ISLAMABAD: There has been an alarming rise in cases of violence against women and children in Pakistan during the past three months.
A periodical report released by an NGO revealed an alarming 200 percent increase in the cases of violence against women in the country.
The report also showed that the crime rate kept fluctuating during the period as 73 percent drop was witnessed during the month of February 2020 but a spike of up to 360 percent was witnessed during the month of March the same year.
The report was made of the data and information collected from national and provincial dailies mainly on crimes regarding early child marriage, child abuse, child labour, domestic abuse, kidnapping, rape, violence against women (VAW).
According to the stats, more than 90 percent of the crimes were committed against children and women in the country. However, the NGO in its press release said, there was a strong possibility that many crimes had been committed and not reported or misreported at various locations in Pakistan.
From January to February, the number of cases had doubled, however, February marked the highest percentage in the cases of workplace harassment.
According to the report, an exponential growth had been seen in rape cases, starting from February to March 2020. As many as 164 cases of abductions have been reported, whereas violence against women had increased by 200 percent.
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