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Her body was\u00a0recovered\u00a0on August 24 from an unused well at a warehouse about a furlong from her home on the information provided by one of the four suspects\u00a0arrested\u00a0in the case.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the media after offering his condolences to the girl\u2019s family in Haripur on Saturday, CM Afridi vowed: \u201cI assure you that whatever their [the suspects\u2019] ages are, we will make an example out of them so that anyone committing such a beastly act will shudder before even thinking about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said the KP Child Protection and Welfare Act would be named after the minor girl and assured her family of support from the provincial government in bringing the culprits to justice.<\/p>\n<p>The chief minister described the crime as inhumane and an act of savagery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf our government and administration cannot protect our children from the criminals who are committing such sins without any fear, we should close down our offices \u2014 there is no use for them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>CM Afridi directed the district administration, particularly the police, to further strengthen its writ to protect citizens of all ages. He also appealed to the judiciary to avoid granting relief to those involved in such incidents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor God\u2019s sake, do not give any relief to such criminals,\u201d he implored. The chief minister again assured the victim\u2019s father of the provincial government\u2019s full support and appeared visibly emotional while consoling the man.<\/p>\n<p>According to PTI\u2019s provincial chief whip, MPA Akbar Ayub Khan, the chief minister also announced financial assistance and a government job for the father.<\/p>\n<p>He further said that the Government High School for Girls in Pathan Colony would be renamed after the victim and announced a Rs2 billion Safe City cameras project for Haripur city.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HARIPUR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Saturday said the culprits involved in the\u00a0rape and murder\u00a0of a five-year-old girl in Haripur would be given exemplary punishment, adding that the Child Protection and Welfare Act was being made more stringent and renamed after the victim. 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