Pakistan · Sindh

Karachi

Targeted shootings of doctors, teachers, lawyers, and grave desecration in Karachi.

This page lists 34 incident reports for Karachi, 28 of them reported as faith-motivated killings.

34recorded killings
28reported as faith-motivated
1994–2025period
Karachi
Karachi

Incident reports

34 reports, newest first

Also includes reports recorded at: Gulzar-e-Hijri, Karachi; Korangi, Karachi; Manzoor Colony, Karachi; Sikandar Goth, Karachi.

No. 341Register entry · details not provided

Mr. Tahir Mahmood

Karachi

The register records this death with the person, place and date, but gives no details of the incident.

No. 338Faith-motivated killing

Mr. Laeeq Cheema

Karachi

During a mob action surrounding the Ahmadiyya Hall at Friday prayers, Laiq Ahmad Cheema was identified as Ahmadi roughly 150 metres from the worship place. He was pulled aside and beaten with bricks and sticks, dying at the scene. Community and media accounts linked the mob to Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan and criticised police inaction. The killing is classified as faith-motivated.

No. 310Faith-motivated killing

Sheikh Sajid Mahmud

Gulzar-e-Hijri, Karachi

Sheikh Sajid Mahmud was killed in Gulzar Hijri, Karachi, on 22 November 2016. Community reporting and the published Pakistan register classify the killing as faith-motivated.

No. 309Faith-motivated killing

Dr. Chaudhry Abdul Khaliq

Sikandar Goth, Karachi

Dr Chaudhry Abdul Khaliq was killed in Sikandar Goth, Karachi, on 20 June 2016. Community reporting and the published Pakistan register classify the killing as faith-motivated.

No. 307Faith-motivated killing

Mr. Dawood Ahmad

Gulzar-e-Hijri, Karachi

Dawood Ahmad was killed in Gulzar Hijri, Karachi, on 24 May 2016. Community reporting and the published Pakistan register classify the killing as faith-motivated.

No. 304Faith-motivated killing

Mr. Nauman Najam

Karachi

Nauman Najam was killed in Karachi, Sindh, on 21 March 2015. Community reporting and the published Pakistan register classify the killing as faith-motivated.

No. 291Faith-motivated killing

Mr. Razi-ud-Din

Karachi

Razi-ud-Din was killed in Karachi, Sindh, on 8 February 2014. Community reporting and the published Pakistan register classify the killing as faith-motivated.

No. 289Faith-motivated killing

Mr. Bashir Ahmad Kiyani

Karachi

Bashir Ahmad Kiyani was killed in Karachi, Sindh, on 1 November 2013. Community reporting and the published Pakistan register classify the killing as faith-motivated.

No. 288Faith-motivated killing

Mr. Ijaz Ahmad Kiyani

Karachi

Ijaz Ahmad Kiyani was killed in Karachi, Sindh, on 18 September 2013. Community reporting and the published Pakistan register classify the killing as faith-motivated.

No. 287Faith-motivated killing

Mr. Ejaz Ahmad

Karachi

Ejaz Ahmad was killed in Karachi, Sindh, on 4 September 2013. Community reporting and the published Pakistan register classify the killing as faith-motivated.

No. 286Faith-motivated killing

Syed Tahir Ahmad

Karachi

Syed Tahir Ahmad was killed in Karachi, Sindh, on 31 August 2013. Community reporting and the published Pakistan register classify the killing as faith-motivated.

No. 285Faith-motivated killing

Mr. Zahoor Ahmad Kiyani

Karachi

Zahoor Ahmad Kiyani was killed in Karachi, Sindh, on 21 August 2013. Community reporting and the published Pakistan register classify the killing as faith-motivated.

No. 283Faith-motivated killing

Mr. Hamid Sami

Karachi

Hamid Sami was killed in Karachi, Sindh, on 11 June 2013. Community reporting and the published Pakistan register classify the killing as faith-motivated.

No. 281Faith-motivated killing

Ch. Nusrat Mahmood

Karachi

Chaudhry Nusrat Mahmood was killed in Karachi, Sindh, on 27 November 2012. Community reporting and the published Pakistan register classify the killing as faith-motivated.

No. 279Faith-motivated killing

Dr. Raja Abdul Hameed

Karachi

Dr Raja Abdul Hameed was killed in Karachi, Sindh, on 23 October 2012. Community reporting and the published Pakistan register classify the killing as faith-motivated.

