The brutal torture and murder of an eight-year-old child maid in Rawalpindi has sent waves of horror across the entire country. While many celebrities have raised their voice for Zohra, Osman Khalid Butt is demanding the government to abolish child labour.
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Sharing a list of laws which apply on child labour and explaining their shortcomings, Butt said, “If we want change beyond #JusticeforZohra, we need to raise our collective voice to amend our child labour laws.”
Butt asserted that we cannot let another case just go by and should continue to raise voice until the laws are amended to protect the rights of children. He also encouraged people not to employ children as domestic help and “speak out if members of you family/friends have”.
“Can’t stress enough that until child labor laws are amended and implemented, we won’t see change,” concluded Butt.
When a user commented that “families livelihood depends” on child labour, Butt responded that a better way to help is by sending a child to school.
Mahira Khan, who had earlier condemned the brutal murder of Zohra, endorsed Butt’s point of view.
Meanwhile, among those who raised their voice for Zohra include Momina Mustehsan, Maya Ali and Ushna Shah.
THE INCIDENT
Eight-year-old child maid Zohra Shah was allegedly beaten to death by her employers for releasing their prized parrots from a cage. According to reports, she opened the cage to feed the birds on Sunday, only for the birds to fly away. This enraged her employers who then beat her unconscious before dumping her at a nearby hospital. She died of her injuries.
According to the first information report (FIR), the victim was alive when she was brought to the hospital. She had injuries on her face, hands, below her rib cage and legs. The FIR stated that she also had wounds on her thighs which suggested that she might have been sexually assaulted. Police have sent samples for forensic examination to confirm if an assault took place and are yet to receive a report.
The couple behind the heinous crime has been arrested.
