Child Rights Violation Cases - Page 36

Reconciliation Between Family Of Murdered Maid, Main Accused

KARACHI: In a shocking development, the family of Fatima Furiro, a minor girl found dead under suspicious circumstances at the Haveli of the influential Pir of Ranipur last year, has reconciled with the main accused, Asad Shah Jeelani. Adding to this, other eyewitnesses and close relatives of Fatima Furiro have also cleared all accused persons, including Asad Shah, his wife…

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 going to hand over 13,000 non-performing public schools of the province to non-government organisations (NGOs), Dawn learnt on 3rd April 2024. The chief minister presided over a meeting to review the School Education Reforms Programme and decided to…

Five Girls Raped At School In Gujranwala

GUJRAT: In a shocking incident, the case of rape of at least…

IHC Judgement on Child Custody

This case involves the future of a young girl (Meher Fatima) who…

Inclusion of ‘missing’ teenager in list of enforced disappearance cases irks SHC

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court took exception to a decision of authorities for categorizing the case of a 14-year-old missing boy as of ‘enforced disappearance’ and summoned the DIG (investigation) for an explanation in this regard. A two-judge bench headed by Justice Naimatullah Phulpoto observed that it was unable to…

Hospitals register influx of patients with measles complications

While there has been a slight decrease in measles` cases with the weather conditions getting warmer in a couple of days, the highly contagious infection remains a serious public health concern in Karachi as complicated cases continue to be reported at the city’s tertiary care hospitals, it emerged on 30…

Mentally-challenged ‘molested’ at hospital

LAYYAH: A 9-year-old mentally challenged was sexually assaulted in the district headquarters hospital within the limits of City Police Station. A police spokesperson said 15-year-old Abrar raped the minor girl who came to visit her grandmother in the surgical ward. The accused, who worked at a nearby General Bus Station…

Water board, KMC face Rs60m claim after child`s death in open manhole

KARACHI: A father, whose son fell into an open manhole last year, filed a lawsuit on Thursday in court, seeking more than Rs60 million in damages against the Karachi Water & Sewerage Board (KWSB) and the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) over their negligence. Last year in May, six-year-old Abyan Uddin,…

Minister concerned at lack of facilities at public schools

Punjab Minister for School Education Rana Sikandar Hayat paid a surprise visit to two schools at Kot Radha Kishan and expressed concern over a lack of basic facilities. The minister has started surprise visits to monitor the government educational institutions and the facilities provided to students. During his visit to…

Court summons police in girl’s ‘abduction’ case

The chief justice of Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Court has summoned the Gilgit SSP and Danyore SHO on 27 March 2024 in a case relating to alleged abduction of an underage girl and her forced marriage. A legal team of the GB High Court Bar representing the father of 13-year-old Falak Noor…

Protests held against abduction, forced marriage of underage girl

Protest demonstrations were held in Hunza and Islamabad on 24 March 2024 against alleged abduction and forced marriage of an underage girl belonging to Gilgit. The 13-year-old went missing from Sultanabad village in Gilgit four days ago. In Hunza, the protest was held at Karakoram Highway in Aliabad. A large…

Two minors succumb to `measles-like disease`

KASUR: Two minors have died, while six other children belonging to gypsy families have been hospitalised so far due to suspected measles outbreak in Khalil Shah locality of Phoolnagar in Pattoki tehsil. Health department teams from Lahore and Kasur reached the affected village on 23 March 2024 and started initial…

Minor girl raped in F-9 Park Islamabad

In yet another episode of sexual violence in the jurisdiction of the F/9 Park, one of the biggest parks in Asia, a 12-year-old schoolgirl was raped by a youth. The man trapped the girl from her home in F-11/1 through his younger sister and took her to the F-9 Park…

Child beggars flood twin cities

The number of child beggars and alms seekers has increased manifold in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad during the holy month of Ramazan according to a news report. The people of the two cities demanded strict actions against those who were involved in child begging and alms seeking.…