Ex-PM Nawaz strongly condemns motorway gang rape incident

The PML-N supremo said that entire humanity was ashamed of this incident

LONDON (Dunya News) – Former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif on Friday strongly condemned the rape of a woman in front of her children, who stopped on motorway near Gujjarpura.

According to a statement issued on Friday, the PML-N supremo said that he was heartbroken over the incident and demanded immediate arrest of the culprits and also demanded to punish the culprits publically.

Sharif went on to say that entire humanity was ashamed of this incident, adding that this is in fact a tragedy of disrespect to society and the state as a whole.

The former premier said that the entire system of government will remain guilty before innocent children and mothers until justice is delivered.

Earlier, the rape of a woman, who stopped on a highway for petrol, on motorway near Gujjarpura has sent shockwaves across the country.

Two men allegedly raped a woman who was stranded on the Lahore-Sialkot highway with her children in Pakistan s Gujjarpura area on Wednesday.

The Gujranwala resident was returning with her children late at night when her car stopped due to lack of petrol.

As the woman waited for her husband to come and pick her up, two armed men attacked her car, smashing its windows and forcing the woman and her children to step out at gunpoint.

They then allegedly raped the woman in a field as her children watched. The accused also robbed the woman of valuables.

The case has sparked fury across Pakistan, with netizens demanding accountability from the authorities as well as justice for the woman. So far, the police have reportedly not been able to identify the accused.