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Five Arrested For Rape Of Teenage Boy In Bahawalpur
BAHAWALPUR: The Dunyapur City Police claimed on July 23 to have arrested five alleged rapists for sexually assaulting a 17-year-old boy by blackmailing him through a video shot. According to a Lodhran Police spokesperson, the prime rapist ‘S’ allegedly lured the victim ‘A’ to his cousin’s house in Fazal Colony…
Minor Boy, Mother Shot Dead, Killer Commits Suicide
CHAKWAL: A man shot himself dead after murdering a minor boy and injuring his mother who also expired at a hospital in Rawalpindi, police said on July 23. The incident occurred in Pidh village of tehsil Choa Saidan Shah on Wednesday night. The alleged killer was identified as Attaullah, a…
A Brief on Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse in Pakistan
I. Understanding child protection Child protection, as generally understood under various federal and provincial acts of Pakistan, refers to the prevention and response to violence, exploitation, abuse, and neglect experienced by children. It encompasses the systems, services, and legal mechanisms that are put in place to identify children at risk…
Two Relatives Remanded In Minor Girl’s Rape, Murder Case In Karachi’s Quaidabad
KARACHI: A judicial magistrate on July 21 remanded two relatives in police custody, who were allegedly involved in the killing of a minor girl in Quaidabad last month. On June 24, three-year-old Kalsoom was kidnapped and later her body was found in a gunny bag just outside her residence in Muslimabad…
School Blown Up In KP’s Mamund
BAJAUR: Terrorists blew up a government school in War Mamund tehsil of Bajaur district on the night of July 20. Officials and residents told Dawn on July 21 that the incident took place in the Kharkai area within the limits of War Mamund police station. Residents said that unidentified miscreants…