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The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan lists 460 cases of reported honour killings in 2017, with 194 males and 376 females as victims. [ 18] Of these murderings, 253 were sparked by disapproval of illicit relations and 73 by disapproval of marriage choice. [ 18] Additionally, out of the known suspect relationship with victims, over 93% were ...
[10] [11] Crime statistics of Pakistan shows that there is a rapid increase in the number of crime reported over time like other countries of the world. Mainly due to high unemployment, rising poverty, increasing inflation and urbanization. Some other non-economic factors are also responsible for it. [12] [13] Police vehicles in the streets of ...
Murder of Zainab Ansari. Zainab Amin Ansari ( Urdu: زینب امین انصاری; c. 2010 – January 2018) was a seven-year-old Pakistani girl who was abducted in her hometown of Kasur, Punjab while she was on her way to Quran recitation classes on 4 January 2018. Her body was found discarded five days later within a garbage disposal site ...
Raymond Allen Davis is a former United States Army soldier, private security firm employee, and contractor with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). [ 4] On January 27, 2011, Davis shot two men in the back, killing both, in Lahore, Pakistan. At least one of the men was armed. Immediately after the shooting, a car coming to aid Davis killed a ...
The Pakistan Penal Code outlaws blasphemy ( Urdu: قانون ناموس رسالت) against any recognized religion, with punishments ranging from a fine to the death penalty. According to various human rights organizations, Pakistan's blasphemy laws have been used to persecute religious minorities and settle personal rivalries, frequently ...
Noor Mukadam ( Urdu: نور مقدم; 23 October 1993 – 20 July 2021) was a Pakistani victim of murder. She was 27 years old and the daughter of a former diplomat, Shaukat Mukadam. [ 1][ 2] She was murdered at a house in an upscale neighborhood, Sector F-7/4, of Islamabad, on 20 July 2021. [ 3][ 4] Noor was held hostage for two days, tortured ...
The Federal Investigation Agency (Urdu: وفاقی تحقیقاتی ایجنسی; reporting name: FIA) is a border control, criminal investigation, counter-intelligence and security agency under the control of the Interior Secretary of Pakistan, tasked with investigative jurisdiction on undertaking operations against terrorism, espionage, federal crimes, smuggling as well as infringement and ...
Karachi Traffic Police. Targeted killings in Pakistan ( Urdu: نشانی قاتلوں or ہدفی ہلاکتوں) have been a rising form of violence and have contributed to security instability in the country. They have become common and have gained attention especially in Karachi, Pakistan's largest city, economic capital and capital city of ...