Punjab

Another child maid case surfaces in Lahore

CJP takes notice, asks IGP to submit reply in three days

Our Correspondent January 18, 2017

CJP takes notice, asks IGP to submit reply in three days. PHOTO: EXPRESS

ISLAMABAD: Just days after case of a tortured child maid surfaced, another case has been reported in Lahore.

Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar on Tuesday took notice of nine-year-old maid being allegedly tortured in Lahore.

Child maid's 'torture' moves top judge

The statement issued states that the lady employer in Lahore burnt the hands of maid until her flesh peeled off.

As per reports, the local police hushed up the case and pressured the family of the minor to forgive the influential accused lady.

Taking cognisance of the matter, chief justice has directed the Inspector General of Punjab Police to submit a detailed report on the matter within three days.

According to details, A*, a resident of Vehari worked as a maid in a house in Defence Phase V.

She was reportedly tortured by the owner of the house when she mistakenly broke a windowpane.

Report shines grisly light on child maid torture

Meanwhile, the chief justice also took cognisance of fraud in fixing stents in cardiac patients during heart surgeries.

The action was taken on reports that few hospitals including Cardiac Ward of Meo Hospital in Lahore and other government-run hospitals.

The report states that according to the spokesperson office hospitals in Lahore are either putting stents in cardiac patients unnecessarily or charging patients at exorbitant rate up to Rs180,000 for each stent.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 18^th, 2017.

COMMENTS (4)

User | 7 years ago | Reply When will be the time to totally ban child labour. And when will be the time when poor will stop forgiving the rich for their inhumane acts. And when will be the time when police will stop favouring the criminals. Alas.. this society has no answer.

Nomi | 7 years ago | Reply Why is this really so difficult to name and shame such so called "influential"? I am a liberal but I guess if this was done by any religious preacher then we should have known his name by now.

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bashir gul | 7 years ago | Reply Our Honourable Chief Justice, please give the maximum sentence when a child maid is tortured. Just imagine, these rich ruthless people then try to hush up the case and forcibly get a pardon from the victim's family. The victim's family can pardon, but the women should still be sentenced to jail. Such comes are not pardonable. They should be shamed in public too if found guilty. Honourable Chief Justice just imagine if the child maid was your daughter.

boomerang | 7 years ago | Reply hmm, Phase V DHA, poshest area of Lahore. With money comes craziness, intolerance for the needy. Many treat workers like slaves. Some do value them as-well but mostly its the other way around.

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