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The Lahore High Court has ruled that single testimony of child rape victims, in instances where DNA or medical reports aren't available, is sufficient to record a conviction. The remarks were passed by Justice Muhammad Amjad Rafiq at a hearing on Saturday. “A rape victim stands on a higher pedestal than an injured witness, because an injured witness gets the injury of the physical form while the rape victim suffers psychologically and emotionally and a single testimony is sufficient to uphold the conviction.” The court was hearing an appeal by Kamran, 33, accused of raping a six-year-old student at a Gujranwala school in 2017. According to the police, Kamran was employed as the...

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