Violence against children
Police found multiple knife wounds around the girl’s neck and chest and suspected her throat had been slit.
Updated 30 Nov, 2020 11:00am
The concept of chemical castration has been introduced mainly as a form of rehabilitation, and subject to consent of the convict.
Updated 27 Nov, 2020 08:33am
The new laws expand the definition of rape and introduce the concept of chemical castration "mainly as a form of rehabilitation".
Updated 27 Nov, 2020 08:32am
Registry of sex offenders to be maintained by Nadra to help apprehend perpetrators of crimes, says Farogh Naseem.
Updated 25 Nov, 2020 08:12am
Police have arrested the 35-year-old suspect and lodged a case against him on the complaint of the girl’s father.
Updated 22 Nov, 2020 11:04am
The accused sexually assaulted over 30 children and uploaded videos of the abuse to the dark web.
Updated 19 Nov, 2020 11:52am
A prestigious ceremony to honour the ASI and his family was held in CPO, Karachi.
Updated 16 Nov, 2020 11:57pm
"The premier is very much concerned about recent incidents of rape in different parts of the country," says Babar Awan.
Updated 15 Nov, 2020 08:44am
The second suspect was arrested following the incident along with his weapons, police say.
Updated 13 Nov, 2020 11:29pm
Police arrest the main suspect using a trap while an accomplice of his is currently at large.
Updated 12 Nov, 2020 05:49pm
Victim's father expresses suspicion that someone had kidnapped his son and attempted to subject him to sodomy.
Published 11 Nov, 2020 10:08pm
Qazi Mufti Ahmed Jaan Raheemi was declared an absconder days after he officiated the conversion of 13-year-old Arzoo to Islam.
Published 10 Nov, 2020 09:13pm
Police official says 10 suspects have been arrested so far.
Updated 29 Oct, 2020 10:20am
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
