A domestic child worker was allegedly murdered and his younger brother injured by the employers over petty mistakes at a Defence Housing Authority (DHA) in Lahore. The police investigators who investigated the murder case of Kamran, 10, and his injured brother Rizwan, 6, said they found deep bruises of sharp-edged weapons. The boys were allegedly beaten for eating things out of the refrigerator.
Police have arrested two suspects for allegedly shooting a teenage boy after the boy had resisted rape attempt in Muzaffargarh. The third suspect, however, still remains at large. A complaint was registered at a police station in the city, where it was alleged by the father of the boy that three men attempted to rape his son and then shot him in the hip for resisting.
Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari has revealed that Pakistan, unfortunately, was number one in child pornography- a menace which has affected all strata of society. Speaking at the launch of Child Protection Campaign in Islamabad, Mazari emphasised the need to launch school level campaigns to create awareness among children as cases of child abuse are rising at an alarming rate.