Child Rights Violation Cases - Page 41

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…

Abducted Minor Girl Reunited With Family

RAWALPINDI: A minor girl, abducted by an unidentified person from outside a private hospital on the night of September 23, was reunited with her parents on September 24. Gulzar Masih, a resident of Medical College Staff colony lodged an FIR with the Banni police saying that he brought his daughter-in-law,…

Minor Declared Poliovirus Carrier Dies Before Second Sample Collection

HYDERABAD: An eight-month-old girl, declared a poliovirus carrier by the National Institute of health (NIH) Islamabad, already passed away before her second sample was to be collected by local health officials here. According to information shared officially by the district administration here on September 23, Umrah, daughter of Salman, resident…

Only 34pc of HPV Vaccination Target Achieved as Drive Nears End

ISLAMABAD: The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign, which has been targeting 13 million girls aged 9 to 14, has so far achieved only 34 percent of its target, it was revealed on September 24. So far, only 4.5 million girls out of the targeted 13 million have been vaccinated against the…

Madressah Sealed in Shangla over Student’s Assault Complaint

SHANGLA: The assistant commissioner, Chakesar, on September 24 sealed a madressah in the Hospital Colony Chakesar in Shangla after a student complained of physical assault there. According to the deputy commissioner, Shangla, Muhammad Fawad Khan, a student visited the assistant commissioner’s office in Chakesar and complained to the AC about…

Court Hands Over 18 Kids Recovered From Orphanage to CPWB

SAHIWAL: Muhammad Tariq, Additional District and Sessions Judge, Child Protection Court, Sahiwal, formally handed over the custody of the 18 minor children, 17 of them from Balochistan, who were recovered from an orphanage to the district office of the Child Protection and Welfare Bureau (CPWB) here on September 24. The…

Stray Dogs Overrun Pindi Streets

RAWALPINDI: Due to alleged inaction by the Rawalpindi Municipal Corporation, District Council and district administration, stray dogs have proliferated across the city and made life difficult for residents. Citizens are living in fear of stray dogs. Packs of dogs are seen roaming streets and neighbourhoods from morning through evening. Groups…

Missing boy Found Raped, Murdered in Landhi

KARACHI: The body of a seven-year-old boy who had gone missing was found in the Landhi area, and a post-mortem examination confirmed that he had been raped before being murdered, police said on September 23. Police Surgeon Dr Summaiya Syed told Dawn that the body of the boy, identified as…

Physical Abuse: CPB Recovers 18 Kids in Raid on Sahiwal ‘Orphanage’

SAHIWAL: On the order of an additional sessions judge, a team of the district chapter of the Child Protection Bureau (CPB) raided an orphanage at Chichawatni on September 23 , recovering 18 children, 17 of them from Balochistan, who were allegedly being tortured by their teachers and caretakers. The incident…

Punjab Govt Orders Fresh Probe into Faisalabad Children Hospital ‘Scam’

LAHORE: The Punjab government has ordered de novo inquiry proceedings against a senior medical officer/ex-medical superintendent (MS) of the Children Hospital Faisalabad for allegedly committing blatant violation of procurement and financial rules, as well as for continuation of irregular and unauthiorised execution of maintenance and repair work. The ex-MS was…

Five Teens Booked in Jhang for Forcing Friends To Do Sexual Acts

TOBA TEK SINGH: Shorkot City police in Jhang on September 23 registered a case against five teens and arrested three of them for allegedly kidnapping their five friends and forcing them to rape each other over a quarrel. Police spokesperson told the media that five class IX students were on…