Nigeria, Feb. 19 -- The brutal death of a 13-year-old maid, allegedly at the hands of her employers over accusations of stealing chocolates, has sparked nationwide outrage in Pakistan, with activists and citizens demanding justice.

The victim, identified only as Iqra, succumbed to her injuries on February 12, 2025, at a hospital in Rawalpindi. Police reports and initial investigations indicate that she had been subjected to severe torture by her employers, Rashid Shafiq and his wife, Sana.

Both have since been arrested alongside their Quran teacher, who took the injured girl to the hospital but later left, reportedly telling staff that her father was dead and her mother was unavailable.

Iqra's father, Sana Ullah, a 45-year-old farmer, ...