In the dim backrooms of a beauty parlour in Hujra Shah Muqeem, Okara, two little girls—just 14 and 15 years old—were not learning a trade, not building a future. They were being repeatedly raped, blackmailed, and betrayed by men who shared their home. Ramesh and Ali Raza, the nephews of the […]
A child’s laughter should echo in playgrounds, not be silenced by cruelty. A child’s hands should hold books and toys, not bear the scars of servitude. But for Iqra, a 13-year-old girl from Rawalpindi, life was never about innocence or dreams—it was about survival. Until, in a moment of horrifying brutality, […]
The youth of Pakistan, often celebrated as the torchbearers of the nation’s future, are trapped in a cycle of despair and deprivation. Their dreams are shackled by crushing poverty and the glaring absence of educational opportunities. UNICEF’s heartbreaking statistics reveal that 22.8 million children, aged 5 to 16, are out of […]