Pakistan has a complex society structure which has
multi dimensional issues. Over population, poverty, low literacy rate and a
developing economy has given birth to many crimes in the society like extortion,
human trafficking, Narcotics smuggling etc. But the most devastating part is the
cruelty with children. This heinous crime of child abuse is a stigma at our
country's name. Nowadays whenever any newspaper or TV channel is opened there is
news of baby girls or minor boys raped by a paedophile. In recent years the
ratio of such cases have horribly increased. In such incidents, some are
relentlessly murdered with their body parts even mutilated. Some luckily survive
but the trauma they face is so shattering that for the rest of their lives they
are stuck in physical and psychological problems. In sexual abuse, the health
issues which they normally encounter are gastrointestinal disorders,
gynaecological disorders and somatization,while psychological and behavioural
symptoms include anxiety, low self stem, PTSD, cognitive impairments, body image
concerns, substance abuse, self harming and many other issues. The adult
offenders target little kids because they are vulnerable. The criminals involved
in such type of activities have got serious type of mental disease called
pedophilia in which a person experience a primary or exclusive sexual attraction
towards children. But this disease is of such type that mostly it is unnoticed.
That's the reason the in most of the cases, the offenders are either from close
relatives or neighbours or acquaintances. In such type of fiduciary
relationships it is very difficult to spot a pedophile. The best possible
solution is to take care of your kids as it is the primal solution to save them.
We need to develop a relationship with our kids which is more than a mere role
of a parent or sibling. We need to educate our kids to make them realise that
touching their private parts even just body touch with someone is something
really serious. We need to make them understand to never allow anyone to have
physical contect with them, realise them that never respond to any stranger even
the relatives who show extra love, care and sympties to them and offer them
chocolate or other stuff kids really love. We need to encourage them to trust us
by being friendly and assure them that they are suppose to trust their parents
only. We have to take precautionary measures and keep monitoring their daily
routine. Just take care of your child because you definitely never want to loss
them. We must remember that no authority or force can guard your kids. Only you
who can save your child. We need to save our children from such evils as they
are our future.