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Names Of Karachi:Kolachi Krokola Karachi (1742) The Bride of the Cities City of the Quaid City of Lights

Population
Third largest city 21 million 6,000 (per square kilometer )15,500 (per square mile)

Location
south of the country (2451 N 6702 E)

Area
3,527 km2 (1,362 sq miles)

Karachi is ranked as a Beta world city


Ports In Karachi
Port of Karachi Port Bin Qasim

Business Sectors
Banking Industry Economic activity and trade Corporations Textiles Shipping Automotive industry Entertainment Arts Fashion Advertising Publishing Software development Medical research

Oil and Gas Chemical Metals and Mining Construction and Material (Cement) Electronic and Electrical Goods Automobiles & Parts Food producers Tobacco Software and Computer Services

Economical Factors

Raw Material Energy Factors Labor Unions Technological Factors

Non Economic Factors


Transportation Factor Industrial Location Law and order Government Policies Political Instability Unavailability of Market

Lack of Raw Material Affecting on


Automobile Sector Chemical sector Oil and Gas Pharmaceutical Metal and mines Food Industries

Load shading of Electricity Shortage of Gas

Most of the killings taking place elsewhere dont carry the kind of pattern that we observe in Karachi. The particular pattern of Karachi killings brings it the name of target killing to differentiate it from other cases of killings. The terminology of target killing is basically used for intentional killing of a person or persons to achieve certain political or non-political agenda. For over two decades Karachi has been an epicenter of target killings for reasons ranging from ethno-political to sectarian disputes and from land mafia rivalries to personal vendetta. Since 1994, Karachi has lost 9,696 human lives and majority of them are victims of these conflicts. victims are the activists belonging to different political or religious parties functioning in the city. The report issued by the Pakistan Institute for Peace Studies for 2010 indicates that the political activists who became the victims of target killings during 2010 belonged to the political parties like PPP, MQM, and ANP

Orangi Town.
( M.A. Jinnah Road , Kharadar, and parts of Lyari) The other areas highly affected of target killings New Karachi, , Gulshan, Malir, and Korangi

Kidnapping is a crime that doesnt happen because of a sudden outrage. A reason has to be behind it in addition to proper timing, planning, and well calculated execution. Data available on this crime is generally divided into two categories

kidnapping for ransom.


Kidnapping (for personal enmity or any other reason) Kidnapping for ransom Kidnapping for political reason

Kidnapping for ransom is a crime that keeps traumatized the victims and their whole family until the abducted person is released safely.

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