Pakistani children are hunted everywhere, every single day in plain sight while those tasked with their protection shield the predators lurking in classrooms, madrassas, living rooms, neighborhoods, workplaces and now on the screens glowing in every home. These monsters aren't hiding; they're right there (wolves in sheep's clothing) cloaked in respect and trust. And the children — our children — are silenced and forced to carry the heavy yoke of trauma that should weigh on the state, society, all of us.
Recent numbers from the interior ministry should make Islamabad — the claimed showcase of power, order, governance and security — hang its head in shame. Between 2021 and June 2025, it recorded 567 cases of sexual abuse. Two hundred of those victims were children: 107 girls and 93 boys. Th