LatestNewsX, Islamabad — Local news on Tuesday revealed that Karachi logged more than 4,700 street‑level offenses in November, according to data from the Citizen Police Liaison Committee (CPLC).
The breakdown shows that 160 incidents involved vehicle thefts and snatch‑and‑run attacks, while motorcycle thefts numbered 3,143 during the same month. Armed robbers also snatched mobile phones from 1,403 people under duress, as reported by ARY News.
In addition, the city recorded one kidnapping for ransom, 15 extortion cases, and 39 deaths or other violent crimes in November.
These numbers underline the security challenges the city faces and highlight the need for stronger policing and protective measures.
Meanwhile, a recent security assessment from the Islamabad‑based Centre for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) indicates that overall violence across Pakistan has risen by more than 46 % in the third quarter of 2025. The report documents at least 901 fatalities and 599 injuries among civilians, security personnel, and criminal elements as a result of 329 violent incidents, including terror attacks and counter‑terror operations.
The CRSS report quoted: “In just three quarters, 2025 has proven nearly as deadly as all of 2024, with 2414 fatalities recorded compared to the entire tally of 2024 (2546), which, with an entire quarter still remaining, indicates that 2025 is on course to surpass last year’s toll, and intensification of militant violence and the expanded scale of counter‑terrorism operations. If the current trend continues, 2025 could mark one of the deadliest years in a decade. A year‑on‑year comparison reinforces this shift.”
The data also shows that from January to September 2024, Pakistan suffered 1,527 deaths, while the 2,414 fatalities recorded for the same period in 2025 represent a 58 % spike. The source of death has shifted; in 2024, 505 fatalities were linked to security operations and 1,022 to terror attacks. In 2025, security operations claimed 1,265 lives – more than half of the total deaths – signalling a heightened state response that is taking heavier hits on insurgents. The report added: “In 2025, security operations accounted for 1265 deaths – over half of the total fatalities. This shift underscores how the state’s response has intensified, with security forces inflicting heavier losses on militants.”
Furthermore, “Accounting for over 96 per cent of the country’s violence in this quarter, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Balochistan stood out as the most volatile provinces. KP was the worst‑hit region, suffering nearly 71 per cent (638) of the total violence‑linked fatalities, and over 67 per cent (221) of the incidents of violence, followed by Balochistan, with over 25 per cent of fatalities (230) and incidents (85). The number of fatalities, injuries, and incidents recorded in all other regions remained relatively low.”
Relative to the second quarter, deaths in Pakistan climbed from 616 to 901 in the third quarter, driving the overall 46 % surge in violence. The rise was most pronounced in KP and Balochistan, where fatalities increased by 64 % (from 390 to 638) and 21 % (from 190 to 230), respectively. Sindh also saw a 162 % jump in fatalities – though the absolute numbers stayed small, rising from 8 in Q2 to 21 in Q3 2025.
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