Note: This CRSS compilation on sectarian and target killings as well as general incidents of violence is based on open-source information and is being released for the information of the public at large as part of the organization’s endeavor to map and analyze public interest issues. The report below comprises two sections; one relates to sectarian killings and lawlessness. The other depicts instances of growing intolerance and violence vis a vis religious minorities. The charts detailing incidents highlight a growing incidence of intolerance and a propensity among perpetrators to take law into their own hands to settle personal, group or ideological scores.
The sectarian indiscriminate and target killing spree continued all over the country in May 2014, claiming 25 lives. Those falling to terrorists include an Ahmadi, 14 Shia Muslims, and 10 Sunni Muslims. These target killings took place In Charsadda, Karachi, Bannu, Rawalpindi and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – underlining the fact that the phenomenon is spread from the north to the south and the government in general appears either helpless or lacks the capacity to prevent such assassinations. In almost all the cases the perpetrators have not been apprehended.
Desecration of places of worship also continued with attacks on Hindu temples in Mirpurkhas in Sindh. The miscreants vandalized the temples and also damaged or destroyed the Hindu deities in the temples of Shiv, Khaitpar and Khushhal Puri in Kot Ghulam Muhammad Taluka.
In Peshawar, a 22-year-old suicide bomber posing as an internally displaced person (IDP) blew himself up after entering the football stadium. The ensuing blast killed four persons on the spot, injured 11 besides damaging the mosque and several adjoining buildings. In Bannu, a rocket was fired at a mosque damaging it partially. While a Shia mosque was bombed in Manshera, completely destroying it.
Below is the breakdown of incidents
Target Killings in May-2014
| Date | Source | Killed | City | Religion | Method | Name of Victims |
| 1 May 2014 | The News | 1 | Charsadda | Sunni | Gunned down | Maulana Muhammad Fazil |
| 7 May 2014 | The News | 2 | Karachi | Shia | Gunned down | Moizullah Khan, 40, and Syed Irtaza Hussain |
| 9 May 2014 | The News | 2 | Karachi | Shia | Gunned down | Ishtiaq Shaukat, 45, and his driver Atta-ur-Rehman |
| 15 May 2014 | The News | 1 | Karachi | Shia | Gunned down | Mazhar Abbas, 40 |
| 17 May 2014 | The News | 1 | Bannu | Ahmadi | Gunned down | Khalil Ahmed |
| 20 May 2014 | The News | 1 | Karachi | Shia | Gunned down | Shaukat Hussain Shirazi, 50 |
| 20 May 2014 | The News | 1 | Karachi | Shia | Gunned down | Asghar Ali |
| 20 May 2014 | The News | 1 | Karachi | Sunni | Gunned down | Aqeel Qadri, said to be a former activist of the Sunni Tehreek (ST) |
| 21 May 2014 | The News | 2 | Karachi | Sunni | Gunned down | Amin-ul-Haq Qadri, 35, and Aman-ul-Haq Qadri, 28 |
| 21 May 2014 | The News | 2 | Karachi | Sunni | Gunned down | Muhammad Ali, 45, and his employee Aleemuddin, 28 |
| 21 May 2014 | The News | 1 | Karachi | Sunni | Gunned down | Qari Barkat, 50 |
| 21 May 2014 | The News | 1 | Karachi | Shia | Gunned down | Hassan Mehdi, 44 |
| 22 May 2014 | The News | 2 | Rawalpindi | Sunni | Gunned down | Nasir Abbasi & Mufti Ishtiaq |
| 23 May 2014 | The News | 2 | Karachi | Shia | Gunned down | Shahkir Ali, 30 and Zulfiqar Ali, 28 |
| 25 May20 14 | The News | 1 | KPK | Sunni | Gunned down | Maulana Din Gul |
| 29 May 2014 | The News | 1 | Karachi | Shia | Gunned down | Syed Sami Abbas Zaidi, 35 |
| 29May20 14 | The News | 1 | Karachi | Shia | Gunned down | Hammad Raza Naqvi, 22 |
| 29 May 2014 | The News | 1 | Karachi | Shia | Gunned down | Ibne Raza, 25 |
| 30 May 2014 | The News | 1 | Karachi | Shia | Gunned down | Dr Hassan Al, 40 |
Incidents of intolerance and brutality – May 2014
| Province | No. of cases |
| Balochistan |
2 |
| KPK |
4 |
|
Punjab |
9 |
| Capital (Islamabad) |
1 |
| USA (Pakistani citizen) |
1 |
|
Total |
17 |
| Date | Source | Report | City | Province | Offence |
| 11 May 2014 | Samaa TV | Saifur Rehman, a student of grade-8, opened fire on his friend Ansar, killing him on the spot and later killing himself | D.I. Khan | KPK | 8th grade student commits murder |
| 9-May-14 | The News | At least 11 people were killed and five injured in a tribal dispute over grass-cutting rights in Jhal Magsi a rural area of Balochistan. | Jhal Magsi | Balochistan | Tribal Feud |
| 11-May-14 | Express Tribune | Three militants belonging to a banned outfit recently arrested in connection with target killings in Gujrat revealed during interrogation that Dr Attaur Rehman, a known medical practitioner of Jalalpur Jattan, who was killed in August 2013 had also been their victim among many others. |
Gujrat Punjab Intolerance 13-May-2014 Dawn Two men, including a seminary teacher, allegedly raped a college- student in Manshera. The accused have been arrested. Mansehra KPK Gang rape 14-May-2014 Express Tribune Nazim Ali, who was sleeping in front of his house, was set on fire by his friend Irfan. Faisalabad Punjab Enmity
Desecration of holy places – May 2014
| Date | Source | Killed | Injured | City | Identification | Method | Name of Victims |
| 4 May 2014 | The News | Bannu | Mosque | Rocket | hit a mosque near a filling station causing partial damage | ||
| 11 May 2014 | Express Tribune | 4 | 11 | Peshawar | UNK | Suicide | 22-year-old suicide bomber entered the stadium posing as an IDP. A mosque located inside the stadium and nearby buildings were also damaged |
| 14 May |
20 14 ExpressTribune Mansehra Imam bargah Bomb Masjid Ameerul Momineen Hazrat Ali (AS), Imambargah in Bafa village of Mansehra was completely destroyed 29 May 2014 Express Tribune Mirpur Khas Hindu Temples Attack Three Hindu temples were reportedly desecrated in Mirpurkhas. During the attack, idols of Hindu deities in the temples of Shiv, Khaitpar and Khushhal Puri in Kot Ghulam Muhammad taluka were broken by unidentified people.