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Pakistan court sentences 2 men to death for raping French woman before her kids

The incident led to widespread protests, with demonstrators demanding justice for the victim and criticising remarks by Punjab police officials that were widely seen as blaming her for the attack. Protesters were calling for the sacking of lead police investigator Omar Sheikh, who had blamed the victim for the incident, saying that “our society does not permit women to be out late at night alone”.

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