This is expected to happen after Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Mahmood Khan on Monday formally approved amendments to the K-P Child Protection Act 2010. As per the recommended amendments, the execution of capital punishment for child abuse convicts will be recorded and publicised. The committee has further suggested launching an awareness campaign through the K-P Information Ministry against child abuse and assault. To trace and solve cases of child abuse, the amendments recommend the establishment of a forensic laboratory in the province apart from dedicating 10 to 15 topics related to child abuse topics in various examinations. Addressing a programme organised at the K-P Assembly against child abuse on Monday, Ghani said that convicts in such cases deserved stringent punishments.

Source: The Express Tribune October 20, 2020 04:07 UTC