A minor girl is raped after every three days in Faisalabad

In Faisalabad, little girls are increasingly vulnerable to sexual abuse, with reports indicating that an incident occurs approximately every three days, 24NewsHD TV Channel reported on Monday. 

According to the channel report, this year alone, more than 100 little girls have fallen victim to abuse in Faisalabad, with 80% of cases reportedly involving neighbourhood residents as perpetrators.

This disturbing trend aligns with the July 2024 findings from the NGO Sahil's "Six Months Cruel Numbers" report, which documented 1,630 child abuse cases nationwide between January and June 2024. 

Sahil's report highlights that 59% of the victims were girls, while 41% were boys.

According to Sahil’s report, based on cases reported in newspapers across all four provinces, as well as Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT), Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), and Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), reveals that 59 percent of the victims (962) were girls, while 41 percent (668) were boys.

Geographically, 78 percent of the cases were reported from Punjab, 11 percent from Sindh, 6 percent from ICT, 3 percent from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), and 2 percent from Balochistan, AJK, and GB. 

Additionally, rural areas saw 56% of cases, while 44% occurred in urban settings.

Reporter: Tayyab Maqbool