Lahore reported growing trend of sexual abuse, rape &kidnapping: Report

Lahore reported growing incidents of rape, kidnapping of woman and child-sexual abuse, said a recent report by Sustainable Social Development Organization (SSDO), a non-development organization-based in Islamabad.

 According to details, a total of 6,754 cases of kidnapping, 1,890 rape and 3,721 of violence against women were reported in districts across Punjab while 752 cases of child abuse were also registered in the province. The analysis was conducted during Jan-June 2021.

“Lahore is the hotspot district in Punjab and has highest number of cases of rape, violence against women, kidnapping, domestic violence, and child abuse followed by Faisalabad and Gujranwala,” the report reads.
The report through authentic information obtained from official records and careful media tracking revealed very alarming situation about state of human rights violations of women and children in Punjab and Islamabad

In Islamabad, as many as 34 cases of rape of women were reported; out of these 27 cases were highlighted in media.

Violence against women and children has become rampant in Punjab, but cases reported in the media are much less than that reported and registered officially, it states.
During first half of 2021, more than 1,890 women allegedly stood victim of rape in Punjab as per the official record, but only 396 cases got attention in media.

Violence against women in Punjab is high with 3,721 registered cases while 6,754 women were kidnapped, the report further states.