Child rights organisation ‘Sahil’ has claimed that at least 12 children are sexually abused each day in Pakistan, while at least 2,227 cases of child abuse were reported in the first six months of 2023. According to Sahil’s “Cruel Numbers” report, sourced primarily from newspapers and direct reporting, the first half […]
Boys are more vulnerable to sexual abuse than girls in Punjab, according to a Punjab Home Department report based on the record from January to June 15, 2023. “The percentage of sexual abuse among boys was 69% while the percentage of girls was 31%,” the data showed. Most of the cases […]