Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz MPA Attaur Rehman was accused of rape earlier this week. According to the victim, Rehman continued to rape her for 11 months, threatening to disclose a footage he filmed of the occurrence in case she decided to divulge his name and the rancidity associated with it. Rehman, also a Punjab Assembly lawmaker, fled abroad […]
Changing the national conversation on rape in Pakistan
The way we address rape in Pakistan needs to change. We make it an issue of honour and silence the victim but this attitude allows the criminal to remain free jeopardising the security of the women in our society. We must realise that it is not the victims honour that is taken away, it is […]
