Drawing on academic and government literature and the authors’ professional experience in working with child sexual abuse (CSA), this article details the current issues in Pakistan within a global context of Asia. This discussion addresses the context of CSA in Pakistan, causes and incidence of CSA, reporting of CSA, lack of effective structures to protect children, public education for CSA, and finally discusses the example of Punjab Province in Pakistan and its approach to dealing with CSA. The article contributes to an understanding of current reporting, intervention, and treatment of victims of CSA in Pakistan from a social work/policy perspective.

本文借鉴学术和政府文献以及作者在处理儿童性虐待 (CSA) 方面的专业经验，详细介绍了在亚洲全球背景下巴基斯坦当前的问题。本次讨论涉及巴基斯坦 CSA 的背景、CSA 的原因和发生率、CSA 的报告、缺乏保护儿童的有效结构、CSA 的公共教育，最后讨论了巴基斯坦旁遮普省的例子及其处理 CSA 的方法. 这篇文章有助于从社会工作/政策的角度理解巴基斯坦 CSA 受害者当前的报告、干预和治疗。