Four-year old girl raped in Gujranwala

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GUJRANWALA: A four-year old girl was allegedly raped by her neighbour on Wednesday, DawnNews reported.

The minor girl, daughter of a farmer called Imran, is the resident of a small village near Gujranwala.

The alleged accused Waseem took the little girl to nearby fields and assaulted her.

Upon hearing her screams, people from the area reached the spot. However, the accused managed to flee.

Meanwhile, the child was taken to District Headquarter Hospital Gujranwala where she is currently under-treatment.

The country has seen an increase in rape and child abuse cases over the years.

Earlier this month, the rape of a five-year old girl shocked the nation and was widely condemned.

Despite the passage of almost 2 weeks, police has been unable to trace any of the culprits involved in the heinous crime.

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Ali

Sep 26, 2013 02:04am

These men are animals not humans. They should be given examplary puinshment. Parents of the accused rapist should be given punishemnt as well.

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Fazal Karim

Sep 26, 2013 02:14am

Such incidents are now being reported regularly in press but there must be many more gone unreported in police and news media. This indicated serious illness of the society and Pakistan. Beside taking police action under the law the problem needs to be looked into by our psychologists and social workers. What derives young men to this madness. Is it environment around him, or poverty or his inability to get married.

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WSJ

Sep 26, 2013 03:00am

This is why Taliban is becoming more acceptable, the Police, the civil administration, the government and most of all, the Society as a whole is failing to put a check on crimes. The attitude is 'As long as it did not happen to me or my loved one', I do not give a damn. No citizen of Pakistan cares, and even if one do care, there is no protection to keep them safe from the very element committing the crime. Eventually Taliban will come and hang a couple of them in the streets and then the whole society will be at calm.

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Shah

Sep 26, 2013 03:15am

What are you waiting for? change the law, follow what India did, such a shameful thing to occur in a Muslim country.

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Rizwan

Sep 26, 2013 03:43am

He should be punished severely to make a lesson for others.

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ohsama

Sep 26, 2013 05:22am

they sure don't follow the book. infidels!!!!

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Naseer

Sep 26, 2013 05:39am

Shame on Pakistanis, then why wonder about earthquake, floods and deaths

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Baba

Sep 26, 2013 07:05am

earthquakes,,kidnapping,bombing,and now rap of 4 years old,, what is this?whats happening??? AHHHHHHHHH shame

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Mahani

Sep 26, 2013 07:16am

I dont think there has been an increase in rape. Its just that people are now finding courage to accept the fact that its not the victim's fault and are reporting such incidents. Note to Dawn editors, please do not print the names of victim's family members. It is just an ethical thing to do.

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illawarrior

Sep 26, 2013 07:31am

Rape is always inexcusable, but a thousand times more so when the victim is a child.

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Yawar

Sep 26, 2013 07:57am

And what happened to this Waseem guy? Are the maulvis after him? Was he lynched by a mob of fanatics? Certainly not. Why would he be? He is not a non-muslim nor is he suspected of committing blasphemy.

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Aadi

Sep 26, 2013 08:16am

Pathetic

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Anees

Sep 26, 2013 08:28am

It is getting worse with every day passing. Hang one such animal in an open public place and leave him hanging for a week. Then see the reduction in such brutalities.

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Raza

Sep 26, 2013 08:38am

Rape should be counted as terrorism. Period!

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omer khan shaheen

Sep 26, 2013 08:56am

Bravo Pakistanis!!! Keep up the good work of insulting your country, culture, religion and nation. Specially the ones leading our government office who seem to be helpless??? or they are part of it???

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hassan

Sep 26, 2013 09:04am

With every passing day, Pakistan's downward spiral is gaining momentum. This is not a society, not even a country and it is breaking down at the seams like an ill-forged dream.

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rana1

Sep 26, 2013 09:28am

Why do parents have children if they cannot take care of them!

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Najamuddin

Sep 26, 2013 09:47am

The culprit who assaulted the minor girls should be given death penalty. Nevertheless, the Pakistani medias and newspapers publishing such news are doing not a lesser damage to the very moral and social fabric and young generation at large. I surprise that they can not comprehend the adverse effects on the minds and moral of children and youths by publishing such news about minors just for their petty commercial benefits.

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fatima kazmi

Sep 26, 2013 10:34am

why isn't police doing anything i don't get it why people aren't taking action we should kill such people before they go for another victim

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ramesh

Sep 26, 2013 10:46am

For gods sake dont ask for 4 witness

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Sabah

Sep 26, 2013 10:47am

child-abuse is a inhuman act and these culprits should be charge with death sentence. wake up Pakistan and safe yourself and others. Stop doing such flagitious acts.

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N K Ali

Sep 26, 2013 10:51am

Catch the ACTUAL culprit and emasculate him immediately and then hang him. Pakistan will soon rival India in this inhuman crime if justice is not done. Justice delayed is justice denied. Salams

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ravi

Sep 26, 2013 11:45am

@fatima kazmi: first four year girl has to produce four witnesses otherwise she shall go to jail for adultery. Police hands are tied by law.

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ailly

Sep 26, 2013 02:02pm

this remains hallmark of people ruling the country. they have done this in their past and now same being happening around them in society and rulers are silent. as you sow, so shall you reap. the more and more such cases true and logical closure is delayed the more violent our society will get. wake up comrades and do you job for which people have voted for....

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Truth

Sep 26, 2013 03:50pm

People reached the spot saw Imran fleeing? they are enough of witness so his DNA can serve the secondary source of evidence.. Stone to death in public is the ONLY answer.......

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