Child Rights Violation Cases - Page 29

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…

Kohistan Girls Suffer as 60pc Schools Closed Due to Teachers Shortage

MANSEHRA: Girls in Upper Kohistan continue to suffer the consequences of government neglect as nearly 60 percent of primary and middle schools remain closed due to a shortage of teachers, absenteeism and administrative failures. “I paid a surprise visit to the office of the district education officer (women) and found…

Eight Children Test HIV Positive in Karachi’s SITE Area

The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection has been detected in eight children, tested at the Kulsoom Bai Valika Hospital in Karachi. The hospital officials have blamed the quack doctors, practising illegally, for the infection and demanded of the Sindh Healthcare Commission (SHCC) to take action against such unauthorised medical practitioners.…

Two Arrested for Attempting to Sell Minor Girl to Dacoits

BAHAWALPUR: The Shah Shammas police station of Multan on November 2 claimed to have foiled an attempt to sell a minor girl to the Katcha dacoits and arrested two alleged abductors, including a woman. According to the police, one Abdul Rehman complained to the police that his neighbours Ali and…

Mother ‘Sells’ Newborn to Pay Hospital Bill

KARACHI: In a shocking incident that has sparked widespread outrage, a woman allegedly had to sell her newborn baby to settle medical bills at a private clinic in Memon Goth, police said on November 2. Malir district police chief confirmed on Sunday evening that the child has been recovered safely…

27th Killing in Naudero Feud Forces School Closures, Disrupts Children’s Education

LARKANA: A 35-year-old man was killed in an ambush leading the death toll in an old enmity between two rival communities to 27 in a Naudero village on November 2. Unknown assailants ambushed Shahzado Jaiho while he, along with a friend, Maqsood Raza Mangnejo, was returning home from a clinic…

Principal Injured in Attack by Schoolgirls’ Harassers’ in Toba Tek Singh

TOBA TEK SINGH: The principal of a private school in Gojra was attacked and injured by the shopkeepers who were harassing the female students of his school. In his FIR, registered by Gojra City police, Muhammad Saeed, the principal of Al Barkat Girls High School, Painsara Road, said the schoolgirls…

Abducted Minor Girl Found Murdered

BAHAWALPUR: A ten-year-old girl, who was allegedly abducted from her house on the night of October 30, was found murdered in the fields at 110/ DB village in the Yazman Saddar police limits on October 31. According to the district police spokesman, Siddique, the father of the victim, Rabia (10),…

Boy Dies, Two Hospitalised After Eating ‘Toxic Snacks’

GUJRAT: A seven-year-old boy died on October 31 and his two siblings were in a critical condition, allegedly after eating poisonous crackers (papad) a couple of days back, at Alipur Chattha town of Wazirabad district, on Friday. Reports say that three minor brothers – Kazim, Qasim and Hashim – ate…

Child Worker Dies in Burewala kiln Tragedy

BUREWALA: A 14-year-old boy lost his life after falling into a burning furnace while working at the kiln. Witnesses said Ali Hasan, who was performing his usual duties, lost balance and slipped into the fire. He sustained severe burns and succumbed to his injuries despite rescue efforts. Rescue teams rushed…

Two School Boys Arrested for Gang Rape

SARGODHA: Three boy students of a private school gang-raped over dozen of students and made their videos to blackmail them. Two of them were arrested by the Satellite Town police after the regional police officer took notice of the complaint of the mother of a gang-rape survivor boy on social…