ALMOST ALL THOSE WHO CARRY OUT ACID ATTACKS GO UNPUNISHED REVEALS PAKISTAN'S MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE

Victims of acid attacks have had fewer reasons to smile especially when they are denied justice.

The Ministry for Law, Justice and Human Rights told the National Assembly on Friday that most of the offenders in the 290 cases of acid violence in the last five years had gone unpunished whereas only two persons have been found guilty by courts.

Responding to questions from MNA Belum Hasnain about the numbers of acid attack cases reported in the last five years and the punishments handed down to offenders, the Ministry for Law, Justice and Human Rights could not provide details of the years 2009, 2010 and 2011, the three years when acid violence was on the rise.

Instead, in its written replies the ministry could only provide details of incidents of acid violence in 2012 and 2013.According to the ministry, 53 cases of acid violence were reported in 2012 in Punjab.

However, only 12 suspects were arrested and cases were still pending.

Similarly in 2013, 13 cases were registered and eight arrested, four are still pending and only one case has been resolved.





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