In 2022 a total 4,253 cases of child abuse were reported, half of them were sexual abuse.[19][20] In 2023, the total number of abuse victims was 2,227,[20][21] more than half among them 54% were girls.[19][20][21]
In a report named cruel numbers compiled by Sahil an NGO working in Pakistan on child protection and special focus on sexual abuse,[22][24] a total number of 53 pornographic cases[24] were reported in an investigation by the Federal Investigation Agency, which was tracking activities on the
dark web.[19][34][22]
In
Sindh, the highest (483) number of cases of
child abuse were reported,[19][20][21] the second highest number of cases (233) were reported in
Punjab.[19][20][21]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]
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][47][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.[19] Additional 7 captives including women and girls trapped in the Asad Shah's mansion were recovered by the
Police.[63][56]
Asad shah wife, Hina Shah, has also been nominated as co-accused in the FIR lodged by Fatima’s mother.[64]
Every year about a half million children are raped in Pakistan.[13]
On January 9, 2018, minor girl Zainab Ansari was raped and murdered in her home town Kasur, Pakistan.[21][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][34][70][71][72][73][74][75][76][77][78][79]
In 2022 a total 4,253 cases of child abuse were reported, half of them were sexual abuse.[19][20] In 2023, the total number of abuse victims was 2,227,[20][21] more than half among them 54% were girls.[19][20][21]
In a report named cruel numbers compiled by Sahil an NGO working in Pakistan on child protection and special focus on sexual abuse,[22][24] a total number of 53 pornographic cases[24] were reported in an investigation by the Federal Investigation Agency, which was tracking activities on the
dark web.[19][34][22]
In
Sindh, the highest (483) number of cases of
child abuse were reported,[19][20][21] the second highest number of cases (233) were reported in
Punjab.[19][20][21]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]
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][47][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.[19] Additional 7 captives including women and girls trapped in the Asad Shah's mansion were recovered by the
Police.[63][56]
Asad shah wife, Hina Shah, has also been nominated as co-accused in the FIR lodged by Fatima’s mother.[64]
Every year about a half million children are raped in Pakistan.[13]
On January 9, 2018, minor girl Zainab Ansari was raped and murdered in her home town Kasur, Pakistan.[21][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][34][70][71][72][73][74][75][76][77][78][79]