A woman was raped in front of her children by two men on the Lahore-Sialkot motorway on September 9, 2020. The case rattled the country and reignited the debate on whether capital punishment should be fixed for rapists or not. Here s how things unfolded over the last six months. December 7 Court to hear prime suspect s appeal A bench of the Lahore High Court will hear an appeal by Abid Malhi, the prime suspect in the case. Earlier, an anti-terrorism court sentenced him to death. Malhi has challenged the verdict. March 20 Rapists sentenced to death A Lahore court has sentenced to men to death for raping a woman. The verdict was announced by Judge Arshad Hussain Bhu.
Lahore-Sialkot motorway rape: a timeline
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Activists of the Aurat (Woman) March shout slogans during a rally to mark International Women s Day in Islamabad on March 8, 2020. - Protesters marched in Pakistani cities on March 8 to mark International Women s Day in an ultra-conservative society where women are still put to death under ancient honour codes. (Photo by Aamir QURESHI / AFP)
A woman was raped in front of her children by two men on the Lahore-Sialkot motorway on September 9, 2020. The case rattled the country and reignited the debate on whether capital punishment should be fixed for rapists or not.