KASUR – A seven-year-old girl was raped and killed in Kasur, north-eastern Pakistan, five days after she went missing from home.
According to Pakistan’s Express Tribune, the girl was abducted near her home when she was on her way to Qur’an class. The girl’s parents were out of the country when she went missing.
RAISE YOUR VOICE!!!!!!!
This ATROCITY needs to STOP!!!! Where the bloody rapist is STILL roaming FREE!!! Enough is enough!!!!! #JusticeForZainab pic.twitter.com/Xl46dxE7Oc— NADIA HUSSAIN (@NADIAHUSSAIN_NH) January 10, 2018
The incident triggered angry protests which erupted outside the District Commissioner (DC) office in Kasur.
Meanwhile, the Express News reported that parents in Kasur are expressing a deepening fear of sending their children to schools in the area.
On social media, the hashtag #JusticeforZainab has been trending on Wednesday, with many celebrities and politicians taking to social media website to vent their anger.
The condemnable & horrific rape & murder of little Zainab exposes once again how vulnerable our children are in our society. This is not the first time such horrific acts have happened. We have to act swiftly to punish the guilty & ensure that our children are better protected. pic.twitter.com/9f7OM3hYT1
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) January 10, 2018
#JusticeForZainab , Being a Father just can’t imagine the pain of Parents after this, condolences to her parents & Alarming situation to Society we r living in ??????, Govt should do Prompt action against the Culprit & give justice to ZAINAB , pic.twitter.com/f1a2Go0j3Y
— Mohammad Hafeez (@MHafeez22) January 10, 2018
#JusticeForZainab , Being a Father just can’t imagine the pain of Parents after this, condolences to her parents & Alarming situation to Society we r living in ??????, Govt should do Prompt action against the Culprit & give justice to ZAINAB , pic.twitter.com/f1a2Go0j3Y
— Mohammad Hafeez (@MHafeez22) January 10, 2018
#JusticeForZainab , Being a Father just can’t imagine the pain of Parents after this, condolences to her parents & Alarming situation to Society we r living in ??????, Govt should do Prompt action against the Culprit & give justice to ZAINAB , pic.twitter.com/f1a2Go0j3Y
— Mohammad Hafeez (@MHafeez22) January 10, 2018
I hope and pray the culprits are not only brought to justice but made an example of. pic.twitter.com/oUxhnHjP3Q
— Maryam Nawaz Sharif (@MaryamNSharif) January 10, 2018
#JusticeForZainab she was only 7 years old !!! Zainab was an innocent child and she was horrifically tortured & murdered, my heart breaks for her family.
May Allah give them strength #UniteAgainstChildAbuse
— Aseefa B Zardari (@AseefaBZ) January 10, 2018