The highest number of casualties has been attributed to the targeted killing of people without any political affiliations. According to the report, 289 people not belonging to any party have been murdered since the start of this year with 68 in May, 82 in April, 61 in March, 44 in February and 34 in the first month.
The deadliest month so far this year has been April, when around 260 people were reportedly killed.
In May, 32 political activists were gunned down of which 13 were affiliated with the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, nine with the Pakistan Peoples Party, three each with the Sunni Tehreek and the Awami National Party, two belonging to the Ahle Sunnat wal Jamaat, while one activist each from the Jamaat-e-Islami and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz were also killed.
During the same month, 40 people were first abducted and then killed. Twenty-three people lost their lives in the Lyari conflict while another 18 were killed over personal enmities. Sectarian violence also claimed the lives of four people. Nine were killed by bandits on showing resistance during robberies.
This year, 36 policemen and three paramilitary soldiers have been targeted in the city. In May, five cops and two Rangers were killed in separate incidents. Around 10 more people were killed during police encounters.
According to the report, around 17 women were killed in May, with most of them falling victim to their own relatives or families. Two of the nine children, who died in different violent incidents, were kidnapped, raped and dumped after being killed.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 5th, 2012.
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