CJ takes suo motu notice of the rape of a 5-year-old girl. PHOTO: FILE
LAHORE: Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry took suo motu notice of the rape of a five-year-old girl in Lahore, Express News reported on Saturday.
Doctors said that the condition of the girl is out of danger but it would still take her more time to recover.
CCTV footage from Sir Ganga Ram Hospital has been obtained. It was reported that the victim is out of critical condition.
Investigation teams under the leadership of two SPs were sent out to look for the rapists involved.
The inspector general of Punjab Police presented a two page report to the Supreme Court earlier today.
The girl was found outside a hospital at around 8pm on Friday, said Lahore police chief Chaudhry Shafiq, a day after she went missing from a low-income neighbourhood in the city.
"We suspect that unknown men kidnapped the girl and after raping her threw her outside the hospital," Shafiq said.
CCTV footage showed a security guard from Lahore's Sir Ganga Ram hospital carrying the victim into the building on his shoulder after he found her lying on the road in a critical condition, said the police chief.
Doctors said the child was raped several times, added Shafiq, and after receiving emergency care was transferred to the intensive care unit of nearby Services hospital.
Provincial law minister Rana Sanaullah told reporters Friday that those who raped the young girl will be found and punished.
"Those who have done this are not humans but beasts and will be arrested and prosecuted under the law and given exemplary punishments," Sanaullah told reporters.
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Such people are harmfull wild beast..... they shoul be burned alive before media.. It hurts every social person.
Crime happens in all countries, Proportionate punishment in very few.
@Emen Khan: According to a news report THREE minor girls were raped yesterday in Peshawar alone, one of them a five years old was later brutally murdered
This may be the reason why talibans don't want to girls to go to school. May girls and their families don't report rape for fear of shame.
A Saudi teacher raped 19 girl students. He was able to rape 19 because 18 girls did not tell any one about their rape. Teacher has 4 wives and a few kids of his own. News can be verified on the Internet.
According to a news report THREE minor girls were raped yesterday in Peshawar alone, one of them a five years old was later brutally murdered. A small news appeared on the back page of a news paper. No on has so far taken notice of these cases. Where are the civic bodies? we are now certainly asking for GOD's wrath.
The main need is to punish those animals religiously n openly according to the islamic law .. that will also help in restoring the dignity of land ....may Allah help us
May she getwell soon. Give them punishment that give a lesson to others not to do like that. Cut their ---------.shameful incident.
They should b stoned till death so no body would dare to do such a brutal n inhumane act...
this is very pain full news Police officers must be shown there full attention, and these ravenous types of peoples must be punished
the culprits should be hanged to death publicly..so no one can even think of such heinous act in future. I am wondering why are those mullahs and jamiat remained silent over this issue. those are paid workers with a dead conscience who just put opposing laws for women in the name of Islam for their own interest. Could they come forward and protect every woman of this country PRACTICALLY...
@Concerned: for a minute, assume it was your daughter and then i dare you to type 'oversensitive' ..... get a life dude ..... just imagine what the 5 year old girl must have gone through at the hands of the animal & you brought 'unrelated' stats in here ....
On another note, the commercial & cheap way in which media channles deliver news these days is getting unbearable. The way the mic is shoved in the faces of the family members, the race to be the 1st one to get hold of any information related to the victims, the way pharses are orchestrated to be in 'daramatic rythm' & 'poetic wazan' without any regard to the type of news, a serious deficiency of sobriety ..... How difficult is it to be sympathetic and give the victim some privacy / speace owing to the nature of the incident ...... PEMRA has some serious role to play here
Lastly, it really nauseates to be reminded that we have animals like this around us thinking in this way about little girls ..... an exemplary punishment should be sentenced to the beast .....
@Concerned: What if victim of these rapes were your sister or daughter, than should this crime have been covered up just to project our image. These arehuman beings, not mere statistics we are talking about. If you are talking about Islam than for such heinous crimes the punishment given is very severe and to be publicly announced to serve as a deterrence for others. To hide such crimes is criminal and immoral. A society that hides crimes is a society that will stand condemned and degenerate. We need tocomedownwith an iron hand for our own sake. Forget about what others will say.
