15 PART III STATISTICAL CASE STUDY - SINDH JPP and Reprieve have recently obtained further data from Sindh province, which dates up to October 2014 (see Annex 2). This comprehensive and up-to-date data has allowed us to do a detailed analysis of the developments in the use of terrorism legislation in this province over the last two years. The analysis reveals a significant overuse of terrorism legislation in Sindh. A markedly high number of individuals in the province were tried as ‘terrorists’, despite the fact that their alleged offences often had nothing to do with ‘terrorism’ as commonly understood. IN DECEMBER 2012, THERE WERE 331 PRISONERS ON DEATH ROW; BY OCTOBER 2014, THERE WERE 451  A 36% INCREASE IN LESS THAN TWO YEARS OVER 38% OF THESE PRISONERS WERE SENTENCED TO DEATH AFTER BEING TRIED AS TERRORISTS  OVER THREE TIMES THE NATIONAL AVERAGE FOR CASES OPENED PRIOR TO 1995, 0.44% OF PRISONERS WERE TRIED AS TERRORISTS; BY 2009, THIS FIGURE WAS 12%  AN OVER 27 TIMES INCREASE 10 PRISONERS TRIED AS TERRORISTS WENT FROM HAVING AN INITIAL COMPLAINT LODGED AGAINST THEM TO BEING SENTENCED TO DEATH IN LESS THAN 6 MONTHS  NONE OF THE PRISONERS TRIED IN ORDINARY COURTS WENT FROM COMPLAINT TO CAPITAL CONVICTION IN SUCH A SHORT TIMEFRAME TERROR ON DEATH ROW THE ABUSE AND OVERUSE OF PAKISTAN’S ANTI-TERRORISM LEGISLATION