Pakistan's real problem with rape

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By Aamer Ahmed Khan
BBC News, Karachi


Women's rights in Pakistan are once again in the international spotlight as delegates attend a high-profile two-day conference on the issue in Islamabad.

One of the key objectives of the talks, according to Pakistan's women's development ministry, is to improve the country's image in the context of women's rights.

But activists argue that crimes against women are not an "image problem".

They say such crimes - especially rape - result from a combination of tribalism, retrogressive cultural values and a criminal justice system in a state of deep rot.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4223436.stm

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1. I think more accurately, rape will happen as a crime but...

it is rape that publicly goes without punishment of the perpetrator(s) which creates a certain image problem. Not the fact rape exists. Rape, murder, etc, are as old as human history and then some. However, in most places, such crimes are.. punished. Not punishing them because of tribal politics is where the problem arises, in no small part because it demonstrates such a clear lack of equality under the law.