Child abuse in Pakistan

Pakistan ranks third in online child abuse. Child sexual abuse is often neglected in Pakistan. The estimated child abuse in Pakistan is more than 12 per day,   in which out of total reported cases of child abuse in Pakistan 2,325 victims were girls (55%) and 1,928 (45%) boys.

164 cases of sexual abuse, 984 abductions, 201 missing children and 14 child marriage cases are reported.

In 2022 a total 4,253 cases of child abuse were reported, half of them were sexual abuse. In 2023, the total number of abuse victims was 2,227, more than half among them 54% were girls.

In a report named cruel numbers compiled by Sahil an NGO working in Pakistan on child protection and special focus on sexual abuse, a total number of 53 pornographic cases were reported in an investigation by the Federal Investigation Agency, which was tracking activities on the dark web.

In Sindh, the highest (483) number of cases of child abuse were reported,   the second highest number of cases (233) were reported in Punjab. Poverty and inflation is a big factor in people sending their children to work, or selling them to people who use them as labor, sex slaves. A major obstacle is that child abuse has become common in Pakistan.

Pakistani parliament passed a new law against child abuse in 2020.

Domestic violence
Domestic violence against children and child marriage in Pakistan has also been reported.

Religion conversion
Cases of forced religion conversion of minor girls are also reported.

Sexual abuse
In August 2023, Fatima Phuriro, a minor girl was allegedly brutally tortured, raped in a Haweli of Pir's of Ranipur. Postmortem report confirmed the torture and rape. In a statement by the lawyer of Fatima Phuriro, Pir Asad Shah Jilani has been allegedly accused to sell out the live video of sexually abused child on the Dark web. Additional 7 captives including women and girls trapped in the Asad Shah's mansion were recovered by the Police.

Asad shah wife, Hina Shah, has also been nominated as co-accused in the FIR lodged by Fatima’s mother.

On January 9, 2018, minor girl Zainab Ansari was raped and murdered in her home town Kasur, Pakistan. In 2019, Nine-year-old Faizan Muhammad was raped and murdered in Kasur, Pakistan. Children are also raped in schools and in religious Madarassa of Pakistan by the clerks.

Child sex abuse at workplace
Children are sexually abused at workplace