ISLAMABAD: Unidentified gunmen shot dead a total of 158 people in target killings in just 22 days of March in Karachi, averaging over seven persons murdered every day, a consolidated figure compiled by an intelligence report reveals.
The data covers the period between March 4 and April 1, both days included. According to the report, there were no target killings on seven days -- March 5, 7, 10, 11, 14, 16 and 29, it says.
While in most cases, the statistics distinguish the slain people with their names and affiliations, it is silent on the identity of the killers. For them, it repeatedly used the terms ‘unknown or unidentified’.
Those killed belong to the police, Mutahidda Qaumi Movement, former MQM workers, MQM-Haqqiqi, Awami National Party, Pakhtoon Action Committee, People’s Students Federation, Baloch, Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan-Noorani Group, Jeay Sindh Mahaz, Lyari gangs, Pakistan People’s Party, Jamaat-e-Islami and sectarian outfits.
It appears from a reading of the comprehensive data that the intelligence agency collects the statistics about target killings from police stations of Karachi every day and reports it to the federal government and other concerned quarters.
These specific figures are also available with the Punjab government, which, in the words of an official, is weighing the security situation, especially after the MQM has practically started its activities in the province.
The statistics did not say how many target killers were arrested or shot dead by the police in encounters, perhaps because the agency is not assigned to compile such kind of data. It also didn’t show anywhere that the police followed the assassins. However, an official said that intelligence agencies not only have perfect data about the target killings and operations of mafias in Karachi, they also have information about the influential people behind these heinous crimes. He said it was for the political government to take a decision to act decisively.
The data shows that six persons, including a police constable, were shot dead on March 4; on March 6 four lives were claimed including that those of Maulana Ahmed Madani (administrator of Madrissa Mehmoodia), who was a stepbrother of slain Azam Tariq, the chief of the defunct Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan, and his son, and on March 8 six persons lost their lives in target killings.
Similarly, on March 9, five persons were gunned down; on March 12 eight people; March 13 was one of the bloodiest days as 10 persons were shot dead; on March 15 eight persons; on March 17 nine people; on March 18 three persons; on March 19 six people; March 20 was another bloody day as 12 persons lost their lives in the senseless killings; on March 21 nine people; there was also much bloodshed on March 22 as 10 persons were killed; on March 23 six people; there was also too many killings on March 24 and March 25 as 12 persons each; on March 26 five people; on March 27 6 persons; on March 28 four people; on March 30 eight persons; on March 31 four people; and on April 1 five persons were killed. The data shows that on March 30, one Imran alias Jangi, the private chief security officer of a Sindh minister, was shot and killed by unknown armed motorcyclists.
The data covers the period between March 4 and April 1, both days included. According to the report, there were no target killings on seven days -- March 5, 7, 10, 11, 14, 16 and 29, it says.
While in most cases, the statistics distinguish the slain people with their names and affiliations, it is silent on the identity of the killers. For them, it repeatedly used the terms ‘unknown or unidentified’.
Those killed belong to the police, Mutahidda Qaumi Movement, former MQM workers, MQM-Haqqiqi, Awami National Party, Pakhtoon Action Committee, People’s Students Federation, Baloch, Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan-Noorani Group, Jeay Sindh Mahaz, Lyari gangs, Pakistan People’s Party, Jamaat-e-Islami and sectarian outfits.
It appears from a reading of the comprehensive data that the intelligence agency collects the statistics about target killings from police stations of Karachi every day and reports it to the federal government and other concerned quarters.
These specific figures are also available with the Punjab government, which, in the words of an official, is weighing the security situation, especially after the MQM has practically started its activities in the province.
The statistics did not say how many target killers were arrested or shot dead by the police in encounters, perhaps because the agency is not assigned to compile such kind of data. It also didn’t show anywhere that the police followed the assassins. However, an official said that intelligence agencies not only have perfect data about the target killings and operations of mafias in Karachi, they also have information about the influential people behind these heinous crimes. He said it was for the political government to take a decision to act decisively.
The data shows that six persons, including a police constable, were shot dead on March 4; on March 6 four lives were claimed including that those of Maulana Ahmed Madani (administrator of Madrissa Mehmoodia), who was a stepbrother of slain Azam Tariq, the chief of the defunct Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan, and his son, and on March 8 six persons lost their lives in target killings.
Similarly, on March 9, five persons were gunned down; on March 12 eight people; March 13 was one of the bloodiest days as 10 persons were shot dead; on March 15 eight persons; on March 17 nine people; on March 18 three persons; on March 19 six people; March 20 was another bloody day as 12 persons lost their lives in the senseless killings; on March 21 nine people; there was also much bloodshed on March 22 as 10 persons were killed; on March 23 six people; there was also too many killings on March 24 and March 25 as 12 persons each; on March 26 five people; on March 27 6 persons; on March 28 four people; on March 30 eight persons; on March 31 four people; and on April 1 five persons were killed. The data shows that on March 30, one Imran alias Jangi, the private chief security officer of a Sindh minister, was shot and killed by unknown armed motorcyclists.
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