Child abuse in Pakistan explained

Pakistan ranks third in online child abuse.[1] [2] [3] Child sexual abuse[4] is often neglected in Pakistan.[5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] The estimated child abuse in Pakistan is more than 12 per day,[18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] in which out of total reported cases of child abuse in Pakistan 2,325 victims were girls (55%) and 1,928 (45%) boys.[24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32]

164 cases of sexual abuse, 984 abductions, 201 missing children and 14 child marriage cases are reported.

In 2022 a total 4,253 cases of child abuse were reported, half of them were sexual abuse.[33] In 2023, the total number of abuse victims was 2,227, more than half among them 54% were girls.

In a report named cruel numbers compiled by Sahil an NGO working in Pakistan on child protection and special focus on sexual abuse, a total number of 53 pornographic cases were reported in an investigation by the Federal Investigation Agency, which was tracking activities on the dark web.[34]

In Sindh, the highest (483) number of cases of child abuse were reported, the second highest number of cases (233) were reported in Punjab. Poverty and inflation is a big factor in people sending their children to work, or selling them to people who use them as labor, sex slaves. A major obstacle is that child abuse has become common in Pakistan.[35]

Pakistani parliament passed a new law against child abuse in 2020.[36] [37] [38] [39]

Domestic violence

Domestic violence against children and child marriage in Pakistan has also been reported.[40]

Religion conversion

Cases of forced religion conversion of minor girls are also reported.[41] [42] [43] [44] [45] [46]

Sexual abuse

In August 2023, Fatima Phuriro,[47] a minor girl was allegedly brutally tortured, raped in a Haweli of Pir's of Ranipur.[48] [49] [50] [51] [52] [53] [54] [55] [56] [57] [58] [59] [60] [61] Postmortem report confirmed the torture and rape.[62] In a statement by the lawyer of Fatima Phuriro, Pir Asad Shah Jilani has been allegedly accused to sell out the live video of sexually abused child on the Dark web. Additional 7 captives including women and girls trapped in the Asad Shah's mansion were recovered by the Police.[63]

Asad shah wife, Hina Shah, has also been nominated as co-accused in the FIR lodged by Fatima’s mother.[64]

On January 9, 2018, minor girl Zainab Ansari was raped and murdered in her home town Kasur, Pakistan.[65] [66] In 2019, Nine-year-old Faizan Muhammad was raped and murdered in Kasur, Pakistan.[67] Children are also raped in schools[68] and in religious Madarassa of Pakistan by the clerks.[69] [70] [71] [72] [73] [74] [75] [76] [77] [78] [79]

Child sex abuse at workplace

Children are sexually abused at workplace[80]

See also

Notes and References

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