As crimes climb charts in Pakistan, at least 133 women were kidnapped and as many as 85 were subjected to rape across Pakistan in July this year, stated a report compiled by the Sustainable Social Development Organization (SSDO) and the Centre for Research, Development and Communication (CRDC), adding that child abuse also continues to plague society as 108 children were sexually abused.

Pakistan`s Punjab province reported the highest number of incidents as the number stood at 77. Sindh reported 34 cases, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 16 while in Islamabad six incidents of violence were reported, according to Dawn. Kidnapping remained one of the major crimes against Pakistani women for the third month in a row as out of 133 cases, 93 women in Punjab were abducted. In Sindh and Islamabad, 20 and 15 cases were reported, respectively. In Balochistan and KP, two and three cases of abduction were reported during the same time frame.