LAHORE: An 18-year-old alleged gang rape victim girl died during a critical procedure carried out at a government hospital following multiple abortion-related complications.
The girl (a domestic helper) was allegedly subjected to gang rape by the son and driver of her employer in Model Town.
As per the FIR and the video statement of the girl, she was sexually assaulted multiple times by the two suspects some months back and her employer kept the matter hushed up to avoid police action.
However, the issue came to the limelight when the girl died of multiple abortion complications. According to police, the victim had accused the married son of the house owner and her driver of gang rape.
Murder sections invoked in FIR filed against two suspects and domestic help’s employer
The girl said she was initially taken to a private clinic in Raiwind due to the complications caused by the pills. During the illegal abortion procedure, the doctors diagnosed her with a 4 to 5 months foetal death (miscarriage), declaring it a high-grade medical condition.
She was sent back to her hometown in Faisalabad to take rest for some weeks. As her condition grew critical there, she was rushed to the Services Hospital, Lahore, on May 23. A police official said an FIR was registered on the basis of her initial statements and nominated both suspects and her employer.
The police added the murder charges in the case when she died during surgery at the Services Hospital. The police official claimed that the driver was arrested and remanded in judicial custody while others had managed to get bail.
The police said the investigation has been transferred from the Gender Cell to the Investigation Wing to re-investigate the involvement of all suspects, including members of the family who were exonerated during earlier proceedings. He said the police were waiting for the final report of the postmortem examination which was conducted some days back.
A police team has been formed to investigate the private clinic staff if evidence of negligence or unlawful procedure is found, he said.
Published in Dawn, June 3rd, 2026
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Afghanistan police crack down on anti-hijab protests in Herat
Reuters Published June 9, 2026 Updated about 14 hours ago
Afghan security officials dispersed a women’s rights protest in the western province of Herat on Tuesday after residents said Taliban morality police detained women accused of violating mandatory dress rules.
Witnesses said one person was killed, several others were wounded and dozens of people, including women and girls, were arrested. Taliban authorities have not confirmed casualties or arrests.
Sayed Masoud Hosseini, spokesperson for Herat police, told the state-run Bakhtar News Agency that the gathering in the Jebrail area had “created tensions” and disturbed public order under the pretext of opposing the hijab, which he described as a religious obligation.
Witnesses said the protests erupted when officials from the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice attempted to arrest women opposing the mandatory dress requirements.
Some residents said officials targeted women who were already observing the required dress code, which includes fully covering the face and body.
Video from Herat showed armed officials breaking up the demonstration, including fully veiled women among the protesters. In one clip, people ran for cover as gunshots were heard in the background.
Since seizing power in Kabul in 2021, the Taliban has imposed sweeping restrictions on women and girls in the war-shattered country, including limits on access to education, employment and sport, drawing widespread international criticism.
Herat, long regarded as one of Afghanistan’s most socially and culturally vibrant cities, has undergone significant changes.
On Monday, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan said it was concerned by reports of women detained in western Afghanistan for allegedly failing to meet dress requirements. The mission urged Taliban authorities to respect freedom of movement and equality before the law.
Taliban say they respect women’s rights in accordance with their interpretation of Sharia.
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Reuters Published June 9, 2026 Updated about 14 hours ago
Afghan security officials dispersed a women’s rights protest in the western province of Herat on Tuesday after residents said Taliban morality police detained women accused of violating mandatory dress rules.
Witnesses said one person was killed, several others were wounded and dozens of people, including women and girls, were arrested. Taliban authorities have not confirmed casualties or arrests.
Sayed Masoud Hosseini, spokesperson for Herat police, told the state-run Bakhtar News Agency that the gathering in the Jebrail area had “created tensions” and disturbed public order under the pretext of opposing the hijab, which he described as a religious obligation.
Witnesses said the protests erupted when officials from the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice attempted to arrest women opposing the mandatory dress requirements.
Some residents said officials targeted women who were already observing the required dress code, which includes fully covering the face and body.
Video from Herat showed armed officials breaking up the demonstration, including fully veiled women among the protesters. In one clip, people ran for cover as gunshots were heard in the background.
