KP remains on top, Islamabad at bottom in fatalities in 3rd Q of 2020

NationalKP remains on top, Islamabad at bottom in fatalities in 3rd Q...

By Hamid Khan Wazir

ISLAMABAD: A total of 132 fatalities from violence were recorded during the third quarter of 2020 with 162 people injured.

Nearly 58% of the total fatalities were recorded in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) (including former FATA) while Balochistan had the next highest number of fatalities (23) followed by Sindh (19), Gilgit Baltistan (GB) (7), Punjab (6), and Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) (1).

While Punjab and Islamabad appeared to be the least affected by violence, KP and Balochistan were the worst affected regions of the country.

The statistics revealed in the third quarter 2020 security report issued by the Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) here on Wednesday.

A marginal drop in violence (5%) was observed during this quarter, but the number of wounded persons was higher this quarter compared to the previous one (162 in Q3 versus 46 in Q2, an increase of over 350%).

North Waziristan and Karachi remained atop the list of districts in terms of fatalities from violence. South Waziristan, Killa Abdullah, Nowshera, Rajanpur, and Awaran experienced a sudden uptick in fatalities from violence.

All provincial capital cities except Lahore, the provincial capital of Punjab, remained relatively peaceful for both quarters in a row.

Civilians were the largest group affected by violence and counter-violence this quarter, a nearly 45% increase over the last quarter from 36 to 59.

Security personnel remained the main target of militant attacks during this quarter with 42 fatalities, showing no major drop when compared with last quarter’s figure of 43.

As compared to civilian and security personnel’s fatalities, militants and insurgents witnessed a significant drop in their fatalities during this quarter.

KP and Sindh had major incidents of sectarian violence during this quarter while Balochistan and Punjab experienced very few incidents.

It was also quite alarming to see hate-filled sectarian rallies in the largest city of the country (Karachi), as well as the federal capital, a few miles from the parliament.

Mati
Mati
Mati-Ullah is the Online Editor For DND. He is the real man to handle the team around the Country and get news from them and provide to you instantly.

Must read

Recent News

Bushra Bibi leveled serious charges against Saudi Arabia

0
Monitoring Desk: The former First Lady of Pakistan Bushra Bibi has leveled a serious allegation against a brotherly Muslim country in her recent video...
US reopens Kyiv embassy after warning issued following big Ukrainian strike on Russia

US reopens Kyiv embassy after warning issued following big Ukrainian strike on Russia

0
Monitoring Desk: The United States reopened its embassy in Kyiv after it had shut for the day due to what Washington called the "threat...
Moscow says it won’t allow US to silence UNSC on Israeli violence against Palestinians Monitoring Desk: Russian envoy in United Nations Vasily Nebenzya said that the UN Security Council should bring peace, stability and prosperity to the Middle East and Russia would not allow United States to silence UNSC over the issue of Gaza crisis. According to TASS news Agency, Nebenzya said that Moscow will continue to call for an end to violence against Palestinians and will not allow the US to muzzle the UN Security Council as Washington seeks to support Israel's operation in Gaza. "We will continue to stand firmly for ending violence against the Palestinians. Without a shadow of a doubt, we will continue to expose the abuses and sanctimony with which the US is handling the situation. We will not allow the Americans to gag the entire council with their hands in an effort to encourage further continuation of Israel's ruthless operation," he said in a speech at the Security Council.

Moscow won’t allow the US to silence the UNSC on Israeli violence against Palestinians

0
Monitoring Desk: Russian envoy to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya said that the UN Security Council should bring peace, stability, and prosperity to the...

From Valdai to Margalla Dialogue —- All roads to Civilisations go through Islamabad

0
By Shazia Anwer CheemaThe emergent realities of global security are fundamentally transforming the frame of references and trajectorial approaches toward them. New security architecture...

12 more men in uniform embraced martyrdom for the motherland in Pakistan

0
Monitoring Desk: 12 more men in uniform embraced martyrdom for the motherland in Pakistan, said Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR) of the Pakistan Army.On...
Advertisement