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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…

The Age Of Consent And The Borders Of Belief

ICT Child Marriage Restraint Act, 2025 marks a pivotal step toward a safer, progressive Pakistan KARACHI. Child rights organisations and advocates, along with concerned citizens, have warmly welcomed the passage of recent legislation on child marriages, describing it as a landmark step toward protecting the rights and well-being of children.…

3 Nomadic Youths Rape Underage Girl

Rawalpindi: Police have launched a formal investigation after a man filed a…

SC Overturns Conviction Of Man In Incest Case

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has set aside the conviction of a man…

School Peon Arrested For Allegedly Molesting Teenage Boy

TAXILA: A man was arrested in Hasan Abdal for allegedly molesting a teenage boy on the school premises, police sources said on 13th February. According to police sources, a complainant told the police that his 13-year-old brother worked at a furniture market adjacent to the school. On Thursday, the suspect,…

Senate Rights Panel Concerned By Alarming Rise In Violence Against Children

• Human rights body calls for concrete strategy to combat such crime • Legislation regarding children, differently abled rights deferred • Sindh police chief says 289 kidnapping cases reported last year, 269 children recovered ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary body on 11th February focused on key legislative and administrative matters concerning children’s…

Suspect Held For Raping Two Minor Brotohers In Sialkot

NAROWAL: Sialkot police claimed on 11th February to have arrested two suspects, one of them for sexually assaulting two minor brothers and the other for allegedly raping a widow, in separate cases. In the first incident, Ghulam Murtaza, a resident of Raipur Awan village in Sialkot district complained to the…

PHC Acquits Four In Abduction Of Girl, Forced Marriage Case

PESHAWAR: Peshawar High Court has acquitted four persons and set aside the sentence of life imprisonment awarded to them by a child protection court for allegedly abducting a teenage girl and forcing her to marriage with one of them in Swat district. A bench consisting of Justice Mohammad Naeem Anwar…

Lawmakers Condemn Khuzdar Girl’s Abduction

Quetta. The high-profile abduction of a 17-year-old girl in Khuzdar named Asma Jattak, echoed in the Balochistan Assembly on February 7 as lawmakers strongly condemned the incident, urging authorities to take swift action for her recovery. They expressed their serious concern over the issue, emphasizing the need for immediate intervention…

Man Booked For Kidnapping Teenage Girl Denied Bail

A court has dismissed the bail application of a man in a case pertaining to alleged abduction of a teenage girl from Karachi. Azhar Ali was booked for allegedly kidnapping a 15-year-old girl from Karachi’s Gulshan-e-Iqbal and trafficking her to Naushehro Feroze last month. He moved an application before Judicial…

Two Awarded Death For Rape, Murder Of Minor Girl

THATTA: In a landmark verdict, Thatta sessions court on 1st February sentenced two accused to death after finding them guilty of abducting, sexually assaulting and murdering a seven-year-old girl in Gharo in December 2019. The incident had sent shockwaves through the area’s residents as one of the convicts was the…

Two Minor Boys Raped in Separate Incidents

BAHAWALPUR: Two minor boys were allegedly raped in separate incidents in the areas of Qutabpur in Lodhran and Mailsi in Vehari districts on 31st January. In the first case, a nine-year-old boy was allegedly raped by a man on Sui Gas Road, Qutabpur, Lodhran district. The victim’s father, Mudassar, in…

Punjab To Launch Project For Survivors Of Gender-based Violence

LAHORE: The Punjab government has decided to launch a four-year project for promoting the protection, rehabilitation, and economic empowerment of the survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) in the province, with the technical assistance of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The project aims to strengthen the provincial mechanisms for effective…

Three Rape Suspects Arrested

Wah Cant police have arrested three teachers of a religious seminary for allegedly raping three minor students. The victims were studying at Madrssah Majdiya Noor Fatima Zahra Saleem Nigar. The arrested accused were identified as Ali Akbar, Sameer and Siddiqui. The affected minors were medically examined at the Tehsil Headquaters…