Times of Islamabad

Sex Trafficking Racket busted in Punjab

Sex Trafficking Racket busted in Punjab

KASUR – Punjab Police has arrested three women from Kasur district’sPattoki city who allegedly bought minor girls for prostitution.

The raid, conducted on November 2 led to the arrest of three women andrecovery of at least two girls named Laiban and Seerat.

Police, Child Protection and Welfare Bureau (CPWB) officials first raidedtwo dens, one owned by Zahida Perveen and other by one Manzooran Bibi on atip off that they bought two minor girls.

The suspects said that they bought the two girls, 12 year old Laiba andthree year old Seerat, from a midwife in Sharifpura.

When questioned, Zahida Parveen first said that the girl is her owndaughter then said that she bought the girl to marry her off to her son butlater accepted that she bought and raised her to eventually sell her forprostitution.

Later, the police also arrested the midwife who reportedly sold the girlsto the suspects.