KARACHI: Action against rapists urged

Published September 1, 2006

KARACHI, Aug 31: An NGO has urged the authorities to arrest all the people, including the influential ones, involved in a gang rape case and exemplary punishments be given to them according to law.

In a statement issued here on Thursday the NGO, War Against Rape (WAR), condemned the gang rape of a women in Baghbanpura, Multan and demanded that all the accused, including a CIA official, be arrested and tried according to law.

It said that the police had arrested only one of the accused while four others had not been arrested so far and they were extending threats to the victim.

—Staff Reporter

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