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Pakistan: Punjab region registers 15,750 complaints of harassment made by women
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Pakistan: Punjab region registers 15,750 complaints of harassment made by women

| @indiablooms | 19 Oct 2022, 05:38 pm

Pakistan'sPunjab region has recorded  15,750 complaints made by women  against harassment, violence, kidnapping and murder this year.

Whereas, Sindh becomes notorious for escalating honour killing cases of women with 111 such cases in 2021 and 88 in the current year till this date. However, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa managed to provide 1,112 troubled women with their services during this year, reveals the data available to this correspondent, reports The News International.

The official data available to this correspondent shows that a total of 15,750 complaints were made by women in Punjab during the first eight months (January- August) of the current year. Most of the complaints made by women of Punjab during this time span were related to employment and health-related issues.

Approximately 7,000 calls were made in this regard. Whereas, 5,914 complaints emerged involving harassment at workplaces, social media and violence including domestic violence that women in Punjab faced from January to August this year, the newspaper reported.

Over 380 women complained about kidnapping, abduction, rape and murders.

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