Child Abuse is unfortunately a common occurrence in Pakistan, it is shocking and sad that pedophilia
or child abuse is rampant in Pakistani society. The infamous Zainab case in Kasur and the Kasur child
abuse scandal are just two infamous incidents which present a very crucial picture of the disease that
is plaguing our society and government officials and other important persons fail to address this issue
and even if they do, it is too late and the cycle continues. According to a report from Sahil, an NGO
working for a safe environment for children and tackling child abuse there were about 2,321 cases of
child abuse in 2007, 1838 in 2008, 2012 in 2009, 2252 in 2010 and 2303 in 2011.Sahil also publishes
an annual report which is referred to as 'Cruel Numbers' indicating how many cases of child abuse
have occurred in the country. In 2017, as per the report about 3445 cases were reported and the 2018
edition of the report indicated an alarming increase in child abuse cases. The scenario of Pakistan
regarding child abuse in 2018 was quite alarming. Compared to 2017, child sexual abuse cases
increased from 9 cases per day to 12 cases per day. As per the Cruel Numbers report compiled by
Sahil, 2232 cases were reported from the four provinces as well as Islamabad, Azad Jammu and
Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan. According to the data 56% victims were girls and 44% were boys.
In such a conservative society, the lack of sex education, access to pornographic content, drugs and
being affected by wrong forms of popular culture can have a negative impact on a person’s thought
process due to which he acts in such a manner. Children who are victims of this menace lead a difficult
life as they have to deal with this trauma for the rest of their lives. Some are able to leave it behind and
others cannot let it go which has a negative impact on their mental health affecting their way of life
such as in school, the workplace or in social interactions. There is a huge gap between parents and
children regarding this issue, although there is no foolproof way to avoid this but through creating
awareness for parents as well as children, decreasing the communication gap or stigma related to this
issue and teaching them how to protect themselves through self-defense are one of the many measures
that can be taken to combat this menace. It is our moral duty towards this society and our children to
provide them with a safe environment without the risk of being scarred for life or worse, never being
able to have one.
or child abuse is rampant in Pakistani society. The infamous Zainab case in Kasur and the Kasur child
abuse scandal are just two infamous incidents which present a very crucial picture of the disease that
is plaguing our society and government officials and other important persons fail to address this issue
and even if they do, it is too late and the cycle continues. According to a report from Sahil, an NGO
working for a safe environment for children and tackling child abuse there were about 2,321 cases of
child abuse in 2007, 1838 in 2008, 2012 in 2009, 2252 in 2010 and 2303 in 2011.Sahil also publishes
an annual report which is referred to as 'Cruel Numbers' indicating how many cases of child abuse
have occurred in the country. In 2017, as per the report about 3445 cases were reported and the 2018
edition of the report indicated an alarming increase in child abuse cases. The scenario of Pakistan
regarding child abuse in 2018 was quite alarming. Compared to 2017, child sexual abuse cases
increased from 9 cases per day to 12 cases per day. As per the Cruel Numbers report compiled by
Sahil, 2232 cases were reported from the four provinces as well as Islamabad, Azad Jammu and
Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan. According to the data 56% victims were girls and 44% were boys.
In such a conservative society, the lack of sex education, access to pornographic content, drugs and
being affected by wrong forms of popular culture can have a negative impact on a person’s thought
process due to which he acts in such a manner. Children who are victims of this menace lead a difficult
life as they have to deal with this trauma for the rest of their lives. Some are able to leave it behind and
others cannot let it go which has a negative impact on their mental health affecting their way of life
such as in school, the workplace or in social interactions. There is a huge gap between parents and
children regarding this issue, although there is no foolproof way to avoid this but through creating
awareness for parents as well as children, decreasing the communication gap or stigma related to this
issue and teaching them how to protect themselves through self-defense are one of the many measures
that can be taken to combat this menace. It is our moral duty towards this society and our children to
provide them with a safe environment without the risk of being scarred for life or worse, never being
able to have one.
There is a need to start a campaign where we reach out to our children and their parents, right now
preferably from the middle lower class where this problem is most frequently prevailing and due to
the lack of access of help. This campaign has two major aims:
preferably from the middle lower class where this problem is most frequently prevailing and due to
the lack of access of help. This campaign has two major aims:
- Teaching children and parents about sexual assault and how to identify it and report it.
- Teaching children how to protect themselves from abuse through self-defense and other ways
- Self-defense classes will be taught by a professional to children and teenagers alike in schools, publicparks and in slums.
- A seminar will be held in different schools where a professional will talk about the basics of sexeducation, identification of assault and abuse and how to report it in order to educate children.
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