7-year-old girl raped, murdered in Karachi; body discovered at construction site

The body of a seven-years-old girl who was raped and killed, was discovered on Friday from a construction site near Mengal School in the Muslimabad colony of Landhi in Karachi, Dawn has reported.

Malir SSP Irfan Bahadur, while talking to Dawn, said that the girl had gone missing on Thursday around 2 pm while her body was found on Friday.
He also said that before taking more legal action, the police will wait for the physician’s reports.

Police Surgeon Dr Summaiya Syed, told Dawn that the body had extensive injuries all over the body, especially the head.

To comply with legal requirements, the body of the minor was moved to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center (JPMC).

Almost 21,900 women were reported to have been raped in Pakistan from 2017 to 2021, Zahid Gishkori has reported for Samaa. The data has been compiled by SAMAA TV Investigation Unit (SIU) from the Punjab home department and Ministry of Human Rights (MoHRs).

This meant that approximately 12 women were raped every day, or one every two hours, throughout the country.