Only 3.3 pc rape accused convicted in Pak in 20 months

May 10, 2015 19:16

Only 3.3 per cent rape accused in Pakistan have been convicted in the last 20 months, reflecting ill-defined and vague colonial era laws and taboos associated

with reporting such cases.

Between June 2013 and February 2015, about 4,960 cases of rape were registered all over the country, and only 219 people of a total of 6,632 booked in these cases have been convicted, according to official figures.

Punjab, which is the most populated province (90 million), has topped the list with 4,322 rape cases.

Due to taboos associated with the reporting of rape cases, a large number of them are never brought to the notice of the police.

"The actual number of rape cases is much higher as most victims do not report the crime to the police believing that their lives will become more miserable if they do so," says advocate Atif Sultan who is associated with an NGO Sahil.

He said the country's criminal justice system discourages rape victims and benefits perpetrators only.

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