UNICEF’s warning about AI-generated sexualised images of children should have landed in Pakistan like a thunderclap. It did not. The report described a surge in synthetic abuse, where software can fabricate explicit images of minors without physical contact, without witnesses, without immediate evidence. The harm is real. More worryingly, the danger is no longer theoretical. […]
Child Abuse
Two serial child rapists arrested in Karachi
KARACHI: Police have arrested two serial child rapists accused of sexually assaulting more than 100 children in Karachi, officials said on Friday, calling it one of the city’s largest operations of the year. Read More: Six convicted over notorious IHK gang rape The suspects, identified as Imran and his accomplice Waqas Khan, were apprehended from […]
LHC upholds death sentence of man who raped and murdered six-year-old girl
LAHORE – Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court (LHC), Justice Aalia Neelum, on Thursday delivered a powerful ruling in a tragic child abuse case — upholding the death sentence of a man convicted of raping and murdering a six-year-old girl in Narowal. The two-member bench, led by Chief Justice Aalia Neelum and Justice Abhaher […]
Child abuse: an unheard reality
Child abuse has been an issue in Pakistan for decades, but the recent facts are showing the horrible realities of our society. A recent report shows that during the first five months of this year, almost 1390 incidents happened in Pakistan. One point to remember is that these are reported cases, so many cases are […]
Servent killed minor after sexually assaulting her
Karachi: (Servent killed minor after sexually assaulting her) A 10-year-old girl, Dua was strangled to death by a servant and his friend. The girl had gone to give lunch to the servant. Reportedly, the servant first brutally tortured and sexually assaulted the minor. Then, he murdered the victim. The incident happened in the Kashmir Colony […]
EU plans law requiring tech firms to do more to combat child abuse
FRANKFURT: The European Union plans to legislate in the coming months to require technology companies to do more to tackle child sexual abuse, beefing up current voluntary arrangements, a top official said in a newspaper interview. EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson told Germany’s Welt am Sonntag that internet service providers and social media firms […]
Govt committed to protecting future generation: Shireen Mazari
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Human Rights Dr Shireen Mazari Saturday in her video message on World Day against Child Labour said that the present government was committed to protecting future generation. In her message, she said that “We must reaffirm our commitment to protect the future generation and ensure that each child is given the opportunity […]
Child abuse
Sir: Child abuse is one of the serious and currently increasing issue nowadays that facing world. There are many forms of child maltreatment including physical abuse, sexual abuse, exploitation and emotional abuse and the reasons are many. According to reports, last year in 2018, 3832 child sex abuse cases are registered. Most of the victims […]
Culture of Same-sex Child Abuse in Pakistan
Same-sex child abuse is an act of coerce violence committed by older men on underage boys. It is an overlooked, abysmal part of Pakistan’s crime culture. We often cite females in the media as prime victims of child abuse however, the shelved stories of young males are seldom brought to light. The trend is gradually […]
Child security is a myth
It is an irony to say that the age groups which spend most of their lifetime under the supervision of their guardians are not safe from the demons of the society. The cases of child molestation and child abuse are increasing on a yearly basis like a cultural norm in different parts of a country. […]