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ISLAMABAD, Nov 27 (APP):The Sustainable Social Development Organization (SSDO) on Thursday has released its fact sheet on Violence Against Women (VAW) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for January–June 2025, reporting 916 cases of violence across the province during the six-month period. Despite the volume of cases, not a single conviction was recorded.
According to police data obtained under the KP Right to Information Act, an average of five women faced violence every day in the province. The highest number of cases were reported under kidnapping/abduction (466), followed by domestic violence (234), rape (112), honor killing (63) and Ghag Act–related offences (41).
Of the 916 registered cases, 801 were challaned, 86 remain under investigation and 770 are under trial. SSDO noted that the conviction rate stayed at 0 percent, with no acquittals and no withdrawals recorded during the reporting period.
The organization stated that the data points to persistent weaknesses in investigation and prosecution, alongside social pressures that continue to hinder justice for survivors. The report also highlights ongoing cases registered under the Ghag Act, which prohibits the custom of forcibly claiming a woman for marriage without her consent,said in a Press Release issued here on Thursday.
The SSDO added that district-level analysis identifies several hotspot districts where prevalence of violence remains consistently high, both in terms of total reported cases and rate per 100,000 women. The organization emphasized that the absence of convictions across all categories underscores urgent gaps in the province’s legal response.
The organization called for coordinated efforts between police, prosecution, social welfare departments and community-level stakeholders to address violence and improve reporting and case outcomes.