@all those criticizing 'Concerned' : do something about your 'shining india' before preaching here under false names.
Concerned is absolutely right. Know why? Because Pakistan's honour is above an individual's honour. Period. End of story.
I am really ashamed on it that today's Pakistan is a welfare state and Islamic Republic of Pakistan just in the constitution/documents never in the practical sense.....
Hanggg' that/them till death in liberty round about. So that no one can dare next time fmor such time of cruell. I'm feeling sorry for this little angel :(
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@mrs ali: Yes, you are correct that the hudood law criminalizes the victim and it was a problem. So that is one good thing done by PPP when it repealed that law.Unclear how and why you think that has anything to do with West. Also you want to replicate what Qasim did? He and his soldiers raped lots of local women. Don't bring religious flavor into an issue like rape. It is a crime against humanity.
@Truth_prevails Reporting of rape went way down in Zia's time because of the Hudood laws which criminalizes the victim and which allowed the rapist to go scot free because it would be rare for a woman to be able to produce 4 good Muslim men as witnesses, in the absence of which the girl was sentenced to zina, this does not mean actual incidence of rape went down. I would suspect it went way up because during that time rapists had no fear of being punished.
@Concerned: Shame on you for such an insolent review if there is some humanity left inside you get out of those repulsive thoughts and stop spreading negativity at least...even if you don't have the guts to fight for justice to an innocent child.
pakistan needs a force to deal with criminal and terrorist. just like usa fbi to deal with criminals and terrorist.there are lot of terrorist, like gang of al;capone in chicago in 1930's in usa. and fbi wipe out. need fbi like force to wipe out city politian associated criminal terrorist forces.
@Truth_Prevails: bahahahah .. .Gen Zia is one of the reasons why we are so morally bankrupt. Go read history but not the one who is written by Gen Zia .
South Asian men behave like morally high person but in reality they are biggest hypocrites in the world........
@Baba Ji: Sure , In Taliban rule the girl will be killed so no girl no news . I can't believe there are actually 7 likes for his comment.
@Concerned: "over sensitive media" are you kidding me . What else do you need to wake up from eternal anesthesia of ignorance. You know about America because over there people are not afraid of reporting rape . In Pakistan or any other muslim country , rapes are usually not reported for obvious reasons it doesn't means it does happen over there.
Must be hanged them in public....!!! very very shamful act. God bless the victim and will punish the defaulters.
Extremely slow and painful death for those people. Should be handed over to public after proving them guilty in the court of law.
Extremely slow and painful death for those rapist
This is not a case in isolation. There are many such cases in pakistan. Lets not forget the law in Pakistan criminalises women who report rape and charge them with adultry. There is not one but many issues with Pakistan and this is due to the lack of an accountable government as well as the infiltration of culture from the west which pushes freedom to act as ine pleases even if it replicates an animal. What Pakistan needs is a return to the islamic foundations that Qasim brought to this land and a leader who fears allah. A system that implemts islam holistically and a society where such crimes are properly dealt with.
@Concerned: Did you just give preference to your own dignity over a lady / girl / child being raped? O M G this has to be the saddest facepalm!!
@Pak: She is only 5 years old. Just FIVE YEARS OLD. Oh God. Have mercy on her.
In Pakistan even boys get raped. There was a news recently in ET where an 8-yr old boy was raped by a Moulvi in Madrasah in Pakistan. Police even refused to register an FIR.
@ Concerned:
The medieval, misogynist, delusional and deranged mindset of a stone-age person on full display !
@Concerned: "In America alone one rape occurs every hour but how many media outlets tell that.?. But our oversensitive media will now axe our own dignity with such incident."
I am surprised 21 people favor Connerned's comment. What rapes in America have to do with this rape? Did Pakistanis rape this 5 year old girl because women get raped in USA? As for as I know, Muslim women and girls without any burqa are much safer in America than any Muslim country.
