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courage, but duty</a></h2>  <div dir="auto" class="story__excerpt text-gray-700 text-4 my-3 text-center mx-auto sm:w-1/2 leading-5 ">"We are not desensitised to the issue of child abuse, we are complicit,” she says. </div> <div dir="auto" class=" text-center "><span dir="auto" class="story__byline text-center text-3 text-gray-900 "><a class="story__byline__link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20241008151846/https://images.dawn.com/authors/706/asfa-sultan">Asfa Sultan</a></span> </div>  <div class="mt-10 flex flex-row mx-auto w-9/10 sm:w-2/5 justify-between items-center pb-6 border-b border-gray-300"> <div class="text-center "><span class="story__time text-center text-3.5 leading-none text-gray-500 tracking-wider "> 02 Mar, 2024</span> </div> <div class="flex gap-4">  <div class="social js-social-fb social--icon social--black social--flat social--facebook float-left mr-2 ml-2 "> <a class=" h-full w-full outline-none inline-block " onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Share on 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activist Marian Wright Edelman once said, “If we don’t stand up for children, then we don’t stand for much.” And while our crumbling economy, withering state of democracy and twisted sense of moral justice contribute to our downfall as a country, our increasingly unjust and inhumane treatment of children is testament to our failure as a society.</p> <p>There is no harm in admitting our reality — we don’t care. We don’t want to hear about another Duaa, Fatima, Rizwana or Zainab. We know their stories. We read about them in the news. Our lives remain unaffected and largely uninterrupted, as similar occurrences of child sexual abuse become hashtags on social media that are replaced with new trends almost on a daily basis. We don’t have the patience nor the appetite for discourse around the lack of child reforms in Pakistan. And that is exactly why there will always be a nine-year-old who will pay the price for our indifference.</p> <p>But even in the darkest of times, there are people like Nadia Jamil, who will raise their voice for the children we could not protect and do whatever it takes to “facilitate” — not save — them. 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I grew up listening to Farida Khanum jee, Abida Parveen jee, Sabri Brothers, Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Pathane Khan sahab.”</p> <p>Having developed a taste and flair for art and activism at an early age, a 10-year-old Jamil sang at a factory on labour day. Accompanied by her mother, she also marched for the Movement for the Restoration of Democracy, as well as against the Hudood Ordinance. Asma Jahangir was among her earliest influences. But despite being surrounded by those who cared for her and her early exposure to socio-political nuances, Jamil was sexually abused at the age four — a grim reality for most children in Pakistan.</p> <p>“The abuse caused various mental states to develop within me, like anxiety, insecurities, things I would, at the time, brush under the carpet,” she recalled. “I don’t think it was brave of me to come out with my story, though. I don’t think it’s brave of me at all to talk about children being molested. I think it’s practical,” she explained.</p> <p> <figure class="media sm:w-full w-full media--stretch media--embed media--uneven"> <div class="media__item media__item--instagram media__item--relative"><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/C0e2YQztqdY/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==" data-instgrm-version="13" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:16px;"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20241008151846/https://www.instagram.com/p/C0e2YQztqdY/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==" style=" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;" target="_blank"> <div style=" display: flex; flex-direction: row; 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overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20241008151846/https://www.instagram.com/p/C0e2YQztqdY/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==" style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;" target="_blank"></a></p></div></blockquote><script async src="https://web.archive.org/web/20241008151846js_/https://www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script></div> </figure></p> <p>“That’s because we live in a society where children are constantly exposed to abuse; where acts like <em>bacha bazi</em> (child prostitution) are a norm, where children grow up thinking rape is a norm, where we expose them to beggary. So I don’t think it’s brave to talk about the fact that one is sexually abused. I think it’s common sense. And I think everybody should be worried about children out there. The people who are not worried, I worry for their humanity.”</p> <p>Last year, <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20241008151846/https://https//www.dawn.com/news/1773214">data from NGO Sahil</a> revealed that in the first half of 2023, a staggering 2,227 cases of child abuse were reported in Pakistan, translating to an average of 12 children abused daily — marking a rise from 10 children per day in 2021. Of these, 164 were sexually abused, 984 were abducted, 201 went missing, and 14 married. Disturbingly, there were 53 cases of pornography and one case of incest. Of the total, 457 victims were girls and 593 boys aged six to 15.</p> <p>The report also revealed that 47 per cent of these cases were reported from urban areas. Unfortunately, accurate data on children engaged in labour, including domestic labour, remains unavailable.