Pakistan's media barred from covering Lahore motorway rape case

Oct 03, 2020

Islamabad [Pakistan], October 3 : The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has barred the news channels from covering the gang rape case of...

Pakistan: Suspect in motorway gang-rape case surrenders, denies involvement

Sep 13, 2020

Islamabad [Pakistan], September 13 : One of the two suspects in the motorway gang-rape case, which has caused a national outcry in Pakistan, has...

EU parliamentarians raise concern over violence against women in Pakistan

Nov 18, 2020

Brussels [Belgium], November 18 : Several Members of European Parliament (MEP) raised concern regarding cases of violence against women in Pakistan following a brutal...

Pakistan: Motorway gang-rape victim agrees to give statement after initial reluctance

Sep 30, 2020

Lahore [Pakistan], September 30 : The Pakistani woman, who was gang-raped on a motorway here earlier this month leading to national outrage, has agreed...

Sexual assault cases continue to rise in Pakistan as another motorway rape case emerges

Oct 18, 2021

Islamabad [Pakistan], October 18 : An 18-year-old woman was enticed with a job offer and then gang-raped on M-4 motorway in Gojra, Pakistan's Punjab...

Motorway rape occurred because victim travelled late night: Pak police officer tells Senate panel

Sep 29, 2020

Lahore [Pakistan], September 29 : Pakistan police officer Umar Sheikh, who recently stoked controversy by faulting the victim for the rape incident on Lahore-Sialkot...