Tag: Violence against children

IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah on Thursday ordered the constitution of a commission, headed by Chairman of the Senate Sadiq Sanjrani, to inquire into and address the grievances of Baloch students.

New Multan Police managed to arrest the prime suspect involved in the rape and murder of a seven year old boy within 24 hours of the complaint being lodged. Suspect Jahanzeb confessed that he wanted to exact revenge against the victim's father.

Two personnel of Quetta's police force were suspended after a video of them torturing a 5-year-old boy went viral on social media. The two personnel have been arrested and are being detained at the same police station. 

Police on Tuesday arrested a man for bludgeoning his sister-in-law and her three minor children to death over a property dispute in a village in Kharian tehsil.

Women representatives of the merged tribal districts on Thursday urged the Federal Government to inculcate a conducive environment for women’s political participation through uplift work and maintaining peace in their region.

Punjab Minister for Social Welfare Yawar Abbas Bukhari on Monday said that the department was set to launch a new project to provide education and boarding to special children in the province. For more news on human rights issues, keep reading.

An Islamabad trial court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing into the Noor Mukadam case till February 7 after the cross examination of prosecution witnesses finally concluded. For more stories regarding human rights issues, keep reading

A 12-year-old domestic abuse victim rescued four days ago by the police and CPWB told a judicial magistrate on Thursday that she forgives her father but does not want to return home to live with her stepmother. For more stories on violence against women and children, keep reading.

A child protection court on Tuesday awarded life imprisonment and a total fine of Rs. 130,000 to a juvenile convicted of raping and murdering a four-year-old girl in Mardan in 2018. The judge observed that the maximum penalty of death could not be given under the Juvenile Justice System Act 2018

A 10-year-old boy was killed after being raped by unknown suspects in Nasirabad, Balochistan. An autopsy found torture marks on the victim's neck and chest. For more news on human rights abuses, keep reading.