The wave of violence further subsided during the current week as compared to the past few weeks. Meanwhile Karachi continued to seethe under persistent sectarian, criminal and ethno-political violence, which has tossed the security and stability of the largest metropolis of Pakistan. The total death toll in the city during the last eight weeks reached 220, and during past 24 days, to 90. Out of the total 220 deaths in the city, almost 190 were the direct consequence of ethno-political violence in the city. Thus contrary to the past weeks, where Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) were the epicenter of violence, during the current week violence was evenly spread across all the familiar violent terrains i.e. FATA, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Karachi and Balochistan. The data collected (through ten newspapers that CRSS uses as the source) suggests that 90 persons perished in 40 incidents of violence across the country during the reported week (for details see data sheet).These violent incidents also left 61 people injured across the country. Number of injured decreased from last week 113 to 61. As a common trend witnessed in the past few weeks, the civilians continued to be the prime target of violence across the country as 55 percent of the total casualties were of the civilians, whereby 50 civilians were killed and 50 others were wounded. Meanwhile military vs. militants– clashes in different areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and FATA resulted in 17 deaths. Furthermore, one CIA operated drone strike was also reported during the week, killing four and injuring two suspected militants in Datakhel village of Miramshah, North Waziristan Agency (FATA). The sabotage campaign launched by the militants continued to raze state infrastructure and undermine stability; as portions of railway tracks were blown up in Pirkaniabad area of Sariab in Quetta and Noshki districts of Balochistan. Two schools were also blown up by the suspected militants in different areas of KP....

The wave of violence relatively subsided during the current week but sectarian, criminal and ethno-political violence, which has gripped Karachi since the end of March, continued to inflict heavy human and economic cost. The total death toll during the last seven weeks reached 187, and during past 17 days, to 77. Almost 155 of the total deaths were direct consequence of ethno-political violence in the city. Unlike the past week, where Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) led the wave of violence, violence during the current week saw evenly spread across all the familiar violent terrains i.e FATA, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Karachi and Balochistan. The data collected (through the ten newspapers that CRSS uses as the source) suggests that 100 persons perished in 63 incidents of violence across the country during the reported week (for details see data sheet).These incidents also left 113 people injured across the country. Number of injured decreased from last week 128 to 113. As a common trend witnessed in the past few weeks, the civilians bore the major brunt of the violence across the country as 57 percent of the total casualties were of the civilians, whereby 57 civilians were killed and 88 others were wounded in different incidents of violence. Meanwhile military vs. militants– clashes in different areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and FATA resulted in 24 deaths. Furthermore, no CIA operated drone strike was reported in any part of the country. It also underlines the fact that during the current year, the American CIA has restrained its predator campaign, probably because of tensions with Pakistan over suspension of US-NATO supplies via Pakistan. So far, some 14 drone strikes are reported in tribal region during 2012, resulting in 101 deaths. Meanwhile the sabotage campaign by the militants continued to demolish state infrastructure and undermine stability; a portion of railway track and a power pylon of 132KV were blown up in Balochistan and KP provinces...

After a relative respite of two weeks, the wave of violence once again picked up across the country. Sectarian, criminal and ethno-political violence in Karachi ---which started during the last week of March continued unabated for the sixth consecutive week, ---whereby the total death toll during the last one and half month has reached 152. Almost 125 of the total dead were the result of ethno-political violence in the city. The data collected through different sources suggests that 136 people lost their lives in 45 incidents of violence across the country during the reported week (for details see data sheet). Unlike past weeks, when Karachi witnessed several violent acts and killings --- during the current week , the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) experienced a renewed surge in violence. In the said region, a whopping 108 deaths were recorded, including 18 of Pakistan Army soldiers, who were killed in North Waziristan Agency. The violent clashes also left 128 people injured across the country, down from last week 160. Once again, the civilians paid the maximum price of the ongoing spate of violence in the country. Civilians topped the list of all casualties with 67 percent; some 60 civilians were killed and 117 others were wounded in different incidents of violence across the country. Meanwhile military vs. militants– clashes in different areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and FATA region resulted in 55 deaths, while during last week it were only 17. Furthermore a CIA operated drone struck in Shawal valley, North Waziristan Agency (FATA) killing eight suspected militants and injuring three others. The sabotage campaign launched by the militants to disrupt state infrastructure continues in KP and FATA, and three more schools were blown up in different areas of KP and FATA region during the week in focus. Two sectarian attacks were also reported during the week, resulting in the killing of one Shia Muslim of the ethnic Hazara community in Balochistan....