Crime in Pakistan is present in various forms and occurs everywhere, especially in the many major cities such as Karachi, Lahore, Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Peshawar, Multan, Hyderabad, Islamabad and Quetta.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] Among other general crimes, it includes major crimes such as murder, rape, gang rape, sexual abuse of a minor, kidnapping, armed robbery, burglary and carjacking.[9] For example, in the city of Lahore 379 murders, 500 attempted murders, 2,650 abductions and 55 rapes have occurred in 2019.[9]
Organised crime
Organised crime in Pakistan includes fraud, racketeering, drug trafficking, smuggling, money laundering, extortion, ransom, political violence, etc. Terrorist attacks became common during the 2000s, especially in North-West Frontier Province, the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Balochistan, Karachi and Lahore. Vehicle theft is common, particularly in the large cities.[9]
Opium production
Pakistan falls under the Golden Crescent,[10] which is one of the two major illicit opium producing centres in Asia.[11] Opium poppy cultivation in Pakistan is estimated to be 800 hectares in 2005 yielding a potential production of 4 metric tons of heroin.[12] Opium has been historically cultivated primarily in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in the areas near the border with Afghanistan.[10] Until the late 1970s, opium production levels were relatively static; it increased after 1979.[10] An estimated $4 billion is generated from drug trafficking in Pakistan.[13]
See also
- Capital punishment in Pakistan
- Human rights in Pakistan
- Law enforcement in Pakistan
- Rape in Pakistan
- Religious discrimination in Pakistan
- Terrorism in Pakistan
References
- ^ "Lahore police fugding figures big time to hide high crime rate". Dawn News. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
- ^ "CRIME STATISTICS". Punjab Police: Statistical Officer (Investigation Branch). Retrieved 2020-10-12.
- ^ "Crime Statistics for Sindh Province". Sindh Police. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
- ^ "Crime Statistics". Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
- ^ "Crime Statistics". Balochistan Police. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
- ^ "2019 witnessed no lesser crime rate in Islamabad". The Nation (Pakistani newspaper). 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
- ^ "Crime goes up in Rawalpindi". Dawn News. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
- ^ "Crimes Reported by Type and Provinces" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). Retrieved 2020-10-12.
- ^ a b c "Pakistan 2020 Crime & Safety Report: Lahore". OSAC. 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
- ^ a b c Veena Kukreja (2003). Contemporary Pakistan: Political Processes, Conflicts, and Crises. SAGE. p. 193. ISBN 0-7619-9683-4.
- ^ P. J. Alexander (2002). Policing India in the New Millennium. Allied Publishers. p. 658. ISBN 81-7764-207-3.
- ^ "CIA World Factbook - Pakistan". CIA World Factbook.
- ^ "Illegal drug trade in Pakistan-Havocscope Black Markets".
External links
- Crime (Samaa TV)
- Pakistan forgiveness laws: The price of getting away with murder (BBC News, Jan. 6, 2020)
- The Socio-Economic Determinants of Crime in Pakistan: New Evidence on an Old Debate (ScienceDirect, Oct. 2015)
- Drugged up Pakistan: A billion dollar narcotics trade (Al Jazeera English, Oct. 10, 2014)
- Pakistan Economic and Social Review Volume 47, No. 1 (Summer 2009), pp. 79–98
- ^ "Watch : Motorway police officer is thrown into the air after being hit by a speeding car at a toll plaza in Peshawar". pakistantime. 2021-05-08. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
- ^ "Speeding car hits motorway police official at Peshawar toll plaza, driver arrested". dunyanews.tv. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
- ^ "Motorway cop hit by reckless driver passes away". The Express Tribune. 2021-05-11. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
- ^ Noor, Javed (2021-05-07). "Speeding Car Trampled NHA Official on Motorway". News 360. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
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