by Imtiaz Ali in Dawn, Dec 31st, 2022KARACHI: The outgoing year of 2022 left painful and ugly scars on the face of Karachi when it comes to the violent crime of rape as over 500 women and girls were subjected to sexual assault in the last 12 months, it emerged on Friday. The shocking figures were compiled with the help of record of medico-legal officers posted at the three major hospitals of the metropolis —…
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Editorial in The News, Dec 28, 2022Sexual abuse of children and minors is becoming a rampant problem across Pakistan, but the way it has surged in Karachi should be alarming for the city police. Over 200 cases of minor sexual abuse have been reported in one year till the last week of 2022; this number does not include other cases which went unreported. According to reports, the most vulnerable age group is from five to…
report in The News, December 08, 2022LAHORE: Punjab Commission on the Status of Women (PCSW) launched Gender Parity Report 2021 here at a local hotel on Wednesday. Data collected to evaluate the status of women against more than 250 indicators that cut across six thematic areas regarding demographics, governance, health, education, economic participation and opportunities, and justice showed increase in violence against women (VAW) in the province. Rape was the most commonly reported crime, making…
report in Times of India online, Dec 1, 2022 at 05.10 PM ISTNEW DELHI: Pakistan has topped the list of countries at the highest risk of experiencing new mass killings, according to a new report. The report cites violence by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) as one of the main challenges for the nation already facing political and economic crises.It said that Pakistan is estimated to have about a one in six chance of experiencing a new…
report in The Nation, Dec 1, 2022PESHAWAR – As many as 539 terrorists were arrested, including 42 dreaded terrorists carrying head money, during last 10 months in Khyber pakhtunkhwa, police said on wednesday. The statistics were shared at a meeting, chaired by Kp Inspector General of police Moazzam Jah ansari at the Central Police Officer on Wednesday. An official statement issued here stated that at the meeting, the IGP was briefed about the crime figures…
report in Daily Times, Dec 1, 2022Religious-based organizations have got in momentum against the blasphemous stuff on social media as they are using all legal forums to control this burgeoning social as well as religious menace through proper channel. The religious organizations are also utilizing the expertise of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA)’s Cyber Crime Wing to net those culprits allegedly involved in this heinous crime. Legal Commission on Blasphemy Pakistan Secretary General Sheraz Ahmed Farooqui,…
by Waseem Ahmad Shah in Dawn, Dec 1, 2022PESHAWAR: An anti-terrorism court on Wednesday convicted a Lower Dir resident on the charges of committing blasphemy and other religious offences on social media and awarded death sentence, a total prison term of 21 years and a total fine of Rs1.6 million to him. It declared that all prosecution witnesses fully supported the prosecution’s assertion leaving no doubt that the accused was the guilty person. The court…
One of the most pervasive human rights violations is violence against women. The UN recognizes this as a major challenge confronting humanity on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women that falls on November 25 every year. The annual 16 days of activism against gender-based violence have kicked off. When nearly half of humanity becomes a target of discrimination, it is hard to not consider the other half at least partially responsible…
Another day and another cold-blooded murder in Karachi shocks the nation to the core; forcing it to relive the horrors of the tragic Shahzeb Khan case. The facts of the matter remained the same: a seemingly insignificant altercation, which fast escalated and culminated in an unhesitant, vile spectacle of power, but this time, the unfortunate person standing at the other end of the barrel came from the supposed “protected” class. Neither his uniform nor his…
LESS than a year ago, it seemed justice had been served in the March 2013 murder of Orangi Pilot Project director Perween Rahman, whose death left Karachi’s marginalised residents bereft of a selfless campaigner for their rights. The country’s criminal justice system, however, has emphatically dispelled that impression. On Monday, the Sindh High Court acquitted all five men who had been convicted of the crime by an anti-terrorism court in December 2021, and ordered their…
Report in Dawn, November 22nd, 2022LAHORE: Human rights activists have expressed their concern over custodial torture inflicted on accused for confession and urged authorities to regard principles of criminal justice to ensure a fair trial and effectively implement Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention and Punishment) Bill, 2022. They referred to the case of Imran Rehman, who was allegedly accused of posting blasphemous material in a WhatsApp group and was arrested by the Federal Investigation Agency.…