Tag: rapes in Pakistan

  • Senate approves bill for public hanging of rapists despite opposition

    Senate approves bill for public hanging of rapists despite opposition

    A Senate committee has passed an amended bill for the public hanging of rapists despite strong opposition from Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), interior and foreign affairs ministries.

    The bill, proposed by Senator Mushtaq Ahmed of Jamaat-i-Islami, aims to amend sections 375, 375A, and 376 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) and Schedule II of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrCP).

    The Senate Standing Committee on Interior, chaired by Senator Mohsin Aziz, discussed the amendments to remove section D and introduce public hangings for rapists. The demand for public hangings gained momentum following the gang-rape incident on the Lahore-Sialkot motorway in September 2020

    Senator Sherry Rehman of PPP strongly opposed public hangings. She also took to X (former Twitter) to express her disapproval.

    “I strongly opposed public hangings being introduced in a bill in Senate Interior Committee by JI colleague Sen Mushtaq. There is no proven link between deterrence & public executions, let alone death penalty. Quite the contrary. Sorry to see others arguing for a further brutalisation of society. Ziaul Haq introduced public punishments, what did that do? Rape and human rights crimes went up and have been going up ever since. The PPP opposes such laws.”

    The committee also approved the “Criminal Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2023”, which focuses on proper treatment and medical examination reports for rape victims through public and private hospitals. The bill was moved by Senator Mumtaz Zehri.

    They addressed the issue of private jails and passed the “Criminal Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2023”, co-sponsored by Senators Mushtaq Ahmed and Samina Mumtaz Zehri to deter false imprisonment within residences.

    Other bills were discussed during the session, including one temporarily rejected due to its sub judice status, and another was rejected.

    The committee also passed the “Rain Water Harvesting Facility in Urban Areas, Bill 2023,” to efficiently utilize rainwater, supported by CDA representatives.

    Senator Irfan Siddiqui raised concerns about a missing bill for almost 15 months and decided to request a detailed report on the matter from relevant officials.The meeting was attended by various senators, including Saifullah Abro, Samina Mumtaz Zehri, and Sherry Rehman, as well as bill movers Senator Mushtaq Ahmed and Palwasha Khan, along with government representatives.

  • Police arrest suspect behind rape at Islamabad’s Margalla hill hiking trail 

    Police arrest suspect behind rape at Islamabad’s Margalla hill hiking trail 

    Islamabad police have on Sunday arrested the suspect involved in the alleged rape of a woman that took place on trail 3 of the capital’s Margalla Hills.

    Last week Friday, the Islamabad police registered a first information report (FIR) after a woman complained that a man had lured her with a job prospect before raping her at gunpoint on Thursday afternoon. 

    According to the FIR, the complainant had been looking for a job and received a message via WhatsApp from a person around two months ago, Dawn reports.

    “He told me he was an accountant in the education department, where some vacancies were available,” the victim is quoted as saying in the FIR. In return for a job, the man asked for Rs50,000. 

    After some correspondence, where the victim met the suspect and provided him with her curriculum vitae and Rs30,000, saying she would pay the remaining 20,000 once she received a written order of employment.

    Under the guise of picking up the victim for a job interview, the suspect drove her to Margalla Hills’ trail 3, where the victim said she was taken to the jungle and raped at gunpoint around 3pm. 

    In a statement issued on Sunday, the Islamabad Police said it was successful in arresting the suspect after a three-day effort, adding that they arrested the man on ‘technical bases’, claiming the victim was not assisting the police in the investigation. 

    Statement issued by Islamabad Police via Twitter.

    Moreover, they said that the investigation is taking place ‘on merit’, citing the victim’s medical report in which apparently no evidence of abuse was found. 

    Furthermore, the statement reveals the complainant and the accused knew each other. However, Islamabad Police asserted that all aspects of the case will be investigated.

  • 21,900 women raped in Pakistan in four years

    21,900 women raped in Pakistan in four years

    Almost 21,900 women were reported to have been raped in Pakistan from 2017 to 2021, Zahid Gishkori has reported for Samaa. The data has been complied by SAMAA TV Investigation Unit (SIU) from the Punjab home department and Ministry of Human Rights (MoHRs).

    This meant that approximately 12 women were raped every day, or one every two hours, throughout the country.

    As many as 305 rape cases were reported nationwide in 2022, in media, while 57 cases were reported in May, June (91), July (86) and August (71).

    According to media reports, approximately 350 rape instances were recorded in Punjab, between May 2022 and August 2022, however there was no information available for the first four months of the year.

    The Current records the tally of rape cases that are reported in news outlets on a daily basis to highlight the alarming situation. We have used many different sources as listed. When will it stop?

  • TikToker promises to marry woman, allegedly rapes her

    TikToker promises to marry woman, allegedly rapes her

    A Lahore-based TikToker has allegedly raped a woman at a private hotel in the city. The rape survivor hails from Jhelum.

    According to details, the TikToker who hails from Lahore’s Dharampura area and goes by the name of Taimur befriended a woman on TikTok. He then called her to Lahore and promised to marry her. The TikToker kept her at a private hotel and allegedly raped her.

    A case has been registered at the Civil Lines Police Station upon the complaint of the rape survivor.

    The man fled the crime scene. The police is investigating the case and conducting raids to arrest the accused.

  • Two minors allegedly raped in Rawalpindi

    Two minors allegedly raped in Rawalpindi

    Two minor girls were allegedly raped in separate incidents in Rawalpindi areas, Naseerabad and Kallar Syedan. One of them is a seven-year-old girl.

    The seven-year-old girl was playing with her brother on the rooftop of her house when a neighbour took her to his house where he raped her, the survivor’s father told the police.

    According to the Investigating Officer (IO), after the incident, the girl was taken to the hospital where her condition worsened as a result of trauma.

