The parents of the rape victim, Fauzia Bibi, addressing a press conference at the Islamabad press club camp office on Thursday said that the perpetrators were influential people and they were hurling threats of life. They appealed to the Pakistan government, Supreme Court and human rights organizations to provide them justice and hand down severe punishment to the accused who are still at large.

As a society it is our duty as responsible individuals to ensure such incidents don’t happen and the perpetrators are apprehended. We should nip such evils in the bud and create an atmosphere where life, honor, and dignity of the citizens are respected.