Binte Fatima Old Age is a prominent non-profit shelter home in Pakistan, providing a safe haven, medical care, and basic necessities to elderly women and senior citizens who have been neglected, abandoned, or faced gender-based violence. Founded in 2008 by Mrs. Farzana Shoaib in Karachi—and expanding to cities like Lahore and Islamabad—the foundation aims to restore dignity and comfort to vulnerable, homeless senior women.
Recently, in a disturbing incident at the “Binte Fatima Old Home” (بنت فاطمہ) private foundation in Lahore, unknown individuals launched an attack on the facility, targeting and assaulting the elderly women residing there. During the attack, the attackers broke the foundation’s property, while video footage captured the incident. According to the details, the police forces reportedly arrived at the scene after a delayed response time of one hour. The Binte Fatima Old Home authorities made an urgent appeal directly to Maryam Nawaz, urging her administration to ensure the safety and protection of the vulnerable elderly mothers. Watch here:
Social media users are enraged over another tragic incident that happened at the shelter home, which is meant to provide protection. One wrote that some of the old home’s members’ relatives could have done this, while another wrote that the police came late, suggesting that they might have been involved. One wrote that Maryam Nawaz should take strict action on this. Many others condemned the attack. Read the comments:
