The following statistics represent the number of VAW cases in Punjab in 2015, which go as:

Cases of rape were 2,720

Cases of honor killings were 173

Cases of acid throwing are 22

Burning cases are 35

Cases of beating were 588

The following statistics represent the number of VAW Cases in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in 2015, which go as:

Cases of gang-rape and rape are 32 & cases involving attempted rape are 20

Cases of honor-killing are 987

Cases of violence as according to cities of KPK are, incidents of violence in Peshawar are 104, in Mardan 35, in Kohat 14 and in Mansehra 11.

The following statistics represent the number of VAW Cases in Sindh, which go as for last three years as:

Cases of gang-rape and rape are 344

Cases of honor-killings are 860

Incidents of acid-burning are 90

Burning cases 72

Cases of violence against women are 535 with specified cases of domestic violence being 481

The following Statistics represent the number of VAW Cases in Balochistan in 2015, which go as:

Cases of gang rape, rape, harassment, sodomy, stripping are 939

Burning (acid attacks, set on fire) cases are 143

Domestic Violence (acid attack, amputation, beating, edged tool attack, murder bids, set on fire, shaving, shot etc.) are 279

According to PDHS 2017-18, one of every five women in Pakistan are subjected to physical violence, a third of all married women go through it, as well. Following are some key findings of PDHS Survey

28% of women age 15-49 have experienced Physical Violence since age 15.

6% of women age 15-49 have experienced Sexual Violence since age 15.

7% of women have experienced violence during pregnancy.

8% of ever-married women report that their husbands display three or more specific types of controlling behaviours.

34% of ever-married women have experienced spousal physical, sexual, or emotional violence.

The most common type of spousal violence is emotional violence (26%), followed by physical violence (23%).

5% of women have experienced spousal sexual violence.

26% of ever-married women have sustained injuries. Cuts and bruises are the most common types of injuries reported.

56% of affected women never sought any help or talked with anyone about resisting or stopping the violence.

 

Pakistan has been enlisted among the worst performers ranking Pakistan 151 out of 153 countries (Global Gender Gap Index Report 2020 by World Economic Forum). Pakistan was at 112^th number in 2006. The report focuses on four areas: educational attainment (Pakistan’s ranking is 143^rd); health and survival (149^th); and political empowerment (93^rd); economic participation and opportunity (150^th).