Pakistan will set up more than 1,000 courts to deal with the cases of violence against women.
Country’s Chief justice Asif Saeed Khosa has announced.
“We are going to have 1,016 gender-based violence courts across Pakistan, at least one such court apiece in every district,” Khosa said in an address to fellow judges broadcast on national television.
“The atmosphere of these courts will be different from other courts so that complainants can speak their heart without any fear,” he said.
He said the criminal justice system has long been neglected.
In the conservative Muslim society in the country, domestic violence is often seen as taboo. Pakistan sees thousands of cases of violence against women every year, from rape and acid attacks to sexual assault, kidnappings and so-called honour killings.
Pak to create courts to tackle violence against women