I feel sorrow for this incident but you can not stop it such cases will remain happening because there is no law/justice in our country. If there is any law that is only for poor peoples.
@Concerned:
Are you also un-apprehended culprit or a potential culprit? Shame on you many times.
Brutality at its peak!! I consider animals must be having some elements of humanity in them.To me , hanging them to death is not enough.
Miss Gen Zia badly!
shame on all guys who did such rubbish work :( Allah give good health to kid aameen
@Concerned: Shame on you. God Forbid if the same happen to you or one of your relative, will you still demand media to not raise a single voice?. I feel when it happens to somebody, he just want to burn the whole world down. Seriously shame on you, rather than condemning the act, you are condemning the media.
Only Capital Punishment..
@Concerned: I am feeling ashamed of reading your comments. I person rapes a 5 year old and you want media not to take notice of it. Yes instances of rape occurs in USA but culprits get exemplary punishment. If media have not portrayed it nobody could have noticed it.
When will our courts punish these rapists in reality. All I hear is that they are arrested, tried and then released due to poor prosecution from the state. If this time they can't catch a rapist of this poor little girl, then all prosecutor and relevant Home Minister should resign.
@Concerned: "Shame on you" :@
Wait before the court frees them.
shame on Lahori ...no protest from the people of Lahore..take the example of India...nearly whole of india came out in protest ....starting from Delhi..the place where raped occured
@Baba Ji: yes your correct.
How is that people show outrage for rape and keep quiet for child bride?
@Concerned: U mean then this incident should get unreported ?
Dear friends from Pakistan, Dont worry what world has to say. Dont fear about reputation. The world will always make fun. You should report and punish these animals just like it hss been done in India. This is the right way and only way. Or else these beast will become bolder and defiant and one day enter your house.
@Baba Ji : I am sorry to say this, but under Taliban rule, they would have kept her till she was dead! or maybe it would have been 5 year old boys going missing....as that is how SICK our society is becoming especially the supposedly pious/religious lot!
dont disrespect animals animals dont rape @faiza:
I can assure you it would not have happened under Taliban rule ... period !!!
Words cannot express the sorrow and grief that I feel for this young child. How can this happen and why does it happen? We as human beings must protect our children as they are our own future. Dignity is standing up to realize and admit that our society is a breeding ground for sick mindedness, we must work to get rid of it at whatever cost. And judgement must also be dealt to the media that disclosed the name of this young child, a little credit for understanding the sensitivity of this issue must be given to the tribune.
@Concerned:
Please provide any evidence that any American has raped 48 dead bodies in der respective graves ...
She is only 5 years old. Just FIVE YEARS OLD. Oh God. Have mercy on her.
i dont expect such a cowardness from any Pakistan which you showed , how senseless you are to say that ,what a dumb comment you have , you need some dose of Humanity ,,,shame on you @Concerned:
I hope these people, no these animals, are caught and punished. I feel repulsed to be part of a society where the judicial system is so flawed that the accused get away most of the time. I feel for the little girl as I have a daughter of my own. Low income group mothers cannot even be there to keep a watchful eye on their children as they have to go out and earn. Really disturbing news.
@Concerned. The defamation in this case is very well deserved. Don't forget that the western media also covered this issue extensively in our eastern neighbor. So just stop communalising the issue. Such an insensitive comment to make given that a minor has been raped and all you care about is the 'ghairat' being axed. Moreover, in a region where speedy justice is only expected if the issue gets media attention you would expect such a behavior.
@Concerned wrote "...But our oversensitive media will now axe our own dignity with such incident..
This pathetic person, instead of being repulsed by the gang rape of a 5 year old child, is concerned about His/her own dignity.
Don't be concerned about a dignity that is not there in the first place. Shameless person!
Nothing will be done. Trust me.
The related Police officers must be shown there full attention, and these ravenous types of peoples must be punished
Burn them to death.......PLEASE
I demand Capital Punishment for rapists...