Pakistan’s crisis of violence against women is often reduced to numbers—but behind every statistic is a life interrupted, a voice silenced, and a story that never received justice. The data is important, but it does not fully capture the fear, the grief, and the quiet suffering that define this reality. Still, […]
Every single day in Punjab, an average of 85 women wake up not knowing if they will make it through the day without being assaulted, harassed, or violated. In just the first six months of 2025, more than 15,000 cases of violence and harassment against women were reported across the province. […]
A child’s laughter should echo in playgrounds, not be silenced by cruelty. A child’s hands should hold books and toys, not bear the scars of servitude. But for Iqra, a 13-year-old girl from Rawalpindi, life was never about innocence or dreams—it was about survival. Until, in a moment of horrifying brutality, […]