Violence against women

Matric student subjected to physical violence when she resisted inappropriate advances

Initiative aims at eliminating violence against women

Over 30,000 cases of gender-based violence reported across Punjab in 2022

As things stand, Pakistan still ranks in the bottom five in terms of gender equality.

Suspect allegedly involved in several serious crimes targetting women

Six suspects arrested for kidnapping and torturing the woman and her brother

Suspect strangled victim to death when she rejected his proposal

Victim said to have been subjected to cruelty by suspects intruding into her house late at night

Police register case against four suspects in capital

Engineering varsity graduate Sajida was axed to death during visit from Australia

In separate incidents, differently-abled and a minor were raped while two others thwarted attempted rapes

The victim suffered burns on 70 per cent of her body

This is fourth consecutive sexual assault on women

Husband shaves wife’s head, makes her wear string of shoes

Suspects were armed, and their aim was to kidnap victim

Case registered against four people

Model shot dead after rejecting marriage proposal

Victim’s brother says he killed his sister on becoming suspicious of her character

Victim had reconciled with her husband a year ago

Sialkot police arrest five suspects after video goes viral on social media

Police recover weapon used in killing of US-Pakistani woman

Malir police arrest four for murder

Suspects filmed victim’s predicament on video to blackmail her

Suspect had been harassing victim after repairing her phone

Unconscious victim dumped at doorsteps of her parents’ house

Police register case, launch hunt for suspect

This is significant because cases of violence against women languish in courts for years

Victims were out for walk in park when they were intercepted by suspects

Police detain seven suspects for questioning

How the digital space replicates and helps reinforce patriarchal structures of control

Police have arrested the suspect

Victim was alleged killer’s cousin and mother of two

At least 3,721 cases of violence against women were reported in Punjab in first six months of 2021

One of the victims had allegedly thrashed a suspect for seeking daughter’s proposal

Suspect allegedly throttled her while she was sleeping

Grief and rage over the murder of Londoner Sarah Everard, efforts made to stop men’s violence against women

Marchers aim to highlight the plight of womenfolk in Pakistani society and demand changes

Landmark bill defines economic, psychological and sexual pressure on women as 'violence'

‘Victim’ claims brother admitted her to psychiatric hospitals, gave her medicine that ‘ruined her mental health’

Speaker Asad Qaiser says incumbent govt is committed to protection of women’s rights

Many women are murdered over property dispute and due to men’s extra-marital affairs

Accused attempted to run away from the courtroom but were caught

Victims taken to different locations on pretext of offering help

Violence against women continues to grow in Pakistan

Body of the victim was found by passers-by near a tram stop in Melbourne hours after she was attacked on her way home

The suspect was also member of a cult

While the government acknowledges the issue of violence against women, critics say not enough is being done

Figures on violence are difficult to come by, particularly intimate partner violence

Police have registered a case but have yet to make any arrests

The committee was formed in a consultative workshop organised by Democratic Commission for Human Rights