"Incidents of exual violence, murder, domestic violence, forced marriage, and acid throwing against women and girls in Pakistan increased by 200 percent."
Faisalabad: A woman and her two children received burns after her ex-husband threw acid on them.
According to details, the tragic incident of acid attack took place in the Mohalla Fazlabad area of Faisalabad.
The ex-husband of the woman threw acid on herself and her children, as a result of which 45-year-old woman Yasmeen was burnt 70%. The children affected by the acid include her 16-year-old daughter Ayesha and 12-year-old son.
The rescue team reached the spot soon after getting information about the incident and the injured were taken to Allied Hospital.
Last year, the Human Rights Watch (HRCP) in Pakistan reported in its annual report that incidents of sexual violence, murder, domestic violence, forced marriage, and acid throwing against women and girls in Pakistan increased by 200 percent.
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