Owing to the low conviction rate and flaws in prosecution, sexual and gender-based violence in Pakistan continues to pose a grave threat to the safety and well-being of women and children creating lifelong mental and physical health challenges for victims. Despite existing
The Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) Anti-Human Trafficking Circle (AHTC) has busted a network of human traffickers involved in defrauding people on the pretext of sending them abroad. Officials said on Thursday the Anti-Human Trafficking Circle, acting on directions issued by FIA director
KARACHI: Members of the minority communities staged a protest at the Teen Talwar intersection in Clifton against the kidnapping of Sagar Kumar, Mukesh Jagdesh, Priya Kumari, and seven-year-old child Jadeep Kumar by dacoits in the katcha area of Kashmore. The protestors demanded that
The caretaker Sindh government is committed to lawfully concluding the case of the tragic death of a minor female servant in Ranipur town of the province. The resolve to this effect was expressed by Caretaker Home Minister Brig (retired) Harris Nawaz, Health
CHILD abuse is once again in the spotlight, with the emergence of hashtags #JusticeForRizwana and #JusticeForFatima trending on Twitter within a single month. Mainstream media, too, extensively covered the two cases of minor girls working as domestic help. Due to public outrage,
KARACHI: A large number of people gathered in front of the Karachi Press Club on Friday to condemn the murder of nine-year-old housemaid Fatima in Ranipur. They demanded that the government constitute special trial courts to keep a check on the growing
LAHORE: Sahil’s ‘Cruel Numbers’ report based on the first six months of 2023 has once again revealed that at least 12 children in Pakistan were sexually abused each day. In total, 2,227 reported cases of child sexual abuse (CSA) occurred. Sahil is an
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Tuesday directed the secretaries of the ministries of interior and defence to collect reports from all the internment centres located across the country in the cases of missing persons. While hearing a set of identical petitions,
LAST week, the Women Action Forum (WAF) held an event in Karachi on the impact of tribal conflict in Sindh. While Sindhi media regularly reports incidents of violence, the mainstream press covers murders of prominent persons from time to time. The murder
FAMILIES play a vital role in influencing and shaping young people’s attitudes and responses to social pressures. With young people today exposed to violent and extremist propaganda both on- and offline, the social process of radicalisation needs focused attention, and efforts for