Overview
- A 15-year-old orphan named Waseem was chased and run over by a car in Multan’s Royal Orchard and died from severe head injuries after leaving work for a contractor, according to police and CCTV footage.
- Police arrested contractor Tauqeer Nazir and registered a murder FIR naming him and a second man, Amjad Ali, under Sections 302 and 34 of the Pakistan Penal Code.
- Court records show Tauqeer was placed on physical remand and was assaulted by a group of lawyers during a court appearance before authorities say he escaped custody and was later killed in an alleged Crime Control Department encounter near Bahawalpur.
- Amjad Ali remains at large while investigators have seized the vehicle, questioned orphanage staff and detained some caretakers as officials probe why a 15-year-old was placed with the contractor and whether safeguards failed.
- The case has sparked nationwide outrage, prompted political and child‑welfare calls for independent inquiry, and put a spotlight on custody security and the regulation of orphanages that send children to informal vocational placements.