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The government has issued a COVID-19 alert that provides a helpline, 1099, and a Whatsapp number 0333 908 5709, to report cases of domestic violence during lock down. [39] Amidst the COVID-19 lockdowns, lost jobs, economic downturn, and husbands working from home, Pakistan is witnessing a disturbing surge in spousal abuse and domestic violence ...
On 14 August 2021, Ayesha Akram, a social media celebrity, was sexually assaulted by a crowd at Minar-e-Pakistan, Lahore, Pakistan. [1] [2] [3] In a video recording of the incident that went viral days later, the crowd was seen picking up the woman, throwing her up in the air between them, tearing off her clothes, and assaulting and groping her.
Dua Zehra Kazmi is a girl from Karachi, Pakistan who went missing from her home on 16 April 2022 [1] and days after was found, married to a boy in Okara, Punjab. [2] The case made headlines across the country and continued to dominate the news cycle for months.
Year Case 1996 On 14 October, Pakistani police arrested Ayub Masih, a Christian bricklayer, for violation of penal code § 295 – C. Muhammad Akram, a Muslim neighbour of Masih, complained to the police that Masih had said Christianity was right, and Masih had suggested that Akram read Salman Rushdie's Satanic Verses.
On 16 April 2021, various social media applications were banned. The Ministry of Interior ordered the PTA to restrict access of Pakistani users to Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp, YouTube, and Telegram. [53] It was issued to block these social media websites from 11:00 AM to 03:00 PM on Friday with an immediate effect.
Divorce in Pakistan is regulated by the Dissolution of Muslim Marriage Act (1939, amended in 1961) and the Family Courts Act (1964). The Child Marriage Restraint Act or CMRA (1929) set the marrying age for women at 16; in the province of Sindh, as per the Sindh Child Marriage Restraint Act, it is 18.
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The 2023 documentary film, Hum Saya - Neighbor is on the issue of forced conversions and marriages of minority girls in Pakistan. It won the ‘Best Short Documentary on Human Rights award at the Venice Intercultural Film Festival 2023. [33] The The Sindh Story is a Sindhi film on forced conversion of Hindu girls in Sindh. [34]