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In dramatic turnaround, Trump orders end to family separations
The spectacular about-face comes after more than 2,300 children were stripped from their parents and adult relatives.
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IHC increases sentence for couple convicted in Tayyaba case
The court accepts an appeal filed by the state, extends the convicts' sentences from one to three years.
Court hands 2-year jail terms to 4 people in Mithi over involvement in child marriage
Convicts sentenced under the Sindh Child Marriage Restraint Act, 2013.
Tayyaba torture case: CJP orders IHC to settle appeals of accused within a week
"The rights of children need to be safeguarded," CJP Nisar remarks.
CJP hears father's appeal against Zainab telefilm
Asks for reports from Punjab advocate general, attorney general and Pemra.
Man remanded in police custody for 'sexually assaulting' 13-year-old girl in AJK
Police sub-inspector who made the arrest calls the accused a "sex maniac".
Buner police foil bid to marry minor girl off in swara to settle family dispute
13 members of both families, including would-be groom, taken into custody.
Police arrest two suspects in connection with nine-year-old girl's murder in Larkana
Sindh High Court also takes notice, summons Larkana DIG and SSP on May 7.
CJP takes notice of 'botched' investigation of minor girl's rape in Faisalabad
The seven-year-old child's father accuses police of tampering with evidence to facilitate the accused.
Footprints: A poor man's daughter
On April 15, a few hours after six-year-old Rabia went off to play, she was kidnapped, gang-raped and murdered.
Eight-year-old 'raped by relatives' in Shikarpur
No arrests have been made in the case as yet.
Sargodha man handed 7-year jail term, Rs1.2m fine in Pakistan's first-ever child pornography conviction
Convict is part of a global child pornography racket spread across Sweden, Italy, United States and United Kingdom.
Punishments handed to judge, wife suspended in Tayyaba torture case
The IHC had last week sentenced both the judge and his wife to one year in prison in the case which surfaced in 2016.
India moves to instate capital punishment for child rape
The move is seen as an effort to signal the government's commitment to fighting sexual crimes against young girls.
11-year-old strangled to death in Ghotki district, suspects arrested
Police dismiss father's allegations that victim was raped before murder.
Girls rally in AJK to condemn rape, murder of 8-year-old girl in held Kashmir
Dozens of young girls and civil society activists staged a demonstration in Muzaffarabad, asking UN to "wake up".
Girl’s murder, violence sparks debate in PA
"The arrested ones are the wrong persons," says PPP lawmaker Nadir Magsi.
Tayyaba torture case: Judge, wife handed one year in prison, Rs50,000 fine
IHC finds ADSJ Raja Khurram, his wife guilty of torturing child maid Tayyaba and keeping her in wrongful confinement.
Before breaking into a song
Indian tribal communities are fighting a desperate battle for survival against a predatory state backed by big money.
Group accused of gang raping, killing eight-year-old Indian girl plead not guilty
Lawyer representing the victim's family says she has been receiving death threats for “daring to pursue the case”.
Another arrest in India rape case as outrage mounts over assaults
CBI arrests Shashi Singh, after arresting UP lawmaker Kuldeep Sengar last week in its ongoing investigation of the rape.
Modi says India shamed by rape and murder of Kashmiri girl
Eight men accused of young girl's rape and murder are being protected by ministers close to Indian prime minister.
CJP takes suo motu notice of Chichawatni girl's death, demands police report
Four-member investigation team formed by Punjab CM starts probe into the incident.
Alleged serial rapist arrested in Karachi: police
The suspect is accused of raping at least five girls; DNA results are a match, according to DIG east zone.
8-year-old girl burnt alive after alleged rape in Chichawatni; family seeks justice
Residents, family members take to streets to protest the murder as strike is observed in the area.
Protests continue against 7-year-old's 'rape', murder in Jaranwala
Medico-legal officer says postmortem report "doesn't clearly state whether the child was sexually assaulted or not".
Bruised body of 7-year-old girl found in Faisalabad
Father says the girl was subjected to rape before murder; police await postmortem examination report.
Palestinian teen protester Ahed Tamimi gets 8 months in prison after agreeing to plea deal
Tamimi's lawyer says legal proceedings a farce; father says they agreed to deal because threatened with 3 years in jail.
Kabirwala police refuse to book local influential for minor girl's rape, protesting residents say
Victim's family accuses influential landlord, his servant of kidnapping and raping minor girl, wants both investigated.
7-year-old Quetta girl's rapist, murderer sentenced to life in jail
Girl's father thanks civil society and media "for highlighting the issue and making sure that justice was served."