Mahira Khan wants more swift action against child rapists

The brutal rape and torture of a 10-year-old student by a Madrassa teacher in Abbottabad’s Mansehra sparked national outrage.

One of Pakistan’s most vocal actors, Mahira Khan took to Twitter to voice her concern and demanded the authorities to “make an example out of these monsters.” In her tweet, she also tagged the Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari.

@ShireenMazari1 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 https://t.co/p094zrwVg9

— Mahira Khan (@TheMahiraKhan) December 30, 2019

In response to her tweet, the minister said that the perpetrator has been arrested and that efforts are being made to prevent these horrendous crimes. She shared that the Zainab Alert Bill has been passed by the Standing Committee of Human Rights and that “much as we would like to simply catch these monsters and publicly punish them, the government has to go according to the law.”

She also revealed that a “holistic policy on child abuse” is being prepared on the direction of Prime Minister Imran Khan and “within two weeks it should be ready with all stakeholders being taken on board.”

Our Zainab Alert Bill has finally been passed by the Standing Comm & should be tabled in NA and then in Senate. Much as we would like to simply catch these monsters & publicly punish them, govt has to go acc to the law. But equally imp we need to PREVENT crime of child abuse.

— Shireen Mazari (@ShireenMazari1) December 30, 2019

And that requires society to unite and change mindsets at all levels incl recognising we have these monsters amongst us. We are now preparing a holistic policy on child abuse under PM's directive and within two weeks it should be ready with all stakeholders being taken on board.

— Shireen Mazari (@ShireenMazari1) December 30, 2019

Mahira thanked the minister for her response and requested for more swift action to be taken again such issues. She also asserted that more noise should be made so that “a loud and clear message should go out to these predators.”

Thank you for responding 🙏🏼Also a request – more swift action should be taken. More noise should be made about this. A loud and clear msg should go out to these predators. https://t.co/FQ4NJXqgyw

— Mahira Khan (@TheMahiraKhan) December 31, 2019

Other than Mahira, actor-activist Nadia Jamil has also been raising her voice on the matter of child sexual abuse.

Death 2 quick & easy a punishment for child rapists. Castrate them,lock them up. Let psychologists study their sick,hard minds 2 understand how we can prevent creating more monsters like them.May they suffer long & painfully. Like the 10 yr old child raped 100x till his eyes bled

— Nadia Jamil (@NJLahori) December 29, 2019