Pakistan passes ‘historic’ bill banning corporal punishment of children

Ban on violence against children will only apply in Islamabad, but campaigners hope rest of the country will follow suit

Pakistan has passed a bill banning corporal punishment for children in a move described as “historic” by rights activists.

It comes amid a number of high-profile cases of schoolchildren being badly beaten and even killed in schools, religious institutions and workplaces.

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