London, April 15 (IANS) Child abuse in Pakistan remains widespread, encompassing physical, sexual, and emotional violence, as well as exploitation through child labour and trafficking. Despite existing legal frameworks, entrenched stigma, weak enforcement, and cultural barriers continue to hinder reporting, leaving thousands of cases unreported every year, a report detailed this week. According to UK-based ‘Asian Lite’, on February 2, Pakistan’s National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA…
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Islamabad, April 15 (IANS) People have been facing problems as the power outages have increased up to eight hours in urban and 12-16 hours in rural areas in the service areas of Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) and other districts of Pakistan’s Punjab province, local media reported on Wednesday. The situation worsened from Monday evening after the power distribution in Lahore and cities and towns in other districts started observing unannounced or forced loadshedding on an hourly basis, re…
Rome, April 7 (IANS) Pakistan’s systematic persecution of the Ahmadi community was laid bare yet again during Eid this year, highlighting that the campaign against them is not driven by fringe elements but by an organised and deeply embedded institutionalised system, a report has detailed.According to Italy-based online magazine ‘Bitter Winter’, despite Pakistan’s rhetoric on “pluralism, tolerance, and fight against extremism”, Eid in Punjab province witnessed the right of a minority to pr…
Islamabad, Feb 27 (IANS) A leading minority rights group on Friday highlighted another brutal attack on a Christian minority worker in Pakistan’s Punjab province, stating that religious communities frequently face violence and systematic exploitation across the country. Citing eyewitnesses, the Voice of Pakistan Minority (VOPM) mentioned that Yousaf Masih was attacked in Gujranwala city of Punjab by four fruit vendors who allegedly struck him with a two‑kilogramme iron weight — typically u…
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Composite Circle booked a case against three of its officers, along with their accomplices over alleged corruption, bribery, extortion and abuse of authority.The accused have been taken into custody after the corruption scandal surfaced in the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) Gujranwala.The NCCIA allegedly released suspects involved in online fraud cases after accepting bribes of “millions of rupees,” the rep…