A 25-year-old mother of two was raped on a train. It is the episode that has sparked strong controversy in Pakistan regarding the protection of women's rights .
According to the allegations, three men - including a controller - allegedly abused the young woman aboard the convoy traveling from Karachi to Multan, in the province of Punjab, a few days ago. The attack, the ministry explained, would have occurred after the men - all already arrested - had asked her to move into an air-conditioned carriage .
Salman Sufi, head of the Prime Minister's Strategic Reform Implementation Unit, said the government has ordered railway operators to improve the safety of women on trains, with measures including CCTV cameras in common areas. Emergency buttons in the booths and patrols of female police officers .
(Unioneonline / ss)