</p> <p> <figure class="media sm:w-full w-full media--stretch media--embed media--uneven"> <div class="media__item media__item--instagram media__item--relative"><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2YKe6LR6y2/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==" data-instgrm-version="13" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:16px;"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20241008151846/https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2YKe6LR6y2/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==" style=" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;" target="_blank"> <div style=" display: flex; 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overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20241008151846/https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2YKe6LR6y2/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==" style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;" target="_blank"></a></p></div></blockquote><script async src="https://web.archive.org/web/20241008151846js_/https://www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script></div> </figure></p> <p>Lest we forget, several cases of child sexual abuse, such as yours or mine, go largely unreported due to the stigma attached, especially if the perpetrators are close to home. Because if there’s one thing that growing up in Pakistan has taught me, it is that while you’ll always be scrutinised for being a woman, that scrutiny will be triple-fold if you speak up about your experiences of abuse that inadvertently implicate a man — any man — and you will be blamed for inciting, exciting, enabling or encouraging his ‘sexual urges’.</p> <p>And let’s be clear, no amount of privilege can protect you from this scrutiny, and sometimes, your privilege is the reason you can never be the ‘perfect victim’. Even if you are the ‘perfect victim’, such as <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20241008151846/https://www.dawn.com/news/1382022">seven-year-old Zainab</a>, your perpetrators will most likely roam the streets, scot-free.</p> <p>Jamil’s activism, therefore, extends beyond rhetoric. From her critique of the <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20241008151846/https://tribune.com.pk/story/2433165/our-honour-is-intact-nadia-jamil-calls-out-hadsa-makers-and-hadiqa-kiani">language used in media</a> when tackling sexual abuse to <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20241008151846/https://images.dawn.com/news/1182376">taking on scripts</a> that highlight child abuse to <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20241008151846/https://images.dawn.com/news/1190463">encouraging her followers</a> to raise their voices against such cases, and organising child abuse awareness walks, Jamil is ensuring her journey is not defined by her trauma. Instead, it’s defined by her remarkable resilience and commitment to ensuring that there are no more victims.</p> <p> <figure class="media sm:w-full w-full media--stretch media--embed media--uneven"> <div class="media__item media__item--instagram media__item--relative"><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cqnj0E_NMIG/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==" data-instgrm-version="13" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:16px;"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20241008151846/https://www.instagram.com/p/Cqnj0E_NMIG/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==" style=" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;" target="_blank"> <div style=" display: flex; 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They don’t vote, they don’t count.”</p> <p>Jamil said that while she feels strongly about human rights issues around the world, she is bothered by the lack of interest shown towards the mistreatment of children at home. “How come nobody marches for them?” she asked. “Yes, I feel for other causes. Yes, I feel for other countries. I speak out about their suffering. But when we have a child protection march, only four people show up. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20241008151846/https://www.dawn.com/news/1771025">Fatima Feriro</a> died at the age of nine. Rizwana is still <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20241008151846/https://www.dawn.com/news/1815820">hospitalised</a>. We are not desensitised to the issue of child abuse, we are complicit.”</p> <p>The <em>Damsa</em> actor explained what you and I can do to protect the children around us. “What can we do? One child at a time. They should be taught about good touch and bad touch at the age of four. You have to guide them a little bit.</p> <p>“And why is this burden of shame placed on the victim or survivor? Can we not use more empathetic, healing and respectful language? Moreover, there needs to be a duty to report child abuse. I’ve had clients bringing in children molested by their fathers, brothers, relatives; children who are constantly exposed to their abusers. And I have to say, I cannot take you on as a client, I will report you and your family to the Child Protection Bureau. I cannot help you if you are choosing to expose your child to abuse.”</p> <p><em>This March, Images is profiling trailblazing women who are, in their own ways big or small, stirring change in our society. Women who inspire us and women who make us proud. You can read all our stories on inspiring Pakistani women <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20241008151846/https://images.dawn.com/trends/trailblazers-and-change-makers">here</a>.