RAWALPINDI – A domestic violence case involving Rawalpindi Additional Deputy Commissioner Headquarters Maliha Sahar reported amid campaign against domestic violence in Punjab.
Additional Deputy Commissioner Headquarters Maliha Sahar files complaint with Islamabad Police, accusing her husband, Jawad Ali, of subjecting her to prolonged physical, psychological and emotional abuse. Police registered the case at the Women Police Station in Rawalpindi after Sahar lodged a complaint.
According to the complaint, the couple has two minor children and the alleged abuse had continued for several months. The situation allegedly took a dramatic turn on October 2, when Sahar claimed that her husband assaulted her, seized her mobile phone and locked her inside a room. She alleged that she was subsequently prevented from contacting her family, meeting her children or seeking police assistance.
Sahar complaint alleges repeated threats to kill her, along with threats that her children could be harmed. ADC told police that she fears for her safety and has sought protection and legal action. She has also requested a medical examination and the preservation of evidence relating to the alleged assault. Police have said the allegations are being investigated. The claims against the husband have not been proven in court.
The complaint reported against troubling backdrop of violence against women across Punjab. Official police data shows that more than 20,000 cases involving crimes against women were registered across Punjab during the first six months of 2026. Those cases represented 4.8% of the province’s 420,251 total registered criminal cases during the period.
The scale becomes more striking when individual categories are examined. During January-June 2026, police recorded 4,446 rape cases, 940 gang-rape cases and 53 cases of robbery-cum-rape with murder, according to figures provided to the Punjab Information Commission. Fourteen cases of rape with murder were also registered during the six-month period.
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Punjab Gender Parity Report 2023–24 recorded a sharp rise in reported gender-based violence, with cases increasing from 28,721 in 2023 to 34,702 in 2024 — a rise of 20.82%. Domestic violence cases alone increased by 47.6%, rising from 605 to 893 during the same period.
The report found that the conviction rate in gender-based violence cases slipped from 5.49% in 2023 to just 4.88% in 2024. In other words, while more cases are being reported, the proportion ending in conviction remains painfully small.
The wider national picture adds another disturbing dimension. A six-month 2026 report by Sahil documented 3,172 gender-based violence cases across Pakistan, including 644 murders, 514 cases of torture, 462 abductions and 280 rapes. Punjab accounted for 74% of the reported cases in the report.
The report found that 54% of incidents occurred in victims’ own homes, while 12% took place at the perpetrator’s residence. Husbands accounted for 13% of identified perpetrators, while acquaintances accounted for 27%.
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