SARGODHA: A prayer leader was arrested after he was allegedly caught red-handed while committing rape with a minor boy in an adjoining room of a mosque in Shahwala South in Khushab district. In her complaint to the Noorpur Thal Police, the victim’s mother said that her nine-year-old son ‘H’ used to go to a mosque for hifz where ‘R’ taught him along with other children of the village. She alleged that when her son
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GUJRAT: Police in Gujrat have registered at least six cases against the complainants, victims and witnesses in boys’ rape cases, for withdrawing or changing statements against the suspects before the court of law. All the cases have been lodged with the Kakrali police station in Kharian tehsil of Gujrat district in a single day. Official sources say that the cases were lodged against the complainants, victims and witnesses following a written complaint by the
UMERKOT: Three girls, aged 3 to 13, were killed after a portion of the outer wall of a government primary school collapsed and the rubble fell on them in the Gamoori Kori locality near Umerkot on June 30. The girls were returning home after attending a nearby seminary. While they were passing by the wall, it suddenly collapsed, locals said, adding that the girls died before they could be rescued from under the rubble.
A place of learning should never become a place of fear. Yet another child has paid with his life for the unchecked culture of violence that continues to exist at places meant to educate. Fourteen-year-old Ali Haider, who had been sent to a madrassa, allegedly died from a brutal beating by his teacher. The abuse was never reported when it occurred. Ali’s family took him back to Bahawalnagar for treatment, but he succumbed to
Provincial Breakdown of NFE Teaching Workforce Gender 2025 Province / Area Male Female Total AJK 60 538 598 Balochistan 315 442 757 GB 318 684 1,002 ICT 616 1,711 2,327 KP 970 6,170 7,140 Punjab 2,989 17,750 20,739 Sindh 624 1,069 1,693 Total 5,892 28,364 34,256 Source: PIE Annual Statistical Report 2024-25
Provice wise NFE Learners / Students Province Area Male Female Total Azad Jammu & Kashmir 12,587 13,178 25,765 Balochistan 17,990 20,125 38,115 Gilgit Baltistan 17,578 17,630 35,208 ICT 25,574 24,214 49,788 KP 139,490 213,045 352,535 Punjab 322,273 356,478 678,751 Sindh 24,053 34,358 58,411 Total 559,545 679,028 1,238,573 Source: PIE Annual Statistical Report 2024-25 Province-wise NFE Centers, Teachers, and Learners Province / Area Centers Teachers Learners Azad Jammu & Kashmir 453 598 25,765 Balochistan
Children Admitted to Youthful Industrial Schools & Correctional Facilities in Sindh 2025 ( 1 January – 31 December 2025) Name of facility Number of Children Admitted YOIS & CF Karachi 851 YOIS & CF Hyderabad 207 YOIS & CF Sukkur 89 DP & CF Larkana 57 Total 1,204 Source: Sindh Prisons Department
Prevalence of Child Labour in Pakistan by Province, Gender and Age Group (5–17 Years) Province Total Child Labour % Male Female Child Labour in Hazardous Work (%) Islamabad Capital Territory 15,180 2.4 3.6 1 2.3 Balochistan 201,352 3.7 5.7 1.3 3.6 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 745,155 9 11.7 5.9 7.6 Punjab 6,036,473 16.9 21.8 11.5 8.5 (Aged 5-14) – 30.8 (Aged 15-17) Sindh 1,610,037 10.3 13.7 6.6 7.4 Total 8,608,197 – Source: Punjab-CLS 2019-20, KP-CLS 2022,
Children in Domestic Work as % of Working Children (Age 5-17) Province/ Territory Total Boys Girls ICT 13.2 7.8 33.5 Punjab 1.7 0.6 3.9 Sindh 1.8 1.2 2.9 Source: ICT-CLS 2023-24, Punjab-CLS 2019-20, Sindh-CLS 2023-24
Percentage of Refugee Children Enrolled in Public Schools Provincial/Region Boys(%) Girls(%) Total (%) National 0.44 0.3 0.38 ICT 0.44 0.18 0.28 Balochistan 1.26 1.15 1.21 KP 1.4 1.02 1.23 Punjab 0.05 0.04 0.05 Sindh 0 0 0.02 PES 2023-24
Provincial Distribution of Child Sexual Offences (PPC) (1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025) Region Number of Children ICT 431 Balochistan 75 KP 855 Punjab 12,800 Sindh 3,187 Total 17,348 Source: ICT Police, Balochistan Police, KP Police, Punjab Police, Sindh Police
Public Schools with Reported Cases of Corporal Punishment Jurisdiction Boys Girls Total (Number) Pakistan 101 28 129 ICT 0 0 0 Balochistan 78 17 95 KP 8 6 14 Punjab 1 2 3 Sindh 14 3 17 Source: Pakistan Education Statistics 2023-24