Saba Ghulam Hussain
According to an estimation, approximately 70% to 90% of Pakistan women are subjected to domestic violence. Over 63, 367 cases of gender-bases crimes were reported, 3,987 women were killed and more than 10,500 women became victims of sexual violence. Besides this, there were 38 cases of burns due to the explosion of stoves were recorded and 41,513 women were abducted. The documents also showed that in 2019, 1578 women were killed in the name honour killing and 13916 were kidnapped and 260 were subjected to gang rape. In the year of 2019 alone, 25,389 incidents against women were reported, while in 2020, 23,789 cases of abuse and other crimes, including rape, came to the fore. Similarly, in 2019, 14,189 cases were registered. The time is right to act on this issue in Pakistan. Society too needs to step up for its women.