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SHC orders formation of committee to probe HIV outbreak among children at Karachi hospital

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) directed the provincial government on Thursday to constitute a committee for an “independent, impartial and comprehensive” inquiry into the HIV outbreak among children at Karachi’s Kulsum Bai Valika Hospital. A two-member SHC bench, headed by Justice Adnanul Karim Memon and comprising Justice Muhammad Jaffer…

Woman, Friend Arrested for Poisoning Husband, Three Daughters in Faisalabad

TOBA TEK SINGH: Faisalabad’s Saddar police arrested on Monday a woman and her friend for poisoning her husband to death and also administering poison to her three minor daughters who were saved by doctors. Complainant Muhammad Tahir alleged in his FIR that on July 23, his brother Azhar Ali died…

Girl ‘Gang-raped’ by Five Dies by suicide in Gujrat

GUJRAT: A 17-year-old girl, who was allegedly gang-raped by five suspects, later “died by suicide” under mysterious circumstances at Sanda village in Mandi Bahauddin district in Miana Gondal police precincts on Monday. The complainant, Zulfiqar Ahmed, of Sanda village told police that he had gone to a local shop to…

Experts Warn Population Policies Lag Behind Demographic Realities

ISLAMABAD: With Pakistan’s population having crossed 240 million and a median age of just 19, policymakers, health experts and researchers warned that the country’s demographic trajectory demands an urgent shift from short-term fixes to robust, evidence-based strategies. The stakeholders were speaking at the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) seminar titled…

Residents Warn of Protest over Prolonged School Closure

BAJAUR: Residents of Seeda Shah, a remote area of Charmang Valley of Nawagai tehsil on August 9 complained about the closure of a government school for more than a week due to the ‘absence’ of teachers and warned of holding a protest if the issue was not addressed immediately. Talking…

Officials Adopt ‘Novel’ Way To Select Schools For Upgradation In Khyber

KHYBER: Setting aside the official criteria for upgradation of primary schools, officials of the education department in Khyber adopted a ‘novel’ way to select primary schools for upgradation by conducting a draw in Jamrud tehsil, much to the displeasure of people. Dawn learnt from both official and private sources that…

Completion of Rawalpindi’s Mother & Child Hospital by December Ordered

RAWALPINDI: The divisional administration has directed the Communication and Works Department to complete work on the Mother and Child Hospital by the end of December and ensure the quality of construction material. Work on the Mother and Child Hospital started in 2005, but the building is still incomplete. The project…

HIV Crisis

PAKISTAN’s presence among countries with the fastest-growing HIV epidemic in Asia is a matter of shame. Globally, the virus is found in drug addicts, sex workers and other high-risk sections. What makes our crisis more distressing is the victims’ profile: children and low-risk groups who have been infected because of…

Fee Discrepancies: Matric Results of 409 Candidates withheld in Sahiwal

SAHIWAL: The matriculation results of 409 candidates appearing in the Secondary School Certificate (First Annual) Examination 2026 has been halted by the Sahiwal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) due to discrepancies in their fee vouchers. According to a statement issued by the board, the accounts department had been…

Minchinabad Police ‘ignore’ Court Orders in Minor’s Rape Case

BAHAWALNAGAR: The Minchinabad Police have been allegedly ignoring court orders in a minor’s rape case even after a court ordered to register FIRs against four SHOs concerned and prohibiting the case investigating officer (IO) from any public role on account of the misconduct. As per details, a cleric was arrested…

SHC orders formation of committee to probe HIV outbreak among children at Karachi hospital

Woman, Friend Arrested for Poisoning Husband, Three Daughters in Faisalabad

Girl ‘Gang-raped’ by Five Dies by suicide in Gujrat

Experts Warn Population Policies Lag Behind Demographic Realities

Residents Warn of Protest over Prolonged School Closure

Officials Adopt ‘Novel’ Way To Select Schools For Upgradation In Khyber

Completion of Rawalpindi’s Mother & Child Hospital by December Ordered

HIV Crisis

Fee Discrepancies: Matric Results of 409 Candidates withheld in Sahiwal

Minchinabad Police ‘ignore’ Court Orders in Minor’s Rape Case

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