Pakistan reported highest incidence of violence against women during peak of the pandemic in 2020 mazech.com

A new report published by the women’s rights organization based in Islamabad has revealed that during the peak of the coronavirus pandemic between January and December 2020 when people were forced to stay at home, Pakistan had 2,297 cases of violence against women from 25 districts across the country.

The report revealed the grim data in its report titled, “Violence against women and girls in the time of Covid-19 pandemic” in collaboration with a non-governmental organization, under the project Jazba-Democracy and Empowered Women, Geo News reported.

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