Kasur child abuse

An FIR has been lodged against driver of the 15-year-old girl at I-9 police station

Says the incident would have been averted if police had nabbed culprits in previous cases

Victims says they were forced to perform profane sexual acts at gunpoint and filmed to blackmail for money later

LHC sets a 36-hour deadline to arrest culprits

Protestors attack JIT and office of PML-N leader; Punjab govt offers Rs3m for each of two men killed in police firing

Body of 16-year-old victim, Sajida has been found from fields in Bhlawal tehsil of the Punjab district

The failure occurred not only in punishing culprits, but also in setting an effective example for them

Two men sentenced to life for their role in paedophile ring which abused dozens of children over a decade in Punjab

Pakistan has 25 million children out of school and malnutrition claims the lives of 280,000 every year

284 children had been abused over a decade, the abuse recorded on mobile phone cameras and disseminated via internet

Says media, rights groups created hype, actual number of victims much lower

If we don’t take current situation seriously and respond accordingly, we will never be able to protect our children

Pakistan… the land where things disappear before your very eyes. Children fade away

It is absence of legal regulation, which among other factors permitted the horror perpetrated in Kasur to go unnoticed

Both parents and children need to be educated on precautions to take to keep children away from harm

As a nation we are impotent. We make up this deficiency by talking till cows come home, making promises we can't keep

Violence against children & denial of rights happens not due to society's sins, but due to warped value, state failure

SP Nadeem Abbas was designated 'on special duty' as he was found 'inefficient' in investigating the Kasur case

The most important step to be taken is to ensure there can never be a repetition of such an incident

Sexual abuse is not a taboo, but a crime, and like any other crime it must be reported, investigated and punished

Activists call for better governance to curb such incidents

The country as a whole is a paedophiles’ paradise, particularly for those with an inclination towards young boys

Where will these children go whose bodies have been touched in ways that will forever haunt them — who may never learn to trust again?

Imran Khan shouldn't make Kasur case about himself, PTI. This is not about winning elections, beating opposition

Victims narrate harrowing tales; police say taking allegations seriously

Civil society, political activists and students condemn child abuse in Kasur