</em></p> </div> <h3 id="trailblazers-and-change-makers" dir="auto" class="badge inline-flex button font-roboto-serif text-3.5 py-1 px-3 outline-none border-0 bg-image-none text-black bg-gray-300 mb-4 align-middle"><a title="Trailblazers and change makers" href="/web/20241008151846/https://images.dawn.com/trends/trailblazers-and-change-makers" class=" ">Trailblazers and change makers</a></h3> <div class="flex flex-row gap-4 justify-center my-5">  <div class="social js-social-fb social--icon social--black social--flat social--facebook float-left mr-2 ml-2 "> <a class=" h-full w-full outline-none inline-block " onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Share on Facebook', 'width=640, height=536')" rel="noreferrer" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20241008151846/https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1192296&display=popup&ref=plugin" target="_blank"><img width="20" height="20" src="/web/20241008151846im_/https://images.dawn.com/_img/social/icon-fb-black.png"/></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-twitter social--icon social--black social--flat social--twitter float-left mr-2 ml-2 "> <a class=" h-full w-full outline-none inline-block " onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Tweet', 'width=640, height=300')" rel="noreferrer" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20241008151846/https://twitter.com/share?text=From%20child%20sexual%20abuse%20survivor%20to%20child%20protection%20activist%3A%20Why%20Nadia%20Jamil%E2%80%99s%20is%20not%20a%20story%20of%20courage%2C%20but%20duty&url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1192296&counturl=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1192296" target="_blank"><img width="20" height="20" src="/web/20241008151846im_/https://images.dawn.com/_img/social/icon-twitter-black.png"/></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-whatsapp social--whatsapp float-left mr-2 ml-2 social--icon social--black social--flat"> <a class="inline-block uppercase align-middle text-gray-400" target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20241008151846/whatsapp://send/?text=From%20child%20sexual%20abuse%20survivor%20to%20child%20protection%20activist%3A%20Why%20Nadia%20Jamil%E2%80%99s%20is%20not%20a%20story%20of%20courage%2C%20but%20duty%20%0A%20https%3A%2F%2Fimages.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1192296%3Fref%3Dwhatsapp"> <img class="inline-block float-left mr-0.5 mb-2" width="" height="" src="/web/20241008151846im_/https://images.dawn.com/_img/social/icon-whatsapp-black.png"/> <span class=""></span> </a> </div> </div> <section id="comments-1192296 mb-10" class="comments"> <div class="py-2"> <h2 id="comments" dir="auto" class="badge inline-flex font-bebas transition duration-300 text-16 uppercase align-middle">Comments</h2> </div> <div class="button-container border-t-2 border-solid border-black mb-6"> <button type="button" data-type="votes" class="font-bebas border-none px-2 py-1 outline-none js-comments-sort ml-1 float-right text-gray-400 uppercase">Popular</button> <button type="button" data-type="new" class="font-bebas border-none px-2 py-1 outline-none js-comments-sort ml-1 float-right text-gray-400 uppercase">Latest</button> </div> <div class="comment pt-4 mt-4" id="393242" data-id="0" style="border-top: 1px solid #dbc4be; color: rgb(171, 121, 109)"> <div class="flex"> <div class="w-11/12"> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest font-fjalla flex flex-row items-center"> <span class="comment__author text-3.5 font-semibold">Syed Hasni </span> <span class="ml-2 font-bebas timeago comment__date text-gray-600 text-2.5" title="2024-03-02T11:26:39+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-03-02T11:26:39+05:00">Mar 02, 2024 11:26am</span></span> </div> <div class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words text-gray-600 my-4 comment__body text-4 leading-5">Children are the world's most valuable resource and its best hope for the future. John F. Kennedy UNDOUBTEDLY</div> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest text-3 flex flex-row"> <span class="button cursor-pointer"> <span class="align-middle votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1192296/up-393242">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count votejs__count align-middle bg-white" data-vote-key="1192296/up-393242"></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pt-4 mt-4" id="393244" data-id="1" style="border-top: 1px solid #dbc4be; color: rgb(171, 121, 109)"> <div class="flex"> <div class="w-11/12"> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest font-fjalla flex flex-row items-center"> <span class="comment__author text-3.5 font-semibold">Salimullah </span> <span class="ml-2 font-bebas timeago comment__date text-gray-600 text-2.5" title="2024-03-02T13:01:12+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-03-02T13:01:12+05:00">Mar 02, 2024 01:01pm</span></span> </div> <div class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words text-gray-600 my-4 comment__body text-4 leading-5">We need atleast 50 years of women leadership in all aspects of governance. I dream of a Pakistan where eighty percent of government is of women led by a woman.