The data were shared during the upper house’s question hour, showing that Punjab reported 14,498 cases, followed by Sindh with 10,705 and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with 9,919.

Balochistan recorded 3,680 cases, while Islamabad reported 2,626 during the same period.

According to the ministry, 8,758 cases of human rights violations were reported across the country in 2025 alone.

Separately, the National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR) informed the Senate that it had registered 1,406 cases involving complaints and suo motu proceedings as of October 15, 2026.

These included 1,116 complaints and 290 cases initiated on the commission’s own notice.

The commission said it had disposed of 1,028 cases, while 373 remained under investigation. Another five cases had reached the hearing stage.

The figures presented to the Senate provide an overview of reported human rights violation cases across Pakistan and the status of complaints handled by the national commission.