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…

Reconciliation Between Family Of Murdered Maid, Main Accused

KARACHI: In a shocking development, the family of Fatima Furiro, a minor…

13,000 non-performing schools to be given to NGOs in Punjab

In the name of bringing reforms, the Maryam Nawaz-led provincial government is…

Five held for Gang-rape, Torture of Teen Girl

KHANEWAL: Police claimed to have arrested five men, including the primary suspect, for the alleged abduction, gang rape and torture of a 15-year-old girl over several days. The victim was also subjected to an acid attack before being dumped, semi-naked, in a street. Police said that as per the victim…

Water tanker Kills Seven-year-old Boy in Manghopir

Police in the Manghopir neighbourhood of District West arrested a water tanker driver for allegedly crushing a minor boy to death on 5 January. According to the police, the accused was driving at high speed when he struck seven-year-old Arif, son of Ghulam Abbas, who was present on a street…

Suspect held for Killing Woman, her Three Kids

KARACHI: Police on January 4 claimed to have arrested a man for his alleged involvement in killing a woman and her three children. Partially decomposed bodies of Anila, 35, her two sons, Husain Ali, 12, and Konain Ali, 10, and daughter Kishwara Zehra, 13, were found in a pit off…

Three Injured after ‘back-to-back Quadcopter Attacks’ on school in North Waziristan

PESHAWAR: At least three people, including a school principal and Rescue 1122 official, were injured on Tuesday when unknown assailants targeted a private school with “back-to-back quadcopter attacks” in North Waziristan’s Mir Ali, local sources said. For months, banned militant organisations in the region have been using improvised munitions like quadcopters to…

Mansehra Schools, Colleges Sealed for holding Classes in Winter Vacation

MANSEHRA: The district administration has sealed around a dozen private schools and colleges for holding classes despite the issuance of the winter vacation notification by the government due to the current cold wave across Hazara division. “We cannot allow private educational institutions to play with the health of students in…

Woman mauled to Death, Minor Boy injured by Stray Dogs in Punjab

BAHAWALPUR: A woman was mauled to death while a minor seminary boy suffered serious wounds by a pack of dogs in two separate incidents in Vehari and Lodhran districts, respectively. According to Mailsi police of district Lodhran, Naziran Mai (60), a resident of Basti Nealanwali in the suburbs of Dakotal…

Newborn Mistakenly Declared Dead Dies

RAWALPINDI: A newborn baby, declared dead by Holy Family Hospital and handed over to parents with an official death certificate, remained alive for over 12 hours on and off a ventilator before passing away. Punjab Healthcare Commission has taken notice and launched an inquiry, while the hospital termed the incident…

IHC Orders Action against Police Officials, Declares Arrest as Kidnapping

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) in a ruling has censured the capital police for grossly exceeding their lawful authority, declaring an arrest carried out without due legal process as “kidnapping” and ordering disciplinary as well as penal action against the officials involved. Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani issued a detailed…

Bodies of Three Children ‘Killed’ by Mother Recovered in AJK

MUZAFFARABAD: A joint team of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and Punjab police on December 31 recovered the bodies of three minor children from a village in Bhimber district, nearly two weeks after they were allegedly murdered and buried by their mother and her paramour, police said. DSP Bhimber…

Over 2,000 Cybercrime Suspects Arrested This Year

RAWALPINDI: The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) has investigated 2,196 cybercrime cases this year, including ransomware attacks, online fraud, data breaches, and cyber-enabled financial crimes. It has also detained 2,902 suspects and disrupted five significant organised cybercrime networks that would operate both domestically and abroad in the current year.…