25 ANNEX 2 – STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF SINDH DATA (TO OCTOBER 2014) FIGURE 12: Total number of prisoners on death row in Sindh 2012 Number of prisoners Type of prisoner 2014 Number of prisoners (% of total Sindh prisoners) (% of total Sindh prisons) Prisoners tried as terrorists 131 (39.58%) 175 (38.80%) Prisoners tried in ordinary courts 200 (60.42%) 276 (61.20%) TOTAL 331 451 FIGURE 13: Prisoners on death row in Sindh – breakdown by FIR date An FIR, or First Information Report, is the written document created by Pakistani police when they first receive information about the commission of a criminal offence. As such, the date of the FIR reflects when a crime was first ‘registered’. Prisoners tried as terrorists (% of total Sindh prisoners) Prisoners tried in ordinary courts (% of total Sindh prisoners) 1989-1994 2 (0.44%) 7 (1.55%) 1995-1999 34 (7.54%) 22 (4.88%) 2000-2004 51 (11.31%) 69 (15.30%) 2005-2009 55 (12.20%) 120 (26.61%) 2010-2014 33 (7.32%) 49 (10.86%) Data not available 0 9 (2.00%) TOTAL 175 (38.80%) 276 (61.20%) FIR year TERROR ON DEATH ROW THE ABUSE AND OVERUSE OF PAKISTAN’S ANTI-TERRORISM LEGISLATION