45 women were murdered as an outcome of domestic violence alone in the first two months of the current calendar year, according to a local independent rights body.
Among them, 27 women were killed by their husbands, six murdered by their husband’s family members and 12 murdered by own family members.
The Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) report noted a total of 56 women were victims of domestic violence in the country in January and February of 2019.
Besides the 45 murdered, seven committed suicide and three women were tortured by their husbands, showed the data.
27 cases were filed in connection with domestic violence across the country.
193 women were murdered by their husbands in 2018, added the ASK data.
