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A Brief on Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse in Pakistan
I. Understanding child protection Child protection, as generally understood under various federal and provincial acts of Pakistan, refers to the prevention and response to violence, exploitation, abuse, and neglect experienced by children. It encompasses the systems, services, and legal mechanisms that are put in place to identify children at risk…
Two Relatives Remanded In Minor Girl’s Rape, Murder Case In Karachi’s Quaidabad
KARACHI: A judicial magistrate on July 21 remanded two relatives in police custody, who were allegedly involved in the killing of a minor girl in Quaidabad last month. On June 24, three-year-old Kalsoom was kidnapped and later her body was found in a gunny bag just outside her residence in Muslimabad…
School Blown Up In KP’s Mamund
BAJAUR: Terrorists blew up a government school in War Mamund tehsil of Bajaur district on the night of July 20. Officials and residents told Dawn on July 21 that the incident took place in the Kharkai area within the limits of War Mamund police station. Residents said that unidentified miscreants…
SC Upholds Death Sentence For Karachi Girl’s Rapist-Murderer
ISLAMABAD: The Shariat Appellate Bench of the Supreme Court has rejected an appeal against the death sentence of a convict involved in the rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl in Karachi’s Landhi area, while upholding the verdicts of trial court and the high court. A five-member Shariat Appellate Bench,…
Two Gunmen Kill Matric Student In Harbanspura
LAHORE: A matriculation student and son of senior Daily Jang journalist Iqbal Nadeem, 16-year-old Saad Nadeem, was shot dead by two armed men on Canal Road in Harbanspura while he was travelling with his father on a motorcycle to attend a court hearing. According to the complaint, motorcycle-riding shooters Zubair…