Kidnapping for ransom cases in Karachi have broken a ten-year-record, a private news channel reported on Friday.
According to the Citizen Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) Chief Ahmed Chinoy, 166 people were kidnapped this year.
To put things in context, the reported number of kidnappings in 2003 was 33.
According to the CPLC website, the total number of kidnapping for ransom cases over the last 10 years is 898.
Since 1990, the first time kidnapping cases exceeded the 100 mark was in 2010.
The month-wise breakdown of the reported cases in 2010 is: 14 in January, February, 4, March, 7, April, 9, May, 7, June, 14, July, 10, August, 16, September, 10 and October 12.
Karachi’s importance cannot be over emphasized. The deteriorating security situation affects the rest of the country. I hope to see the enemies of peace punished to the fullest extent of the law. I wish to see peace prevail throughout the city.
Ali Khan
Is it possible to provide an average circa USD$ ransom going rate for these Karachi kidnap events please?
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