100 Rapes a Day in Karachi !!!

By: drawab

Karāchi : Pakistan | about 1 year ago

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A very worrisome news report appeared on the front page of Daily Times yesterday, which was again highlighted on ATP as well

On average, 100 women are raped every 24 hours in Karachi city alone, and a majority of them are working women, said Additional Police Surgeon (APS). Dr Zulfiqar Siyal told Daily Times “.... very few rape survivors have the courage to come forward in search of justice.” They do not come forward because of the lengthy medical process and delayed justice system in Pakistan. Only 0.5 percent of cases are reported and the majority (99.5 percent) of survivors prefers to stay silent. Part of the problem is that there are 11 medico-legal sections in three major public sector hospitals but there are only six women medico-legal officers (WMLOs) for the 18 million population of Karachi. “I am sure that there are more than 100 rape cases every day ... but you can gauge how many are reported from the official data which says that during the last eight months (between January to August 2008) a total of 197 cases were reported,”

I am aware there are some brilliant initiatives already afloat on this issue, so I open the debate allowing people to highlight this problem, offer solutions [existing and planned] which we as the 'educated section of society' can hopefully help to improve.

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snail | about 1 year ago

This is just tragic. It is even more tragic that the women do not dare to come forward and file charges. Just tragic.

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sfpte | about 1 year ago

Thank you for the story drawab. This is extremely upsetting to me, and we must continue to encourage coverage on this topic so it results in more global awareness. V-Day is the best movement/organization (I'm aware of) dedicated to preventing violence against women around the world. The website is http://v10.vday.org/. Victims should contact the V-Day movement directly no matter where they live in the world. This is the description from their website.

V-Day is a global movement to stop violence against women and girls. V-Day is a catalyst that promotes creative events to increase awareness, raise money and revitalize the spirit of existing anti-violence organizations. V-Day generates broader attention for the fight to stop worldwide violence against women and girls, including rape, battery, incest, female genital mutilation (FGM) and sexual slavery.

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broteem | 2 months ago

It is very disheartening to learn the wretched state in which working women have been put into and that too in an aged and enlightened city of Karachi. This is just unbearable. Is it a parameter to realize what a mess have been made in the modern Pakistan?I am afraid to accept what Additional Police Surgeon (APS). Dr Zulfiqar Siyal has stated.