December 31, 2025
Web desk
Quetta: The Aurat Foundation Balochistan has released its annual report detailing the situation of violence against women across the province from January to December 2025. The report reveals a worrying rise in severe violence cases, with a total of 123 incidents recorded, including murder, honour killing, abduction, harassment, domestic violence, sexual assault, and suicide. The data also indicates that many cases still go unreported, worsening the overall situation.
During 2025, 65 women and 25 men were killed in Balochistan, including 33 women and 25 men murdered in the name of honour. The report states that 2 women committed suicide due to domestic issues, while 5 women faced harassment, 9 suffered domestic violence, 6 were sexually assaulted, and 11 were abducted across different districts of the province.
The Women and Juvenile Facilitation Center (WJFC) also received 129 applications in 2025, including 35 harassment complaints, 37 domestic violence cases, 4 cases of missing women, 4 threats, 14 blackmailing complaints, 1 digital violence case, and 8 financial fraud complaints. Police provided counselling, first aid, and support to affected women.
Honour killing remains the biggest concern, with 58 cases reported across Balochistan. Jaffarabad recorded the highest number with 10 cases, followed by Sibi and Lasbela with 4 cases each. Other cases were reported in Noshki, Kharan, Mastung, Loralai, and Chaghi.
The report includes district-wise data from 2019 to 2025, placing Quetta at the top with 103 cases of women’s killings and honour killings, followed by Nasirabad, Jaffarabad, Lasbela, Sibi, Panjgur, and Khuzdar. The foundation stresses that reported numbers do not fully reflect the ground situation, as social pressure and fear prevent many victims from reporting.
Aurat Foundation has urged the Balochistan government and relevant institutions to treat gender-based violence cases seriously, ensure timely registration, transparent investigations, and strict enforcement of existing laws. The report emphasizes that without practical action, crimes like honour killing, forced marriage, acid attacks, sexual assault, abduction, and domestic violence cannot be reduced.
