Violence against women on the rise 353 cases reported in 2011

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Incidents of violence, torture, kidnapping, killing of women in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have increased even after governmental and nongovernmental organizations’ (NGO) efforts, a survey report said on Saturday.According to a survey by an international NGO, some 353 case of violence against women were reported in 2011 in the province. The cases included violence, torture, rape, kidnapping, honor killings etc.Report said that in 2010, the reported incidents in the province were 317.A helpline was also set up to decrease such incidents but there was no decline in such incidents, it said.