March 10, 2026
By Iqra Manzoor
LAHORE
Police in Sialkot have registered a case against a man accused of raping his teenage daughter in Chak Sadio, an area that falls under the jurisdiction of Kotli Loharan police station
According to the First Information Report (FIR), the complaint was lodged by the girl’s mother, identified as ‘Z’, who alleged that the incident occurred on the night of February 18 while the family was at home.
In her statement, the complainant told police that at around 2:30 a.m., she heard her daughter, identified as ‘A*’, aged between 17 and 18 years, screaming. When she went to check, she said she found her husband ‘E’, sexually assaulting their daughter.
The woman further alleged that her husband had also been trying to stop her her from approaching the police to report the incident.
Following the complaint, Kotli Loharan police registered a case against the suspect under Section 376 of the Pakistan Penal Code (Rape).
Speaking to Voicepk, police spokesperson Muhammad Adeel Butt said that on the instructions of District Police Officer (DPO) Sialkot Dost Muhammad, a police team has been formed to arrest the suspect.
He added that an investigation is underway to determine the facts surrounding the allegation.
Butt also said that the girl had undergone a medical examination. However, according to the doctor who conducted the examination, the alleged incident took place around 20 days earlier, making it difficult to establish evidence through medical or DNA testing.
Police said further investigation into the case is ongoing.
Voicepk also attempted to reach the victim for comment; however, no response had been received at the time of publication.
High scale of VAWG
The case comes amid alarming figures highlighting the scale of violence against women in Punjab. According to a biannual factsheet titled Violence Against Women Punjab 2025 released by the Sustainable Social Development Organisation (SSDO), more than 15,000 cases of violence and harassment against women were reported in Punjab during the first half of 2025.
The figures translate into an average of 85 women facing violence every day across the province. The data shows that nine women were raped daily, 51 were kidnapped, and 24 experienced domestic violence during the first six months of the year.
The report also documents cases of honour killings, human trafficking, and cyber harassment, while tracking the legal status of cases, including those under investigation, challaned, under trial, convicted, acquitted, or withdrawn.
Lahore recorded the highest number of cases, with 340 rapes, 3,018 kidnappings, and 2,115 incidents of domestic violence reported during the period. Other districts including Multan, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Kasur, Toba Tek Singh, and Nankana Sahib also reported consistently high levels of violence, indicating that the crisis extends beyond major urban centres into semi-urban regions.