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Target killings take 1100 lives in Karachi

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Press Trust of India Karachi
Last Updated : Jan 20 2013 | 4:33 AM IST

According to figures collected from the Citizens Police Liaison Committee (CPLC), police sources and media reports so far around 1100 target killings took place this year with 129 killed in July alone.

The number of people killed include common people, political and religious activists and security officials.

In some cases people were killed for not accepting extortion demands from extortionists.

52 policemen were also targeted this year.

Figures of those killed this year show a rising graph every month starting with January when 131 people were killed followed by 139 in Feb, 149 in March, 204 in April, 217 in May and 205 in June.

A police official said the figure quoted above were mostly of those cases where the killings were reported to the police.

"Some cases are not even reported,

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First Published: Jul 21 2012 | 3:05 PM IST

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