Child Rights Violation Cases

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…

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…

Family Court Hands Down Imprisonment To Two In Child Custody Case

A family court in Karachi has awarded six-month prison sentence to two persons after they were found guilty of wilfully violating judicial orders in a sensitive child custody dispute. The court ruled that a woman, Ameer Zadi, and her son Salman Shah unlawfully relocated her minor granddaughter, Kashaf Fatima, to…

Water Tanker Torched After It Kills Two Minor Brothers

Yet another tragic road accident shook the city as two minor brothers riding a motorbike were crushed to death by a speeding water tanker near Kala Pul on Defence Korangi Road. The horrific incident triggered public outrage, with irate residents setting the tanker on fire. According to reports, the water…

96 Children Among 202 People Killed In Rain Incidents So Far: NDMA

ISLAMABAD: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) disclosed on 19-July-2025 at least 202 people — including 96 children — had lost their lives across Pakistan since the onset of the monsoon season in June this year. The official data painted a grim picture, with Punjab accounting for 123 of the…
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Abducted Minor Found In Keamari, Three Suspects Held

The Special Investigation Unit (SIU) has rescued a four-year-old boy from Keamari and arrested three suspected kidnappers — a married couple and the man’s mother — said SIU SSP Shoaib Memon at a press conference at his office on 17-July-2025. SSP Memon said ringleader Jameel Burhan was operating a gang…

Swat River Tragedy: Body Of Child Recovered After 21 Days

MINGORA: The body of a missing child was recovered from the Swat River in Barikot tehsil of Swat district, 21 days after he was swept away in a tragic drowning incident. Rescue 1122 Swat had been conducting a continuous and intensive search operation since June 27. Today, their efforts concluded…

Stray Bullets Kill Four Children In Six Weeks

City reels under wave of gun violence as public outrage grows KARACHI: Four children have been killed and several other people have been injured by stray bullets in different neighbourhoods of the metro over the past six weeks, sparking widespread anger among Karachiites. In the latest incident, 11-year-old Zainab was…

Woman, Her Three Children Go Missing

LAHORE: A woman was allegedly kidnapped along with her three children in the Sundar area here the other day. The police lodged a first information report (FIR) on the complaint of the woman’s father Mohammad Rafique, against unknown kidnappers and launched investigations into the incident. The police reports suggested that…

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…

Woman Throws Herself, Two Minor Sons In Front Of Train

SAHIWAL: An unidentified young woman, along with her two minor children, allegedly died after she threw herself and the kids in front of a running goods train near Ashiana Housing Society, Jhal Road, in the early hours of 13th July. Eyewitnesses informed police that the woman, along with her minor…
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UNICEF’s National Ambassador for Child Rights, Saba Qamar, highlights the impact of child marriage on young girls’ futures and calls for unified action to protect children.

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