Azmat Habib

Man held for ‘Drugging, Raping’ minor daughter

BAHAWALNAGAR: The Saddar police arrested a man on Feb 13, allegedly for drugging and raping his minor daughter at Haroonabad. The FIR registered by the police on the complaint of the survivor’s mother, Tayyaba Kulsum, a resident of Chishtian, on Feb 12, says she married the suspect, ‘Z’, of Haroonabad…
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Eight Boys Injured in Lakki Quadcopter Strike

LAKKI MARWAT: Eight minor boys were injured in a quadcopter strike in Takhti area here on 12 February, police said. They said the terrorists targeted a football ground in the remote rural area with explosives that were dropped from a quadcopter. “The explosion resulted in inflicting injuries to eight minor…
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Humour in Classrooms

WHEN I look back on my years of education — K-12 to university — and across cultures, and think of the good or outstanding teachers I had — and I did have some — among the many traits of such teachers, the one I find seldom talked about is their…
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Police Accused of ‘Disappearing’ Two Young Boys

SUKKUR: A large number of villagers, including children, staged a demonstration on Feb 12 against police excesses and the alleged forced disappearance of two young boys from the village of Ali Muhammad Pitafi in Khanpur Mahar, Ghotki District. In the lead of Ahmed Ali Pitafi, Ghulam Rasool, Raza Muhammad Pitafi…
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Teenager Held for Killing Stepmother

KARACHI: A teenage boy murdered his stepmother in Landhi after he did not get a meal on time, police said on Wednesday. Quaidabad SHO Mohammed Ali Shah told Dawn that 15-year-old Jamal Muhammad was arrested on the complaint of his father for stabbing Perveen, 56, to death in their Sherpao…
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Judge Seeks Report on Social Media use by Minors

ISLAMABAD: The Isla­mabad High Court (IHC) on Feb 11 issued not­ices to the federal government, Pakistan Tele­com­munication Authority (PTA) and Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Autho­rity (Pemra), seeking a comprehensive report by March 3 on measures to regulate minors’ access to social media. Justice Arbab Muham­mad Tahir directed the res­pondents to…
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Punjab Promulgates Child Marriage Restraint Ordinance 2026

LAHORE: Child marriage is now a non-bailable crime in Punjab, with offenders facing up to seven years in prison and Rs1 million fine under a sweeping new ordinance promulgated by Punjab Governor Saleem Haider Khan here on Wednesday. Issued as the Punjab Child Marriage Restraint Ordinance 2026, the law comes…
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CM Afridi Green-lights Bill Against Begging Networks

PESHAWAR: In a move to eliminate organised begging networks across the province, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on February 9 approved the ‘Vagrancy Control and Rehabilitation Bill’ for presentation before the provincial cabinet for consent. He described the proposed legislation a historic and transformative step, saying the bill is…
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Nearly 1m Fail to get Polio Drops amid Increase in Refusal Cases

ISLAMABAD: While around a million children were missed during the year’s first nationwide polio campaign, Karachi stood out among the cities with most number of refusal cases. A total of 53,000 refusals were reported from across the country, with 58 per cent reported from Karachi alone, during the vaccination drive,…
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Suspect held for online Child Abuse

Islamabad: The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) has carried out a major operation, arresting a suspect allegedly involved in online child grooming and sexual exploitation. According to official sources, the arrest was made on February 4 and a case has been registered against the accused on the complaint of…
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