🚨 A “MARKET” FOR BUYING UNDERAGE BOYS IN PAKISTAN — IN TODAY’S WORLD?
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🚨 FOR THOSE SAYING THE VIRAL VIDEO OF THE “BOY TRADING MARKET” IN BANNU TOWNSHIP, KPK, PAKISTAN, IS JUST A TRIBAL COMMUNITY CULTURAL FAIR — LOOK CLOSER. (Viral video in the comments.) Before dismissing such allegations as impossible, look at what has already been documented elsewhere in Pakistan. The Hussain Khanwala child-abuse scandal in Kasur, Punjab, Pakistan, involved reports of more than 280 children and around 400 videos. It became one of the country’s largest reported child-abuse scandals. - In 2015, reports emerged of a suspected paedophile and pornography ring operating in the village. - Victims and reports said children had allegedly been sexually abused and filmed between 2006 and 2014. - The Nation reported that more than 280 children were assaulted and around 400 videos were discovered. - The videos were allegedly used to blackmail families, with perpetrators threatening to release footage of children being sexually abused. - Reports said the videos were sold for around 50 Pakistani rupees each. - Some victims reportedly fled the village after the abuse and intimidation. - One survivor told Al Jazeera he was allegedly taken from school, drugged and sexually abused repeatedly from the age of 10 to 15. - Another survivor said perpetrators continued to harass and threaten him even after he testified in court. - One family told Al Jazeera they were allegedly extorted for $15,000 through the repeated sexual abuse of their grandson. - A grandfather said he lost land and eventually had to withdraw his case because his family could no longer afford the legal fight. - But there was a major dispute over the scale of the scandal. - The police officer who led the investigation told Al Jazeera that the number of victims was closer to 20, not 280, and disputed the reported number of videos. - Police records cited by Al Jazeera said three men were sentenced to life imprisonment, while 12 others were acquitted. - Survivors and families alleged that some accused perpetrators continued living in the village and intimidating them during the legal proceedings. - One survivor told Al Jazeera: “Our lives are lost. What will we do?” The most disturbing part isn't only what allegedly happened to the children. It's what happened after they spoke. Some survivors said they faced threats, stigma, financial ruin and years of legal battles. Children lost their childhood. Families lost everything. And some are still waiting for justice.
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🚨 WHAT THE U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT SAYS ABOUT CHILD TRAFFICKING IN PAKISTAN - The U.S. State Department says traffickers in Pakistan buy, sell, rent and kidnap children for forced labour, begging, domestic work and child sex trafficking. - Children are reportedly subjected to sex trafficking around hotels, truck stops, bus stations and shrines. - The report says boys as young as 6 from Balochistan, KP and Afghanistan have reportedly been lured to coal mines and subjected to sex trafficking. - In one Balochistan mining community, widespread sexual exploitation of boys was reported in previous years. - NGOs and police reportedly say some restaurants and factories require boy child labourers to provide sexual favours to get or keep jobs or accommodation. - The report says children working on the streets are vulnerable to forced begging and sexual exploitation, including sex trafficking. - It also says some police officers allegedly refused to register cases of child sexual exploitation without bribes. - The government identified 20,809 sex-trafficking victims, including 921 children, during the reporting period. - Civil society identified another 238 sex-trafficking victims, including 59 children. - The report also warns that victim-protection services are inadequate, particularly for male victims, and that some victims face re-victimization. - Pakistan remained Tier 2 in the 2024 U.S. Trafficking in Persons Report, meaning its government did not fully meet the minimum standards for eliminating trafficking. These aren't social-media rumours. These are findings and reported allegations documented by the U.S. Department of State. And that raises a simple question: Before giving billions in aid, shouldn’t the IMF be asking what is happening to children allegedly trapped in systems like this? Shouldn’t there be accountability before billions are handed over each year to Pakistan?
