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Pakistan: Rape and murder of Zainab Ansari sparks deadly riots in Kasur amid hunt for perpetrator
The World Today By Connie Agius, wires
Updated 12 Jan 2018, 3:53am
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VIDEO: CCTV footage allegedly shows Zainab Ansari being led away to her death (ABC News)
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Two protesters have been killed in riots over the rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl in Pakistan, as public anger intensifies over a failure to stem a spate of abductions and killings.
Key points:
Local police say it was the 12th case of a girl being abducted, raped and killed in the past year
Many in the community say police have failed to properly investigate the cases
Girl's uncle wants murderer caught alive and brought to justice
The body of Zainab Ansari was found in a garbage bin on Tuesday, four days after she was abducted from her home in Kasur district.
It was the twelfth case of a girl being abducted, raped and killed in the past year in the district, police said.
The community has been furious at the authorities for what they see as a failure to investigate such cases.
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Protests sparked by her death turned violent with a mob throwing stones and some shooting bullets at a local police office.
Police said they resorted to firing into the air in an effort to quell the violence. Officials said at least two people were killed.
Zainab's parents, who were out of the country on a pilgrimage when their daughter was kidnapped, returned home on Wednesday.
Police investigators have released CCTV footage of Zainab walking in the street holding an unidentified man's hand as well as a sketch of a man wanted over the killing.
But Zainab's father Ameen has appealed for the authorities to do more.
"We are going to try and not bury our child until the issue has been properly resolved," he said.
"We are going to appeal to the Chief Justice of Pakistan, to the army chief of Pakistan, and everyone that has daughters.
"If there is any humanity, they should take action immediately."
Zainab's mother added: "I want justice. I want justice. I don't know anything else. I just want justice. I do not have Zainab with me any more."
Kasur district police officer Zulfiqar Ahmed defended the police response to Zainab's kidnapping.