The epidemic of sexual crimes and violence against women in Pakistan is a silent epidemic that no one is watching and talking about. Despite all this, Pakistan’s parliament failed to pass a bill this month, he said.
Islamabad, Ap. The last few hours of Noor Mukadam’s life were dreadful. Noor, 27, jumped out of a window to escape the pain, but was brought back into the house… beaten and then beheaded. His childhood friend Zafir Jafar is accused of giving him such a painful death. According to reports, Noor had refused to marry Zaheer, following which she reportedly took the step.
The incident created a sensation in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad last week, where human rights activists are already raising their voice against attacks against women. Prominent human rights activist Tahira Abdullah said that Noor Muqadam was the daughter of a diplomat and the focus on the case because of her position in society has finally raised questions on the increasing violence against women in Pakistan. But most of the women who are victims of such violence are from the poor and middle classes of the country and often no complaints are filed or ignored regarding their deaths.
Abdullah said that I can give you a long list of attacks on women in just one week. The epidemic of sexual crimes and violence against women in Pakistan is a silent epidemic that no one is watching and talking about. Despite all this, Pakistan’s parliament failed to pass a bill this month to protect women from domestic violence, he said. It also includes violence committed by the husband. Instead it has asked an Islamic Ideological Council to look into it. The same council had earlier said that there was nothing wrong in killing a wife.
Rights groups have criticized Imran Khan and his government, saying he works for religious rights and forgives perpetrators of attacks on women. The former cricketer, who did three marriages, has now embraced a conservative Islam.
