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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Zofeen T Ebrahim

How many more poor child workers must die in Pakistan before change happens?

A fat middle-aged man looks out from behind bars
Asad Ali Shah Jeelani, the employer of Fatima Furiro, after his arrest. Fatima’s mother sent her three daughters to work at the home of the influential Sufi leader. Photograph: Handout

The death of 10-year-old Fatima Furiro would have passed sadly but quietly had it not been for the two graphic videos that turned up on social media. The little girl’s body was this week exhumed for a postmortem examination, days after the videos mysteriously appeared online.

One appeared to show signs of torture on Fatima’s body, while the other showed her writhing in agony, and struggling to sit up, before collapsing.

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