</div> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest text-3 flex flex-row"> <span class="button cursor-pointer"> <span class="align-middle votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1192296/up-393244">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count votejs__count align-middle bg-white" data-vote-key="1192296/up-393244"></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pt-4 mt-4" id="393250" data-id="2" style="border-top: 1px solid #dbc4be; color: rgb(171, 121, 109)"> <div class="flex"> <div class="w-11/12"> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest font-fjalla flex flex-row items-center"> <span class="comment__author text-3.5 font-semibold">Dr Ghulam Nabi Kazi</span> <span class="ml-2 font-bebas timeago comment__date text-gray-600 text-2.5" title="2024-03-02T16:45:33+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-03-02T16:45:33+05:00">Mar 02, 2024 04:45pm</span></span> </div> <div class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words text-gray-600 my-4 comment__body text-4 leading-5">I met her a few months ago in the Presidency at a seminar on differently abled persons. She is a wonderful person! May she live long.</div> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest text-3 flex flex-row"> <span class="button cursor-pointer"> <span class="align-middle votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1192296/up-393250">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count votejs__count align-middle bg-white" data-vote-key="1192296/up-393250"></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pt-4 mt-4" id="393256" data-id="3" style="border-top: 1px solid #dbc4be; color: rgb(171, 121, 109)"> <div class="flex"> <div class="w-11/12"> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest font-fjalla flex flex-row items-center"> <span class="comment__author text-3.5 font-semibold">Syed Abid Salam</span> <span class="ml-2 font-bebas timeago comment__date text-gray-600 text-2.5" title="2024-03-02T18:34:47+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-03-02T18:34:47+05:00">Mar 02, 2024 06:34pm</span></span> </div> <div class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words text-gray-600 my-4 comment__body text-4 leading-5">Parents have key responsibility to protect children from abuse followed by teachers at School.Constant surveillance will keep the molesters away.</div> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest text-3 flex flex-row"> <span class="button cursor-pointer"> <span class="align-middle votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1192296/up-393256">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count votejs__count align-middle bg-white" data-vote-key="1192296/up-393256"></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pt-4 mt-4" id="393292" data-id="4" style="border-top: 1px solid #dbc4be; color: rgb(171, 121, 109)"> <div class="flex"> <div class="w-11/12"> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest font-fjalla flex flex-row items-center"> <span class="comment__author text-3.5 font-semibold">Shah Nawaz Bokhari </span> <span class="ml-2 font-bebas timeago comment__date text-gray-600 text-2.5" title="2024-03-03T09:07:41+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-03-03T09:07:41+05:00">Mar 03, 2024 09:07am</span></span> </div> <div class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words text-gray-600 my-4 comment__body text-4 leading-5">It is the responsibility of our parents to gave confidence to their children to share whatever they like a dislike. In my perception, the iliteracy is not a crime, but you die illiterate is an offence. our mannerism is on a death bed. Our young generation is need to give a right direction to move on to their objectives.</div> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest text-3 flex flex-row"> <span class="button cursor-pointer"> <span class="align-middle votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1192296/up-393292">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count votejs__count align-middle bg-white" data-vote-key="1192296/up-393292"></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pt-4 mt-4" id="393314" data-id="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #dbc4be; color: rgb(171, 121, 109)"> <div class="flex"> <div class="w-11/12"> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest font-fjalla flex flex-row items-center"> <span class="comment__author text-3.5 font-semibold">bloom</span> <span class="ml-2 font-bebas timeago comment__date text-gray-600 text-2.5" title="2024-03-04T10:33:35+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-03-04T10:33:35+05:00">Mar 04, 2024 10:33am</span></span> </div> <div class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words text-gray-600 my-4 comment__body text-4 leading-5">Children are the hope of tomorrow, and protecting them from any sort of abuse is a sacred service to humanity.</div> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest text-3 flex flex-row"> <span class="button cursor-pointer"> <span class="align-middle votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1192296/up-393314">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count votejs__count align-middle bg-white" data-vote-key="1192296/up-393314"></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pt-4 mt-4" id="393401" data-id="6" style="border-top: 1px solid #dbc4be; color: rgb(171, 121, 109)"> <div class="flex"> <div class="w-11/12"> <div class="font-bebas tracking-widest font-fjalla flex flex-row items-center"> <span class="comment__author text-3.5 font-semibold">Shakil Khan</span> <span class="ml-2 font-bebas timeago comment__date text-gray-600 text-2.5" title="2024-03-05T23:27:16+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-03-05T23:27:16+05:00">Mar 05, 2024 11:27pm</span></span> </div> <div class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words text-gray-600 my-4 comment__body text-4 leading-5">Older generation has Duty of Care for the following generation. 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