SHAFAQNA PAKISTAN (Shia News Agency)
Absence of cyber laws is serious issue. It has resulted in number of suicides and killings. A country like Pakistan where rape is rampant absence of cyber laws bring double agony on the victims. One of such example is a recent rape case reported by BBC. “A recent BBC report highlights a rape in Pakistan that went viral, coming to light when a reader shared the video with BBC Urdu with a plea for help”. The victim remained silent at first. Only when the video of her being gang-raped became widely circulated did she have the courage to approach the authorities. Four suspects have been arrested, with the trial underway. So far though, the video remains out there as she stays shut at home due to the stigma the act entails. The suspects are being prosecuted for kidnapping, gang-rape and distribution of pornography. Although police say that they have contacted the government to get the video deleted from websites, cyber crime experts say that no such law exists in Pakistan. In such cases, the suspects are often tried under clauses from sexual harassment, defamation or criminal intimidation laws. But those who rape and those who share such things on social media sites should be equally punished. Most of the rape victims survive this trauma if it is not made public but when such things are on aired, victims have no alternate except to commit suicide because society not only isolate such victims but also pass derogatory remarks. They simply become living dead. The need of the hour is that Government should legislate such laws which not only provide protection of spreading such videos and suggest strong punishment for those who share it.
pakistan.shafaqna.com
