In 2025, Pakistan reported 3,630 cases of child abuse, an 8 per cent increase from the previous year, according to Sahil, an Islamabad-based non-profit monitoring violence against children and women. “In the year 2025, a total number of 3,630 child abuse cases have been reported in 81 different newspapers,” the organisation said. Most abuse cases involved acquaintances. Sahil also reported 7,071 cases of violence against women (GBV) in 2025, a 34 per cent increase from the previous year. The largest category was murder, with 1,546 cases, followed by 1,345 abductions and 1,169 cases of torture.

Source: The Telegraph March 16, 2026 11:55 UTC