Child Rights Violation Cases - Page 27

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…

Divorced Barber Confesses to School Girl’s Rape, Murder

HYDERABAD: A divorcee employed at a barber shop has turned out to be the suspect who has allegedly kidnapped, raped, and killed a seven-year-old schoolgirl in Mirpurkhas district in connivance with one more hitherto undisclosed suspect. SSP Mirpurkhas Sumair Noor Channa on November 12 shared with the media the police…

Floods Worsen Girls Education Crisis

PESHAWAR: The devastating floods that struck Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) in August 2025 have not only claimed lives and crippled the economy, but have also severely impacted girls’ education in a province long burdened by conflict, extremism, and poverty. According to official data, nearly 4.9 million children in K-P are currently out…

Report Paints Grim Picture of Child Safety in the Capital

ISLAMABAD: An alarming figure of 276 cases of violence against children were reported in the federal capital during the first half of the current year. The statistics were unveiled in the Sustainable Social Development Organisation’s (SSDO) Factsheet on Violence Against Children in Islamabad, covering the period from January to June…

Child Raped, Murdered in Mirpurkhas; Locals Stage Protest

HYDERABAD: A seven-year-old child, who had been missing for five days, was found dead with her body packed in a gunny bag and thrown by the side of a water distributary on November 9th, 2025. This gruesome incident occurred in Baloch Mohalla in Jhalori, a rural town in Shujabad taluka…

Residents Demand Girls School in Dir Village

LOWER DIR: Residents of Malakand Bala here have complained about lack of a girls’ primary school in the village, forcing pupils to study at the boys’ school. Talking to reporters, Malik Abdul Mustaan, Farhad and others said the boys’ school was also without a boundary wall, making it unsafe for…

Man Gets Life Term in Rape Case

BAHAWALNAGAR: A sessions court in Fort Abbas sentenced a man to life imprisonment on Saturday for raping a minor boy. Additional Sessions Judge Shahbaz Ahmad convicted Shehzad Ahmad of Khichiwala, who appeared on bail, of committing the offence under section 376-III (rape of a minor or a person with a…

Suspect Arrested after Boy Killed in Aerial Firing

KARACHI: Police on November 8 claimed to have arrested a man for allegedly killing an eight-year-old boy in an incident of aerial firing near Gujjar Nala on the night of November 7. According to Gulberg police, a bullet fired from an unknown direction pierced the main door of a house…

‘HIV-infected Blood’ Transfused to Child, Adult Patients

ISLAMABAD: A child and an adult were reportedly exposed to HIV last month here after infected blood and components were issued by the blood bank of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) due to alleged negligence and procedural failures. In the first case, two components of HIV positive blood, fresh…

Citizens’ Health at Risk in Karachi as ‘Hazardous’ Clouds of Dust, Smog hang in the Air

• Hospitals report large number of chest infection cases, including pneumonia • People urged to wear face masks and avoid going out unnecessarily • Experts stress need for eating nutritious food to raise immunity levels KARACHI: With a significant drop in minimum temperature, Karachi has been experiencing what the Met…

Two Children Kidnaped

SAHIWAL: Five armed suspects, including two women, abducted two minor children and assaulted their parents over an old enmity at village Dadra Bala at night. The attackers also took away gold ornaments and Rs50,000 cash from the victim family. According to police sources, Bilal, a farm worker and resident of…