Violence against children
Bill passed with majority vote but after heated debate as lawmakers were not initially provided copies of the legislation.
Updated 28 Apr, 2026 11:04am
The accused allegedly began contacting an 11-year-old girl online in 2007 or 2008 and continued communicating with her for several years.
Updated 25 Apr, 2026 02:20pm
The investigating officer sought a 14-day remand and presented the accused before the judicial magistrate amid tight security.
Published 24 Apr, 2026 02:57pm
She bought a sharp knife from a market to execute the murder plan, the police say.
Updated 24 Apr, 2026 08:52am
Alleges Punjab police murdered them in "fake encounter"near Head Panjnad.
Published 21 Apr, 2026 07:11am
"The accused has failed to create any dent in the prosecution case or to generate any reasonable doubt in his favour,” the court observed.
Updated 20 Apr, 2026 08:34am
The court also directed the convict to pay Rs100,000 as compensation for the anguish and psychological damage caused to the survivor.
Updated 14 Apr, 2026 08:56am
Police register FIR, launch probe in first case; suspect arrested for raping 15-year-old.
Updated 07 Apr, 2026 10:56am
LAKKI MARWAT: Police registered on Sunday a first information report (FIR) against unidentified suspects for the ...
Published 06 Apr, 2026 07:39am
Police register FIR against unidentified suspects; the victim went missing on Friday and her body was found in a forest on Sunday, according to FIR.
Published 05 Apr, 2026 11:06pm
Unidentified persons kill two people in separate incidents in Toba Tek Singh.
Updated 05 Apr, 2026 10:06am
Primary suspect injured but stable after attempting to take his own life; another man held after named in FIR.
Updated 16 Mar, 2026 01:18pm
TTP announces probe; ANP condemns incident.
Updated 06 Mar, 2026 09:51am
“The harm from deepfake abuse is real and urgent. Children cannot wait for the law to catch up," says the UN agency.
Updated 05 Feb, 2026 06:54pm
Committee required to submit comprehensive weekly report for IGP perusal.
Updated 26 Jan, 2026 10:26am
Case registered on the complaint of the victim’s grandmother.
Published 20 Jan, 2026 07:21am
SP says DNA from 7 cases matched; AIG claims suspect confessed to "almost dozen cases".
Updated 17 Jan, 2026 05:43pm
FIR says suspects lured the girl to a deserted place when her father sent her to get some food from a wedding function.
Updated 28 Dec, 2025 09:48am
Judge sentences man to two years in prison for marrying underage girl; observes that validity of marriage is a separate issue.
Updated 27 Dec, 2025 10:51am
Claim arrests made from Khushal Singh village.
Updated 21 Dec, 2025 11:18am
Kouhkan, forced into marriage at 12, was granted a "new life" through judicial mediation and consent of the deceased's parents.
Updated 10 Dec, 2025 10:04am
Police say couple threw infant in a water tank and informed relatives that she had died of some disease.
Updated 06 Dec, 2025 09:34am
Asks president, services chiefs to refuse their lifetime "perks"; rejects 27th Amendment.
Updated 25 Nov, 2025 07:19pm
SSDO reports that district-level data identifies Lahore, Gujranwala, Faisalabad, Rawalpindi and Sialkot as "major hotspots for child abuse, exploitation and trafficking".
Published 24 Nov, 2025 09:01pm
Says checking against Nadra's Sex Offenders Register would serve as "proactive child protection measure”.
Published 19 Nov, 2025 12:38pm
Bill passed by NA proposes three-year imprisonment for offenders, offers comprehensive legal framework for victims.
Updated 25 Nov, 2025 04:51pm
Opposition lawmakers tear copies of the bill; JUI-F’s Younis Zehri terms the bill "against Islamic teachings".
Updated 15 Nov, 2025 08:14am
ISLAMABAD: An alarming number of 276 cases of violence against children were reported in the federal capital during...
Published 11 Nov, 2025 06:54am
SHO says suspect has history of involvement in similar cases of abuse against children in different areas.
Updated 05 Nov, 2025 11:10am
Justice Azam Khan urges govt to get rid of “inconsistencies" across legal statutes to safeguard minors from harm.
Updated 01 Oct, 2025 04:37pm
