26 days ago
'I live in fear': 1.5 million Pakistani children sexually exploited online
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. Dawn and Japan Times are the outlets attached to this story. The first report grouped here was at 21 Sept 2026, 01:57 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “'I live in fear': 1.5 million Pakistani children sexually exploited online”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Pakistani teenager Zara Shah was targeted by a stranger while playing a computer game, drawn into a conversation that would expose her to terrifying online sexual exploitation. Zara, whose name has been changed by AFP for safety reasons, is one of an estimated 1.
Story timeline
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- First reported by Japan Times
‘I live in fear’: 1.5 million Pakistani children sexually exploited online
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