Hina Butt says PWPA will monitor the case and provide all possible legal assistance to the victim’s family
Preliminary findings indicate that gas had leaked and accumulated inside an enclosed space, creating a flammable environment. PHOTO: PIXABAY
Punjab Women Protection Authority Chairperson Hina Pervez Butt on Wednesday sought an immediate report from the Sheikhupura district police chief after a pregnant woman allegedly set on fire by her mother-in-law died of severe burns in Ferozewala.
According to a statement by her official, the victim suffered around 70% burns on her face, arms and body and was five months pregnant.
It added that the police said they were not informed directly about the incident and were alerted by the hospital authorities, after which the trial was initiated. The statement said a case was registered on the basis of the victim’s video statement and the nominated suspect – mother-in-law – has been arrested.
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Reacting to the incident, Butt said, “Violence against women will not be tolerated under any circumstances. Setting fire to a pregnant woman is the worst form of brutality and such criminals deserve no leniency. Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has clearly directed that those involved in crimes against women should be brought to justice and punished exemplarily.”
The incident of allegedly killing a woman by fire in Sheikhupura is extremely regrettable. On the direction of the CM, I asked for a report from DPO Sheikhupura. ন্ড্ড্য মাজ্যালাদা সাসাস কো কার্ত্র ক্রি The affected family is completely legal… pic.twitter.com/rVBJ1qk0Vq
— Hina Parvez Butt (@hinaparvezbutt) 28 January 2026
Butt said the Punjab Women Protection Authority would monitor the case and provide all possible legal assistance to the victim’s family.
“Delays or negligence in delivering justice will not be tolerated. A safe Punjab for women is our commitment,” she said.
Pakistan People’s Party Senator Sherry Rehman also strongly condemned the incident, saying there should be “zero tolerance for such barbaric crimes”.
She lamented that impunity was the norm in cases where the perpetrators should be given the most severe punishments according to the law.
I strongly condemn the shocking, heinous burning of a five-month pregnant woman in Sheikhupura. There must be zero tolerance for such barbaric crimes, but impunity is the norm in cases where the perpetrators must be meted out to the strictest punishments under the law. timely…
— SenatorSherryRehman (@sherryrehman) 28 January 2026
