Protecting women is the state's foremost responsibility — and Islamabad's zero-conviction record shows it is failing that duty spectacularly. The latest figures from the capital city reveal a justice system that is neither functioning nor inspiring confidence. In just the first half of 2025, as many as 373 cases of violence against women were reported in Islamabad. Not one ended in conviction.

The Sustainable Social Development Organisation's factsheet confirms this. The most disturbing part is........

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