Child Trafficking

Gang involved in trafficking of children for prostitution busted

KARACHI: Police on 22nd May 2024 claimed to have busted a gang allegedly involved in child trafficking and prostitution by arresting six suspects and recovering three children. `We have busted a gang involved in trafficking of children for prostitution, Orangi SP Saad Bin Ubaid told a press conference a this office. He said that on May 11, a boy had…

Situation Analysis of Children in Pakistan

The Situation Analysis of Children in Pakistan, published by UNICEF Pakistan, considers the progress made in recent years and outlines issues to be considered in policy-making to strengthen the realisation of children’s rights. While taking stock of progress in Pakistan, it also identifies gaps and priorities for government-led programme interventions.…

Child beggars flood twin cities

The number of child beggars and alms seekers has increased manifold in…

The State of Children in Pakistan

The state of children in Pakistan is a complex issue that is…

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…

Anti-Beggary Drive in Sindh Focuses on Child Rescue: Minister

KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly was on 13th September 2024 informed that the Sindh Child Protection Authority was working in close coordination with the provincial police to conduct anti-child beggary drive for rescuing children who were forced to be involved in this worst form of child labour. Furnishing statement and replies…

Firefighting Versus Child Protection Systems

Pakistan’s child protection system must evolve with mandatory reporting, audits, and comprehensive case management. The fact that we know of only 4,213 cases of child abuse in 2023 is an insult to common sense and arithmetic. About 26 million children are not attending schools; 3.3 million are involved in child…

Young Girl Kidnapped In Karachi Recovered In Ghotki: Police

SUKKUR: Ghotki police on 21st August 2024 claimed to have recovered a young girl, who had gone missing in Karachi, and arrested members of a gang involved in abducting children and selling them. Police officials said that they conducted a raid on a place along a road leading into a…

Suspension of Gizri SHO Stayed In Girl Kidnapping Case

The Sindh High Court (SHC) on 02-August-2024 stayed an additional sessions’ court order with regard to the suspension of the Gizri SHO in a girl abduction case and directed the Karachi additional IG to conduct an inquiry into the matter and take appropriate action against police officials if their negligence…

Stakeholders Resolve To Boost Anti-Human Trafficking Efforts

ISLAMABAD: Stakeholders from various international organisations and the government reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening collaboration and accelerating efforts to combat human trafficking. The affirmation emerged during the joint commemoration of ‘World Day Against Trafficking in Persons’ in Islamabad on 30 July, wherein the emphasis was placed on protecting children and…

Parents Get Permanent Custody Of Teenage Girl

A family court has awarded permanent custody of a teenage girl who was reported kidnapped from Karachi in April 2022 but was later found to have purportedly contracted freewill marriage in Lahore, to her parents. Judge Salamat Ali Soomro granted an application filed by the girl’s parents — Syed Mehdi…

Police Recover Newborn Girl Kidnapped, Sold By Midwives

SAHIWAL: Saddar police of Pakpattan recovered a newborn girl who was allegedly kidnapped and sold to a stage actress in Lahore by two midwives. On June 18, a girl was born to Iqbal Kousar and Mahboob, residents of Chak 41/SP of Pakpattan, through a normal delivery under the care of…

Minors for sale

THE curse of human trade has a doubly odious form child trafficking. Pakistan, too, is haunted by this ugly reality: its minors, boys and girls, have often been treated as commodities in this repellant business. It is in this context that the recent arrest of rights activist Sarim Burney on…

700,000 children in Punjab are living on streets

LAHORE: Speakers at a seminar and panel discussion have called for more effective enforcement of existing laws and collective action to control child trafficking, child labour and child marriages. In the event organised by the Sustainable Social Development Organisation (SSDO), in collaboration with the Child Protection and Welfare Bureau (CPWB),…