Child Rights Violation Cases - Page 104

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…

Six Suspects Arrested For Selling Drugs To Students In Educational Institutions

According to a spokesperson for the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF), a nationwide crackdown against those selling drugs to students is ongoing. In the last 24 hours, six suspects were apprehended in five different operations around educational institutions. During these operations, approximately 15 kilograms of drugs valued at over Rs 1.2 million…

Protest Against Police Failure To Recover Missing Boy

KASUR: Scores of residents in Kot Murad Khan staged a protest on 27th September 2024 against the failure of the B-Division police to recover a boy who had been missing for the past 25 days. They blocked Ferozepur Road near the bypass by parking bikes and rickshaws, burning tyres and…

Chlorine Gas Leak Affects 27 Children, 10 Adults

HYDERABAD: More than 35 people, mostly children, suffered respiratory distress, coughing and throat and eye irritation after chlorine gas that leaked from a cylinder in the Hala Naka filtration plant spread in the Khursheed Town locality here on 24th September 2024. The plant is run by the Hyderabad Water and…

Couple Tortures Girl For Refusing To Work As Maid

TOBA TEK SINGH: Madina Town police of Faisalabad arrested on 26th September 2024 a couple for torturing a teenage girl, shaving her head as a punishment for refusing to work as a maid. According to the first information report (FIR), investigating officer Muhammad Atif Shahzad said Alisha Bibi (15), a…

Man Booked For Raping Boy

GUJAR KHAN: Kallar Syedan police have registered a case against a man for allegedly raping a boy who reportedly injured the suspect when he put up resistance on 25th September 2024. According to details, the case was registered on the complaint of the victim’s father, who told Kallar Syedan police…

Minor Boy Tortured Over Theft Charge

MUZAFFARGARH: A seven-year-old boy was allegedly tortured by some suspects over suspicion of theft in the Langrwah area of Alipur tehsil, some 120 kilometers away from the city. Reports said the suspects tied Muhammad Nasir with ropes, held him by his feet, and forced him to apologise for alleged theft.…

Man Kidnaps Child, Wants Stolen Bike In Return In Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: A man kidnapped a toddler and demanded his stolen motorcycle in ransom. The incident came to light after a case was registered with Tarnol police station on the complaint of the girl’s father. According to the police, the suspect was a close friend of the complainant and resided in…

Locals Lock School Handed Over To Private Sector

CHINIOT: The Punjab government has launched the Public Schools Reorganisation Programme (PSRP), through which around 5,000 schools across the province have been handed over to private sector management. In Chiniot district, 86 schools were included in this initiative, with 70 handed over to the NGO Akhuwat, 10 to educated youths,…

250,000 Die Annually Due To Drug Addiction

TOBA TEK SINGH: Up to 250,000 people lose their lives every year due to drug addiction in the country and the growing trend of drug addiction among the youth is pushing society towards darkness. To combat this issue, there is a need to create awareness and work towards eliminating this…

Teachers Protest Outsourcing Of Schools

RAWALPINDI: Teachers from Rawalpindi Division, under the platform of Grand Teachers Alliance, on 24th September 2024 staged a protest against the privatisation of government schools and seeking resolution of other problems. A large number of male and female teachers from Rawalpindi, Murree, Attock, Chakwal and Jhelum districts took part in…