Child Rights Violation Cases - Page 32

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…

22 Lives Lost to Rabies in Sindh This Year

KARACHI: Citizens across the province are paying a heavy price on account of government’s failure to control dog population, families of rabies-affected people said while speaking to Dawn. They deplored that the departments concerned failed to ensure provision of healthcare facilities and life-saving medicines, besides training healthcare providers in the management…

Infant Recovered Five Days After Kidnap; Woman Held

SAHIWAL: District police claimed on December 16 to have arrested a woman allegedly involved in the kidnapping of an eight-month-old baby girl from Hamid Town, Village 90/9-L, on Dec 11 and recovered the infant. Police investigators identified the suspects as Nazia and her daughter Ayesha, who abducted the child while…

Child Abuse Cases Rise in Punjab as Convictions Remain at just 1%

LAHORE: Despite the Punjab Chief Minister’s repeated claims of considering women and children as her ‘red line,’ the reality is quite concerning. With the conviction rate for child offenders still extremely low, victims and their families are left without justice while the perpetrators are emboldened to continue their crimes. According…

Child Protection Effort Unravels as Father Takes Children Back to Footpath

KARACHI: A man who took his three children living in a shelter home, has brought them back to footpath. A 14-year-old Aisha is among the three children. The Sindh Child Protection Authority, in an attempt to protect the children against seasonal hardships and social vulnerabilities, had taken the custody of…

Skeleton of Missing 3-Year-Old Girl Found in Orakzai Mountains

ORAKZAI: The skeleton of a three-year-old girl who, went missing last month, has been discovered in mountains in Orakzai district. Authorities have arrested four main suspects in connection with the abduction and brutal murder of three-year-old Muqada in Upper Ghalju in a case that has shocked the local community. The…

‘Rabid’ Dog bites 12 People in Karachi

KARACHI: Eighteen people, including a three-year-old, were bitten by dogs in the Jumma Goth area in Bin Qasim Town on December 15. According to the Indus Hospital staff, at least 12 of the 18 patients were bitten by a single dog. “The information we have gathered from a dozen patients…

Another Girls School Blown Up in Mirali

MIRAMSHAH: Terrorists blew up another government primary school in the Mirali tehsil of North Waziristan district on the night of December 14, spreading fear and anxiety among students. According to police, the incident occurred in Eppi village, where unknown assailants planted explosive material inside the building of government girls primary…

‘Missed Diagnosis Costs Lives of 13,000 Kids with Diabetes Each Year’

Islamabad:An estimated 26,000 children and teenagers develop Type 1 diabetes in Pakistan every year but 13,000 or nearly half of them do not survive, health experts warned on December 15, saying that delayed diagnosis and the unavailability of life saving insulin are costing hundreds of young lives across the country.…

Exploitation Thrives as Painted Children Work at Karachi’s Signals

KARACHI: Child street performers, some as young as eight, spend hours at city intersections and traffic signals with their faces and clothes painted gold. To catch the attention of passersby and earn money for their families or handlers, these children stand robotically still, appearing to any empathetic observer as little…

Oil Depot Near School Faces PHC Challenge Over Safety Risks

PESHAWAR: A constitutional petition has been filed in the Peshawar High Court (PHC) challenging the operation of an oil depot in Taro Jabba, Nowshera, citing serious risks to the lives of schoolchildren. The petition names the federal and provincial governments, the Chairman of the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA),…