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🚨 WHAT THE U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT SAYS ABOUT CHILD TRAFFICKING IN PAKISTAN - The U.S. State Department says traffickers in Pakistan buy, sell, rent and kidnap children for forced labour, begging, domestic work and child sex trafficking. - Children are reportedly subjected to sex trafficking around hotels, truck stops, bus stations and shrines. - The report says boys as young as 6 from Balochistan, KP and Afghanistan have reportedly been lured to coal mines and subjected to sex trafficking. - In one Balochistan mining community, widespread sexual exploitation of boys was reported in previous years. - NGOs and police reportedly say some restaurants and factories require boy child labourers to provide sexual favours to get or keep jobs or accommodation. - The report says children working on the streets are vulnerable to forced begging and sexual exploitation, including sex trafficking. - It also says some police officers allegedly refused to register cases of child sexual exploitation without bribes. - The government identified 20,809 sex-trafficking victims, including 921 children, during the reporting period. - Civil society identified another 238 sex-trafficking victims, including 59 children. - The report also warns that victim-protection services are inadequate, particularly for male victims, and that some victims face re-victimization. - Pakistan remained Tier 2 in the 2024 U.S. Trafficking in Persons Report, meaning its government did not fully meet the minimum standards for eliminating trafficking. These aren't social-media rumours. These are findings and reported allegations documented by the U.S. Department of State. And that raises a simple question: Before giving billions in aid, shouldn’t the IMF be asking what is happening to children allegedly trapped in systems like this? Shouldn’t there be accountability before billions are handed over each year to Pakistan?
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🚨 ADULTERY IS NOT A CRIME IN INDIA. BUT THE SUPREME COURT DID NOT SAY IT IS “OK.” In Joseph Shine v. Union of India (27 September 2018), a five-judge Constitution Bench unanimously struck down Section 497 IPC, which criminalised adultery. The Court held that making adultery a criminal offence violated Articles 14, 15 and 21 of the Constitution. But here's the nuance many people miss: The Court did NOT say adultery is morally acceptable. It said adultery should not be a criminal offence. The Court observed: “Thinking of adultery from the point of view of criminality would be a retrograde step.” Adultery can still have serious consequences in family law, including being a ground for divorce. Yet many people interpret “not a crime” as “legal and acceptable.” That's a dangerous misunderstanding. Extra-marital affairs don't just affect two adults. They can destroy marriages, destabilise families and deeply affect the children caught in the middle. Not criminal ≠ morally acceptable. Know the difference.
"पत्नी और उसके प्रेमी पर सरेआम ताबड़तोड़ गोलियां बरसाने का ये वीडियो फिरोजाबाद से आया है.." ऋषभ तैलंग ने अपनी पत्नी शिप्रा और उसके प्रेमी जितेंद्र और सनी ठाकुर को एक साथ पकड़ लिया.. जितेंद्र से बोला, तू तो मुझे अपना भाई मानता था.. ये क्या कर रहा है!! दोनों की आपस में कहासुनी हुई.. झगड़ा हुआ.. ऋषभ ने गुस्से में रिवाल्वर निकालकर जितेंद्र ठाकुर को दो गोलियां मार दीं .. जितेंद्र गिर पड़ा.. ऋषभ की पत्नी शिप्रा चीखती हुई भागी तो गोलियां चलाता हुआ उसके पीछे दौड़ा .. पत्नी को भी दो गोलियां मारी.. दोनों की हालत गंभीर बताई जा रही है.. #Firozabad #HusbandWife #Affair #LoveAffair #Shoot #Firing #Crime #Police
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🚨 SUPREME COURT CANCELS 50 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS IN PUNJAB Why? Opposition candidates were allegedly: → stopped from filing nominations → assaulted or threatened → had nomination papers snatched/torn → forced to withdraw A Supreme Court-appointed commission found the election process “vitiated.” Baghapurana: all 15 wards affected. Patiala: 27 wards affected. Dharamkot: 7 wards affected. The Supreme Court has ordered fresh elections within 6 weeks. And this time, there will be judicial monitoring. Nominations and polling will be videographed. A retired High Court judge will monitor the process. Results can be declared only after the High Court Chief Justice is satisfied that the election was free and fair. And this is the party led by Arvind Kejriwal, once marketed as the face of a “corruption-free India,” after the Delhi liquor case and now facing allegations of election fraud in Punjab. Yet the same political camp is currently accusing the ECI of “vote chori.” Let that hypocrisy sink in.
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The entire country has become an independent journalist.
