City Circle DSP Nasruallah Waraich said Azra*, a resident Rehmanabad of Sheikhupura district had been befriended by Faisal Ali, a resident of Dera Ghazi Khan. PHOTO: FILE
Four women, between the ages of 13 and 25, were reported gang raped on Friday-Saturday. One of them died at a hospital and two were in a critical condition, doctors treating them said. The police have arrested three suspects and are looking for 11 more.
City Circle DSP Nasruallah Waraich said Azra*, a resident Rehmanabad of Sheikhupura district had been befriended by Faisal Ali, a resident of Dera Ghazi Khan.
He said Ali had been working as a daily wage worker when they met a year ago.
He said Ali had asked Azra to elope with him and live with him in his hometown.
He said the girl left home a week ago and went to meet him in Dera Ghazi Khan.
The DSP said Ali took her to a house Azra and introduced her to two of his friends, Hafiz Kamal Anwar and Muhammad Shahid. He said the girl was tied up and raped.
The DSP said on Friday night when the girl fainted, Ali took her to a hospital and told doctors that she was his wife.
He said the doctor treating the girl soon realised that what story her injuries told and informed hospital administration that the girl had been raped and the hospital staff called the police. He said
The DSP said the men had been arrested and had confessed. He said the girl later died. Rape was confirmed in her medical report, he added.
Separately, a 13-year-old girl was assaulted by some men in Bahawalpur.
Hussain Akram, a resident of Chak 126P told Manthaar police that his 13-year-old daughter was abducted by Arshad and an unidentified man when she was returning from school.
Akram said they took her to a deserted house and tied her up.
He said first they beat her and then raped her.
He told the police that after she fainted, the men brought her back home and threw her out of the car at the entrance.
He said the girl was taken to a hospital where doctors said she was in a critical condition.
Manthaar police have registered a case Akram’s complaint and started search for the suspect.
In another incident, two women were gang raped in separate incidents near Tandlianwala police station.
Muhammad Arshad told newsmen that his 15-year-old niece was alone at home when seven men broke into their house. He said the men took her away on gun point and tried to rape her. He said when she resisted, the men beat her.
He said when she fainted, they raped her. He said they then dropped her near her house and fled.
He said he took his niece to a hospital where doctors treating her said her condition was serious. The police have registered a complaint against one Yaseen and six unidentified men.
Separately, some unidentified men three men broke into the house of a 25-year-old woman and assaulted her. Police said when the woman started screaming, the men fled.
A police spokesman said her medical report was awaited.
NAMES HAVE BEEN CHANGED TO PROTECT IDENTITIES
Published in The Express Tribune, June 15th, 2014.
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Inna Lillahe Wa Inna Ilaihe Rajeoon. Ameen. @Parvez Amin: What do you suggest in place of hanging? A few speedy trials and public hangings / whippings will send shudders and the fear of meeting the Almighty in the population. Salams
After 06 years of PML.N rule, rape cases have increased in the Punjab.
These are all old cases. Why tribune is bunching these news in one case and then making it Monday morning head line news. They should have some conscious to do this kind of bad job.
The incidents are increasing day by day. It seems like a India Pakistan match in which both the countries are competing to increase rape figure. Females also has the right to live. The heartless demons should be brought to justice.
You are wrong buddy, these are horror shows imported from India. We never had such incidences in the past. In your country it's a routine matter, and that day when such thing doesn't occur people think they are living in utopia.@Anon:
a special unit which is as independent as the pentagon in pakistan should be created and they should be assigned to get the rapist and punish them till death publicly ... this will stop anyone even looking at women with evil let alone raping and killing them
Its interesting to note that our mullahs never raise their voice about anything that really matters like the treatment of women and minorities in our society, i suppose they are too busy trying to make it legal to for them to have child brides to care or killing free thinkers that challenge their monopoly on society.
In a country where even a murderer is set free after "reconciliation" with deceased family (happened to be murderer's own son), what punishment are we talking about?
I would never let my daughter marry a Punjabi or Pastoon.
@symonds:
These horrors were always there in Pakistan, but the fact of the matter is the people are not interested in these "horror show" neither does the media. They are busy discussing Indian weapons and Indian medicines....
This is disgusting. Such problems are on the rise. The PML-N Punjab govt is quiet on this and not doing anything. We do not need laptops or fancy bus services. We need to provide a safe environment for our women.
The most effective punishment for these animals is the one prescribed in Islam, make them an example and others will think thrice before committing such crimes.
Too many rapists in Punjab. They seems to be facing psychological errors !
Time for Shahbaz Sharif to take one of his ineffective notices ...!!!
Indian horrors now in Pakistan.
The death penalty is inhumane and not the best way to deal with this issue. The solution to this is educating youth and desegregating society. In patriarchal setups men think it's their right to subjugate women. Until we remove this so called culture and religious influence, women won't get their rights.
Absence of justice or complete failure of judges to understand and pass verdict under true spirit of justice keeping social norms and sever punishment ideas are are bigger cause of such issues. I wil request Govt of Pakistan please make at least one Law university as soon as possible and try to raise the law education standard to certain extent.
An absolutely disgusting and filthy society. We take it upon ourselves to bash the politicians and leaders, but we fail to digest the facts about the society that breeds them. Take a step back and just look @ our frustrated citizens. Why would anyone feel safe...the country is becoming a zoo...I guess we deserve it. Forget education, we have no character. Pathetic.
@S. Nasir Mehdi: which country are we talking about?? Oh, yea, Pakistan...not happening.
Where are all PML(N) supporters ?. Its 10th incident this year, mind it !!
What happened to us, we are animals?, even animals not behave animals like this... Where is CM, PM, IG,CJ, why nobody take responsibility, why not resign... The Pakistani women are most innocent women in the world, the have no right to live their own life Gog Bless our WOMEN
Rape cases are on increase. Have speedy trials and culprits be hanged to death. I am sure this will eradicate this menace