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Five-year-old Girl Murdered After Rape

GUJRANWALA: A five-year-old girl was killed after being raped at Kamoke. Eman Fatima was playing in a street when she went missing. Receiving information about it, Wahndo police reached the spot and arrested Hassan on suspicion. During preliminary investigation, Hassan told the police that he abducted the girl and raped her. Later, he killed her and buried her in his…

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.…

Birth Registration Of Girls Remains Low

Majority of women and girls have no legal existence in the official…

Missing Priya Kumari

The disturbing case of missing seven-year-old Priya Kumari has sparked a wave…

Polio Drive From 28th Missed Children Data To Be Digitised For Follow-up

LAHORE: The Punjab Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) has announced that the province will digitalise the data of missed children so that they are followed up and vaccinated in every campaign. Punjab EOC Coordinator Adeel Tasawwar announced this while presiding over a meeting held here on October 25 to review the…

CM Maryam Calls For Polio Eradication Plan In Punjab

LAHORE: The chief minister has sought a practical and sustainable plan to eliminate environmental samples of poliovirus. Maryam Nawaz was presiding over a meeting regarding elimination of polio here on October 19. A decision was made to track and register mobile and migrant populations in Punjab. The chief minister directed an effective…

Police Fail To Recover Boy Abducted By Kiln Owners

SAHIWAL: Saddar police failed to recover a 13-year-old labourer allegedly kidnapped by brick kiln owners after his family demanded payment for their work at Chak 41/12-L of tehsil Chichwatni. The victim, Ali Murad, son of Zafar, was allegedly abducted two weeks back. However, Saddar SHO Muddasir Ghaffar told Dawn that…

Protecting Children

THIS country’s children make the news for unfortunate reasons. At the core of their plight is the state’s inability to recognise that child rights violations indicate administrative failure and a rejection of our young ones’ existence. The Anti-Kidnap for Ransom Unit of the Lahore Organised Crime Unit and the Azad…

Police Bust Child Smuggling Ring, Rescue 29 In AJK

LAHORE: In a major operation, the Lahore Organised Crime Unit dismantled a child smuggling ring involved in luring and trafficking vulnerable children from Punjab to Azad Kashmir. During an intelligence-based operation in Kotli, Azad Kashmir, 29 children were safely rescued, police officials confirmed at a press conference. The operation, led…

Boy’s Body Retrieved From Lyari River

The body of a nine-year-old boy, who had drowned in the Lyari River, was recovered on 11 October 2024. The boy, Uzair, had drowned in the Lyari River in Lasi Goth in the Sohrab Goth area on Thursday evening. Following the incident, rescuers from different welfare organisations reached the area…

Saving Our Children

In 2018, the horrific Zainab rape and murder case shocked the nation, prompting leaders to promise a safer environment for children. Yet, five years later, the situation remains dire. Recent reports of six boys rescued from their abusers by Punjab police reveal that children in Pakistan continue to be at…

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…

PR Police Rescue, Reunite 626 Children, Women With Families

LAHORE: Pakistan Railways Police rescued and reunited around 626 children and women with their heirs in the last eight months over the period of 1st Jan to 31st Aug 2024. Around 2,000 lost luggage of passengers valued at Rs19.2m were retrieved and returned safely to the passengers. Additionally, around 13,360…

Abducted Minor Recovered In DI Khan

DERA ISMAIL KHAN: The local police on September 11 claimed to have recovered a six-year-old boy from kidnappers within 24-hours of the abduction and arrested two culprits. According to a police spokesman, the minor was kidnapped for ransom from Syed-Aliaan area of Paharpur tehsil. He said that following the directions…