Islamabad Police registered 132 sexual assault and 709 kidnapping cases across the federal capital during the first nine months of 2026.
The cases were recorded between January 1 and September 30, with Soan Zone reporting the highest number of incidents in both categories.
According to data reported by Dawn, Soan Zone recorded 40 sexual assault cases, followed by Saddar Zone with 32, Rural Zone with 25, Industrial Area Zone with 20, and City Zone with 15.
The records included cases of gang rape and sexual assault involving women, girls, and boys. Police registered 46 cases under Section 376 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC), nine under Section 375-A, and several others under Sections 376-A, 376-B, 376-C, 377, and 377-B.
Meanwhile, Soan Zone recorded the highest number of kidnapping cases at 200, followed by Rural Zone with 185, Saddar Zone with 181, Industrial Area Zone with 72, and City Zone with 71.
Of the kidnapping cases, 341 were registered under Section 365-B, involving 347 girls, while 175 cases were filed under Section 365. Another 116 cases were registered under Section 496-A, involving 119 women, nine girls, and one boy.
In one incident, a man was abducted from outside his home in Islamabad’s F-6/1 sector and later found murdered in Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
In a separate incident, a 26-year-old woman was allegedly abducted and gang-raped in Gangal while returning home from work. According to police sources, several suspects took her to a nearby wooded area, where they sexually assaulted her before fleeing.
The victim was taken to a hospital for a medico-legal examination. However, police allegedly delayed registering the case while waiting for the medical report. An FIR was eventually registered under Section 376 of the PPC but was sealed on the instructions of senior officers.
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