Acid attack more heinous than homicide, tool of patriarchal violence: SC

The Supreme Court ruled that acid attacks are more heinous than homicide and a tool of patriarchal violence, upholding a life sentence for Abdul Manan, who attacked a woman in Faisalabad. The court recommended establishing a National Acid Survivors’ Rehabilitation Fund to provide medical and psychological support to victims, following an acid attack on a female doctor in Quetta.