OKARA: A 15-year-old girl died during an operation after she went through an abortion as her uncle kept raping her for six months, resulting in pregnancy in Okara.
According to sources, 15-year-old Uzma was living with her maternal aunt after her parents separated amid domestic disputes at Chak No 5.4/L located near Okara city. Sources further said that the victim’s uncle kept raping her for six months despite having his own wife.
The unending sexual assaults meant that she became pregnant, sources added. However, when the accused, Ghulam Anwar, and his wife Sajida Bibi came to know about pregnancy, they opted for abortion, a process leading to her worsening condition, sources disclosed.
Later, they took the girl out of the village for an operation where she lost her life due to the multiple complications, sources said, adding that the was a six-month pregnant at the time of the abortion.
However, on a complaint of the deceased girl’s father police have arrested the accused and started further investigation.
On the other hand, talking about the issue sources from the hospital also confirmed the reports that her uncle had been raping her over a long period.
The latest horrific story surfaced just days after the rape and murder of a minor girl, Zainab in Charsadda as the country is still shocked after the unresolved horrendous motorway gang-rape case with the main accused still at large.
Earlier, a report by the Non-Government Organisation (NGO) Sahil, had revealed that the violence against children continued in the country, and an estimated eight children per day have been abused in the first half of 2020.
A total of 2,846 child abuse cases were reported from across the country in 2019, with data showing that more than eight children suffered some form of abuse every day in Pakistan in the first half of 2020.
