Pakistan launches child protection strategy after ...

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• ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has launched its first National Strategy to End Violence Against Children 2026–2031, following an investigative report by Daily Minute Mirror highlighting the scale of online child abuse and gaps in the country’s response system.
• The Ministry of Human Rights announced the strategy on October 15, 2026, three days after Minute Mirror published an investigation examining technology-facilitated sexual exploitation and abuse of children.
• The investigation, published on October 12 under the headline “Safe Scroll, Unsafe Reality: 1.5 Million Children Abused Online in One Year, Justice Reaches Less Than 1%,” was written by Asad Kharal, founding chairman of CIJ Global and editor of investigations at Daily Minute Mirror.

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has launched its first National Strategy to End Violence Against Children 2026–2031, following an investigative report by Daily Minute Mirror highlighting the scale of online child abuse and gaps in the country’s response system.

The Ministry of Human Rights announced the strategy on October 15, 2026, three days after Minute Mirror published an investigation examining technology-facilitated sexual exploitation and abuse of children. The newspaper described the development as a significant example of investigative journalism contributing to national policy discussions.

The investigation, published on October 12 under the headline “Safe Scroll, Unsafe Reality: 1.5 Million Children Abused Online in One Year, Justice Reaches Less Than 1%,” was written by Asad Kharal, founding chairman of CIJ Global and editor of investigations at Daily Minute Mirror.

According to the report, the findings drew on the Disrupting Harm in Pakistan study, along with police records, parliamentary proceedings, court data and information concerning the capacity of cybercrime authorities. The newspaper said the investigation was certified by CIJ Global Fact-Check.