child protection – Page 16 – The State of Children in Pakistan

School Principal Arrested For Alleged Abuse Of Teachers, Students

SHEIKHUPURA: A school principal has been arrested on charges of sexually abusing several teachers and students in the Mirza Virkan area of Sheikhupura, reported Ary News. The case came to light after videos of the victims went viral on social media and WhatsApp groups. Following the emergence of the videos, the B-division station police conducted a raid on complaints of…

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…

Permitted age for employment of children as domestic workers

Do you know what the minimum age is for children in the…

Juvenile Offenders in Punjab

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

Child Dies, Five Injured As School’s Under-Construction Roof Collapses

LAHORE: A child died and at least five other persons were injured after the roof of an under-construction private school building collapsed in Lahore’s Baghbanpura neighbourhood on July 2. A statement issued by the Baghbanpura police says an eight-year-old boy died, while four men and another child were injured in…

Tuition Centre Tragedy

The deadly building collapse of a private tuition centre in Lahore is another reminder of the pathetic enforcement of building controls and the unscrupulous behaviour of the construction industry, which prioritises profits over safety. Reports said 14 children between the ages of five and 16 were killed after the roof…

NCCIA Establishes Cell For Cases Of Women, Children

LAHORE: The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) Punjab has established a dedicated cell to ensure prompt registration, investigation and prosecution of cases involving women and children. According to NCCIA Punjab Director Muhammad Ali Wasim, the initiative had been taken to provide women and children with expedited legal assistance, protection…

Two Teenage Girls, 12-Year-Old Boy ‘Sexually Assaulted’ In Rawalpindi

RAWALPINDI: At least three minors were sexually assaulted in three seperate incidents across Rawalpindi, police have said. According to the police, a 13-year-old deaf and mute girl was allegedly raped in the Naseerabad area, while a teenage housemaid was subjected to rape in Bahria Town. The alleged rape of the…

Prayer Leader Held For Raping Minor Boy

SARGODHA: A prayer leader was arrested after he was allegedly caught red-handed while committing rape with a minor boy in an adjoining room of a mosque in Shahwala South in Khushab district. In her complaint to the Noorpur Thal Police, the victim’s mother said that her nine-year-old son ‘H’ used…

Six Cases Of Boys’ Rape: Complainants, Victims Booked For Changing Statements In Gujrat

GUJRAT: Police in Gujrat have registered at least six cases against the complainants, victims and witnesses in boys’ rape cases, for withdrawing or changing statements against the suspects before the court of law. All the cases have been lodged with the Kakrali police station in Kharian tehsil of Gujrat district…

Three Girls Killed After School Wall Collapses Near Umerkot

UMERKOT: Three girls, aged 3 to 13, were killed after a portion of the outer wall of a government primary school collapsed and the rubble fell on them in the Gamoori Kori locality near Umerkot on June 30. The girls were returning home after attending a nearby seminary. While they…

No Sanctuary for Abuse

A place of learning should never become a place of fear. Yet another child has paid with his life for the unchecked culture of violence that continues to exist at places meant to educate. Fourteen-year-old Ali Haider, who had been sent to a madrassa, allegedly died from a brutal beating…

Two Booked For Raping Boy, Recording Video In Sargodha

SARGODHA: The police have booked a youth and his accomplice for allegedly raping an orphaned boy at gunpoint and recording a video of the heinous crime in Bhakkar. According to the FIR, K, a youth from Chandani Chowk area of Bhakkar, and his accomplice S, lured an eighth class student…

14 Children Dead as Roof of Lahore Tuition Centre Collapses

Fourteen children were killed, and eight others were injured after the roof of a tuition centre collapsed in Lahore’s Kahna area on June 30, according to officials. Speaking to a private television channel, Punjab Health Minister Khawaja Imran Nazir said a tragic incident occurred at a private tuition centre in…