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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…

Over 4,200 children sexually abused in 2023, says Sahil

ISLAMABAD: The data compiled by Sahil shows that 11 children were abused every day in 2023, with mostly acquaintances and relatives involved in the heinous act. The statistics were reported in ‘Cruel Numbers 2023,’ a signature publication of Sahil, an NGO working for the welfare of children, launched on 29…

SPARC State of Pakistan’s Children Report

“State of Children Report” is an annual publication produced by the Society…

From Javed Iqbal to Kukri: A Filmmaker’s Journey to Bring a Serial Killer’s Story to the Big Screen

The filmmaker behind Yasir Hussain and Ayesha Omar’s film on Javed Iqbal,…

Kidnapped Minor Girl Reunited With Family After Two Years

UMERKOT: A 10-year-old girl of New Chhor town, who was abducted two years ago, has finally been reunited with her family. Victim Aasoo Kolhi told Dawn that she was kidnapped from Tando Adam when she had gone to buy milk for her parents who had gone there for casual labour.…

PG Takes Notice Of Minor’s Rape, Boy’s Death At Workshop

LAHORE: Punjab Prosecutor General (PG) Syed Farhad Ali Shah on 4th November took notice of two recent incidents – the rape of a minor girl at a private school and burning of a juvenile labourer at a workshop – in the provincial metropolis. On being summoned, the investigating officers (IOs)…

Sex Offenders’ Register Launched

Islamabad: The Ministry of Law and Justice, in collaboration with Nadra and the National Police Bureau, officially launched Pakistan’s first National Sex Offenders Register at a ceremony in here on November 4. This landmark initiative aims to reduce sexual violence and abuse by creating a more proactive and effective system…

Mosque Cleric Rapes Girl

OKARA: A mosque cleric was arrested for allegedly raping a 13-year-old madrassa student. According to the first information report, the girl had been attending Quranic lessons at the seminary in Azam Town, Renala, where around seven months ago, the cleric allegedly raped her and threatened her into silence. Recently, noticing…

Tutor Rapes Minor Boy In Lodhran

BAHAWALPUR: A tutor allegedly raped his 13-year-old student at Basti Baghwala of village Khanpur Ghalwan in the limits of the Qureshiwala Police Station in district Lodhran. According to Ladhran police spokesperson Bahadur Khan, the tutor called his student from his house and took him to nearby fields on the pretext…

Govt Gets Six Weeks To Frame Rules For Enforcing Medico-legal Law

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) has observed that the enactment of the Sindh Medico Legal Act, 2023 was a progressive step, but it required implementation through rule-making and appointments. The SHC directed a committee, headed by the Sindh chief secretary, to ensure compliance with the law, frame rules within…

Minor Girl Lured To Brothel, Repeatedly Gang-Raped

CHINIOT: Saddar police have booked six persons, including two women, for the abduction and gang-rape of a minor girl at a brothel they were allegedly running in a house near Jaman Colony, Lahore Road, Chiniot, arresting the two nominated ones. The suspects, four of them, including a woman, unidentified, under…

Prep Student Raped By School Employee

LAHORE: A prep class student was allegedly raped by a school employee in Faisal Town on 31st October. Lahore Operations DIG Faisal Kamran confirmed the incident, saying the police acted swiftly and arrested the suspect who was said to be an employee of the same school. The police also registered…

16 Booked For Abducting Rape Victim After Court Hearing

NAROWAL: Police on 28th October registered a case against 16 suspects for allegedly abducting a 14-year-old rape victim when she was on her way home after recording her statement in a sessions court. Complainant ‘K of Mandiala village, Shakargarh tehsil, told the police that her niece ‘A’ had gone to…

Teenage Boy Raped, Brutally Murdered

LAHORE: In what appeared to be a horrific crime, a man allegedly raped a teenage factory worker, pumped air into his belly, and killed him in the Kahna area here the other day. It is the second such barbarian act reported in Kahna area, as a blind street beggar was…