London, April 15 (IANS) Women’s representation in Pakistan’s police forces remains abysmally low accounting for less than three per cent of the total workforce. The lack of representation has contributed to “underreporting of violence against women, improper investigation in gender crimes, legal noncompliance, miscarriage of justice and growing mistrust and reluctance towards police”, a report has highlighted.Pakistan was ranked 145th out of 146 countries in the Global Gender Gap Index 2024 publ…
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Islamabad, Jan 24 (IANS) The recent gang rape of a minor girl by policemen in custody in Jacobabad district of Pakistan’s Sindh province reflects a grave procedural failure that warrants serious institutional accountability. The subsequent arrest of six policemen is being touted as evidence that the system works, but accountability limited to junior officers is not true justice, a report highlighted on Saturday. “Female detainees — including minors — were allegedly kept in a private loca…