CM Afridi vows tougher child protection laws in KP after 5-year-old girl's rape, murder

CM Afridi vows tougher child protection laws in KP after 5-year-old girl's rape, murder.

Key points

• Muhammad Sadaqat Published August 29, 2026 Updated August 29, 2026 02: 14pm.
• The girl went missing from outside her home in Haripur on August 10.
• According to PTI's provincial chief whip, MPA Akbar Ayub Khan, the chief minister additionally unveiled financial assistance and a administration job for the father.
• "For God's sake, do not give any relief to such criminals, " he implored.
• The chief minister described the crime as inhumane and an act of savagery.

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HARIPUR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Saturday remarked the culprits involved in the rape and murder of a five-year-old girl in Haripur would be given exemplary punishment, adding that the Child Protection and Welfare Act was being produced more stringent and renamed after the victim.

Notably, the girl went missing from outside her home in Haripur on August 10. Her body was recovered on August 24 from an unused well at a warehouse regarding a furlong from her home on the information provided by one of the four suspects arrested in the case.

Speaking to the media after offering his condolences to the girl's family in Haripur on Saturday, CM Afridi vowed: "I assure you that whatever their ages are, we will make an example out of them so that anyone committing such a beastly act will shudder before even thinking about it."

He remarked the KP Child Protection and Welfare Act would be named after the minor girl and assured her family of backing from the provincial administration in bringing the culprits to justice.

For context, the chief minister described the crime as inhumane and an act of savagery.

"If our government and administration cannot protect our children from the criminals who are committing such sins without any fear, we should close down our offices – there is no use for them, " he remarked.

CM Afridi directed the district administration, particularly the police, to further strengthen its writ to protect citizens of all ages. He additionally appealed to the judiciary to avoid granting relief to those involved in such incidents.

"For God's sake, do not give any relief to such criminals, " he implored. The chief minister again assured the victim's father of the provincial government's full backing and appeared visibly emotional while consoling the man.

According to He further, the Administration High School for Girls in Pathan Colony would be renamed after the victim and confirmed a Rs2 billion Safe City cameras project for Haripur city.

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