ISLAMABAD: Some 5,297 cases of human rights violations were registered in Pakistan in 2013, says a report submitted by the Ministry of Law, Justice and Human Rights to the National Assembly.
According to the report prepared by the ministry’s Human Rights Wing and its regional offices, 1,091 cases of human rights violation were reported in Balochistan, 1,625 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 1,908 in Sindh, 524 in Punjab and 149 in Islamabad.
Twenty-six acid attack cases were registered, including nine in KP, four in Sindh and 13 in Punjab. Twenty-two burn cases were reported 13 in Sindh and nine in Punjab. In all 286 cases of domestic violence, including 239 in KP, 45 in Sindh and two in Islamabad, were registered.
A total of 418 cases of honour killings were registered during the period. Likewise, 870 cases of kidnapping were reported.
No case involving a member of the minorities was reported from any part of the country.
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