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ISLAMABAD(National Times)- Senators on Friday voiced alarm over rising violent crimes against women and demanded stronger measures to improve the conviction rate, which the presiding officer, PPP Vice President Sherry Rehman, said stood at \u201conly\u00a0five per cent<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The debate began after Balochistan Senator Naseema Ehsan raised the killing<\/a> of Rubina Chandio for alleged \u2018honour\u2019 in Sindh\u2019s Tando Masti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRubina Chandio was killed in Sindh. She was given neither a funeral nor a shroud,\u201d Ehsan said. She added that the woman was shot in front of a crowd, and the case surfaced after videos circulated on social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe culprits involved in this brutal murder should also be hanged publicly,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Police suspect that Chandio was killed in a karo-kari<\/em> case in Khairpur district.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Honour killings\u2019 persist<\/a> despite the 2016 anti-honour killing law that removed the option of pardoning by heirs. HRCP data says over 470 women were killed in the name of \u2018honour\u2019 in Pakistan in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rehman called the situation \u201cdeeply distressing and unacceptable\u201d. She said the country was witnessing a \u201cdangerous surge in honour killings, rape, and other forms of gender-based violence\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe surge in these cases is deeply concerning. We cannot allow such brutality to become normalised,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She termed the 5pc conviction rate \u201can extremely alarming state of affairs\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen justice is delivered sporadically, it reflects a systemic failure,\u201d she said, adding that the legislative framework existed, but \u201cwhat is missing is implementation with resolve and consistency\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rehman also rejected the notion that such crimes were limited to remote areas or linked solely to poverty and illiteracy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThese crimes also occur within influential households. Wealth, status, and education do not erase patriarchal thinking \u2014 often, they provide stronger networks of silence and protection,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She urged that cases be \u201ccontinuously and rigorously taken up by the Senate Human Rights Committee\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTrue deterrence will only come when a few perpetrators are made unquestionable examples,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As presiding officer, she referred Chandio\u2019s case to the rights committee for immediate scrutiny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry assured \u201cfull institutional support\u201d to parliamentary committees working on crimes against women. He said the government would provide all necessary assistance whenever a committee seeks input from any ministry or department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCooperation between the government and parliamentary committees is important for better governance and timely delivery of justice,\u201d he said, adding that efforts to strengthen the justice system would continue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>JUI-F flags KP insecurity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, JUI-F Senator Maulana Atta ur Rehman told the House his party members were \u201cunsafe\u201d in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, citing the \u201ctargeted\u201d killing<\/a> of Maulana Muhammad Idrees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said the killers were \u201cso expert\u201d that only Idrees was killed while others in the vehicle were injured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEvery week some heartbreaking incident happens in our area,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He also claimed the administration blocked the JUI-F\u2019s protest<\/a> over the killing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe said: you kill us and also don\u2019t let us mourn. What answer do we give to our workers?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The senator further said that the PTI had ruled the province for 13 years but has \u201clost the right to rule\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere is no law and order in our province. We are being killed and targeted daily,\u201d he said, adding the provincial government tried to \u201cshift blame to the federal government\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He also questioned election transparency: \u201cAre lists not prepared in advance?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taking aim at the centre, he said the federal government was \u201conly busy brokering peace<\/a> for America\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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