Outrage over 8-year-old Zainab Ansari's rape and murder grips Pakistan; protests turn violent
Pakistan continues to reel from riots over the alleged rape and murder of eight-year-old Zainab Ansari in country’s Punjab province
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Pakistan continues to reel from riots over the alleged rape and murder of eight-year-old Zainab Ansari in country’s Punjab province. The incident has sparked outrage across the country. AP
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Eight-year-old Zainab Ansari went missing last week while going to a nearby home for Quranic studies while her parents were away at a pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. AP
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Zainab’s body was found on Tuesday in a garbage bin according to senior police officer Imran Nawaz Khan. Six girls have been sexually assaulted in recent months in Kasur and police are probing where there is a connection in the cases. AP
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Mobs attacked a police station and a nearby government building in eastern Punjab province on Wednesday, triggering clashes that left at least two people dead and several injured. AP
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Samaa TV presenter Kiran Naz hosted a news bulletin with her daughter and delivered a statement on the events following the alleged abduction, rape and killing. AP
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Activists on social media have condemned the Pakistani government for failing to arrest those involved in the crime. AP
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Firebrand cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri who took part in Ansari’s funeral service demanded the local government be replaced, saying it has “no right to remain in power after the killing of Zainab Ansari.” AP
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