Prevalence of Child Marriage Before Age 15 by Gender and Province % of Population Aged 20–24 Years Provinces Male Female Balochistan 1.6 7.2 KP 0.9 6.4 Sindh 2.2 7.5 Punjab 0.6 2.5 Source: MICS (Balochistan 2019-20, KP 2019, Punjab 2024, Sindh 2018-19)…
Prevalence of Child Marriage Among Girls in Pakistan Age Group Percentage of Girls Married Before the age of 18 18.30 Before the age of 15 4.70 Source: PDHS 2017-2018…
Prevalence of Child Marriage Before Age 18 by Gender and Province % of Population Aged 20–24 Years Provinces Male Female Balochistan 6.4 21.9 KP 5.3 26.3 Sindh 8.5 24.7 Punjab 3 13.8 Source: MICS (Balochistan 2019-20, KP 2019, Punjab 2024, Sindh 2018-19)…
Global Reported Cases of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM), 2021–2024 Year Number of CSAM Cases 2021 29,309,106 2022 31,901,234 2023 35,925,098 2024 19,854,300 Source: Cybertipline…
Age-Wise Distribution of Crimes Against Children (PPC) 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025 Age Group Number of Cases Percentage (%) 0–5 years 414 2 6–10 years 1,964 11 11–15 years 5,200 30 16–17 years 9,770 56 Source: ICT Police, Balochistan Police, KP Police, Punjab Police, Sindh Police …
Reported Child Sexual Violence Offences in Balochistan (1 Jan 2022- 20 Sep 2024) Crime Gender of Child Age M F X 0-5 YR 06-10 YR 12-17 (under 18) Rape/Sodomy 135 39 0 17 91 66 Child Sexual Abuse (Rape/Sodmoy) & Murder 16 1 0 0 12 5 Child Sexual…
Reported Cases of Child Sexual Offences and Related Crimes by PPC Sections 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025 Category PPC Sections Nature of Offence Total Charges Obscenity and Seduction 292-A Exposure of seduction involving a child 12 Drug-Facilitated Sexual Offences 328-A Administering intoxicant or drug to facilitate sexual…
Over-Age Children in Primary and Middle School by Province and Gender Percentage of children attending primary and middle school who are overage by 1 and by 2 or more years for the grade attended. Region Primary School Middle School Percentage Overage by 1 year Over-age by 2 or more years…
CHILD DISCIPLINE PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN AGED 1-14 YEARS WHO EXPERIENCED PHYSICAL PUNISHMENT & VIOLENT DISCIPLINE BY PROVINCE Category Only Non-violent Discipline Psychological Aggression Any Physical Punishment Severe Physical Punishment Any Violent Discipline Method Balochistan 6.9 46.9 49.5 28.4 55.3 Male 6.2 47.8 50.7 30 56.4 Female 7.8 45.9 48.2…
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