My words Published in The Express Tribune

Child-abuse

Brutality and barbarism seem to have no end in Pakistan. Vigils seem to have ended, schools have reopened, life is going on as usual and our children continue to face dangers and not just from terror menace. They are being savaged, assaulted, victimized, raped and killed. Recently, two innocent children, a boy and girl, have been raped and killed; 7-year-old-boy of Lahore and 5-year-old-girl of larkana.

It seems being born in Pakistan now amounts severe punishment. 130 children are slain in Peshawar, hundreds have died in Thar, 3.3 million are entangled in child-labour and others are being abused. Paedophiles, for personal lust, regularly assault children and many of them reach death or child-traumatic-stress. They become preys of stress, anxiety and a variety of behavioral disorders. Neither they can sleep well, nor can they trust anyone in their lives. The future of Pakistan-- our children-- seem to bleak.

Pakistan offers a little protection to children; they are not safe. Not a single day passes and the news of injustice rereverberateas around Pakistan. Establishment should take strict actions against this heinous crime, the police should perform their duties sincerely in this regard.

Zuhaib Ahmed Pirzada
Thatta Makli

21-1-2015
The Express Tribune