Islamabad Reports Over 800 Sexual Assault and Kidnapping Cases in 2026

Islamabad Police registered a total of 841 cases involving sexual assault and kidnapping in the first nine months of 2026. Soan Zone accounted for the highest number of incidents, with 40 sexual assault cases and 200 kidnapping cases. Saddar Zone followed with 32 sexual assault cases, 181 kidnapping cases, and 32 under Section 375-A of the Pakistan Penal Code.

Rural Zone recorded the most kidnapping cases at 185, while Industrial Area Zone had 72 and City Zone had 71. The sexual assault cases included gang rape and involved victims of all ages, from women and girls to boys. Among the kidnapping cases, 341 involved 347 girls under Section 365-B, 175 cases were under Section 365, and 116 cases were registered under Section 496-A, involving 119 women, nine girls, and one boy.

One of the kidnapping cases resulted in the murder of a man. The police faced allegations of delays in registering cases while awaiting medical reports and even sealing an FIR on senior officers' orders.