{"id":43176,"date":"2018-01-10T13:37:59","date_gmt":"2018-01-10T08:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tns.world\/?p=43176"},"modified":"2018-01-10T13:39:02","modified_gmt":"2018-01-10T08:39:02","slug":"minor-girl-allegedly-raped-murdered-in-kasur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tns.world\/?p=43176","title":{"rendered":"Minor girl allegedly raped, murdered in Kasur"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>KASUR Jan 10 (TNS):<\/strong> A seven-year-old girl was allegedly raped multiple times and then murdered, police informed.<\/p>\n<p>Police said that the minor, a resident of Rod Kot area of Kasur, was kidnapped on her way to a tuition center on January 5. Her body was found in a garbage pile near Kashmir Chowk after four days.<\/p>\n<p>The initial postmortem report states that the minor was strangled to death after being\u00a0raped multiple times.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-43178\" src=\"https:\/\/tns.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/0_2_124438_album.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tns.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/0_2_124438_album.jpg 525w, https:\/\/tns.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/0_2_124438_album-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/tns.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/0_2_124438_album-315x420.jpg 315w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>According to sources, when the incident occurred the minor\u2019s parents were in\u00a0Saudi Arabia, where they had gone to perform Umrah.<\/p>\n<p>After hearing about the incident, the parents are expected to return to the country today (Wednesday), sources added.<\/p>\n<p>Chief Minister Punjab Shehbaz Sharif, taking notice of the incident, ordered authorities to immediately arrest culprits.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Deeply pained about murder of a 8-year old girl in a child molestation case. Those societies that cannot protect its children are eternally condemned. Not going to rest till the perpetrators of this dastardly act are apprehended &amp; given severest possible punishment under the law<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CMShehbaz\/status\/951005082031706112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Arrest the culprit and start the investigation against them,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The CM also summoned a report from IG over the matter. The culprits won&#8217;t be able to escape punishment, he said.<\/p>\n<p>CM expressed grief with the parents of the deceased girl. &#8220;Justice for the parents will be dispensed at all costs,&#8221; he said, adding that he will personally look after the case investigation.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-43179\" src=\"https:\/\/tns.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/0_1_124438_album.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tns.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/0_1_124438_album.jpg 525w, https:\/\/tns.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/0_1_124438_album-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/tns.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/0_1_124438_album-315x420.jpg 315w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As news of the horrific crime spread, people took to the streets and staged a protest on Tuesday. The protesters blocked roads and closed markets. Incident of protesters pushing police officers were also reported near Ferozepur Road.<\/p>\n<p>One of the protesters shared that seven minor girls were kidnapped last year, yet the police failed to arrest a single suspect.<\/p>\n<p>The protest was called off after eight hours when the police assured that the suspects would be arrested.<\/p>\n<p>Traders have announced to protest today (Wednesday) as well. The protest will be staged at Chandi Chowk and Shahbaz Road.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, people on social media also raised their voice against the incident.\u00a0#JusticeForZainab was the top trend on Twitter with people calling for immediate action against those responsible.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JusticeForZainab?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#JusticeForZainab<\/a> she was only 7 years old !!! Zainab was an innocent child and she was horrifically tortured &amp; murdered, my heart breaks for her family.<\/p>\n<p>May Allah give them strength <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UniteAgainstChildAbuse?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UniteAgainstChildAbuse<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Aseefa B Zardari (@AseefaBZ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AseefaBZ\/status\/950994799410245632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf&#8217;s Arif Alvi also demanded that the &#8220;culprits must be found and punished&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari termed the rape and murder shocking. Bilawal was critical of the provincial government, demanding immediate action against the culprits.<\/p>\n<p>PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz called for the culprits to not only be brought to justice but also made example for others.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It hurts me even to look at or tweet the picture of 8 year old Zainab who was raped and killed. Culprit must be found &amp; punished.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JusticeForZainab?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#JusticeForZainab<\/a><br \/>\nI also urge parents &amp; teachers to educate children &amp; embolden them to report &amp; resist predatory sexual advances<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dr. Arif Alvi (@ArifAlvi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArifAlvi\/status\/950945601994346496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>On February 25, last year, a seven-year-old girl was allegedly raped and then strangled to death in Kasur, informed police authorities.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-43181\" src=\"https:\/\/tns.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/176161_1638345_updates.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tns.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/176161_1638345_updates.jpg 700w, https:\/\/tns.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/176161_1638345_updates-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tns.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/176161_1638345_updates-696x398.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>According to reports, the body of a minor was found from an abandoned house near her residence in Ali Park. Police shifted her body to District Hospital for medico-legal formalities, further adding that initial investigations indicate that she was killed by strangulation. Any conclusive statement will be issued after the post-mortem report.<\/p>\n<p>The victim&#8217;s family and neighbours protested by blocking Lahore road \u2013 they demanded justice and called for stern punishments against the offenders.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KASUR Jan 10 (TNS): A seven-year-old girl was allegedly raped multiple times and then murdered, police informed. Police said that the minor, a resident of Rod Kot area of Kasur, was kidnapped on her way to a tuition center on January 5. Her body was found in a garbage pile near Kashmir Chowk after four [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":43177,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[713,23],"tags":[765,589],"class_list":["post-43176","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kasur","category-national","tag-kasur","tag-national"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tns.world\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43176","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tns.world\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tns.world\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tns.world\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tns.world\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=43176"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/tns.world\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43176\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43182,"href":"https:\/\/tns.world\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43176\/revisions\/43182"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tns.world\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/43177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tns.world\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=43176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tns.world\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=43176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tns.world\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=43176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}