Pakistan:Virgin gang-raped publicly for revenge-compensation

Daily Times ^ | July 01 2002

[knighthawk]

MUZAFFARGARH: The virgin daughter of a labourer was gang-raped by four persons in the presence of about 1,000 people, following a ‘verdict’ by a ‘panchayat’ (local tribal council) in Moaza Meerwala Jatoi near here.

Members of the Mastoi tribe accused the girl’s eleven-year-old brother of having ‘illicit relations’ with another girl from the tribe. They then called upon the panchayat to decide on the issue and forced the boy’s father, Ghulam Fareed, to bring his daughter before the council, threatening to abduct and rape all the female members of his family if he did not comply.

When Mr Fareed brought his daughter before the council, which included Muhammad Ramzan Pujar and Ghulam Fareed Mastoi, it decided that in compensation the girl would be gang-raped by four persons, Abdul Khaliq Mastoi, Allah Ditta Mastoi, Punnu Mastoi and Ghulam Fareed Mastoi.

Consequently, the four men took the young girl into a room where they proceeded to gang rape her. Afterwards, she was ordered to go home naked. Around 1,000 people were gathered at the council; however, none dared speak up against the injustice. Some of them later told Daily Times that they had been threatened with death if they raised any objections.

Even though the incident occurred on June 22, the Jatoi police did not register a case until June 30. A delegation of lawyers from Jatoi and Alipur called on Jatoi Deputy Superintendent of Police Malik Saeed Awan and managed to get the case registered. Jatoi police Station House Officer Nazir Bubbar said all the members of the council would be arrested and punished, along with the actual perpetrators of the crime; however, no arrests have yet taken place.Meanwhile, the Women’s Action Forum (WAF) has issued a statement in Lahore saying it is shocked at the report of the rape.

The statement says WAF has been struggling for the elimination of the barbarous practices that result in heinous atrocities against women. “It is a cause of serious alarm that the informal systems dominating our rural and tribal areas perpetuate social injustices,” says the statement.

WAF has demanded an inquiry into the incident and has asked that all those involved be arrested and punished. It has also demanded that all those who reportedly stood by and allowed this heinous crime to take place should also be proceeded against. It has asked the government to take serious notice of the incident and to take immediate and determined and deterrent measures against all those responsible.

[knighthawk]

Guess who are involved in this case?

[My2Cents]

Too bad the US Air Force didn't "inadvertently" drop a bomb on this little party.

[xJones]

There was another long thread about this, quoting from a different source, yours is more detailed. Imagine that girl, her own father turning her over to those rapists, for the alleged sins of her 11 year -old brother. She's gang-raped and then has to somehow walk home naked in front of a thousand people, including her family members just standing there.

Unless she can get out of there somehow, her life is ruined and for what? What did her 11 year-old brother really do? Probably nothing. And why was she the scapegoat? That poor girl...

[headsonpikes]

Smells like Islamic spirit.

[tictoc]

Smells like Islamic spirit.

To be fair, though, the article did not mention that the kangaroo court based its decision on Islamic law.

Seems more like prehistoric "blood revenge" customs, IMHO.

[knighthawk]

It really insane, what are these guys thinking? And isn't there anyone who dares to speak up against injustice?

He who does not speak up, agrees

[Billthedrill]

The punishment makes perfect sense once you buy into the collectivist notion that offenses are committed by, and to, groups of people, and that justice is to be negotiated between those groups, and that one has no important identity outside of those groups. And that is a notion just as popular on the campuses of the universities in the United States as it is among tribal extremists in Afghanistan.

[DTA]

more on religion of peace

[Righty1]

These are the moderates i.e. they don't remove their womens genitals or burn them alive for not having their Burquas on! This is what the "good people" of A2, Beserkley, Chapel Hill, and other notorious shitholes are defending and making the world safe for. TJ was right and it has been a lot longer than 20 years.

[ruoflaw]

These people are monsters!

[neutrino]

These people are insane.

More to the point, they are moslems. And they are following the standards of their cult, and according to the community standards of that cult.

Which is why I have advocated, and continue to advocate, the excision of islam. Because if we don't, make no mistake - it will destroy our culture. And don't think for a moment that they won't do it to an American girl if they have the chance...be assured, they will.

[VOA]

These people are insane.

As popular radio personality and commentator Paul Harvey often says after relationg
some wonderful example of "diversity" such as this:

It is NOT one world."

Hey, I'm not sure if Mr. Harvey can be heard on the radio in The Netherlands, but
you can surely get his "news and comments" over the net at www.paulharvey.com.

The guy is an icon, in his eighties, and signed a multi-year, multi-million-dollar contract
with his long-time employer, the ABC Radio Network.

[nightdriver]

"Actually, we're going even farther than that. The liberals in our government and the media treating their belief's as superior to our own."

They sure are, and so is the State of Calipooia. They outlaw the teaching of Christianity, but go whole-hog on teaching Islam and the koran.

Sure shows up the ACLU for the hypocrites they really are.

[tutstar]

what an ally

[Big Bunyip]

Might be a good place for Clinton to retire. He can commit any crime he wants because nobody -- not even these sand goblins -- would touch Hillary or Chelsea.

[sleavelessinseattle]

Think about it. A parent's first and main responsibility is to remain healthy and able to care for his children. On a national level, it's not too much different.
Too Right! We have got to stop dealing with these scumbags as victims of capitalism...They need to die of their own filthy belief systems in great enough numbers that future generations swim to our shores with the proper grateful attitude for being SAVED from the religion of piece.
CLOSE U.S. IMMIGRATION NOW! I've SEEN ENOUGH!

[Jeff Chandler]

Islam is a religion of piece.

[sheik yerbouty]

Islam is as Islam does.