Just for your safety:-
In Pakistan, rape is dealt with under Islamic laws known as the Hudood Ordinances. These criminalise all sex outside marriage.
So, under Hudood, if a rape victim fails to present four male witnesses to the crime, she herself could face punishment.
This has made it almost impossible to prosecute rape cases.
According to the country's independent Human Rights Commission, a woman is raped every two hours and gang-raped every eight hours in Pakistan.
These figures are probably an under-estimation as many rapes are not reported.
The worst part is that Pakistan's government has put a controversial women's rights bill on hold, throwing into turmoil efforts to reform hardline Islamic laws on rape.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/5346968.stm
2006-12-19 09:59:58 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I'm a woman and I'm thinking very seriously about avoiding any trips to islamic countries.
2006-12-19 18:50:23 · answer #1 · answered by todaywiserthanyesterday 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This is a PAKISTANI law notan Islamic one even though they claim, (I am Pakistani). In Islam if someone is claiming to be raped does not have to produce four witnesses and if they can't produce enough evidence that the rape took place the women is not charged with adultery/ fornication. The rapist will be put to death.
There was a report recently that 40% of rapists in the UK are not convicted or serve a menial sentence.
2006-12-19 21:17:51 · answer #2 · answered by By Any Means Necessary 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes I am a Woman and YES I have visited Pakistan many times. Your questions suggests that Pakistan is a country full of rapists! You're soooo funny! Have you ever been to Pakistan?
Do you read the papers? Have you been to University? Are you well-read? Are you aware that rape occurs in EVERY COUNTRY of the world? Why must you single out Pakistan? Its people like YOU who insist on spreading hate across the world. I pity people like you. Do you have nothing better to do with your time??
2006-12-19 22:05:42 · answer #3 · answered by MissMe 2 · 4⤊ 2⤋
They have recently changed this, so now State handles the rape cases.
Compare the rape stats for America..
btw my parents were Pakistani, and we lived in North Carolina and Canada, I am very happy I was born American.
2006-12-19 10:05:28 · answer #4 · answered by onewhosubmits 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No, not a woman and if I was - I would not go to PAKIstan. Crap place, that why they come here.
2006-12-19 10:03:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
Better think again!
2006-12-19 10:02:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