PM Imran Proposes Death Penalty For Child Abuse
Mahnoor Sheikh (@mahnoorsheikh03) Published May 29, 2019 | 02:46 PM
PM Imran has expressed his concern over increase in incidents of child abuse.
Lahore (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 29th May, 2019) In a welcome move, Prime Minister Imran Khan has suggested death penalty for convicts of child abuse.
Special Assistant to the prime minister on Information Firdous Ashiq Awan informed this on Tuesday.
She said that the Prime Minister had proposed that those involved in child abuse should be awarded death sentence.
During a meeting of the Federal cabinet, PM Imran has expressed his concern over the rise in misuse of internet for child pornography and a subsequent increase in incidents of child abuse.
The special assistant said that the prime minister addressed in detail the ministries of human rights, law, and especially the interior ministry, and gave them the responsibility of examining, assessing and analysing the existing juvenile laws regarding sexual violence, sexual exploitation, rape of children, and other violent behaviours.
“All three ministries have been instructed to get together on this, prepare an implementation plan and bring it before the cabinet so that this growing menace can be curbed with an effective law and a mechanism of deterrence as well as awareness can be created,” she said.
The government definitely needs to take drastic steps for the protection of children from sexual assault as the increasing number of child abuse incidents is a failure on part of the parents, social circles, media, law enforcement agencies and the courts of the country.
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