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…

‘AI is Accelerating Online Abuse in Pakistan’

LAHORE: The Digital Rights Foundation (DRF) has warned of a sharp rise in cyber harassment cases, particularly involving minors, alongside persistent barriers to justice. It released its 2025 annual report on its digital security helpline and highlighted growing online safety risks across the country. According to the report, the helpline…

Violating Right to Free Education

Poverty, food insecurity, gender inequality, and funding – all of these reasons have been used by the government on various occasions to explain why there are 26.2 million children aged 5-16 out of school. A country that has the world’s second-highest number of out-of-school children is apparently so steeped in…

Private Schools Pocketing Over Rs5bn by Ignoring Scholarship Quota, Islamabad High Court informed

ISLAMABAD: In a revelation that underscores a massive gap between legislative intent and ground reality, it has emerged that private educational institutions (PEIs) in the federal capital are allegedly pocketing between Rs5 billion and Rs6 billion annually by failing to implement a mandatory 10 per cent scholarship quota for deserving…

Man Jailed for 10 Years in Rape Case in Karachi

KARACHI: A sessions court has sentenced a young man to 10-year imprisonment for raping a teenage girl. Additional District and Sessions Judge (Central) Mirza Tauseef Ahmed, after hearing arguments and examining evidence from the prosecution and defence sides, found Zeeshan alias Shani guilty of committing rape with the teenage girl…

Body Formed to Investigate Change of Exam Centres By Board of Secondary Education Karachi

KARACHI: The Sindh government has launched a high-level investigation into serious allegations of corruption and irregularities at the Board of Secondary Education Karachi (BSEK), particularly concerning the questionable shifting /change of examination centres for students taking matriculation exams. On the directive of Sindh Minister for Universities and Boards Muhammad Ismail…

Hospital at Centre of Child HIV Outbreak Caught Reusing Syringes in Undercover Filming

Mohammed Amin was eight when he died shortly after testing positive for HIV. His mother says his fevers were so bad that he insisted on sleeping in the rain, and he writhed in pain “like he’d been thrown in hot oil.” Not long after, his sister Asma was also diagnosed…

Minor Girl Recovered 48 Hours after Kidnap from Bus Stop in Sahiwal

SAHIWAL: City Police claimed to have recovered an 11-year-old girl 48 hours after she had gone missing from the E-Green Bus Stop at Jogi Chowk while standing with her maternal aunt on April 8. Station House Officer (SHO) Rai Nasir said the girl had allegedly been kidnapped by a woman…

Unsafe School Commute Endangers Children

LAHORE: The lack of school transport in Punjab is becoming a serious issue, as a large number of public and private educational institutions still fail to provide buses for students. Despite clear orders from the Lahore High Court directing schools to arrange transport to ensure safe travel for children, the…

Two Held for Unleashing Dog on Teenage Girl

BAHAWALPUR: The Vehari Daniwal police claimed to have arrested two suspects on April 10 for allegedly unleashing their pet dog on a young girl in the Bhatta Ikram locality the other day. According to a Vehari Police spokesperson, Raashida Bibi claimed in her complaint that Zahoor and Asad unleashed their…

Rape Convict Awarded Life Imprisonment, Rs1.2m Fine

LAKKI MARWAT: A child protection court sentenced a rape convict to life imprisonment on two terms and 23-year rigorous imprisonment along with a fine of Rs1.2 million. The verdict was pronounced by the additional sessions judge-II Lakki Marwat, who was also the presiding officer of the Child Protection Court. A…