Sahil
Coverage of Sahil in the Nexus archive.
- 3,172 gender violence cases reported in six months
3,172 gender-based violence cases were reported in Pakistan from January to June 2026, with murders, torture, and abductions being the most common. Punjab accounted for 74% of cases, followed by Sindh with 17%, and 10 districts were identified as most vulnerable.
- Pune trekker murder: Police summon Siya Goyal's parents, brother for questioning
Pune police have summoned the parents and brother of Siya Goyal for questioning in connection with her murder during a trek. The family members, including Pravin Goyal, Puja Goyal, and Sahil, arrived at the police station in the morning.
- Pakistan’s legal system isn’t built for children. This clinic is trying to change that
Pakistan’s criminal justice system historically treats children as adults, but a new Child-Friendly Medicolegal Clinic in Sindh aims to address this by providing child-specific protocols for medical-legal evidence and psychosocial support. The clinic, part of the Anti-Rape Crisis Cell, uses a child-friendly approach with toys and tailored examinations, reflecting efforts to recognize violence against children as a public health crisis. Sahil, a nonprofit, reported 2,003 child sexual abuse cases in 2022, though underreporting remains widespread.
- Launch HN: Rudus (YC P26) – AI for concrete contractors
Rudus, an AI-powered takeoff and estimation platform for concrete subcontractors, automates manual workflows by identifying concrete structures and generating detailed line items. Founders Rishi and Sahil highlight the industry's outdated 20-year estimation process, where estimators manually trace PDFs and build spreadsheets, causing delays and limiting bid capacity. Rudus integrates into existing workflows using computer vision to process structural PDFs, expanding assemblies into priced line items while allowing estimator overrides.