World News | Activist calls domestic violence ‘endemic’ in Pakistan

Islamabad [Pakistan], 28 February (ANI): In Pakistan, 40 percent of women have experienced physical violence or emotional abuse during their lifetime, research shows. Human rights activists in the country say domestic violence is endemic, Pakistan News International reported.

A patriarchal mentality, deteriorating economic situation, religious extremism, growing population, discriminatory traditions, and the impact of the climate crisis all provide the perfect environment for domestic violence in Pakistani society, Inter Press reported.

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In Pakistan, divorced, widowed and separated women experience more violence than married women. Violence is not limited to marital relations. According to the latest Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey (DHS), 39% of never-married women aged 15-49 report having experienced intimate partner violence (IPV). In 2021 alone, Pakistan has registered 14,189 cases of gender-based violence.

The National Human Rights Commission (NCHR) has recently brought to the attention of the murder of an 8-year-old girl in Gujranwala. She was tortured by her family and died from her injuries.

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In another case reported to the NCHR Punjab Office, a mother and daughter who were living with their in-laws after the death of the woman’s husband were reported to have been sexually harassed and beaten by their in-laws when they complained to the police.

Meanwhile, media reports have recently reported that women in Pakistan’s Sindh province continue to be insecure, with several abducted. And, in the latest incident, a 15-year-old girl was abducted in the area of ​​the Allahabad police station in Larkana city.

According to Pakistani vernacular media, Jasarat said that a 15-year-old young girl Saima Makrani Baloch was allegedly abducted in the city of Larkana in Sindh province.

After the kidnapping, the family protested and demanded that the girl be rescued. Her mother claimed that Sabir Memon and his family abducted her daughter and hid her in a house in Mehar city.

Even though her life was threatened, police were not ready to act, according to local media reports.

Sindh is said to be especially unsafe for Hindu women. Earlier, in October, two cases of abduction of Hindu women came to light. One of them was a 10-year-old girl. (Arnie)

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