Rights Watch | 24th April 2020

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Women Blamed For Pandemic

Cleric Tariq Jameel terms “immodest” women a cause of the COVID-19 pandemic during the pre-Ramadan live telethon on April 23.

As incidents of violence against women during lockdown hit a new high, Tariq Jamil’s comments may endanger women’s lives

Source: Naya Daur
https://nayadaur.tv/2020/04/tariq-jameel-blames-immodest-women-for-coronavirus-during-live-telethon/

Woman Killed By Husband

Sajida, 35, a domestic worker was stabbed to death by her husband, Akram, in Gulshan-e-Sikandarabad, Karachi on April 23

Sajida was unable to work due to lockdown – she was reportedly killed during an argument with her husband, who then fled

Source: The News
https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/648862-man-kills-wife-in-gulshan-e-sikandarabad

Woman Commits Suicide

Parveen Bibi, 32, allegedly committed suicide following a domestic spat with her husband in Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Parveen Bibi had ingested poison & was shifted to Haripur Trauma Centre, however, doctors were unable to save her

Source: Dawn
https://www.dawn.com/news/1551711/woman-commits-suicide-in-haripur-over-family-issue