Man tortures wife to death in Lahore

03-03-2022

Anna Magdalena Comploi 

Pakistan and Human Rights Researcher

Global Human Rights Defence

In Lahore in Punjab, a man tortured his wife to death over a domestic dispute (Geo News, 2022). The suspect, Nisar, subsequently packed his wife’s body and leased a rickshaw to transport it to his in-laws along with their 10-year old daughter (Geo News, 2022).  Police reported that the victim was tortured and beaten until she succumbed to her injuries (Shahzad, 2022) The couple had been married for 15 years, but their relationship deteriorated and they would often argue (Geo News, 2022). 

This incident represents yet another case of domestic abuse turned deadly (Kirmani, 2021). It comes at a time of rapidly increasing incidents of violence against women and children in Pakistan (Human Rights Watch, 2021). The Domestic Violence Act was introduced to the National Assembly in 2020, designed to implement a system that protects, reliefs and rehabilitates women and children against domestic violence. (Ministry of Human Rights, 2020). However, this Bill has not yet been adopted (Dawn, 2021). This week alone Pakistan has seen multiple incidents of horrific violence against women (Ani, 2022). NGOs have been criticizing Pakistan’s government for its lenient approach towards perpetrators (Ani, 2022).

Sources and further reading: 

Ani. (2022, March 2). Pakistan unable to stop crimes against women: Report. ThePrint. 

Retrieved March 03, 2022, from https://theprint.in/world/pakistan-unable-to-stop-crimes-against-women-report/854525/

Dawn. (2021, July 6). Govt recommends referring domestic violence bill to Council of Islamic Ideology. 

Dawn. Retrieved March 03, 2022, from https://www.dawn.com/news/1633531

Geo News. (2022, March 3). Lahore man murders wife, sends body via rickshaw to in-laws’ house. Geo 

News. Retrieved March 03, 2022, from https://www.geo.tv/latest/402619-lahore-man-murders-wife-sends-body-via-rickshaw-to-in-laws-house

Human Rights Watch. (2022, January 13). World Report 2022: Rights Trends in Pakistan. Human Rights 

Watch. Retrieved March 03, 2022, from https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2022/country-chapters/pakistan

Kirmani, N. (2021, October 8). The past few months have been harrowing for Pakistani women. Al Jazeera. 

Retrieved March 03, 2022, from https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/10/8/violence-against-women-in-pakistan-is-not-new-but-it-must-stop

Ministry of Human Rights. (2020). Human Rights Minister Introduces Domestic Violence Bill in National 

Assembly. Ministry of Human Rights. Retrieved March 03, 2022, from http://www.mohr.gov.pk/NewsDetail/ZjRhOTFjNWUtMjk3Ny00Njk5LWE3MGItNmMyNGVjOTAyNDky.