{"id":42817,"date":"2024-01-02T06:32:04","date_gmt":"2024-01-02T06:32:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/over-500-women-underage-girls-were-victims-of-sexual-abuse-in-karachi-in-2023-data\/"},"modified":"2024-01-02T06:32:04","modified_gmt":"2024-01-02T06:32:04","slug":"over-500-women-underage-girls-were-victims-of-sexual-abuse-in-karachi-in-2023-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/over-500-women-underage-girls-were-victims-of-sexual-abuse-in-karachi-in-2023-data\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 500 women, underage girls were victims of sexual abuse in Karachi in 2023: Data"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Over 500 women and underage girls were sexually molested in Karachi during the year 2023. Along with this, 4,042 cases of physical assault on them have been reported. The data about the above mentioned has been shared by the police surgeon.<\/p>\n

The Edhi Foundation added that, around 714 people were shot dead and 3,022 suffered bullet injuries during the year 2023 in Karachi<\/a>, lodging 15% spike in the violent deaths compared to 2022.<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, a spokesperson said that, \u201cThe data was on the basis of the figures of those killed or wounded across the city and reported at the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC), Dr Ruth Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi (CHK) and Abbasi Shaheed Hospital (ASH) during the previous year.<\/p>\n

At the same time, Police surgeon Summaiya Syed, who heads the team of medico-legal officers deputed in the city\u2019s three major hospitals also added that, \u201cas many as 1,565 bodies were brought to the three hospitals for a post-mortem examination. Those died included murder victims, traffic accidents, suicides etc.<\/p>\n

As per the data released by the Edhi Foundation, 248 persons died because of the torture while 23 killed in the cylinder\/gas explosions and other incidents.<\/p>\n

The record has shown that at least 180 men and women committed suicide. Thirteen people were killed by trains and 23 people burned to death in the different accidents.<\/p>\n

The number of people died because of electrocution was 119. As many as 191 people drowned in different incidents in the city<\/a> in the year 2023.<\/p>\n

According to the Edhi spokesperson, \u201c750 people were killed in the road traffic accidents, and 11,728 suffered injuries. He said that 63pc of those killed and injured in the traffic accidents were motorcyclists.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The data compiled by the Edhi Foundation also added that 224 cases of infanticide were reported across the city during the past year.<\/p>\n

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Over 500 women and underage girls were sexually molested in Karachi during the year 2023. Along with this, 4,042 cases of physical assault on them have been reported. The data about the above mentioned has been shared by the police surgeon. 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