# Violent crime and assault incidents in Pakistan

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/violent-crime-and-assault-incidents-in-pakistan
> Updated: 2026-08-20T07:56:26.000Z. Sources: 2. Developments: 2.

Reports from Pakistan detail several violent incidents involving assault and murder. In Peshawar, police arrested a woman named Atiqa for an alleged acid and shooting attack against a man who had refused her marriage proposal. The victim sustained burn injuries and a gunshot wound to the chest.

In Rawalpindi, authorities arrested two men following the death of a 45-year-old woman found in an apartment with her hands tied and a wire around her neck. Additionally, a Crime Control Department official was arrested and suspended after allegedly assaulting a woman and threatening her daughter with a pistol following a rejected marriage proposal.

## Timeline

### 2026-08-20: Rawalpindi police arrest men for murder and assault

Police in Rawalpindi have arrested a man for the suspected murder of his wife and a CCD official for allegedly assaulting a woman following a rejected marriage proposal.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/rawalpindi-police-arrest-men-for-murder-and-assault

### 2026-08-13: Peshawar police arrest woman for alleged acid and shooting attack

A woman has been arrested in Peshawar, Pakistan, for allegedly attacking a man with acid and gunfire after he refused her marriage proposal.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/peshawar-police-arrest-woman-for-alleged-acid-and-shooting-attack

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