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American musician R. Kelly surrenders, charged with sexual abuse
The 52-year-old is accused of child pornography, sex with minors, operating a sex cult and sexual battery.
VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN
VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN
Lahore police torture eight-year-old boy in custody
Alleged third-degree torture of eight-year-old by Raiwind police gives lie to tall claims of reforming the police force.
Religious teacher arrested in Wah for attempting to rape minor girl
Residents of the area claim the suspect committed 'inappropriate acts' with their children in the past as well.
Woman suspected of drowning own infant daughter at sea arrested by Karachi police
Woman tells police she drowned the child because she was cast out of her house by her husband.
Out of rage
How do we call out our families and friends when we see them employ a child?
Convicted British sex offender held in Pakistan
Courts will decide whether or not he should be extradited to UK.
Over 500 child sexual abuse cases surfaced in Islamabad in last 5 years, police tell Senate committee
Senator claims 25 million out of school children are at risk.
FIA arrests child pornographer in Badami Bagh
Video clips involving 27 minor girls recovered from suspect whose social media video spurred FIA into action.
Suspected rapist, murderer of 9-year-old Nowshera girl arrested: police
20 suspects interrogated, over 200 samples of DNA taken for forensic testing, says DIG Mardan.
Nine-year-old girl found murdered after being raped, tortured in Nowshera
The minor child was reported missing at 10pm on Thursday after she did not return home from a seminary.
LHC orders Punjab govt to ban employment of children under the age of 15 as domestic help
Directs provincial lawmakers to regulate wage structure and working hours of domestic workers.
Defence given copy of shoot-out footage in Amal murder case
Prosecution earlier noted defects in probe, loopholes in charge sheets submitted by IO to admin judge of ATCs.
Man handed life imprisonment for rape, murder of 6-year-old by Lahore ATC
The 26-year-old convict was also ordered to pay a fine of Rs200,000.
Govt asked to promote girl education, stop child marriage
Rights activists say access to education and ending child marriage is vital for development.
Couple in Sargodha taken into custody over suspicion of killing daughter on 'faith healer's suggestion'
Police say faith healer suggested to couple that their daughter was possessed and must be killed to dispel evil spirits.
Man sentenced to death for rape, murder of minor girl in Dera Ismail Khan
The girl was abducted from a wedding ceremony, raped and hanged to death by her distant cousin.
Two minor girls rescued from Kasur sex trafficking ring
Parents of traded children claim they gave the girls up because of poverty, police officials say.
Teenage girl kidnapped, allegedly raped in Karachi's Mehmoodabad
Medical examination of the alleged rape victim delayed due to non-availability of female medico-legal officer.
Gender-based violence court in Lahore sentences child rapist to life in prison
The special court also slaps a Rs500,000 fine on the convict.
Teenage girl consumes poison after being raped by teacher in AJK village
The victim is out of danger at a hospital and the suspect has been arrested, police say.
Army authorities interview abused child maid
Sources say child spoke of her ordeal in a confidential one-on-one session and showed them marks of abuse.
Police constable sentenced to death for sexually abusing children in Quetta
The convict, Tayyab Raza Kazmi, was arrested by police for sexually abusing three children in Police Lines area.
School principal in Peshawar handed 105 years in prison for child abuse, rape
Attaullah Marwat found guilty of sexually abusing schoolchildren and filming them with cameras installed on campus.
Police claim health officials responsible for delay in Jamshoro minor's rape case
Family of 6-year-old who was allegedly raped on Sept 30 awaits justice.
Police arrest couple in Lahore over alleged torture of child maid
11-year-old girl tells Child Protection Bureau her employers tortured her with a hot iron and sticks.
Two men taken into custody as police investigate rape, murder of minor boy in Kalyana
FIR registered against unidentified suspects; postmortem examination confirms sexual assault.
Domestic worker torture case: 11-year-old records statement before civil judge
Media not allowed inside courtroom as minor records statement.
Medical examination of minor domestic worker confirms brutal torture
MLO's report says Kinza was tortured using "knife, belts and persons standing on her with full weight multiple times".
Minor domestic worker allegedly tortured by army officer, husband at Rawalpindi residence
11-year-old girl says she was starved and administered beatings by Major Ammara and her husband.
3 child pornography suspects held
Efforts are being made to trace the fourth member of the gang.