Powerful documentary about the sexual exploitation and abuse of many thousands of poor and vulnerable children in Pakistan's north-western city of Peshawar. <br /> <br />Director Mohammed Naqvi,and British producer Jamie Doran's film Pakistan’s Hidden Shame depicts the shocking reality of sexual abuse faced by small boys in the Northern areas of Pakistan. <br /> <br />The documentary premiered on September 1 on Britain's Channel 4 and shows the "dark reality of a society living in denial." <br /> <br />Set mainly in Peshawar, the film shows homeless boys of different ages recalling their experiences of sexual exploitation. <br /> <br />In an interview with CNN journalist Christiane Amanpour, the director of the documentary told her what puts children at risk in Pakistan and around the world. <br /> <br />"Pedophiles by their very nature are inadequate, it's about power over children." <br /> <br />"Where these individuals are able to use and abuse vulnerable children, Pakistan in particular because of the poverty. That's one of the other factors that really plays here." <br /> <br />Director Mohammed Naqvi,and British producer Jamie Doran's film Pakistan’s Hidden Shame depicts the shocking reality of sexual abuse faced by small boys in the Northern areas of Pakistan. <br /> <br />The documentary premiered on September 1 on Britain's Channel 4 and shows the "dark reality of a society living in denial." <br /> <br />Set mainly in Peshawar, the film shows homeless boys of different ages recalling their experiences of sexual exploitation. <br /> <br />"Where these individuals are able to use and abuse vulnerable children, Pakistan in particular because of the poverty. That's one of the other factors that really plays here." <br /> <br />In the documentary, the narrator introduces Pakistan as 'one of the most important Muslim populations, a democracy, a nuclear power and a supporter of the Western bloc.' But it soon reveals the silence and denial on one of the most taboo topics: pedophilia. <br /> <br />The documentary alleges that 9 out of 10 children in Peshawar have been victims of pedophilia. It also contains interviews with truck drivers who have committed such crimes. <br /> <br />Shockingly, one of the drivers admits, without any remorse, to having raped 11 or 12 boys. <br /> <br />Pakistan’s Hidden Shame: Documentary reveals horrors of pedophilia in K-P <br /> <br />Doran also questions Imran Khan whose party Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) formed the government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa which has Peshawar as its capital. <br /> <br />"It's one of the most sad and shameful aspects of our society. I am totally embarrassed by this and that we have not really been able to protect them," Khan said.
