Pakistan Deputy PM Ishaq Dar's grandson, seven others indicted in Lahore gang rape case
A Pakistani court has indicted eight individuals, including the grandson of Deputy PM Ishaq Dar, for the gang rape of two foreign women. The case has drawn attention due to initial police attempts to clear the high-profile suspect.
Why it matters
Raises significant questions regarding judicial independence and the influence of political elites in the Pakistani legal system.
Lahore A Pakistani court has indicted eight suspects, including the grandson of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, in a gang rape of two foreign women, an official said on Wednesday (November 11, 2026). "Lahore's Additional District & Sessions Judge (AD&SJ) Rafaqat Ali Gondal on Tuesday (November 10) framed charges against the suspects who pleaded not guilty," a court official said and added the judge directed the prosecution to present its witnesses on December 9 so that the formal trial proceedings could be commenced. All the suspects, presently in judicial custody, were produced before the trial court for the indictment proceedings.
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