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How to report sexual assault in Pakistan
This is what we have read and stored about reporting in Pakistan. Read only the part you need. You do not have to decide anything today.
This is the country-wide answer for Pakistan. Some of it changes from region to region and city to city, so read your city below if it is there.
Checked against official sources on 30 August 2026.
where to report
You can file a report at any police station, or at an Anti-Rape Crisis Cell (ARCC) located inside some public hospitals. Rape is a cognizable offence, so police can open an investigation and make arrests without a court order once you file a First Information Report, known as an FIR. The FIR must be filed at the police station covering the area where the assault happened. If you report at an ARCC instead, staff there will contact the local police station, which can cause delays.
what to bring
No document is required to file an FIR. You will need to give your name, address, and a description of what happened, including the date, time, and location. Bring identification if you have it, and any clothing or items that may hold forensic evidence, but their absence should not stop the police from recording your report.
the exam window
Only government hospitals designated as notified medico-legal centres can carry out the forensic medical exam. If you are a woman, a registered woman medico-legal officer, known as a WMLO, should examine you. Anti-Rape Crisis Cells, currently operating in Islamabad, Karachi, Peshawar, and parts of Punjab, can also arrange the exam. No official source gives a fixed number of hours or days within which the exam must occur, though earlier examination preserves more forensic evidence.
the deadline
No official source sets out a fixed deadline for reporting rape or sexual assault to the police in Pakistan. The Anti-Rape (Investigation and Trial) Act 2021 sets timelines for the investigation and trial once a case is filed, but this is not the same as a reporting deadline.
support organisations
People near you who do this every day.
These are independent of Escrow. They can sit with you through a report, and they can also just talk.
Ministry of Human Rights Toll-Free Helpline 1099
National Commission on the Status of Women
sources
Every fact above came from one of these.
- Pakistan: information for victims of rape and sexual assault
UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · checked 30 August 2026
- Toll Free Helpline (1099)
Ministry of Human Rights, Government of Pakistan · checked 30 August 2026
This is information, not legal advice.
Requirements change, deadlines are read differently by different offices, and a station can move. Nobody here is your lawyer. For advice about your own case, ask a lawyer or a support organisation in Pakistan.
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