Out of 377 Islamic militants, whose movements have been
restricted by 4th Schedule of Anti-Terrorist Act 1997, 216
are involved in murder of more than 300 members of their
opposite sects.
Ironically, these 216 militants
(170 Sunnis and 46 Shias), against whom 259 murder cases
were registered, have been released either on bail or
acquitted due to insufficient evidence. They belong to
Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), Lashkar-e-Jahngvi (LJ),
Tehrik-e-Jafferia Pakistan (TFJ) and Sipah-e-Mohammad
Pakistan (SMP).
Their release or acquittal
is attributed to the incompetence of law enforcement agencies
and reluctance of the people to appear in court as witnesses.
Beside murder cases, there
are 676 other cases of heinous crimes including sectarian
violence and social crimes. There are 209 cases of life
attempts, 51 of kidnapping, physically hurting and holding
the opponents in custody and 31 of intimidation. Besides,
62 cases are registered for possessing illegal weapons
and 26 for involvement in explosions or possessing explosive
materials.
Prior to this, 89 cases
under ATA were registered against them they also served
imprisonments ranging from one to six months. To inflict
maximum damage to their opponents, they not only physically
hurt them, but also used derogatory remarks against the
most reverent and sacred personalities of Islam just to
hurt the feelings of each other. Thus 262 cases have been
registered against them under Blasphemy Law.
There are 91 cases of dacoity,
theft, forgery, receiving stolen properties, trespassing
to commit dacoity, cheating and forgery of documents have
been registered against them. As many as 27 cases are
registered under section 427 of PPC, 14 cases u/s 452,
six u/s 440, six u/s 411, five u/s 468, three u/s 471,
two each u/s 419 and 420 and three u/s 379. Five cases
are registered against them u/s 354 of PPC for tearing
the clothes of a woman. About 563 cases have been registered
for unlawful assembly, 228 u/s 148, 204 u/s 149 and 131
cases u/s 34 of PPC. There are 136 cases of abetment u/s
109 PPC and 149 cases for disobeying the lawful authority/orders
of a public servant.
The district-wise details
of murder cases are below:
Lahore District: Out of
the total 59 cases registered against 18 activists - 36
against 14 Sunnis and 23 against four Shias -, there are
11 murder cases against six Sunny activists.
Sheikhupura District: Of
the total 55 criminal cases against 12 sectarian activists
- 52 against 11 Sunnis and three against one Shia - there
are three murder cases registered against three Sunny
activists.
Kasur District: Of the
total four cases registered against one Sunny activists,
there is only one murder case.
Gujranwala District: Of
the total eight cases registered against seven Sunny activists,
there are five murder cases against five Sunny militants.
Okara District: Two murder
cases are registered against two Sunny activists.
Sialkot District: Out of
nine cases registered against five militants - seven against
three Sunnis and two against two Shias - there are three
murder cases registered against three Sunnis.
Narowal District: Of 13
cases registered against seven activists - ten against
five Sunnis and three against two Shias - there is not
a single murder case in this district.
Hafizabad District: Of
nine cases registered against two Sunny activists, there
is no murder case.
Mandi Bahauddin District:
Out of six cases registered against three militants -
four against two Sunni activists and one against one Shia
- there is only one murder case against a Sunni.
Rawalpindi District: Out
of ten cases registered against nine militants - seven
against six Sunnis and three against three Shias - there
are nine murder cases registered in this district. Of
them, six are registered against Sunnis and three against
Shias.
Attock District: Of the
total 56 cases registered against 56 activists - 37 against
37 Sunnis and 19 against 19 Shias - there are 56 murder
cases registered in this district. This is the only district
where each and every militant is involved in 56 murder
cases.
Jhelum District: Two murder
cases are registered against two Sunny activists.
Faisalabad District: Of
15 cases registered against ten Sunny activists, nine
murder cases are registered against Sunnis.
Jhang District: There are
85 cases registered against 41 activists - 64 against
26 Sunnis and 23 against 15 Shias - which also include
32 murder cases, 22 against Sunnis and ten against Shias.
Toba Tek Singh: Only two
murder cases are registered against two Sunny activists.
Sargodha District: There
are eight cases registered against eight Sunny activists
including five murder cases against five Sunnis.
Mianwali District: Of the
total five cases registered against one Sunny activist,
only one is a murder case.
Khushab District: Of the
total 12 cases registered against four activists, ten
are registered against three Sunnis and two against one
Shia.
Bhakkar District: Out of
the total 58 cases registered against nine activists -
52 against seven Sunnis and six against two Shias - there
are six murder cases including four against Sunnis and
two against Shias.
Multan District: Out 21
cases registered against 13 Sunny activists, there are
ten murder cases registered against ten Sunny militants.
Sahiwal District: Of the
five cases three are registered against three Sunny activists.
Vehari District: Of the
total 15 cases registered against seven Sunny activists,
there are two murder cases against two Sunny militants.
Khanewal District: Of the
total 61 cases registered against 17 activists - 56 against
15 Sunnis and five against two Shias - there are 13 murder
cases in which eight cases are registered against Sunnis
and two against Shias.
Pakpattan District: There
are total nine cases registered against five Sunny activists
without any murder case.
Lodhran District: Of the
total 17 cases registered against 14 activists - 13 against
ten Sunnis and four against four Shias - there are ten
murder cases in which six are against Sunnis and four
against Shias.
Bahawalpur District: Of
the total 65 cases registered against 33 Sunny militants,
30 cases of murder are registered against 15 Sunny militants.
Bahawalnagar District:
Out of the total 38 cases registered against 18 activists
- 34 against 16 Sunnis and four against two Shias - there
are six murder cases in which five are against Sunnis
and one against Shia.
Rahim Yar Khan District:
Of the total 64 cases registered against 11 activists
- 61 against ten Sunnis and three against one Shia - there
are five murder cases in which four against Sunnis and
one against Shia.
D G Khan District: Of the
total 32 cases registered against nine activists - 22
against five Sunnis and ten against four Shias - there
is only one murder case against a Shia.
Muzaffargarh District:
Of the total 100 cases registered against 31 activists
- 92 against 27 Sunnis and eight against four Shias, there
are 14 murder cases in which 12 are against Sunnis and
two against Shias.
Layyah District: Of the
total 51 cases registered against 12 activists - 36 against
nine Sunnis and 15 against three Shias, there are 18 murder
cases in which 12 are against Sunnis and two against Shias.
Rajanpur District: There
are total 19 cases registered against five activists -
three against one Sunny and 12 against four Shias, there
is not a single murder case registered against them.
