The Brief: Pakistan Motorway Gang-Rape Case / A News
Last week, a Pakistani woman was dragged from her car after it broke down on a desolate highway in Central Punjab Province and she was attacked and raped by two men at gunpoint in front of her children.
The woman, who police say is in her early 30s, was driving late outside the eastern city of Lahore with her two children when her vehicle ran out of fuel.
She phoned the police for help, but before they arrived, two men took her and her children out of the vehicle at gunpoint and raped her in a field along the highway.
The suspects are also accused of stealing cash and jewelry from the woman before fleeing.
The gruesome incident has sparked protests across Pakistan and protesters have demanded a heavy punishment for rapists.
Why have women been subjected to sexual violence?
What is the most justified punishment for sexual predators?
Through what measures can we eradicate rape cases?
Produced by Aldila Fatawa.
Host: Jaffar Hasnain
Guest:
1. Dr. Ruth Lewis, Associate Professor at Northumbria University
2. Muneeb Qadir, prominent Pakistan-based lawyer
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