The first picture has emerged of an eight-year-old girl who was beaten to death in Pakistan after allegedly releasing the pet birds of a couple she was working for. Zahra Shah died in hospital in Rawalpindi on June 1 after being brought in by Hassan Siddiqui, who claimed she was a domestic servant. Syed Fazal Hussain Shah, Zahra's grandfather, told the BBC that her parents had sent her to work with Siddiqui because he promised to educate her. The case has brought the rights of children back into focus in Pakistan, with #JusticeForZahraShah trending on Twitter and celebrities chiming in. Her death was the 12th such brutal incident in the city of Kasur in as many months.

Source: Daily Mail June 12, 2020 16:05 UTC