27-year-old student Muhammad Arslan was jailed for life after a trial at the Old Bailey that continued for three weeks. Aside from murder of Hina Bashir, Arslan has also been convicted of hampering the course of justice. The court said that Arslan was “obsessed” with the victim, and killed her by forcing a mask into her mouth in July last year. He will now serve at least 20 years in jail.

According to Dawn, Arslan confessed to manslaughter, but denied that he had murdered the woman. But the evidence put forth by the prosecution proved otherwise, leading to his conviction.

Prosecutor Gareth Patterson KC reportedly presented the strong evidence against Arslan, which included the victim’s blood that was found on Arslan’s bed. Matching face masks were also discovered at his home and the one used to silence the victim.

It was also stated by the prosecution that Arslan’s DNA was discovered on the handle of the suitcase that he used to hide the body. It was also revealed, through telephone records, that Arslan had taken Bashir’s phone to “jealously examine” her text messages to other men.

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According to the medical examination, the girl was brutally raped and then murdered. The girl’s body was recovered from a drain near National Highway.

The girl had gone missing while playing outside her home three days ago and the family had lodged a complaint at a police station.

In 2018, the gruesome murder and rape of six-year-old Zainab Ansari in Kasur, Punjab, shook the nation, leading to widespread protests.

Zainab went missing on January 4th, 2018, and her body was found five days later in a heap of trash. The six-year-old was raped and tortured before being strangled to death.

Later that year, police caught 24-year-old Imran Ali for raping and murdering Zainab. Imran Ali was convicted of similar crimes against six more girls and was handed a death sentence. The convict was hanged in October 2018.

In 2020, parliament passed a new law against child abuse in the wake of Zainab’s case.

The country’s first national child abuse law introduced a penalty of life imprisonment for child abuse. The law mandates police to register a case within two hours of a child’s parents reporting them missing.

Nearly 10 cases of child abuse a day are reported in Pakistan, with girls mostly affected, according to Sahil, an organisation that works on child protection.

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