Pakistan has left no stone unturned in giving tourists from around the world warning signs to never travel to Pakistan. Amid rising lawlessness, yet another incident has been added to the list.
On August 14, Pakistan’s 78th Independence Day a 28-year-old Belgian woman was found with her hands tied on the streets of Islamabad.
In Short Pakistan
- A Belgian woman was found with hands and legs tied on the road in Islamabad on August 14.
- Police confirm she was sexually assaulted for 5 days.
- Locals alerted the police, woman was rescued.
According to a report on Samaa TV, the woman was thrown on the street with her hands tied behind her back.
Locals informed the police, who arrived at the scene and rescued the woman.
The woman told the police that she was raped for five days by some men. The preliminary investigation by the police confirmed her claim.
After registration of the case, the woman was moved to a hospital for a physical examination to assess her injuries.
Also Read: Pakistan: Sectarian Violence in Kurram: A Cycle of Bloodshed
One Person Arrested Is Pakistan
Based on the woman’s statement, the police arrested a man, identified as Tameezuddin.
Pakistan Today reported that the man was apprehended at his home by Aabpara police officers. Tamizuddin, during his interrogation, said that the woman was mentally unstable. She also lacked personal identification and travel documents at the time of the incident.
Police are considering further searches of Tamizuddin’s residence to recover any of her belongings.
She introduced herself as a Belgian citizen and told police she arrived in Islamabad around six months ago. She claimed that she had been living with a man and alleged that he had repeatedly raped her.
Police also reportedly contacted the Belgian embassy, which reportedly had no record of such an individual traveling to Pakistan. They then referred police to the Netherlands high commission, since the location she indicated as her native area is near the border between both countries, Dawn reported.
Assistance was also sought from the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), but they too seem to have no record of a Belgian woman of the given name having traveled to Pakistan.
Given the facts of the case, questions arise: How did she reach Pakistan? Why is there no record of her travel? Is this a case of illegal entry, or is something more sinister at play? We can only wait for the authorities to investigate and report.
Further investigation is underway.
Considering the rise in radicalism amidst the economic downturn, tourists should reconsider traveling to Pakistan.
