Rape in Pakistan

Punishment for rape in Pakistan under the Pakistani laws is either death penalty or imprisonment of between ten and twenty-five years. For cases related to gang rape, the punishment is either death penalty or life imprisonment.[1] DNA test and other scientific evidence are used in prosecuting rape cases in Pakistan.

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• Pakistan did not lag behind in crimes against women. There are at least 11 rape cases reported in Pakistan every day, with over 22,000 rape cases reported to police across the country in the last six years since 2015, according to official statistics. However, only 77 accused have been convicted, which comprises 0.3 per cent of the total figure.” The rape of Mukhtaran Bibi in Pakistan received international attention after it was reported to be politically sanctioned.” The group War Against Rape (WAR) has documented the severity of rape in Pakistan. According to women's studies professor Shahla Haeri, rape in Pakistan is 'often institutionalized and has the tacit and at times the explicit approval of the state. According to the late lawyer Asma Jahangir, who was a co-founder of the women’s rights group ‘Women's Action Forum, up to 72 per cent of women in custody in Pakistan are physically or sexually abused.” According to WAR, over 82 per cent of rapists are family members, including fathers, brothers, grandfathers and uncles of the victims.
  • Nation and Its Modes of Oppressions in South Asia Sajal Nag · 2022

• According to a 1990 study of rape in Pakistan , " the police is notorious for delays or outright refusals to register FIRs .
  • Double Jeopardy: Police Abuse of Women in Pakistan - Page 73 Asia Watch Committee (U.S.) · 1992

• Yet despite such statements, rape in Pakistan is a weapon commonly used for revenge. According to human rights lawyers, 50 percent of reported rapes in the country are gangrapes, usually carried out when someone wants to take revenge ...
  • Price of Honor: Muslim Women Lift the Veil of Silence on the ... Jan Goodwin · 2002

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• Pakistan
• Law
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• Justice
• Advocate
• Human Rights Commission of Pakistan
• Akhtar Aly Kureshy