As many as 12,580 people were murdered, 581 kidnapped for ransom and 16,977 were abducted during last year in the country, said annual report of Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) launched here on Thursday.
The report also maintained that the provincial governments did not hold local government elections in 2010 using delaying tactics.
It was also pointed out that domestic violence (Prevention and Protection) bill lapsed because it could not be submitted to the senate in time. Protection against Harassment of Women at Workplace Act 2010 was adopted but on the contrary not a single women parliamentarians was part of the committee formed to draft 18 Amendment Bill.
The report mentioned that 791 women were killed in the name of honour during last year while 2,903 were sexually assaulted with the maximum number of cases i.e. 2,903 in Punjab.
719 women committed suicide. The report also claimed that one women died every 30 minutes in Pakistan due to pre, neo- or post natal problems. 1,047,948 cases of tuberculosis were registered in the country.
According to it there were 18 million registered hepatitis patients whereas over 1.6 million malaria cases were reported annually.
Polio cases reported during the period were 143. There were more than seven million diabetics and as many as 1.5 million people were blind. There were 150,000 thalassemia patients and over 7,000 patients were infected with the dengue virus and 31 people died of the disease.
Around 114,000 patients of swine flu were reported whereas 97,400 HIV/AIDS cases had been diagnosed while 5,000 AIDS patients had been registered.
The report claimed that 34 percent of the people suffered from a psychological disorder. 2,399 committed suicide in the country and another 1,174 attempted suicide mainly due to stress or anxiety on account of illness, domestic disputes, financial problems or unemployment etc.
The report also maintained that the provincial governments did not hold local government elections in 2010 using delaying tactics.
It was also pointed out that domestic violence (Prevention and Protection) bill lapsed because it could not be submitted to the senate in time. Protection against Harassment of Women at Workplace Act 2010 was adopted but on the contrary not a single women parliamentarians was part of the committee formed to draft 18 Amendment Bill.
The report mentioned that 791 women were killed in the name of honour during last year while 2,903 were sexually assaulted with the maximum number of cases i.e. 2,903 in Punjab.
719 women committed suicide. The report also claimed that one women died every 30 minutes in Pakistan due to pre, neo- or post natal problems. 1,047,948 cases of tuberculosis were registered in the country.
According to it there were 18 million registered hepatitis patients whereas over 1.6 million malaria cases were reported annually.
Polio cases reported during the period were 143. There were more than seven million diabetics and as many as 1.5 million people were blind. There were 150,000 thalassemia patients and over 7,000 patients were infected with the dengue virus and 31 people died of the disease.
Around 114,000 patients of swine flu were reported whereas 97,400 HIV/AIDS cases had been diagnosed while 5,000 AIDS patients had been registered.
The report claimed that 34 percent of the people suffered from a psychological disorder. 2,399 committed suicide in the country and another 1,174 attempted suicide mainly due to stress or anxiety on account of illness, domestic disputes, financial problems or unemployment etc.
