Celebs Come Out To Demand Justice For Farishta

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Celebs come out to demand justice for Farishta

The incident has left the country in shock as there is a chilling resemblance to the case of seven-year-old Zainab in Kasur

Lahore (Pakistan Point News – 22nd May, 2019) Two days ago, 10 year old Farishta dead body was found from a forest in Islamabad.

She belonged to Mohmand district of KPK while she was living with parents in Shehzad Town Islamabad.

The girl went missing on May 15 while police spent 4 days for registering First Information report (FIR). Family members of girl said that police alleged that she had run away with someone on her own choice.

After the incident was highlighted on media, DIG Operations Islamabad suspended the SHO for registering the FIR late.

Three people were arrested later. The victim's family also staged protest for hours at Taramari Chowk in Islamabad and called or action to be taken against the culprits.

The incident has left the country in shock as there is a chilling resemblance to the case of seven-year-old Zainab in Kasur, which points to an increasingly brutal society in which children are abused and discarded at whim.

Several celebrities are also coming out to condemn the incident and demand #JusticeforFarishta.

Here’s what they are saying:

Mahira Khan

Hamza Ali Abbasi

Nadia Jamil

Zhalay Sarhadi

Jawad Ahmed

Mahnoor Sheikh

The writer is News Editor, Pakistan Point. She has graduated in Mass Communication and has worked in various media houses