Replying to @PadmajaJoshi
India has lakhs of YouTubers and Instagrammers now calling themselves “independent journalists.” 🤣
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🚨 WHAT IF THE PRESS FREEDOM INDEX ITSELF CREATES A TRAP? Some metrics don’t just measure behavior. They can influence it. The Press Freedom Index may be one example. No government should treat any ranking as an end in itself. Here’s the potential problem: If a government takes legitimate action against an outlet it considers propaganda, it may risk being accused of suppressing press freedom—and potentially being penalized in international rankings. That can create an unintended incentive: Governments may become more reluctant to act, even when they believe an outlet is spreading propaganda or misinformation. In other words, a metric designed to measure press freedom can potentially influence government behavior rather than simply measure it.
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विकसित देश बनाने के पीछे इनकी सोच शायद यही होगी कि मोदी एक्ट के Compensation को बढ़ाकर ₹1 करोड़ कर दूंगा और appeasement budget के $110 billion को 10x कर दूंगा। बस, बन गया विकसित देश। 🙃 मुझसे कोई उम्मीद मत रखना क्योंकि मैं भी झोला उठाकर विदेश निकलने के मूड में हूं।
🚨"We Will Do It": PM Modi's New Slogan To Make India Developed Nation By 2047.
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🚨 4 STUDENTS DIED WHILE CLEANING A WATER TANK IN VRINDAVAN TODAY. • They reportedly died after inhaling toxic gas inside an underground water tank at a gurukul in Vrindavan, Mathura. • This comes amid a much larger problem: 498 workers have died while cleaning sewers or septic tanks in India since 2019. • March 2026: 3 sanitation workers died while cleaning a septic tank in Raipur. • June 2026: 4 workers died while cleaning a septic tank at a jewellery unit in Surat. • July 2026: 2 people died after inhaling toxic gas inside a sewage-treatment tank in Noida. How many more lives must be lost before this Kumbhkaran government wakes up?
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Boys market in Pakistan 🇵🇰 In various parts of Pakistan, old men trade small boys. These boys come with makeup on their faces, and people bid based on their appearance. x.com/ashking009/status/2107…
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Your legacy will not be defined by the number of awards you received in foreign countries. It will be remembered for the tens of thousands of families you allowed to be destroyed under your watch while you were busy expanding your empire. Imagine 13–14-year-old children spending years in jail without bail. May God give you the strength to overcome the greed for power and do what is best for everyone.
बिहार में SC/ST एक्ट के नाम पर ‘धंधे’ का बेहद चौकाने वाले सनसनीखेज खुलासा! 🔥 दैनिक भास्कर के स्टिंग ऑपरेशन में किए गए दावों ने पूरे सिस्टम पर गंभीर सवाल खड़े कर दिए हैं। दैनिक भास्कर के स्टिंग ऑपरेशन में दावा है कि मोदी एक्ट के तहत झूठे मुकदमे कराने का पूरा पैकेज चल रहा है! पत्नी शिकायतकर्ता, पति गवाह और एजेंट पूरी व्यवस्था का हिस्सा! ₹2.5 लाख के पैकेज और हिस्सेदारी की बात ने सवाल खड़े कर दिए हैं। वीडियो पूरा देखिए… मामला जितना दिख रहा है, उससे कहीं ज्यादा गंभीर नजर आता है। स्टिंग में कही बातें देख सुनकर यही लगता है की यह सिर्फ कानून का दुरुपयोग नहीं, बल्कि खिलवाड़ किया जा रहा है। @ajeetbharti
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🚨 Your protein powder may not always come from milk. 🐛 Insect larvae can be dried, processed and turned into protein-rich powder.
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If you have any shame, @narendramodi, watch this video once.
You know, @narendramodi, you can’t exploit GC votes, then target GCs with the Modi Act to appease other castes, and expect GCs to save your sinking ship. #SIR #ECI
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Sanjay Singh retweeted
Replying to @bholination
Nation wants to know, @amitkilhor : Why did you leave the debate?
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🚨 Terrorist: Hamam al-Hammami, from Oman. They don’t want to call it a terrorist attack. They don’t want to name the terrorist. They don’t want to show the terrorist’s picture. Instead, they use a picture of the pilot who saved lives — with a negative headline. #Flydubai #FlydubaiAttack
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This only works when the media knows the government is sensitive about its Press Freedom Index ranking. You can push any fake news you want. They won’t act because taking action would only make it obvious why India ranks 150th.
This is despicable journalism. The CJI did not say this. He didn’t even imply it.
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