KARACHI – Karachi Police has revealed that children are being sold for Rs1500 in the city.
Police have arrested a suspected kidnapper during an operation to recover a7-year-old missing boy in Quaidabad area of Karachi today (Saturday).
During investigation, the alleged kidnapper has confessed to sellingchildren for Rs1500 to men involved in child sexual abuse.
“I sell children to Sohail and Kamran,” the suspect revealed.
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According to a report published in August this year, child sexual abusecases in Pakistan have increased from nine cases per day in 2017 to 12cases per day in the first six months of 2018.
The ‘Cruel Numbers Report’ containing data from January to June 2018 hasbeen compiled by Sahil, an NGO working on protection of children againstviolence.
