KARACHI, June 4: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has strongly condemned the recent acts of terrorism in Karachi that have brought the life to a standstill.

It noted with concern that in May alone over 60 people have been killed and over 200 injured.

Quoting the terrorist activities and the casualties, HRCP stated that on May 7, a blast at Hyderi mosque killed 23 people and wounded over 100; On May 12, 13 people were killed in violence related to by elections; On May 25 a blast at Karachi port killed two people and injured two.

The same day, a blast at Sui Southern Gas Company cut off gas supply to several areas of Sindh. On May 26, two blasts at PACC left one dead and 33 injured. On May 30, Mufti Nizamuddin Shamzai was shot dead and on May 31 a blast at Ali Raza mosque killed 24 and injured more than 35 people.

The resulting violence has also claimed numerous lives. The frequency of attacks is alarming, HRCP noted and added that despite repeated acts of terrorism, no concrete measures were adopted to bring the situation under control.

Law-enforcing agencies themselves have resorted to violence and in a shocking development killed two blood donors standing in a queue outside a blood bank, it alleged.

The compensation for victims and their families, announced ceremoniously by the administration, has not been delivered. The callous indifference of the administration is appalling and incomprehensible.

The government and law enforcing agencies have utterly failed to protect its citizens and their rights. The people live in an atmosphere of perpetual fear and insecurity, HRCP stated.

It said another source of great concern is the treatment of medical aid workers, journalists and photographers. The journalists and photographers were manhandled and treated in a shameful manner while covering the bomb blasts, while Edhi ambulances were prevented from entering a number of areas causing great sufferings to the people, it added.

HRCP urged the law enforcing agencies to play a proactive role rather than reactive one and seek out the roots of these terrorist acts. -PPI