Violence against children
Philip Wilson has been found guilty of concealing abuse by notorious paedophile priest Jim Fletcher.
Updated 04 Jul, 2018 10:53am
LHC judge refers petition to chief justice for its fixation before division bench.
Updated 29 Jun, 2018 09:40am
The appeal, filed by the slain girl's father, says public executions can be carried out under Article 22 of the ATA.
Updated 23 Jun, 2018 02:19pm
The spectacular about-face comes after more than 2,300 children were stripped from their parents and adult relatives.
Updated 21 Jun, 2018 08:02am
The court accepts an appeal filed by the state, extends the convicts' sentences from one to three years.
Updated 12 Jun, 2018 10:38am
Convicts sentenced under the Sindh Child Marriage Restraint Act, 2013.
Published 05 Jun, 2018 10:13pm
"The rights of children need to be safeguarded," CJP Nisar remarks.
Published 04 Jun, 2018 12:43pm
Asks for reports from Punjab advocate general, attorney general and Pemra.
Updated 03 Jun, 2018 05:10pm
Police sub-inspector who made the arrest calls the accused a "sex maniac".
Published 15 May, 2018 10:25pm
13 members of both families, including would-be groom, taken into custody.
Published 12 May, 2018 04:29pm
Sindh High Court also takes notice, summons Larkana DIG and SSP on May 7.
Updated 03 May, 2018 01:01am
The seven-year-old child's father accuses police of tampering with evidence to facilitate the accused.
Published 27 Apr, 2018 02:19pm
On April 15, a few hours after six-year-old Rabia went off to play, she was kidnapped, gang-raped and murdered.
Updated 27 Apr, 2018 08:50am
No arrests have been made in the case as yet.
Updated 27 Apr, 2018 12:52am
Convict is part of a global child pornography racket spread across Sweden, Italy, United States and United Kingdom.
Published 26 Apr, 2018 07:23pm
The IHC had last week sentenced both the judge and his wife to one year in prison in the case which surfaced in 2016.
Updated 23 Apr, 2018 04:10pm
The move is seen as an effort to signal the government's commitment to fighting sexual crimes against young girls.
Published 21 Apr, 2018 07:50pm
Police dismiss father's allegations that victim was raped before murder.
Updated 21 Apr, 2018 07:21pm
Dozens of young girls and civil society activists staged a demonstration in Muzaffarabad, asking UN to "wake up".
Published 19 Apr, 2018 10:55pm
"The arrested ones are the wrong persons," says PPP lawmaker Nadir Magsi.
Updated 19 Apr, 2018 08:56am
IHC finds ADSJ Raja Khurram, his wife guilty of torturing child maid Tayyaba and keeping her in wrongful confinement.
Updated 18 Apr, 2018 12:17am
Indian tribal communities are fighting a desperate battle for survival against a predatory state backed by big money.
Updated 17 Apr, 2018 08:56am
Lawyer representing the victim's family says she has been receiving death threats for “daring to pursue the case”.
Published 16 Apr, 2018 07:32pm
CBI arrests Shashi Singh, after arresting UP lawmaker Kuldeep Sengar last week in its ongoing investigation of the rape.
Updated 16 Apr, 2018 08:27am
Eight men accused of young girl's rape and murder are being protected by ministers close to Indian prime minister.
Updated 14 Apr, 2018 08:07am
Four-member investigation team formed by Punjab CM starts probe into the incident.
Updated 12 Apr, 2018 04:28pm
The suspect is accused of raping at least five girls; DNA results are a match, according to DIG east zone.
Updated 10 Apr, 2018 08:05pm
Residents, family members take to streets to protest the murder as strike is observed in the area.
Updated 10 Apr, 2018 04:06pm
Medico-legal officer says postmortem report "doesn't clearly state whether the child was sexually assaulted or not".
Updated 03 Apr, 2018 10:02pm
Father says the girl was subjected to rape before murder; police await postmortem examination report.
Updated 20 Mar, 2019 01:08am