets were seized. 72 million kilogrammes of explosives were confiscated in KP.
The report stated that over 90 cases of forced disappearance were registered while 129 mutilated bodies of suspected disappearance victims were recovered.
Furthermore, 11 journalists were killed while performing their duties in 2013 while no one was found guilty.
“In the first few weeks of 2013, sectarian violence claimed the lives of over 200 Hazara Shias in Balochistan. More than 200 sectarian attacks killed 687 people, the report added.
