
‘Heinous, barbaric’: Pakistan highway rape sparks outrage
Police investigating robbery and rape of woman after her car broke down on the highway in Punjab province.by Alia Chughtai7 hours ago
Protest taking place in Karachi against the gang rape of a woman while driving on a highway in Punjab province [Akhtar Soomro/Reuters]
Karachi, Pakistan - Police in Pakistan have arrested 15 people believed to be linked to the rape of a woman on a major highway, an incident that has attracted national outcry with demands for greater justice for victims of sexual violence.
The woman was attacked when her car broke down in the early hours of Thursday while she was driving from the city of Lahore, capital of Punjab province, to Gujranwala with her children.
Unidentified assailants attacked her as she stopped her vehicle, smashing her car windo...