Child Trafficking

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. The report aims to support national efforts and institutions in…

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…

Two Arrested for Trafficking Children to Italy

GUJRAT: The Federal Investigation Agency has arrested two human traffickers involved in child trafficking to Italy via Libyan Coast. In the child trafficking case, the arrests were made from Gujrat and Mandi Bahauddin districts whereas the two others were arrested from Wazirabad and Hafizabad districts during a crackdown against illegal…
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Pakistan, India on US Watch List for Human Trafficking

WASHINGTON: The US State Department’s Trafficking in Per­sons (TIP) Report 2025 has placed both Pakistan and India among the countries that do not fully meet minimum standards for eliminating trafficking but are making “significant efforts” to do so. The annual report, released in Washington, reviews efforts by governments worldwide to combat…
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Two Girls Lured to Karachi, Forced into Prostitution

KARACHI: Two young girls, allegedly trafficked to the metropolis under the guise of job opportunities and later sold into prostitution, have been rescued and shifted to a shelter home after being taken into protective custody by police. According to PS Airport Head Moharrar Zaheer, the victims — a 19-year-old girl from…
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Petition Filed in PHC for Protection of Children’s Rights

PESHAWAR: A writ petition has been filed in the Peshawar High Court (PHC) seeking immediate government action for the protection of children’s rights, which remain unimplemented despite the existence of multiple laws. The petition, filed by Dr Syed Akhtar Ali Shah, Chairman of the Good Governance Forum, requests the court…
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Specialised Investigation Unit Sought To Handle Child Abuse Cases

ISLAMABAD: Highlighting the alarming situation of violence against children in the federal capital, with systemic gaps in the criminal justice system for such offenses, a civil society organisation has sought specialised investigation unit sought to handle child abuse cases and violence. In its report, the Sustainable Social Development Organisation (SSDO)…
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Trading Babies

CHILD trafficking is the most repellant avatar of human sale. Not new to Pakistan, it reduces minors to easy commodities. In this context, the FIA’s arrest of Dr Mubina Agboatwala, who heads the NGO HOPE, following complaints by US consulate authorities about her alleged role in the “illegal business of…
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NGO Head Sent To Prison In Child Trafficking Case

KARACHI: A judicial magistrate on 5th August sent the chairperson of a non-governmental organisation to prison on judicial remand in a child trafficking case. On Monday, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) had arrested Mubina Cassum Aboatwala, chairperson of the Health Oriented Preventive Education (HOPE) after a court dismissed her pre-arrest…
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The Children We Sacrifice

Pakistani children aren’t safe. That’s not opinion or exaggeration. It’s the bleak, burning truth we keep looking away from. They’re ignored, exploited, brutalised and abandoned on every possible front. But don’t think for a second the numbers in this piece tell the whole story. For every reported case, dozens vanish…
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KP Launches Dedicated Child Protection Helpline

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on 29-June-2025 inaugurated the dedicated child protection helpline (1121) and the Centre for Continuing Professional Development (C4CPD). The KP Child Protection and Welfare Commission (KPCPWC) hosted a two-day inter-provincial consultative conference in Peshawar. The organisers said the objective of the conference, held with the support…
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