No. 278Faith-motivated killing

Mr. Bashir Ahmad Bhatti

Karachi

Bashir Ahmad Bhatti was killed in Karachi, Sindh, on 23 October 2012. Community reporting and the published Pakistan register classify the killing as faith-motivated.

No. 277Faith-motivated killing

Mr. Saad Farooq Kahloon

Karachi

Saad Farooq Kahlonn was killed in Karachi, Sindh, on 19 October 2012. Community reporting and the published Pakistan register classify the killing as faith-motivated.

No. 274Faith-motivated killing

Mr. Muhammad Ahmad Siddiqui

Karachi

Muhammad Ahmad Siddiqui was killed in Karachi, Sindh, on 15 September 2012. Community reporting and the published Pakistan register classify the killing as faith-motivated.

No. 273Faith-motivated killing

Mr. Naveed Ahmad

Karachi

Naveed Ahmad was killed in Karachi, Sindh, on 14 September 2012. Community reporting and the published Pakistan register classify the killing as faith-motivated.

No. 272Faith-motivated killing

Mr. Muhammad Nawaz

Karachi

Muhammad Nawaz was killed in Karachi, Sindh, on 11 September 2012. Community reporting and the published Pakistan register classify the killing as faith-motivated.

No. 271Faith-motivated killing

Mr. Rao Abdul Ghaffar

Karachi

Rao Abdul Ghaffar was killed in Karachi, Sindh, on 6 September 2012. Community reporting and the published Pakistan register classify the killing as faith-motivated.

No. 270Faith-motivated killing

Mr. Naeem Ahmad Gondal

Karachi

Naeem Ahmad Gondal was killed in Karachi, Sindh, on 19 July 2012. Community reporting and the published Pakistan register classify the killing as faith-motivated.

No. 265Register entry · details not provided

Mr. Ahsan Kamal

Karachi

The register records this death with the person, place and date, but gives no details of the incident.

No. 252Register entry · details not provided

Dr. Najamul Hasan

Karachi

The register records this death with the person, place and date, but gives no details of the incident.

No. 164Faith-motivated killing

Mr. Hafeez Ahmad Shakir

Karachi

Hafeez Ahmad Shakir was killed in Karachi, Sindh, on 19 May 2010. Community reporting and the published Pakistan register classify the killing as faith-motivated.

No. 149Faith-motivated killing

Mr. Mubashir Ahmad

Karachi

Mubashir Ahmad was killed in Karachi on 20 February 2009. Community reporting and the published Pakistan register classify the killing as faith-motivated.

No. 146Register entry · details not provided

Sheikh Saeed Ahmad

Manzoor Colony, Karachi

The register records this death with the person, place and date, but gives no details of the incident.

No. 142Faith-motivated killing

Mr. Bashar Ahmad Mughal

Karachi

Basharat Ahmad Mughal was killed in Karachi on 24 February 2008. Community reporting and the published Pakistan register classify the killing as faith-motivated.

No. 140Faith-motivated killing

Prof. Dr. Mobashir Ahmad

Karachi

Professor Dr Mobashir Ahmad was killed in Karachi on 26 September 2007. Community reporting and the published Pakistan register classify the killing as faith-motivated.

No. 139Faith-motivated killing

Dr. Hameedullah

Karachi

Dr Hameedullah was killed in Karachi on 21 September 2007. Community reporting and the published Pakistan register classify the killing as faith-motivated.

No. 134Faith-motivated killing

Sh. Rafiq Ahmad

Manzoor Colony, Karachi

Sheikh Rafiq Ahmad was killed in Manzoor Colony, Karachi, on 19 March 2006. Community reporting and the published Pakistan register classify the killing as faith-motivated.

No. 121Faith-motivated killing

Mr. Mukhtar Ahmad Alvi

Korangi, Karachi

Mukhtar Ahmad Alvi was killed in Korangi, Karachi, on 10 January 2004. Community reporting and the published Pakistan register classify the killing as faith-motivated.

No. 083Register entry · details not provided

Mr. Saleem Ahmad Pal

Karachi

The register records this death with the person, place and date, but gives no details of the incident.

No. 081Register entry · details not provided

Ch. Abdul Rehman Bajwah

Karachi

The register records this death with the person, place and date, but gives no details of the incident.