Terrorist activities on the rise in Karachi: Police report
AIG says criminal elements targeted during operation are retaliating to police action.
Additional Inspector General Shahid Hayat Khan. PHOTO: PPI
KARACHI:
A police report submitted to the Supreme Court on Wednesday revealed that terrorist activities have increased in Karachi since security forces started the targeted operation in the city.
Additional Inspector General (AIG) Shahid Hayat Khan submitted this report during the Karachi law and order case hearing.
According to the document, criminal elements targeted during the operation were retaliating to police action and around 94 policemen were killed since September 2013 -- the month the operation began.
The statistics revealed that January was the deadliest month for the police force as 25 officers were killed -- the highest in 12 months. Karachi's super cop Chaudhry Aslam was killed in the same month along with a few of his officers.
The numbers in the report showed that 601 suspects were arrested out of which 213 were wanted; 153 were arrested in target killing cases and 71 were arrested in kidnapping for ransom cases.
Operation successes
Highlighting the success of the targeted operation, the report stated that incidents of target killing were reduced by 56% while murders and street crimes were reduced by 30%.
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Though there has been a sharp decrease in the number of murders before and after the operation started, there has been a slight increase in the killings from the beginning of the operation till February.
[infogram url="https://infogr.am/chart-40318901510" height="620"]
The data provided in the report stated that extortion activities were on the rise. The AIG, however, said the situation will soon be brought under control.
A police report submitted to the Supreme Court on Wednesday revealed that terrorist activities have increased in Karachi since security forces started the targeted operation in the city.
Additional Inspector General (AIG) Shahid Hayat Khan submitted this report during the Karachi law and order case hearing.
According to the document, criminal elements targeted during the operation were retaliating to police action and around 94 policemen were killed since September 2013 -- the month the operation began.
The statistics revealed that January was the deadliest month for the police force as 25 officers were killed -- the highest in 12 months. Karachi's super cop Chaudhry Aslam was killed in the same month along with a few of his officers.
The numbers in the report showed that 601 suspects were arrested out of which 213 were wanted; 153 were arrested in target killing cases and 71 were arrested in kidnapping for ransom cases.
Operation successes
Highlighting the success of the targeted operation, the report stated that incidents of target killing were reduced by 56% while murders and street crimes were reduced by 30%.
[infogram url="https://infogr.am/murders-201314-14" height="590"]
Though there has been a sharp decrease in the number of murders before and after the operation started, there has been a slight increase in the killings from the beginning of the operation till February.
[infogram url="https://infogr.am/chart-40318901510" height="620"]
The data provided in the report stated that extortion activities were on the rise. The AIG, however, said the situation will soon be brought under control.