Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

Just days after multiple child abuse reports surfaced in Pakistan, a video of a ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) lawmaker "groping" a young girl in Karachi has caused a huge uproar on social media.

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The lawmaker in question is Nisar Muhammad, who is a member of the Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights, reported the Express Tribune.

The video, which has gone viral on the social media, is said to be of Nisar`s addressal at Karachi`s suburban town of Sohrab Goth, where he had spoken against the alleged extrajudicial killing of a youth.

The video shows the senator, on a stage, addressing a gathering with one arm around the girl who is standing next to him.

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In the small clip, Muhammad can be seen touching the girl`s face, arms, hands and shoulder, as the girl continues to stand beside him with her arms crossed.

Last month, the alleged rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kasur district of Pakistan`s Punjab province had caused widespread anger among the masses. According to the initial post-mortem report, the minor was strangled to death after being raped multiple times.