A Pakistani court has formally framed gang-rape and abduction charges against eight men, including Raja Dar, the grandson of Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, according to court officials on Wednesday, November 11, 2026. The court has summoned witnesses to testify on December 9, 2026. The high-profile case stems from an incident in June 2026, when two foreign women—Stephanie Adana Mao (a Dutch national) and Astrid Robinson Barkhausen (a Venezuelan national)—were allegedly lured to Pakistan, abducted in Lahore, and gang-raped over a cryptocurrency investment dispute. According to police files, the victims met Raja Dar in Singapore in 2025 and persuaded him to invest USD 500,000 in crypto. When returns stalled, the women were invited to Pakistan under false pretenses in June, detained in a Defence Housing Authority (DHA) house in Lahore, robbed of USD 19,500, and threatened with death and organ harvesting. Although Punjab Police initially attempted to exonerate Raja Dar and four associates, the presiding judge rejected the police report and indicted all eight accused. The victims managed to escape and return to their home countries after their abductors' vehicle crashed en route to Lahore airport. Medical examinations subsequently confirmed the rape.