What happened: On February 28, Dawn quoted police data revealing that more than 40,000 women were abducted from Punjab between 2017 and January 2022. Further quotes the development as, “That means 8,000 females each year, around 650 each month, go missing.” At the same time, Dawn’s report quoted this as an epidemic of missing women and credits it to be “just the tip of the iceberg.” Details: On the other hand, Dawn quoted, “The police claim they have recovered or traced 37,140 of them while the whereabouts of 3,571 remain unknown.” At the same time, the report highlighted that 53,459 suspects had been arrested, but the police still had to rest 12,374 accused. Dawn also quoted a senior police officer as, “In some kidnap cases, suspects would lure young girls with a marriage proposal. The women would then be murdered after sexual assault and their bodies dumped to conceal the crime.” More: Whereas, the Supreme Court of Pakistan has expressed concern over the missing women in Punjab and directed the IG Police Rao Sardar Ali Khan to take steps in this regard.