Violence against children
The victim was returning home from madressah when the men took him to a poultry shed and assaulted him.
Published 12 Jan, 2018 10:40pm
Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar's renewed attention to case prompts prosecutors to spring into action.
Published 12 Jan, 2018 03:14pm
CJ expresses surprise that none of the earlier child abuse cases reported in Kasur had been brought to court.
Published 12 Jan, 2018 02:35pm
"How long will mothers have to accompany their daughters everywhere?" asks Khursheed Shah.
Updated 12 Jan, 2018 01:32pm
Girl complains to parents about alleged assault, mother confronts gatekeeper.
Updated 12 Jan, 2018 03:04pm
CM Shahbaz meets Zainab’s father who wants probe body head replaced; Tehreek-i-Labbaik chief leads funeral prayers
Updated 12 Jan, 2018 09:16am
Most of such crimes were reported in Lahore, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Kasur and Rawalpindi, official sources say.
Updated 12 Jan, 2018 07:51am
Kasur is once again the scene of a depraved crime against a child.
Updated 12 Jan, 2018 10:19am
Father alleges girl sexually assaulted, killed; suspect in custody denies rape charges but does not deny attempted rape.
Updated 11 Jan, 2018 10:30pm
Police say Shiraz Arif Raja, had abducted, raped and murdered 8-year-old Maliha; was killed in an exchange of fire.
Updated 29 Oct, 2018 01:36pm
Medico-legal officer says she witnessed four similar cases in her time working at DHQ Kasur.
Updated 11 Jan, 2018 09:30pm
Sketch of man who tried to abduct another child in 2015 matches man in footage, say police.
Updated 11 Jan, 2018 08:10am
Four policemen arrested for allegedly opening fire at protesters who stormed the DC's office.
Updated 11 Jan, 2018 04:56pm
Bench rejects out-of-court settlement between Tayyaba's parents and the accused.
Published 09 Jan, 2018 12:48pm
The 8-year-old was found dead in an under-construction quarter, half a kilometre from his house.
Updated 04 Jan, 2018 07:38am
Though Pakistan has more than its fair share of social ills, some of these incidents are bound to leave lasting scars.
Updated 31 Dec, 2017 12:10pm
SHO says the girl left her home to buy bread from a nearby restaurant when she was taken away by a suspect.
Published 23 Dec, 2017 06:03pm
Police arrest groom and relatives; case to be registered under the Child Marriage Restraint Act 1929.
Published 23 Dec, 2017 05:04pm
Suspects said to have abducted a five-year-old from Karachi's Defence area, ransomed him for Rs300,000.
Updated 09 Dec, 2017 03:25pm
The 41-year-old coerced 27 children to perform sexual acts in front of webcams.
Published 30 Nov, 2017 06:52pm
In 2004, an official disclosed more than 500 complaints of sexual assaults in madressahs. He has since refused to talk.
Updated 21 Nov, 2017 02:49pm
The girl's parents had 'sold' their daughter to a man from a nearby village, police officials say.
Published 12 Nov, 2017 03:00pm
Police have arrested the father and the head of the seminary to investigate abuse.
Updated 27 Oct, 2017 10:10pm
A Senate standing committee rejected the federal Child Marriage Restraint (Amendment) Bill, 2017, terming it ‘unIslamic’
Published 13 Oct, 2017 12:05pm
Earlier, non-consensual sex with a minor could not be considered as rape if it took place between a married couple.
Published 11 Oct, 2017 01:14pm
Policeman's arrest pacifies protesters attempting to attack police station.
Published 01 Oct, 2017 06:55pm
Marriage between six-year-old girl and teenage boy allegedly contracted by her father after he lost a bet.
Published 22 Sep, 2017 10:47pm
"It is our responsibility to take care of this nation's minorities," says PTI's Asad Umar.
Published 12 Sep, 2017 01:18pm
A Pakistan Steel Mills employee has been arrested for stabbing the child to death and hiding his body in a garbage dump.
Updated 18 Aug, 2017 09:17pm
Doctors say the boy was subjected to torture before being killed.
Published 17 Aug, 2017 07:33pm
