title: Pattern of police torture in Punjab, Pakistan.
abstract: A total of 1820 victims of alleged police torture were examined at the office of Surgeon Medicolegal Punjab Lahore during a period of 5 years. Most of the victims at the time of examination were showing visible evidence of Physical trauma. Victims were mainly men. Examination was conducted on the directions of various courts (Judicial Magistrates, District and Session Judges, and Lahore High Court). A wide range of different types of injuries of different durations were observed on various parts of the body. Blunt trauma was most frequent. Psychologic element of torture was also seen in some victims.
authors.affiliation: Surgeon Medicolegal Punjab, University of Health Sciences, Services Institute of Medical Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Muhammad Aslam
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Chaudhry
authors.forename: Waseem
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Haider
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Nagi
authors.forename: Zia
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ud-Din
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Parveen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009790:Occupations / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010154:Pakistan; D016495:Police; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012149:Restraint, Physical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014104:Torture / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000473:pathology; D055815:Young Adult