child protection

Nadra launches platform to track sex offenders in Pakistan

Nadra, the National Database and Registration Authority, has created the National Sex Offenders Registry (NSOR) platform, which includes an SMS verification service to aid in the identification and monitoring of individuals who have been convicted of sexual offenses against children and women . The database is connected to various law enforcement agencies and provincial governments to ensure that updates are…

Online Safety for All starts with All of Us

We are happy to share pictures – whether of holidays, celebrations and private moments – directly with each other. That’s beautiful and connects us. However, once online, this personal data is available worldwide and indefinitely. And that can have unforeseen consequences. Which one is described using the example of Ella.…

Maar Nahi Pyaar (End Corporal Punishment)

A public service message by Cities for Children on the International Day…

Juvenile Offenders in Punjab

The total number of convicted and undertrial juveniles imprisoned in various borstal…

Alcoholic Gets 14 Years In Prison For Assaulting Teenage Daughter

KARACHI: A sessions court on Tuesday sentenced a man, said to be an alcoholic, to 14 years in prison for raping her teenage daughter. Additional District and Sessions Judge Ghulam Mustafa Laghari, who is also presiding officer of the Gender Based-Trial Court (Central), found Muhammad Mukhtiar, 40, guilty of raping…

10th Class Girl Gang-raped By Police Officer, His Friend

SARGODHA: A police officer along with his friend gang-raped a student of the 10th class who was trying to get her father released from the custody of Kot Momin police. The suspects left the girl in front of her aunt’s house when her condition became critical and fled. As per…

Shattered Innocence – Horrors of Child Abuse in Pakistan

In this video, you can listen to the harrowing realities of child abuse and the plight of street children and domestic helpers. Explore the factors that contribute to these issues, the impact on vulnerable lives, and the paths to healing and hope.…

Man Who Unleashed Dog On Minor Girl Arrested

BAHAWALNAGAR: A landlord, who had allegedly unleashed dog on a minor girl a couple of days back in Model Town here, was arrested on 29th September. As per police sources, nine-year-old seminary student Muneeba, a resident of Model Town, was going home around 8 pm on Sept 26, when the…

Teenager Held In Quetta For Murder Of Young Boy

QUETTA: Police have arrested a teenager in connection with the murder of a young boy whose partially burned body was found in Hazara Town on September 20. Mushtaq Hussain, alias Mehdi, was arrested by police for killing Arman Ali, SSP Serious Crimes Unit Zohaib Mohsin told a press conference on…

Boy Given In Probation Officer’s Custody In Rape Case

KARACHI: A sessions court has sentenced an underage accused to one-year in prison for raping a seven-year-old boy. The court handed over the underage convict to a probation officer. The additional district and sessions judge (central) found the teenager guilty of committing an offence under Section 337-B of the Pakistan…

Court Reopens Boy’s Rape Case, Orders Fresh Probe

BAHAWALPUR: Bahawalpur Bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) has ordered restoration of a case pertaining to alleged rape of a boy registered at Shaidani Sharif police station in Rahim Yar Khan district, directing Bahawalpur regional police officer (RPO) to initiate a fresh probe into the matter to deliver justice…

Sarim Burney Moves SHC For Start Of Trial In Child Trafficking Case

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on 27th September 2024 questioned the maintainability of a petition filed by interned social worker Sarim Burney seeking the commencement of his trial in a child trafficking case. Citing the Ministry of interior, Federal Investigation Agency, judicial magistrate concerned and others as respondents, the petitioner…

Six Suspects Arrested For Selling Drugs To Students In Educational Institutions

According to a spokesperson for the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF), a nationwide crackdown against those selling drugs to students is ongoing. In the last 24 hours, six suspects were apprehended in five different operations around educational institutions. During these operations, approximately 15 kilograms of drugs valued at over Rs 1.2 million…

Protest Against Police Failure To Recover Missing Boy

KASUR: Scores of residents in Kot Murad Khan staged a protest on 27th September 2024 against the failure of the B-Division police to recover a boy who had been missing for the past 25 days. They blocked Ferozepur Road near the bypass by parking bikes and rickshaws, burning tyres and…