Violence against children
Police arrest man after victim's father lodged a complaint.
Updated 12 May, 2020 10:02am
Report says Pell's knowledge of events goes as far back as 1973; Pell "surprised by views of the Royal Commission".
Updated 07 May, 2020 02:59pm
HRPC says it has accurately mentions steps taken by govt, says it bodes well for govt and independent bodies.
Updated 04 May, 2020 09:45am
Student's picture with torture marks was uploaded on social media, with people demanding action against the teacher.
Updated 28 Apr, 2020 10:10am
Around 96 boys and 20 girls have fallen prey to abusers in Karachi alone.
Updated 16 Mar, 2020 08:52am
Having received approval from both Houses of Parliament, the bill now requires president's assent before becoming law.
Updated 11 Mar, 2020 06:57pm
The bill, which will have jurisdiction across the country, was already passed by the National Assembly in January.
Updated 04 Mar, 2020 11:26pm
Social media firm’s team offers to train local law enforcement officials.
Updated 03 Mar, 2020 07:51am
Judge also hands 20-year imprisonment and Rs100,000 fine to the victim's mother for forcing her into prostitution.
Updated 01 Mar, 2020 09:35am
The ambit of the bill, which was earlier limited to Islamabad, has been extended to the entire country.
Updated 25 Feb, 2020 07:33am
The 14-year-old victim will record her statement before a magistrate today; 4 suspects arrested.
Published 24 Feb, 2020 09:25am
Roy says corporal punishment affected the same part of the brain as the one affected by severe physical, sexual abuse.
Updated 21 Feb, 2020 02:43pm
The 18-year-old suspect after killing the girl helped search for her and took part in a protest against the incident.
Updated 20 Feb, 2020 08:22am
Rs6.86m allocated to law ministry for 2014-15 lapsed, says audit report.
Updated 19 Feb, 2020 09:19am
Previously, the bill only applied to Islamabad.
Updated 17 Feb, 2020 07:16pm
The lack of priority accorded to children makes it easier to resort to rhetoric than actual work.
Published 17 Feb, 2020 07:09am
People in Hangu took to the streets against sexual assault and murder of 8-year-old.
Updated 17 Feb, 2020 07:58am
Police suspect the victim was raped and tortured before being murdered.
Updated 17 Feb, 2020 01:55pm
Although NA resolutions have no legal effect, they signal the mentality and mood of the lawmakers in parliament.
Published 09 Feb, 2020 07:19am
PPP opposes resolution with Raja Pervez Ashraf saying the measure will not result in a reduction in crime.
Updated 07 Feb, 2020 07:24pm
The social network is working to extend end-to-end encryption across its messaging applications.
Updated 07 Feb, 2020 09:04am
Preliminary medical tests confirm the girl has been raped, says police official.
Updated 06 Feb, 2020 08:17pm
Three cases of acid attacks and 95 cases of rape of women were registered with the police during the same period.
Updated 31 Jan, 2020 09:45pm
Council of Islamic Ideology’s help sought to introduce effective legislation to stop child abuse in seminaries.
Updated 28 Jan, 2020 07:35am
Suspect says he killed the girl in revenge because her maternal uncle had beaten him.
Updated 22 Jan, 2020 09:02am
Human rights functional committee chair says bill does not need to be redrafted by ministry, will be amended by members.
Updated 21 Jan, 2020 08:49am
Minor left with bruises on the face and other parts of the body.
Updated 16 Jan, 2020 09:34am
Shireen Mazari urges Senate human rights committee to pass the bill as soon as possible.
Published 15 Jan, 2020 04:24pm
Under the bill, the maximum sentence handed down to perpetrators of child sexual abuse will be life imprisonment.
Updated 05 Mar, 2020 12:34am
The apex court maintains earlier one-year prison sentence against the couple for torturing a minor maid.
Updated 10 Jan, 2020 11:39am