480 women killed, 195 raped in Karachi in '08
Karachi, Jan 8: Its total disrepect to women folk. More than 1,885 incidents of violence against women took place in Karachi in which more than 480 women had been killed. The report prepared by the Aurat Foundation said that over 279 women were murdered and more than 284 people — including 80 men – killed on the pretext of karo-kari, or honour killing, and attempts were made on the lives of 45 others.
The
report
says
that
62
women
were
gang-raped,
86
raped;
sexual
assault
was
committed
against
47
females
and
157
suffered
custodial
violence
and
414
others
were
abducted.
It
says
that
146
women
committed
suicide
while
32
others
tried
to
commit
suicide,
the
Dawn
reported.
Domestic
violence
was
committed
against
112
women,
135
others
were
hurt
or
received
injuries,
12
women
were
burnt
and
acid
was
thrown
at
three
others
and
16
women
were
trafficked.
It says that of the 1,885 incidents, 354 occurred during the fourth quarter of the year in which 58 women were murdered and 51 others were eliminated on the pretext of honour killing, while attempt was also made on the life of 21 others. Some 38 women committed suicide and 34 others tried to kill themselves.
The report says that eight women were gang-raped, 15 were raped and 43 others were abducted. It says that 23 women were hurt, custodial violence was committed against 20 women while nine faced domestic violence and five were trafficked, besides many others who faced various kinds of violence.
The report points out that most of the honour killings occurred in rural areas while a majority of murders were reported in urban areas. Weapons used included guns, batons, ropes, knives, bricks, iron rods, and poison.
ANI