Since seizing power in Kabul in 2021, the Taliban has imposed sweeping restrictions on women and girls in the war-shattered country, including limits on access to education, employment and sport, drawing widespread international criticism.
Herat, long regarded as one of Afghanistan’s most socially and culturally vibrant cities, has undergone significant changes.
On Monday, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan said it was concerned by reports of women detained in western Afghanistan for allegedly failing to meet dress requirements. The mission urged Taliban authorities to respect freedom of movement and equality before the law.
Taliban say they respect women’s rights in accordance with their interpretation of Sharia.
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Police rescue woman kept chained for 12 years in Bahawalnagar
Our Correspondent Published June 10, 2026 Updated about 21 hours ago
BAHAWALNAGAR: The district police claim to have recovered a woman who had been chained up in a room for around 12 years and arrested her father and a brother and booked six others of the same family for imprisoning the woman in McLeod Ganj.
Officials of the DPO office told Dawn that 32-year-old Hasna Bibi of Prabhatiwala village ran away from home 12 years ago and contracted court marriage with a young man of another caste.
However, due to her parents’ pressure, Hasna returned home a week after the wedding and was later forcibly divorced by the community using their influence.
Police sources claimed that Hasna’s family locked her in a tiny room within their home with no bathroom. They claimed that the woman was bound with iron chains for many years, with the door closed from outside.
Her shackles were taken off after the family realised that her health had deteriorated to the point that she could hardly move. However, she was still not permitted to leave the room, use the restroom, or speak with anybody in the home, police claimed.
Officials said that this went on for 12 years until on June 4, the Bahawalnagar DPO constituted a special women police unit following a tip-off. They initially investigated the residence disguised as broom sellers and after confirming the woman’s imprisonment, raided it along with a male police squad, and safely rescued her.
According to police sources, for 12 years the woman was neither given proper food nor was she allowed to bathe, go to the toilet or even change her clothes.
They said the condition of the woman was critical and she could not even move on her own. She had been admitted to the DHQ Hospital, where her treatment was ongoing.
Police spokesperson said a case had been registered with the McLeod Ganj Police against Hasna’s father Riaz, mother Khursheedan Bibi, brothers Tariq, Sajid, Asif and Tahir on the complaint of ASI Athar Mahmood. Her father and brother had been arrested, he added.
Published in Dawn, June 10th, 2026
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Our Correspondent Published June 10, 2026 Updated about 21 hours ago
BAHAWALNAGAR: The district police claim to have recovered a woman who had been chained up in a room for around 12 years and arrested her father and a brother and booked six others of the same family for imprisoning the woman in McLeod Ganj.
Officials of the DPO office told Dawn that 32-year-old Hasna Bibi of Prabhatiwala village ran away from home 12 years ago and contracted court marriage with a young man of another caste.
However, due to her parents’ pressure, Hasna returned home a week after the wedding and was later forcibly divorced by the community using their influence.
Police sources claimed that Hasna’s family locked her in a tiny room within their home with no bathroom. They claimed that the woman was bound with iron chains for many years, with the door closed from outside.
Her shackles were taken off after the family realised that her health had deteriorated to the point that she could hardly move. However, she was still not permitted to leave the room, use the restroom, or speak with anybody in the home, police claimed.
Officials said that this went on for 12 years until on June 4, the Bahawalnagar DPO constituted a special women police unit following a tip-off. They initially investigated the residence disguised as broom sellers and after confirming the woman’s imprisonment, raided it along with a male police squad, and safely rescued her.
According to police sources, for 12 years the woman was neither given proper food nor was she allowed to bathe, go to the toilet or even change her clothes.
They said the condition of the woman was critical and she could not even move on her own. She had been admitted to the DHQ Hospital, where her treatment was ongoing.
Police spokesperson said a case had been registered with the McLeod Ganj Police against Hasna’s father Riaz, mother Khursheedan Bibi, brothers Tariq, Sajid, Asif and Tahir on the complaint of ASI Athar Mahmood. Her father and brother had been arrested, he added.
Published in Dawn, June 10th, 2026
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