It’s Time To Talk About Rape Cases In this era Rape has reached at its peak.
By: Mamoona Aslam
Tags: Rape, Rape Culture, End Rape, Control, Victim Shaming

It’s Time To Talk About Rape Cases

In this era Rape has reached at its peak. It’s a critical issue in Pakistan like other south Asian countries. Yes it’s common about 93% of Pakistani women experience sexual harassment.

Pakistan is among those countries where 73% of young girls and women face physical or sexual abuse in public area. Rape in Pakistan came into international attention after the politically sanctioned rape of Mukhtaran Bibi. The group against War against Rape (WAR) documented the severity rape in Pakistan, and the police indifferences to it. According to late lawyer Asma Jahangir, who was the co-founder of the Women Action Forum, up to seventy two percent of women in custody in Pakistan are physically or sexually abused.

In 2019, Government of Pakistan has established more than 1,000 special courts accros the country. The special courts are specially made for women’s rights, to focus only on addressing issue related to sexual abuse.

Notable cases

In 2002, A 30 year lady named Mukhtaran Bibi was ganged raped on the orders of the “village council” as an honor rape after allegation that her 12 year old brother had physical relation with women of higher caste. Although custom would expect her to condemn suicide but, Mukhtaran stood for right raised her voice she pursued the case. On September 1, 6 men (including the 4 rapist) hanged to death. A 23 year women in Faisalabad made public accusations against the police, saying that her husband had been arrested for creating forged documents; She alleges that she was raped on the order of the chief police. Kainat soomro was 13 year old school going girl she was ganged raped for four days. Her protest led her brother to death. Shazia Kahlid was raped in Baluchistan during the presidency of Pervaiz Musharaf In 2014, layyah rape murdered incident a 21 year old girl was gang raped and murdered in layyah. In September 2014, three sons of Mian Farooq, a ruling parliamentarian party from Faisalabad were accused of abducting and gang raped a teenage girl. The rapist was later released from the court. In July 2017, a panchayat ordered rape of a 16 year old girl in Multan for her brother’s conduct.

8. In December 2017, a 25 year old woman was ganged raped during robbery at her house.

9. In January 2018, a seven year old girl named Zainab Ansari was raped and murdered in Kasur. The incident caused nationwide outrage in Pakistan. The same month a 16 year old girl was raped and killed and the medical report confirmed sexual assault. In Faisalabad the same day, a 15 year old boy was found dead reports confirmed that it was a sexual rape case. A few days later a 3 year old girl, named Asma was found in Mardan, who had been reportedly missing for 24 hours.

10. In 2020, a resistant of France was gang raped while she was travelling with her children on the motorway. This led to protest in the city. A lead police officer commented that she should not have travelled alone at night. In addition a 5 year old girl was raped in Karachi, hit on the head and set on fire.