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Halima Rafiq
Personal information
Born(1997-03-23)23 March 1997
Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
Died13 July 2014(2014-07-13) (aged 17)
Multan, Punjab, Pakistan

Halima Rafiq (Urdu: حلیمہ رفیق ; 23 March 1997 – 13 July 2014) was a Pakistani cricketer from Multan, Punjab, Pakistan. Rafiq accused Multan Cricket Club chairman Maulvi Muhammad Sultan Alam Ansari of sexual harassment during a cricket match in Multan Cricket Stadium, for which she was backed by her female teammates but was thereafter sued by Alam Ansari for ₨20 million.[1][2] She died after ingesting acid on 13 July 2014.

Career

Sexual harassment allegations

Rafiq made a claim during a cricket match that she had been a victim of sexual harassment at the hands of her recruiters.[3][4] The alleged perpetrator was Maulvi Muhammad Sultan Alam Ansari, who is a 70-year-old lawyer, former judge, and member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from MPA elected from the PP-161 from Multan with Pakistan Muslim League (N) ticket.[5] She claimed that Alam Ansari, along with team selector Mohammad Javed, demanded sexual favours in return for nominating her for both the regional and national cricket teams.[6] Raifiq then stated she was since being threatened for highlighting the issue of sexual harassment in women's sports brought onto them by their recruiters. In 2013, Rafiq, Seema Javed, Hina Ghafoor, Kiran Irshad and Saba Ghafoor claimed that they were being threatened, intimidated, and harassed by the Multan Cricket Board.[7]

Alam Ansari subsequently sued Rafiq for ₨20 million for making false accusations and attempted defamation.[8][9]

Death

On Sunday 13 July 2014 Halima Rafiq committed suicide by ingesting acid, two days after receiving notice that Alam Ansari had named her in a defamation suit.[10][11] Muhammad Rafiq, father of Halima, accused Multan Cricket Board officials (including Alam Ansari) of sexually harassing teenage female players during Cricket camp training.[12][13] Rashid Rafiq, brother of Halima, accused Nishtar Hospital for negligence since emergency room doctors did not pump her stomach of the acid and instead released her after 2 hours in the hospital.[14][15]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Cricketer commits suicide after sexual harassment". Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  2. ^ Court summons TV channel owner in defamation case
  3. ^ "Cricketer commits suicide after sexual harassment". Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  4. ^ Court summons TV channel owner in defamation case
  5. ^ MULTAN (PP-160 to PP-169)
  6. ^ Family tells of Pakistan teen cricketer's 'suicide' after sex-pest row
  7. ^ Woman Cricketer Halima Rafiq commits suicide
  8. ^ Court summons TV channel owner in defamation case
  9. ^ Teenage cricketer Halima Rafique dies - relatives blame PCB
  10. ^ Woman Cricketer Halima Rafiq commits suicide
  11. ^ Family tells of Pakistan teen cricketer's 'suicide' after sex-pest row
  12. ^ Teen Female Cricketer Dies Under Mysterious Circumstances
  13. ^ Teenage cricketer Halima Rafique dies under mysterious circumstances
  14. ^ Cricketer Haleema Rafique's kin blame death on doctors
  15. ^ Under threat: Haleema’s family moves court plea to register FIR
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