Situational Analysis Report on Prostitution of Boys in Pakistan (Lahore/Peshawar)

Pakistan’s high population growth rate and rapid urbanisation have given rise to more and more children working and living on the streets. This study has found that these children are vulnerable to all forms of abuse including sexual exploitation. Runaways, school dropouts and illiterate children from poor, often large, sometimes abusive families usually gather at bus terminals and other urban centres because the work are plentiful. But the same places present a risk to these children due to the prevalence of sexual exploiters who are aware of their desperate situation.