In this insightful talk, Dr. Zafar Mirza, a leading expert in public health, explores the strategies and challenges of addressing public health crises in Pakistan. Drawing from his experience as a former Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health, Dr. Mirza discusses the country’s key healthcare issues, including disease…
The current legal framework in Pakistan, particularly the Guardian and Wards Act 1890, struggles to establish clear guidelines for visitation rights, resulting in inconsistent court rulings that can negatively impact children’s well-being. This situation leads to an unfair distribution of visitation time between parents, a lack of defined welfare standards…
This video features Ms. Fahmida Khan, Gender and Development Specialist at UNICEF Pakistan, discussing some of the most pressing issues affecting children, women, and marginalized communities in the country.…
Children aged 6-15 who are not in school and are engaged in child labor are at a higher risk of child abuse and trafficking.” – Amer Habib, Child Protection Consultant, UNICEF Pakistan…
Juvenile justice system addresses the needs of children which are in conflict with law. It provides child-friendly procedures and diversion instead of formal/hard judicial proceedings. It focuses on rehabilitation and reintegration of juvenile offenders into society. The specific mechanisms for administering juvenile justice have varied over time among societies. However, the concept…
A delegation from the Child Rights Movement (CRM) Punjab held a meeting with the members of the National Commission on the Rights of Child (NCRC) to discuss key child rights issues and to strengthen the collaboration between civil society organisations and the NCRC to deal with critical issues, including: Child…
The Policy Brief on the Employment of Children in Pakistan analyzes child labour laws and highlights Pakistan’s commitment to international conventions like the UNCRC and ILO. It differentiates between child work and child labour, emphasizing the latter’s harmful effects. The brief calls for uniform child labour laws post-18th Amendment, addressing…
The NCRC collaborated with Meta and the Digital Rights Foundation for the Youth Online Safety Roundtable held in Islamabad. Member KP, Miss Nadia Bibi, and the NCRC team participated in the discussion. The discussion aimed to foster youth online safety by addressing challenges specific to Pakistan’s context, with a focus…
KARACHI: A landlord has been arrested for sexually abusing a minor daughter of his tenant within the remits of Surjani Town police station. As per details, police registered a sexual abuse case against the landlord, Babil, on the complaint of the six-year-old victim’s father Muhammad Asadullah, who is a resident…
KARACHI: Preparations are underway in Sindh for the introduction of e-marking in the 2025 annual matriculation and intermediate exams. Both the Board of Secondary Education Karachi (BSEK) and the Board of Intermediate Education Karachi (BIEK) have finalised plans to embrace this digital assessment method, which will be applied to the…
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