Child Rights Violation Cases - Page 65

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…

Rawalpindi Health Workers’ Protest Against Hospitals Outsourcing Mars Anti-polio Campaign

RAWALPINDI: As the district launched its week-long polio vaccination drive on April 21, health workers in at least three tehsils – Kahuta, Kallar Syedan, and Gujar Khan – refused to participate in the campaign to protest the decision to outsource public-sector hospitals. According to Young Doctors Association’s office-bearer Dr Aarif Aziz,…

Missing Girl Found Strangled To Death

GUJAR KHAN: A seven-year-old girl, who went missing on April 20, was found strangled to death and allegedly sexually assaulted in an under-construction house located in her neighbourhood in the limits of Mandra police of Gujar Khan. Police have registered a case on the complaint of the victim’s father. According…

Man Gets Life In Jail For Raping 5th Grader After Kidnapping Her

A sessions court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment on charges of raping a Class V student. Aijaz was found guilty of sexually abusing his landlord’s 11-year-old daughter after abducting her from their house in Kearmari in February 2022. Additional Sessions Judge (South) Abdul Zahoor sentenced the convict to…

Five-year-old Girl Raped, Murdered, Dumped In Drain

Body of the victim was found in Gujjar Nullah KARACHI: Endemic sexual violence targeting young girls shows growing perversion and frustration in society. In the latest disturbing incident, a five-year-old girl was murdered after being subjected to sexual abuse in Liaquatabad. The body of the girl, who went missing from…

Four Suspects Booked Over Gang Rape Of Teenage Girl In Malir

The Malir City police on 17-April-2025 registered a case against four suspects, including a student named Faizan, for allegedly subjecting a 17-year-old girl to gang rape. According to the FIR, the incident occurred on April 14 when the victim was on her way to school. As per the complaint filed…

Refusals, Missed Children Remain Challenge As Sindh Prepares For Anti-polio Drive

With over 220,000 children missed in the February anti-polio campaign — including nearly 43,000 children who were not allowed to have polio vaccine administered and over 177,000 children who were not available when vaccination teams tried to reach them — Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has called for…

Child Crime and Charity

The greater part of the Juvenile Justice System Act, 2018, which repealed the Juvenile Justice System Ordinance, 2000, deals with the reintegration of the child offenders in society instead of shunning them as an outcaste. Philanthropy can prove helpful in achieving this goal of juvenile justice as demonstrated in the…

‘Missing’ Teenager Found Murdered

A “missing” teenage boy was found murdered near Hawkesbay on the afternoon of 16 April, police and rescue services officials said. The Mauripur police said that the tortured body of 15-year-old Rajab Ali was recovered from a drain in Sher Mohammed Village. DIG-South Syed Asad Raza told Dawn that during…

Missing Girl Found Murdered After Rape

KARACHI: The body of a missing girl was found floating in the Lyari river near Liaquatabad on April 16 and an autopsy found that she was subjected to a sexual assault. Police said that it appeared that the girl was kidnapped, raped and murdered. The body was dumped in the…

Pakistan Sees Alarming Spike In Violence Against Children

SSDO report shows 7,608 cases in 2024, conviction rates below 1% for most offences ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is witnessing a harrowing rise in violence against children, with 7,608 cases reported across the country so far in 2024 – an average of 21 incidents per day, according to a new report by…