Tag: child abuse

Magistrate extends remand of primary suspect, others in child abuse case

KARACHI: A judicial magistrate in Karachi on Monday extended the remand for another two days in a case of kidnapping and rape of a minor...

Fight child abuse with education, awareness: Bilawal

KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Monday asserted that awareness and education are the two most important tools to fight the...

Zainab’s rape and murder: It’s time to go beyond condemnations

LAHORE: The Zainab rape and murder case of Kasur is to Pakistan what the 2012 Delhi gang-rape case was to India. A symbol of abuse against...

PU experts to create awareness about child abuse in Kasur

LAHORE: In line with the directives of Punjab University (PU) Vice Chancellor (VC) Professor Dr Zakria Zakir, a team of behavioural experts and psychologists...

Police remain clueless in Zainab murder case

IGP visit Kasur to visit Zainab parents, others; Zainab's parents refuse to meet Kasur's schools will be open, law and order condition is...

Bilawal urges Sindh govt to ensure protection of children from abuse

KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party Chairman  Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Saturday urged to take immediate measures to protect the children from abuse and other crimes...

Another incident of child abuse reported in Karachi

KARACHI: According to reports, another case of sexual assault of a minor was reported in Karachi on Saturday. The suspect, a man named Tanveer, is...

Punjab CM forms prevention of child abuse committee for recommending measures

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif, on Saturday, has formed a committee on safeguarding children to review and recommend measures to prevent the increasing...

Investigations reveal three individuals involved in Zainab’s rape, murder

KASUR: At least three individuals were involved in the rape and murder of seven-year-old Zainab, investigations have revealed. According to police sources, an important development in...

IHC records new statement, evidence in Tayyaba torture case

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar on Friday brought back attention to the Tayyaba torture case by passing directives to pick up speed leading to a prosecution...

Police to blame for surge in crimes against children in Punjab:...

LAHORE: Over 750 child abuse cases were registered in 2017, with children mostly aged between 3 and 15 years, reported a local English daily. The...

Kasur incident result of authorities’ failure to address child abuse issue:...

ISLAMABAD: The National Commission on Human Rights (NHCR) revealed that no action was ever taken on an earlier report on Kasur child abuse that...

Reports says everyday 11 children face sexual abuse in Pakistan

KARACHI: Many of the incidents of child abuse fail to get highlights in the media, as, according to an NGO report, as many as...

Shehbaz Sharif the worst CM of Punjab: Mehmood ur Rasheed

'PTI issues 10-year performance report of Shehbaz' LAHORE: Opposition leader in the Punjab Assembly and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Mian Mehmood ur Rasheed on Thursday described Shehbaz...

Australian abuse report calls for end to sanctity of ‘confessions’

SYDNEY: Australia should introduce a law forcing religious leaders to report child abuse, including Catholic priests told of abuse in the confessional, said a...

Bus driver, conductor mistreat special children in Gujranwala

Chief minister and Lahore high court chief justice take notice GUJRANWALA: Despite the cruelty of the deed, the number of cases pertaining to abuse of...

Indian court convicts 10-year-old’s uncles of rape

CHANDIGARH: A fast-track court in India has convicted two men of raping a 10-year-old girl who gave birth to a baby girl in August. Both the...