by ik Asad in Dawn, October 15th, 2023• Over 18,000 criminal cases pending• 80pc acquittal rate in rape cases due poor investigation, out-of-court settlements• 661 convicts acquitted by higher courts due to flawed prosecution, archaic lawsISLAMABAD: The pendency of criminal cases in the federal capital has exceeded 18,000, with a majority of the suspects going scot-free as a result of archaic laws, weak prosecution, and flawed investigation. According to court statistics, currently, 9,369 criminal cases…