Seven-year-old girl fights for life after rape in Lahore

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Seven-year-old girl fights for life after rape in Lahore

The Newspaper's Staff Reporter Published November 22, 2020

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. — File photo

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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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Violence against children

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Nov 22, 2020 11:13am

Animals, plain and simple!

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Critic

Nov 22, 2020 12:09pm

Sick society

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Vivek Lahore

Nov 22, 2020 12:21pm

What Happened to Pakistan ????

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Muzammil

Nov 22, 2020 12:21pm

Death to the rapist!

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Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad

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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Shaikh Abdul Rasheed (M.PhiL)

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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DADA

Nov 22, 2020 12:50pm

Rape is not happening India...

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Vaibhav

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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Chrís Dăń

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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AZAM AKBAR

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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Muqali Khan

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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JustSaying

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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AZAM AKBAR

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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Wolf

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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JOY

Nov 22, 2020 02:49pm

How long it will continue?

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Parvez

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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Asif A Shah

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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Iqbal Aswani

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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Vivek Man

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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NORI

Nov 22, 2020 03:53pm

Shocking !! No words.

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Shehbaz

Nov 22, 2020 04:06pm

Crime rate in Pakistan is more than India.

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Ssukaima

Nov 22, 2020 05:09pm

Until they make a legislation, 100s of Zainabs have to sacrifice...

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Sarcasm

Nov 22, 2020 05:19pm

@AZAM AKBAR , little boys and girls are unsafe in Land of Pure.

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timetostopthis

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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Ibrahim S

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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Ashok Kumar

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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Shailesh

Nov 22, 2020 06:17pm

No problem.

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S Asif

Nov 22, 2020 08:13pm

@A, Please! that's not animal behaviour, it's human through and through.

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DesiDesi

Nov 22, 2020 08:18pm

Litterlly have tears for You Little Angel. REST IN PEACE.

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lion

Nov 22, 2020 08:31pm

@A, pyschopaths increasing in population. Reason not emotions are key to solution and future directions.

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well-wisher

Nov 22, 2020 08:41pm

@A, Worse than animals. They should be made a public example with severest punishments.

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iqbal

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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Mumtaz Ahmed Shah

Nov 22, 2020 09:03pm

Very sad news.The culprit must be sent behind the bar for ever.(Texas)

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shamshad

Nov 22, 2020 10:16pm

No politicians in today Jalsa condemned it

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Chrís Dăń

Nov 22, 2020 11:12pm

Where is our minister for Human Rights?

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Mahmood

Nov 22, 2020 11:46pm

Cultural issue.

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Salazar

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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Ahsan Gul

Nov 23, 2020 04:35am

Now time for Lahore CCP to act and put this animal quick and examplery punishment.

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Osman

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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Tamilselvan

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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Ibrahim S

Nov 23, 2020 06:53am

A muted response from our beloved PM IK is deafening

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