Sorry state of affairs: ‘418 cases of underage marriages reported’
Alongside this, 83 killings, 160 sexual abuse and 380 cases of trafficking in 2015 were also reported
The media reported some 418 cases of underage marriages, 83 killings, 160 sexual abuse and 380 cases of trafficking in 2015, according to the statistics collected by a non-profit organisation. Sadia Hussain, the executive director of Society for Protection of the Rights of Child, shared these figures at a press conference on Friday.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 2nd, 2016.
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