    A First Information Report (FIR) has been registered and the search for the suspect is underway.

    In the second incident, a young girl was allegedly raped by a member of her own family who had come to stay at her house. Following the incident, her mother informed the police and a case was registered.

  • Woman escapes rape attempt in Swat

    Woman escapes rape attempt in Swat

    A man allegedly attempted to rape a woman in Mahodand, Swat. As per a Twitter thread shared by Zaki Khalid, a couple from Lahore went for a camping trip on June 18, with their colleagues.

    They booked camps from a hotel named “Khan Jee” at Mahodand lake. However, the hotel owner delayed installing the camps and after three hours, set up the camp far away from the decided location.

    The couple initially refused to go to the camp but because they had no other option available, they went to the newly installed camp.

    At night, the woman heard unzipping of their camp when a man entered their camp. She told the man to take the money, thinking he was there for mugging, but he asked her to stay quiet. Her husband woke up and found the man over his wife. He attacked the man to save his wife and the man eventually left.

    Her husband’s hand got injured during the fight and they both went outside the camp shouting for help. However, the owner of the hotel who was standing at a distance ignored them. After a few minutes, people from surrounding areas came, and one of them was the man who attacked the couple.

    The couple then went to Kalam for treatment. The people from Mahodand followed them to Kalam.

    https://twitter.com/misterzedpk/status/1539273682698358785?s=20&t=Vx__D1gYlTu4toMYKjIqvg

    A first information report (FIR) has been lodged against the accused. Two people, including the owner of the hotel ,have been arrested and the Khan Jee hotel has been sealed by the local authorities. All the owners of hotels and tent/camp facilities have been ordered to make necessary entries of their staff with the concerned police stations as well as of tourists at their hotels/facilities.

    The case is still under investigation.

    https://twitter.com/misterzedpk/status/1539335936915427329
  • Pakistan Railways will help train gang-rape survivor get a job

    Pakistan Railways will help train gang-rape survivor get a job

    The Pakistan Railways (PR) has announced arranging employment for a 25-year-old woman who was gang-raped last month while travelling on the Bahauddin Zakaria Express.

    The decision was taken during a meeting chaired by Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique.

    “We will also arrange employment for this woman. We will keep following up her case besides providing her with financial assistance,” said Khawaja Saad.

    He has also ordered the train’s private operator to reimburse the woman for all legal costs paid by her.

    Pakistan Railways has also appointed a senior lady officer as a focal person to deal with the case.

    Read more- Lady Railway Police Force to be deployed in trains after woman was gang-raped

    After the gang-rape, the Prime Minister’s Strategic Reforms Implementation Unit (SRIU) directed Pakistan Railways to tighten security protocols for the safety of ladies travelling by train.

    SRIU has also directed Pakistan Railways to deploy a Lady Railway Police Force (LRPF) in trains to ensure the safety of female passengers. A lady sub-inspector and two lady constables will be deployed at the railway stations for long journeys. 

    A woman was gang-raped by three train workers while travelling from Multan to Karachi. The incident took place on May 27.

  • Woman travelling from Multan to Karachi raped by train staff

    Woman travelling from Multan to Karachi raped by train staff

    A woman was gang-raped by train workers while travelling from Multan to Karachi on the Bahauddin Zakariya Express. According to details, the victim was raped by three men. The incident took place on May 27.

    Pakistan Railways in a statement said that ticket-checker Zahid, took the victim to an air-conditioned compartment of the train, where the manager Aqib was already present. Aqib, Zahid and another train staffer then sexually assaulted the victim.

    A first information report (FIR) was filed at the Railways Police Station under Sections 377 and 34 of the Pakistan Penal Code.

    As per Pakistan Railways, the accused persons have been arrested.

    Police is further investigating the incident.

  • ‘I do not want to pursue an FIR,’ woman withdraws gang-rape allegation

    ‘I do not want to pursue an FIR,’ woman withdraws gang-rape allegation

    A woman from Karachi who had alleged that she was raped by three men in Lahore has reportedly withdrawn her case, saying that the First Information Report (FIR) registered on her complaint was a “misunderstanding,” reports Dawn.

    The 18-year-old registered an FIR against three suspects on November 28. However, a day later she changed her stance and recorded a statement, saying, “I got the FIR registered against the accused persons due to misunderstanding. No one committed rape with me. I do not want to pursue the FIR and the same may kindly be cancelled.”

    After her complaint, Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Usman Buzdar had taken notice of the incident and had also directed officials to arrest the culprits while assuring the victim of justice.

    The victim also had declined to get herself medically examined. In her complaint, she said that she used to play Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) during which she befriended a man. According to the complaint, the man asked her to come to Lahore and promised marriage. She arrived in the city on November 23 and the man took her to a local hotel where he raped her for three days. After that, he dropped her off at the train station on November 26 and left.

    It is reported that while the woman was waiting at the station, two men approached her and offered a job. She said that the two took her to a house on Sarwar Road where two more men helped them take her into a room. She added that they raped her several times, but eventually she escaped.

    Prior to the withdrawal of FIA, the victim had urged authorities to take action against all three men who had raped her.

  • Mentally challenged girl allegedly raped in Jhelum

    Mentally challenged girl allegedly raped in Jhelum

    A mentally challenged girl has allegedly been raped in Jhelum, reports Geo Urdu.

    Inspector-General (IG) Punjab Police Rao Sardar Ali Khan has taken notice of the incident and demanded a report.

    Rao Sardar has also reportedly directed the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) Jhelum to arrest the accused and to assure the girl’s family of all possible cooperation.

    This is not the first time that a horrible incident like this has taken place in Jhelum. Earlier, a gang-rape of a girl came to light and the police arrested the four accused men in the incident.