Crimes Comitted By Children - Page 3

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The greater part of the Juvenile Justice System Act, 2018, which repealed the Juvenile Justice System Ordinance, 2000, deals with the reintegration of the child offenders in society instead of shunning them as an outcaste.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…

Minor Girl Sexually Assaulted

KHANEWAL: A four-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted in an incident reported in Khanewal’s suburban area of 67/15-L Vejhianwala on September 17. According to initial reports, the girl had gone to a nearby shop around noon to buy items. When she returned home crying, her father noticed she was in…

Mother Of Three Tortured To Death Allegedly By Husband and Kids

RAWALPINDI: A mother of three was allegedly tortured to death by her husband due to some domestic issues, police said on 15th August. An FIR has been filed against her husband and children for murder and concealing evidence of the crime. Ghulam Akhtar, a resident of Kot Adu (District Muzaffargarh),…

Minors Exposed To Drugs, Driven To Robberies

Teenage gang busted for manipulating underage individuals KARACHI: Minors in the city are being exposed to drugs, subsequently engaging in criminal activities under the influence of these substances, according to recent reports. Sachal police apprehended the ringleader of a teenage gang, Ghulam Muhammad Ali, who allegedly manipulated minors by getting…

Underage Driver, Father Indicted For DHA Car Crash

LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court on 15th July indicted an underage driver and his father on charges of killing six people in a car accident in the Defence Housing Authority (DHA). ATC-II Judge Irfan Haider directed the prosecution to present its witnesses at next hearing as both accused Afnan and his…

Underage Driver Remanded In Judicial Custody

LAHORE: A judicial magistrate on 12th July denied police further physical remand of an underage car driver and sent him to jail on judicial remand in a case involving death of a young man and injuries to several others in Shahdara Town. The police produced suspect Hashir Umar before the court…

SHRC Wants Woman, Child Inmates Kept In Correctional Centres

HYDERABAD: The Sindh Human Rights Commission chairperson Iqbal Ahmed Detho has urged civil society to ensure provision of timely legal aid and essential needs such as appropriate clothing and safe living conditions to inmates at correctional centres. He said during a visit of Youthful Offenders Industrial School (YOIS) and Women…

Day Marked To Support Torture Victims

HARIPUR: The Human Development Organisation (HDO) organised a function at the central prison here the other day to highlight the importance of practices for good hygiene in jails. The activity was part of the celebration of the International Day in Support of Torture Victims. The prisoners admitted to the Drug…

Police Investigate Family Of 10-year-old Suspect In Infant Murder Case

RAWALPINDI: After the police enlarged the scope of their investigation to determine the real circumstance surrounding the murder of a toddler allegedly by her 10-year-old cousin in Ratta Amral, it emerged that the suspect was mentally unstable. This was revealed by the grandmother of the juvenile suspect during police investigation. The suspect’s…

Crackdown On Underage Drivers In Sialkot

NAROWAL: Sialkot police have initiated a crackdown against underage drivers and imposed 1,397 fines, booked two, and took 98 motorcycles into custody. Sialkot District Police Officer (DPO) Faisal Shahzad told Dawn that police launched the crackdown to curb underage motorcycle, car and motorcycle rickshaws drivers. He said that special teams…

Four Suspects Booked Over Gang Rape Of Teenage Girl In Malir

The Malir City police on 17-April-2025 registered a case against four suspects, including a student named Faizan, for allegedly subjecting a 17-year-old girl to gang rape. According to the FIR, the incident occurred on April 14 when the victim was on her way to school. As per the complaint filed…

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