Crimes Comitted By Children - Page 2

THE PRISONS CRISIS OF PAKISTAN

Pakistan’s prison system is at a breaking point, with over 102,000 inmates crammed into overcrowded, under-resourced facilities. Prison conditions in Pakistan fall significantly short of international standards, with inmates facing numerous systemic challenges, including severe overcrowding, unhygienic living conditions, insufficient access to clean water, nutritious food and healthcare, exploitative labour practices, limited contact with family and legal counsel, and a lack…

Child Crime and Charity

The greater part of the Juvenile Justice System Act, 2018, which repealed the Juvenile Justice System Ordinance, 2000, deals with the reintegration of the child offenders in society instead of shunning them as an outcaste. Philanthropy can prove helpful in achieving this goal of juvenile justice as demonstrated in the…

Teen Student Kills Van Driver

GUJAR KHAN: A teenage student allegedly shot dead the driver of a…

Victims’ Families Pardon IHC Judge’s Son in Hit-and-run Case

A judicial magistrate on December 6 ordered the release on bail of…

Headmaster Suspended after Student Stabbed at Hazro School

TAXILA: The headmaster of Government Boys High School Hazro has been suspended following a shocking incident in which a Grade-7 student was seriously injured when another student stabbed him on the school premises, officials confirmed on Feb 23. According to rescue and police sources, the incident occurred during school hours…

Teenage Siblings Arrested for Killing Father

TOBA TEK SINGH: Police have arrested a teenage brother and sister for allegedly killing their father and burying his body in the courtyard in Mari Shah Sukhera in the Athara Hazari tehsil of Jhang. As per details, the Kot Shakir Police registered a case on Feb 6 on the complaint…

Teenager Held for Killing Stepmother

KARACHI: A teenage boy murdered his stepmother in Landhi after he did not get a meal on time, police said on Wednesday. Quaidabad SHO Mohammed Ali Shah told Dawn that 15-year-old Jamal Muhammad was arrested on the complaint of his father for stabbing Perveen, 56, to death in their Sherpao…

PHC Grants Bail to Juvenile in Police Lines Bombing Case

PESHAWAR, Feb 06: Peshawar High Court on 6 February granted bail to a juvenile accused after almost three years of his arrest in the 2023 devastating suicide bombing at Peshawar Police Lines which had claimed 84 lives. Justice Sahibzada Asadullah of a single-member bench accepted plea of the accused on…

Student Shot Dead over TikTok Dispute in Charsadda

CHARSADDA: A ninth-grade student was killed allegedly by a fellow student following a dispute over comments on a TikTok post at a private school here on January 28. The slain student has been identified as Salman. The victim’s brother, Shehzad lodged an FIR with Mandani police station, stating that he…

Student Killed During Scuffle

LAHORE: A student died of a head injury after a scuffle broke out between students of a private academy in Harbanspura here on December 18. A police official said the incident took place at night when students of the 9th and 10th classes had a scuffle over some petty issue.…

Son of IHC Judge sent on Physical Remand over Fatal Car Accident that Claimed Two Lives

The teenage son of Justice Mohammed Asif of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) was remanded into police custody on December 2 in a case where two young women lost their lives after being hit by a speeding sports utility vehicle (SUV). Judicial magistrate Shaista Khan Kundi issued the remand order…

Reckless Teen Driver Runs over Two Women in Islamabad while Snapchatting

A 16-year-old boy, driving a white SUV, struck and killed two young women riding a scooter on Secretariat Chowk opposite the metro station in Islamabad on the night of 1st December. According to the remand report, he struck the girls as he was recording a video for Snapchat. The two…

Punjab Set to Enforce Kite Flying Ordinance 2025

LAHORE: The Punjab government s Kite Flying Ordinance 2025, a far-reaching legal framework aimed at controlling kite flying and eliminating dangerous string, is poised for promulgation next week once the Punjab Assembly session concludes. The ordinance, already approved by the provincial cabinet, cannot be signed by the governor while the…

72 Children Convicted to Life Term Across Punjab

LAHORE: The Office of the Inspector General of Prisons, Punjab, has provided official data confirming that a total of 72 children have been convicted to life imprisonment across various prisons in Punjab. The information was released in response to a request filed by Advocate Sarmad Ali under Article 19 (A)…

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