3832 children sexually abused in Pakistan in 2018: SPARC.

HYDERABAD -- Society for Protection of Rights of Child (SPARC) annual flagship report ' State of Pakistani Children in 2018' here on Wednesday. According to report submitted at seminar by executive director SPARC Sajjad Ahmed Cheema, child sex abuse cases reported all over Pakistan were 3832. As many as 22.6 million children remained out of schools in the year, among them 5 millions were of primary level aged 5-9 years, 6 millions 10-12 years age group of middle level and 11 million secondary level of 13-16 years. Province wise they were 9.9 millions in Punjab, 6.6 millions in Sindh, 2.2 millions KPK and .8 millions in Balochistan.

8.2 % children between age 10-14 are working as child labour. This number becomes 32.6% of children between age of 15-19 are involved in labour. 48% of children in Pakistan engaged in child labour are 5-11 years old,28% are in 12-14 years and 25% between 15-17 age group. Children are involved in harmful forms of labour. According to report 70.9% of total child labour force works in agriculture sector, 11.9% work in industrial sector and 17.2% work in non informal unorganized sector. As per report child marriage forms 30% of all marriages in Pakistan. Over 1.5 million children working and...

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