At least four girls suffered burn wounds after an unknown accused threw acid at them and fled the scene. Four girls who work in a hosiery factory were returning home after finishing work on Saturday night when an accused who had hidden his face with cloth threw acid at them in the Madampura area of Ghulam Muhammadabad, district Faisalabad. The four girls suffered burn wounds. The faces of two girls were affected while the hands of the other two were injured. The affected girls were shifted to hospital for treatment.
The victim’s families have nominated Kashif Hussain for throwing acid due to a personal grudge. Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif took notice of the incident and ordered immediate arrest of the attacker. Meanwhile, non governmental organizations (NROs) working for rights of women have expressed grave concerns at increased incidents of acid throwing and sexual harassment against women at work places and at homes particularly in Faisalabad.
