A 30-year-old woman received serious burn wounds on her face after her husband threw acid on her after a domestic dispute in Daulat Gate area of Multan on Monday. Soon after receiving the report of the incident Rescue 1122 team reached the area and shifted the critically injured woman to a local hospital. The husband of the woman managed to escape from the scene after the acid attack. 

Police after registering a case against the husband started investigation. Campaigners in Pakistan say cases of acid attacks are increasing in most areas, even though tougher penalties were introduced last year.  An Oscar-winning Pakistani documentary has put the crime under the spotlight, but it is estimated that more than 150 women have acid thrown on them every year - usually by husbands or in-laws - and many never get justice, according to BBC report.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)