A video showing armed men assaulting a teenaged girl in the Domel tehsil of Bannu is circulating on social media, prompting responses from political figures. 

 

Local sources have said that the girl, identified as 15-year-old Hamshda, had been seen in Domel and nearby Township areas wearing male clothing and adopting a masculine appearance.

 

According to sources, her family had warned her several times against dressing that way and moving around outside.

 

They said that unidentified armed men allegedly abducted the girl and took her to an undisclosed location where she was subjected to torture.

 

Footage of the incident was recorded and later shared on social media. In the video, the girl can be heard saying that she will not go out dressed in that manner or roam around with boys again.

 

Sources said that she was later released after being made to promise that she would not repeat the actions.

 

Police officials in Domel said that no formal complaint has been filed by any party so far and that no First Information Report (FIR) has been registered in connection with the case. They added that the incident is being examined and further developments will be shared.

 

Meanwhile, a pamphlet attributed to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has also circulated online. The pamphlet says an inquiry will be conducted into the matter and that action will be taken if those responsible are found to have links with the group.

 

Separately, Awami National Party (ANP) president Aimal Wali Khan condemned the alleged torture of the minor.

 

“Punishing a child for earning a lawful livelihood is an insult to both humanity and Islam,” he said in a statement issued on Thursday.

 

He questioned whether supporting one’s family through lawful means had become a crime and said militants were using religion as a shield while bringing disrepute to it.

 

Referring to another case, he said a man who recorded a cricket video of young player Aina Wazir had also allegedly been abducted and tortured.

 

Aimal Wali Khan also questioned the silence of the government and law enforcement agencies over such incidents.

 

“No group has the authority to decide what is right or wrong or to determine punishments,” he said, adding that protecting the life, property and fundamental rights of citizens was the responsibility of the state and the government.