Improving the State’s Response to Gender-Based Violence in Punjab, Pakistan
In Punjab, Pakistan’s most populous province, an estimated six women are murdered, eight are sexually assaulted, eleven are battered, and thirty-two are abducted on a daily basis. An effective response mechanism is direly needed to counter the incidence of gender-based violence. An assessment of the country’s existing criminal justice system provides insight on what is needed to better protect women and girls.