Seven-year-old girl fights for life after rape in Lahore
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LAHORE: A seven-year-old girl was hospitalised after a shopkeeper allegedly raped her at gunpoint in Nawab Town area on Saturday.
Police arrested the 35-year-old suspect and lodged a case against him on the complaint of the girl’s father. The incident occurred at Lalazar Colony when she had visited the shop to buy some edibles.
According to the FIR, the suspect took her in a portion of his shop, allegedly raped her at gunpoint and then fled the scene on finding her in serious condition. As the matter came to the notice of her father, he immediately shifted his daughter to a hospital where doctors confirmed the act of brutality.
He later alerted police who raided the hideout of the suspected rapist and arrested him.
Published in Dawn, November 22nd, 2020
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Nov 22, 2020 11:13am
Animals, plain and simple!
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Nov 22, 2020 12:09pm
Sick society
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Nov 22, 2020 12:21pm
What Happened to Pakistan ????
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Nov 22, 2020 12:21pm
Death to the rapist!
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Nov 22, 2020 12:32pm
What a grave, gruesome, grim, gigantic, gross and great tragedy? Are we still living in the dark ages?
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Nov 22, 2020 12:38pm
The low cinviction rate due to reliance on the existing unscientific evidence--eyewitness testimony--has caused an increase in the rapes and sexual assaults on children and women in Pakistan.
There is need to admissible DNA test report as primary evidence in the courts to decrease these henious incidents.
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Nov 22, 2020 12:50pm
Rape is not happening India...
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Nov 22, 2020 12:58pm
It's a big issue in both Pak and India. But instead of doing anything constructive, we just keep pointing fingers towards each other
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Nov 22, 2020 01:31pm
Where is Ms. Mazari now? Why she did not speak up for this poor girl? Shame on government.
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Nov 22, 2020 01:31pm
The society has become sick psychologically.
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Nov 22, 2020 02:19pm
Mentally sick, shame on us all as society, raping 7 year old !!!
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Nov 22, 2020 02:26pm
This can't happen in the Islamic republic of Pakistan where the overwhelming majority is Muslim and take to the streets on every trivial matter. Lawlessness is rampant and so is corruption where crimes flourish and criminals go unpunished.
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Nov 22, 2020 02:37pm
" Seven-year-old girl fights for life after rape in Lahore..."
Seven year old girl Raped.....???
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Nov 22, 2020 02:47pm
@DADA,
Mr. DADA,
" Rape is not happening India... "
Since when?
The highest rate of raping is in India.
Don't you know this?
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Nov 22, 2020 02:47pm
I know we do not want hear this but we need legalize brothels and control online pornography to fix this social menace.
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Nov 22, 2020 02:49pm
How long it will continue?
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Nov 22, 2020 02:50pm
@Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad, so much alliteration....but very aptly used to describe a terrible state of affairs. The violent crime situation in Pak is so advanced that the solution is likely beyond the capabilities of the state. By now people should realise that girls are in danger at almost every turn.
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Nov 22, 2020 03:01pm
A heinous offense! The culprit must be punished. The media should highlight the punishment as a matter of deterrence.
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Nov 22, 2020 03:27pm
@JOY, As long as law does not take course. There is no such thing as respect of law, it is the fear of law. In Zainab's case, it took 9 months to punish the culprit after being caught. By that time, everyone had already forgotten the case. It matters the least if you give capital punishment or castration or lashes or whatever. What matters the most is the speedy justice. Criminal will think thousand times if he is sure that he will be caught and punished in next 3 days.
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Nov 22, 2020 03:32pm
It’s good that people are coming forward and speaking out against perpetrators, thanks to media like Dawn.
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Nov 22, 2020 03:49pm
@AZAM AKBAR , pakistan has lowest rape cases than India as 70 percent rapes may not be reported to police.
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Nov 22, 2020 03:53pm
Shocking !! No words.
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Nov 22, 2020 04:06pm
Crime rate in Pakistan is more than India.
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Nov 22, 2020 05:09pm
Until they make a legislation, 100s of Zainabs have to sacrifice...
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Nov 22, 2020 05:19pm
@AZAM AKBAR , little boys and girls are unsafe in Land of Pure.
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Nov 22, 2020 05:42pm
Eye opener for people living in denial in this country. Most rapes are never reported here for fear of victimization by society.
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Nov 22, 2020 05:54pm
Dear PM IK . There is an underlying problem with our society caused by establishment’s preferential government, corruption leading to economic collapse in the county . Public execution is NOT the answer , there people commuting such crime are nit normal people. They are the byproduct of sorry state of this county .
What are you planning to do except give us promise of land flowing with free milk and honey .
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Nov 22, 2020 06:03pm
Another day, another brutal case of rape reported. The society has degenerated abd the administration is already dead. How many more innocent lives will be sacrificed before the establishment wakes up?
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Nov 22, 2020 06:17pm
No problem.
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Nov 22, 2020 08:13pm
@A, Please! that's not animal behaviour, it's human through and through.
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Nov 22, 2020 08:18pm
Litterlly have tears for You Little Angel. REST IN PEACE.
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Nov 22, 2020 08:31pm
@A, pyschopaths increasing in population. Reason not emotions are key to solution and future directions.
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Nov 22, 2020 08:41pm
@A, Worse than animals. They should be made a public example with severest punishments.
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Nov 22, 2020 09:01pm
Here police should have shot him in his groin....or may be just wait for the DNA to confirm this is the suspect and then shoot him in the groin and then let him bleed to death. That will be JUSTICE!
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Nov 22, 2020 09:03pm
Very sad news.The culprit must be sent behind the bar for ever.(Texas)
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Nov 22, 2020 10:16pm
No politicians in today Jalsa condemned it
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Nov 22, 2020 11:12pm
Where is our minister for Human Rights?
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Nov 22, 2020 11:46pm
Cultural issue.
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Nov 23, 2020 03:34am
Please stop comparing that this is more in India or Pakistan. This is not a competition. This is not a thing to be proud of that we have less than the other.
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Nov 23, 2020 04:35am
Now time for Lahore CCP to act and put this animal quick and examplery punishment.
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Nov 23, 2020 05:24am
Where is the government? Why is the government not instituting public capital punishment and not banning access to lewd media to curtail this evil?
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Nov 23, 2020 06:42am
@Vivek Lahore, Wrong, your question should be “ what’s happening with humanity” too many sickos in the world and is not tied to anyone country.
Sad, we have to hang our heads in shame and disgust
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Nov 23, 2020 06:53am
A muted response from our beloved PM IK is deafening
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