LAHORE: As the nationwide outrage over a sickening child pornography scandal rose to a crescendo, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif promised on Sunday ‘exemplary punishment’ for the culprits, according to local media sources.
Shahbaz Sharif, on the other hand, ordered a judicial inquiry into what is being called on social media a national shame.
Ironically, only a day earlier Sheikhupura’s Regional Police Officer Shehzad Sultan had sought to defend the police and to downplay the child abuse scandal. According to details, a gang of 20 to 25 men had allegedly filmed as many as 400 videos of sexual abuse involving at least 280 children belonging to Hussain Khan Wala village in Kasur., local media sources stated.
Premier Nawaz expressed displeasure over the scandal and vowed that the offenders would be awarded exemplary punishment. “The accused will not be spared any punishment,” he said in a statement.
Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif also ordered a judicial inquiry into the case, reportedly.
