Child Rights Violation Cases - Page 74

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…

Kidnapping Of Three Minor Boys in a Week Causes Alarm

KARACHI: While police have failed to recover a minor boy kidnapped over a week ago in North Karachi, the kidnapping of two more children has sent ripples of concern among people, forcing the Sindh chief minister to order police to take practical measures for their immediate recovery. The CM not…

Three Minors Raped In As Many Incidents in Lodhran

BAHAWALPUR: Three minor boys, one of them mentally-challenged, were allegedly raped by as many suspects, including a prayer leader and an 11-year-old boy, in separate incidents in the limits of different police stations in Lodhran district during the past 24 hours. According to police, in the first incident, a prayer…

Pakistan Confirms 71st Polio Case Of 2024 in Jacobabad

ISLAMABAD: The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health (NIH) has confirmed Pakistan’s 71st case of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) for 2024. The case involves a 58-month-old boy from Jacobabad, Sindh, with symptoms reported on December 27, 2024. This marks the fifth polio case…

Sixth Grader Injured After Being Hit By Teacher At School

PESHAWAR: Beaten by his teacher with stick right on his eyebrow, Hamza Hussain, a grade six student at a historical school here on 14 January 2024, had to have multiple stitches, setting a new example of corporal punishment. Father of the wounded student told The News that he was shocked…

Minor Boy Killed Over Court Marriage Issue

SAHIWAL: The body of a 10-year-old boy was found at Chak 113/12-L, tehsil Chichawatni, in what appears to be a revenge killing over a court marriage issue. The boy, Muhammad Zubair, son of Muhammad Riaz Nabi, had gone missing on January 13 and his body was found in the forest…

Several Islamabad Colleges Face Teachers’ Shortage

ISLAMABAD: Several colleges run by the Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) are facing a shortage of teachers while five model colleges in the federal capital were functioning without a regular teaching staff. Sources said the girls’ college in Bhara Kahu, and the boys’ colleges in Humak, Sector I-14, and Sector…

Teenage Sisters Allege Rape By Father They Killed: Police

LAHORE: Two teenage sisters, who were arrested in Gujranwala for killing their father by setting him on fire, have alleged rape as the motive behind the murder, police said 08-January-2025. The father was attacked in Gujranwala on January 1 and taken to hospital where he died on Tuesday. “The girls…

Man Dies After Teenage Daughters Tie Him Up, Set Fire To Him

GUJRANWALA: In a shocking incident, two teenage girls tied up their father with ropes and set him ablaze, Gujranwala police said on 07-January-2025. The victim, identified as Ali Akbar, succumbed to his injuries at the hospital after suffering severe burns. According to the police, a case has been registered under…

Everyone Has To Prevent Child Fatalities Due To Open Manholes

Sindh Local Government Minister Saeed Ghani on 06-January-2025 said the government, the relevant civic agencies and the concerned public have to play their due role in preventing fatalities due to children falling into utility holes in Karachi. Ghani was speaking in the provincial assembly on the death of a child…

Man Held For Attempting To Burn Ex-wife, Children

LAHORE: A man who attempted to burn his ex-wife and children alive was arrested. A woman from Ghaziabad called 15 emergency helpline and reported that her ex-husband had tried to set her and the children on fire by pouring petrol on them. The woman, however, managed to escape to a…