- Two minor brothers were sexually abused in Pakistan’s Punjab province
- An officer of the court gave information about this
- The accused confessed their crime
A madrassa teacher convicted of sexually abusing and murdering two minor brothers in Pakistan’s Punjab province has been sentenced to death. Apart from this, his accomplice has been sentenced to life imprisonment. An officer of the court gave information about this. A 6-year-old child and her 10-year-old brother were sexually abused by Tanveer Ahmed and his accomplice Nauman in February 2021 in Okara town, about 130 km from Lahore.
Additional District and Sessions Judge Syeda Shehzadi Najaf on Tuesday (June 27) sentenced Ahmad to death for his crimes while Nauman was sentenced to life imprisonment. Judge Syeda Shahzadi Najaf also imposed a fine of 1 million Pakistani rupees on each of them.
The accused also confessed their crime
A court official said that the court convicted both the suspects after the evidence and witnesses presented by the prosecution. He said the culprits also confessed to their crime and said they strangled the boys after sexually abusing them. Cases of sexual harassment of madrassa students by their teachers are frequent in Pakistan.
Sexual exploitation of children in Pakistan
A report released by Sahil, an NGO working to protect children in Pakistan, said that a total of 4,253 cases of child sexual abuse were reported in 2022. These cases of child sexual abuse have been reported from all four provinces of Pakistan including Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT), Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan (GB).
Data shows that these cases include cases of child sexual abuse, kidnapping, missing children and child marriage. Based on statistics, the number of abused children in Pakistan is estimated to be more than 12 per day. A gender breakdown shows that of the total reported cases of child abuse, 2,325 victims are girls, which is 55 percent, and 1,928 are boys, which is 45 percent.
