05-12-2008, 08:19 PM
<b>Over 2000 women raped in Pakistan in 2007</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Over 2,000 women were raped in Pakistan in 2007, while 428 cases of rape have already been reported in the first quarter of 2008.
According to a report submitted to the Pakistan government, a total of<b> 2,256 cases </b>of rape were reported last year in the country, out of which <b>260 were cases of gangrape</b>.
<b>Punjab province </b>reported the maximum cases of violence against women with <b>1,509 women being raped and another 233 gangraped.</b>
The statistics for the first quarter of 2008 reveal that 428 women have already been raped across the country, while 42 cases of gangrape have been registered. Of these, 330 rapes and 32 gangrapes were reported from Punjab province.
While Punjab seems quite unsafe for women, the fair sex doesn't seem safe in other provinces too. The number of rape cases stood at 170 for Sindh province, 152 for NWFP, 33 for Balochistan and <b>76 for Islamabad Capital Territory</b>.
During the last three months alone, 32 rapes were reported from Sindh, 25 from NWFP, 3 from Balochistan and 27 from Islamabad Capital Territory, a report in the News said.
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Can you believe this is happening in Islamic nation? above are only fraction of reported case.
According to a report submitted to the Pakistan government, a total of<b> 2,256 cases </b>of rape were reported last year in the country, out of which <b>260 were cases of gangrape</b>.
<b>Punjab province </b>reported the maximum cases of violence against women with <b>1,509 women being raped and another 233 gangraped.</b>
The statistics for the first quarter of 2008 reveal that 428 women have already been raped across the country, while 42 cases of gangrape have been registered. Of these, 330 rapes and 32 gangrapes were reported from Punjab province.
While Punjab seems quite unsafe for women, the fair sex doesn't seem safe in other provinces too. The number of rape cases stood at 170 for Sindh province, 152 for NWFP, 33 for Balochistan and <b>76 for Islamabad Capital Territory</b>.
During the last three months alone, 32 rapes were reported from Sindh, 25 from NWFP, 3 from Balochistan and 27 from Islamabad Capital Territory, a report in the News said.
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Can you believe this is happening in Islamic nation? above are only fraction of reported case.