Zainab Ansari's body was found in a rubbish dump in the city of Kasur, south of Lahore, on 9 January.
Her murder triggered outrage across the country, including riots against alleged police incompetence in which two protesters died.
The victim's father was in court to hear the verdict, amid heavy security.
Zainab's killer has also been linked by police and the chief minister of Punjab province to the murders and assaults of other girls in the area.
Ali's alleged crimes stretch back at least a year and angry residents say authorities should have been quicker to identify him as the perpetrator.
Ali will be tried over the rest of the cases later, government prosecutor Ehtisham Qadir Shah told Reuters news agency.
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Dozens of witnesses testified against Ali in the trial, where forensic evidence including DNA and polygraph tests was also presented.
Source : bbc
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