MULTAN: Pakistan’s police said they were searching for members of a gang accused of abusing minors and making pornographic videos in a marriage hall in the eastern Punjab province.
Four suspects from the group were already arrested in a raid late Friday in the Sahiwal district, said officer Umar Daraz. The men were presented before a court on Saturday, allowing police to question them for four days.
Daraz said police seized 46 pornographic videos from cell phones and a USB drive, which allegedly show the suspects sodomizing boys aged between eight and 12 years.
Initial questioning revealed that the one of the gang members is a vendor at the city’s main bus terminal, he said, adding that the man would lure boys who were runaways or begging into the marriage hall. Evidence indicates more suspects are involved in the crime, and police are searching for them, Daraz said.
Earlier this year, federal investigators arrested two men on suspicion of links to an international child pornography network. Investigations in that case revealed that one of the men was posting child pornography videos on the dark web.
Child abuse is not uncommon in parts of Pakistan, where parliament has recently passed laws to increase punishments for those convicted of such crimes.
Pakistan police arrest alleged child abusers, seek suspects
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Pakistan police arrest alleged child abusers, seek suspects
- Police say searching for members of gang accused of abusing minors and making videos in a marriage hall in Punjab province
- Four suspects from group arrested in a raid late Friday in the Sahiwal district, presented before a court on Saturday
Pakistan, Malaysia discuss halal food, energy and tourism to boost cooperation
- Bilateral trade between both countries stands at about $1.4 billion a year
- In Oct., both countries announced a new $200 million halal meat trade quota
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Malaysian officials have held talks on halal food, green energy and tourism sectors as part of renewed efforts to expand ties between the two Muslim-majority nations, the Pakistani High Commission in Malaysia on Monday.
The discussions took place during a meeting between Pakistan’s High Commissioner to Malaysia, Syed Ahsan Raza Shah and Tun Pehin Sri Dr. Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar, governor of Malaysia’s Sarawak state.
Bilateral trade between the two countries stands at about $1.4 billion a year, according to official data from both governments. In Oct., both countries announced a new $200 million halal meat trade quota.
“Constructive talks on Pakistan-Malaysia ties in halal [food], palm oil, green energy, rice, labor, tourism, culture & sustainable development,” the Pakistani High Commission in Malaysia said on X.
Malaysia’s exports to Pakistan are led by palm oil and other vegetable fats, followed by machinery, rubber products and organic chemicals. Pakistan’s main exports to Malaysia include rice, textiles, seafood and minerals.
The two countries have also traded under the Malaysia-Pakistan Closer Economic Partnership Agreement since 2008, which provides preferential market access for goods and services.
Pakistan has been rapidly growing its green energy, halal food, and tourism sectors. Its halal food industry is attracting global buyers with Shariah-compliant products, while tourism is leveraging the country’s natural beauty, heritage sites and cultural attractions to draw international visitors.
