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Kashana Home is a shelter home for the destitute and orphaned girls located in Lahore, Pakistan. [1] It was established in 1973 by the city district government of Lahore. [2] [3]

Kashana Home made headlines in 2020 when its former superintendent accused Punjab minister Ajmal Cheema of 'misconduct' at the facility. [2] [4]

The organisation was first established as Kashana Welfare Home for destitute girls and women in 1973 in Lahore. After the Lahore facility was founded, two more Kashana Homes were established by the government in Rawalpindi and Sargodha. [2] [3]

Kashana controversy

In 2020, Iqra Kainat, a young woman involved in the Kashana Home controversy, was reportedly murdered or possibly committed suicide by taking chemicals.[ citation needed ] According to the official postmortem report, she died of hunger and thirst. [5] [6] [1] [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 Call for probe into girl's death at welfare centre Dawn (newspaper), Published 8 February 2020, Retrieved 4 September 2020
  2. 1 2 3 Alefia Hussain (1 March 2020). "Kashana: the mess within". The News International (newspaper). Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  3. 1 2 Home for Destitute Girls (Kashana Home) Social Welfare Department, Government of the Punjab website, Retrieved 4 September 2020
  4. Kashana scandal whistleblower died of starvation, autopsy reveals Pakistan Today (newspaper), Published 25 February 2020, Retrieved 4 September 2020
  5. Kashana scandal whistleblower mysteriously found dead ARY TV News website, Published 8 February 2020, Retrieved 4 September 2020
  6. Postmortem Report Reveals Iqra Kainat Died Of Hunger And Thirst Naya Daur TV News website, Published 25 February 2020, Retrieved 4 September 2020
  7. Kashana girl's death: Probe report sent to DG Social Welfare Punjab The News International (newspaper), Published 10 February 2020, Retrieved 4 September 2020