Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed the relevant authorities to submit a progress report on the pursuit of the Islamabad harassment case, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Political Communication Shahbaz Gill said Wednesday.

The State has announced to pursue the case pertaining to a couple's harassment in Islamabad after the female victim withdrew her statement and submitted an affidavit to refuse further proceedings.

Taking to Twitter, the SAPM Gill said that aside from the Islamabad harassment case, the premier has sought a report on the motorway rape case as well and has directed the Ministry of Law and Justice to conduct a follow-up on both cases on a daily basis and bring them to a conclusion.

Gill quoted PM Imran Khan as saying, "protection of the citizens' rights is the primary duty of the government."

Earlier, PTI's Parliamentarian Secretary Maleeka Bokhari had tweeted to announce the federal government's decision to pursue the couple's harassment case on the state's behalf.