[DAWN] As many as 98 per cent of the cases filed by acid attack victims are never decided due to existence of various loopholes in the law. All the stakeholders, including police and medical professionals, should be trained and awareness should be increased within the public to ensure the implementation of the law.This was stated by legal expert Aftab Alam during a consultation to brainstorm the possible ways to combat acid violence organised by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistain (HRCP) on Saturday.
The event was held to get recommendations for an HRCP report.
Mr Alam said the Criminal Law Amendment Act 2011 only acknowledged that acid throwing is a crime.
"There are three important stages, after the crime, which have to be addressed: crime reporting, investigation and prosecution," he said.