Violence against children
The child had gone missing after going to his madressah and his body was found from a hill.
Updated 28 Oct, 2020 12:24am
Time and again, the district has come into the spotlight for cases of abuse, rape and killings of children.
Published 14 Oct, 2020 07:38pm
The BCH CJ directed the registrar to compile the data of pending child abuse cases.
Updated 13 Oct, 2020 09:18am
Police register case against unidentified persons; search operation underway to arrest culprits.
Updated 09 Oct, 2020 02:56pm
KP's IGP says arrests have been made; outpour of anger on social media as pictures of the deceased started to circulate.
Updated 09 Oct, 2020 08:22am
Inquiry chief says the institution "facilitated a culture where perpetrators could hide and victims faced barriers to disclosure".
Published 06 Oct, 2020 05:41pm
The suspect was the victim's neighbour and had been involved in similar cases in the past.
Updated 26 Sep, 2020 10:43am
The child's body was recovered from a man who was carrying it in a cloth bag; police have arrested him.
Published 25 Sep, 2020 06:54pm
Suspect’s brother tells reporters that his family has handed over his brother to police.
Updated 24 Sep, 2020 09:00am
The incident reportedly occurred more than two weeks ago but was “settled” by a local jirga.
Published 22 Sep, 2020 09:28pm
Victim's family says suspect took the girl to a deserted place near her house.
Updated 22 Sep, 2020 11:15am
Mother says her son was taken by friend to his house, where he along with three others forcefully gang raped him and filmed it.
Updated 21 Sep, 2020 10:41am
"We have concrete evidence against the two arrested suspects," says the police official.
Updated 21 Sep, 2020 10:36am
One of the suspects worked at a tailor's shop and used cloths given to him to wrap the body after the brutal act, IO tells court.
Published 15 Sep, 2020 09:25pm
Judge also hands down life imprisonment to the convict on two counts with a collective fine of Rs6.4 million.
Updated 15 Sep, 2020 11:49am
PM says govt was informed public hangings of rapists would not be "internationally acceptable".
Updated 15 Sep, 2020 11:27am
Rajana police arrest a security guard at a petrol filling station for repeatedly raping a teenage boy.
Updated 14 Sep, 2020 10:46am
Victims include a nine-year-old boy and girls aged four and 15.
Published 13 Sep, 2020 10:46pm
One person has been taken into custody, say police.
Updated 06 Sep, 2020 09:32pm
The victim was shot for putting up resistance to the suspects' attempt to rape him, says father.
Published 01 Sep, 2020 05:00pm
Court sends him to jail on remand.
Updated 22 Aug, 2020 11:45am
Police are looking for the fourth suspect, who is still at large.
Updated 20 Aug, 2020 11:18am
Relatives call for exhumation of body for a post-mortem to reach a conclusion regarding the alleged criminal assault and murder
Updated 22 Jul, 2020 10:13am
Suspect runs a private tuition centre where he has assaulted several students at gunpoint.
Updated 18 Jul, 2020 11:56am
Suspect who retired from a govt job booked under rape, terrorism charges for sexually abusing minor children at tuition centre.
Updated 17 Jul, 2020 07:03pm
Complainant says suspect tried to develop relations with children who informed their parents.
Updated 15 Jul, 2020 10:45am
Eight-year-old girl has been rescued by the Punjab Child Protection and Welfare Bureau.
Updated 10 Jul, 2020 11:57am
FIA obtains three-day physical remand of suspects from courts.
Updated 04 Jul, 2020 09:52am
It is worth repeating that when there is a sexual assault, it is important to report the crime.
Updated 08 Jul, 2020 11:02am
Preliminary figures suggest about 1,500 clergy and other Church officials carried out the abuse.
Updated 18 Jun, 2020 09:27am
