Violence against children
The 8-year-old was found dead in an under-construction quarter, half a kilometre from his house.
Updated 04 Jan, 2018 07:38am
Though Pakistan has more than its fair share of social ills, some of these incidents are bound to leave lasting scars.
Updated 31 Dec, 2017 12:10pm
SHO says the girl left her home to buy bread from a nearby restaurant when she was taken away by a suspect.
Published 23 Dec, 2017 06:03pm
Police arrest groom and relatives; case to be registered under the Child Marriage Restraint Act 1929.
Published 23 Dec, 2017 05:04pm
Suspects said to have abducted a five-year-old from Karachi's Defence area, ransomed him for Rs300,000.
Updated 09 Dec, 2017 03:25pm
The 41-year-old coerced 27 children to perform sexual acts in front of webcams.
Published 30 Nov, 2017 06:52pm
In 2004, an official disclosed more than 500 complaints of sexual assaults in madressahs. He has since refused to talk.
Updated 21 Nov, 2017 02:49pm
The girl's parents had 'sold' their daughter to a man from a nearby village, police officials say.
Published 12 Nov, 2017 03:00pm
Police have arrested the father and the head of the seminary to investigate abuse.
Updated 27 Oct, 2017 10:10pm
A Senate standing committee rejected the federal Child Marriage Restraint (Amendment) Bill, 2017, terming it ‘unIslamic’
Published 13 Oct, 2017 12:05pm
Earlier, non-consensual sex with a minor could not be considered as rape if it took place between a married couple.
Published 11 Oct, 2017 01:14pm
Policeman's arrest pacifies protesters attempting to attack police station.
Published 01 Oct, 2017 06:55pm
Marriage between six-year-old girl and teenage boy allegedly contracted by her father after he lost a bet.
Published 22 Sep, 2017 10:47pm
"It is our responsibility to take care of this nation's minorities," says PTI's Asad Umar.
Published 12 Sep, 2017 01:18pm
A Pakistan Steel Mills employee has been arrested for stabbing the child to death and hiding his body in a garbage dump.
Updated 18 Aug, 2017 09:17pm
Doctors say the boy was subjected to torture before being killed.
Published 17 Aug, 2017 07:33pm
Senate's Standing Committee on Human Rights decides to tour across Punjab and tighten prevailing laws.
Published 16 Aug, 2017 07:08pm
The girl's parents have thanked social media users for their continued support and prayers for her safe return.
Published 04 Aug, 2017 06:57pm
Father of eight-year-old victim says she regularly visited the house of her friend who's two brothers raped her.
Updated 02 Aug, 2017 09:11am
Khan was accused of subjecting a six-year-old girl to sexual assault in Karachi's Korangi locality in 2015.
Updated 30 Jul, 2017 09:30am
Groom's mother claims that her family had "purchased the bride" by paying Rs130,000 to the girl's father.
Published 25 Jul, 2017 12:56pm
Bodies of seven girls and three boys, aged between five and 10, were found in under-construction houses.
Updated 23 Jul, 2017 07:49am
Case registered against groom, his parents and the parents of the girl on behalf of the state.
Updated 22 Jul, 2017 05:26pm
Police say the father sold his son to cover his wife's medical expenses.
Updated 22 Jul, 2017 09:52pm
Qasir Shah murdered seven-year-old Ayan after subjecting him to rape in Hafizabad district in 2006.
Updated 06 Jul, 2017 08:20am
The girl was kidnapped from Landhi and later found unconscious in Surjani Town, police say.
Updated 23 Jun, 2017 07:20pm
Vijanti Mala, Shelta and Pirya were allegedly abducted by influential people belonging to the area, police said.
Published 23 Jun, 2017 01:14pm
A five-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted and strangled to death by 55-year-old man in Shangla.
Updated 23 Jun, 2017 09:56am
The boy was playing when a man said to be mentally challenged hit him with a brick.
Updated 22 Jun, 2017 01:09pm
Police claim the suspect, who has been arrested, has been involved in similar cases in the past.
Published 22 Jun, 2017 12:09am
