Online abuse puts 1.5m Pakistani children at risk: study

WASHINGTON: About 1.5 million internet-using children in Pakistan experienced sexual exploitation or abuse facilitated by digital technology in a single year, according to new research, as a senior United Nations official warns that artificial intelligence and overlapping global crises are creating new dangers for children. Presenting her final report to the UN General Assembly on Monday, Najat Maalla M’jid, the secretary general’s Special Representative on Violence Against Children, urged governments to strengthen protections for children facing multiple and overlapping crises. “Almost 45…