Summary Zainab’s funeral prayer was attended by family members, relatives and hundreds of people.
KASUR (Dunya News) – Seven-year-old Zainab, who was raped and murdered by an unidentified person, was laid to rest amid tears and grief at the Khawaja Sahib Graveyard in Kasur on Wednesday night.
Her funeral prayer was attended by family members, relatives and hundreds of residents of Kasur.
Zainab was kidnapped six days ago from Road Kot when her parents left for Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah. The girl was strangled to death after being raped.
Police officers recovered her body from a garbage heap near Zaki Ada on Wednesday morning.
Protest broke out in Kasur soon after the dead body of Zainab was found. The enraged locals took to the streets against the brutal murder of Zainab after rape and demanded to hang the culprit in public.
Police officers resorted to aerial firing when violent protesters tried to storm commissioner office. The eyewitnesses said that two people have been killed while three other sustained severe wounds in the clash. The injured were shifted to the hospital for medical assistance
Spokesperson of Punjab government claimed in an exclusive interview with Dunya News that the perpetrator would be nabbed within few hours.
While talking to the media, father of the murdered minor complained that the police did not cooperate with the family to find the missing girl. He said that neighbours and relatives continued search for late Zainab day in day out.
The grieving father said that police did not shoulder their responsibilities.
A First Investigation Report (FIR) has also been lodged against the assailants on the directives of Chief Minister of Punjab (CM) Shehbaz Sharif, who strongly condemned the heinous act and also expressed solidarity with the bereaved family.
On the other hand, enraged lawyers boycotted judicial proceedings at district bar in protest and demanded early action into the matter.
Chief Justice of Lahore High Court (LHC) Mansoor Ali Shah took notice of the incident and sought report from police officers and session judge in Kasur.
He strongly denounced the mishap and announced to bring the culprits to justice at any cost.
While condemning the tragic incident, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa assured full support from the army to civil administration to arrest the criminals and bringing them to exemplary justice.
Many politicians, activists condemned the death of the young girl and urged to bring the culprits to justice in tweets that flooded Twitter.
#JusticeForZainab became a top Twitter hashtag in the country as outrage grew and politicians called for action.
"The beasts who have disrespected our daughters should be punished immediately," former prime minister Nawaz Sharif said.
Cricketer-turned-opposition leader Imran Khan urged authorities to act swiftly.
"The condemnable and horrific rape of the minor had once again exposed how vulnerable children are," he tweeted.
It is to be mentioned here that as many as 12 children have been killed after rape in Kasur in one year whereas police officers have killed three people involved in such criminal activities.
