Azmat Habib

HRCP Flays Police Excesses against Women, Children in Umerkot

KARACHI / LARKANA: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed its grave concern over the recent incident of forced eviction of long-settled families in Umerkot district. In a statement issued on Friday, it said that the reported conduct of the police, including violence against women, children and the…
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School Building Blown up in North Waziristan

NORTH WAZIRISTAN: A suspected quadcopter (drone) strike has severely damaged building of Government High School Shamazan Kot in Miami Kabul Khel Doarzinda area of tehsil Shewa here on Feb 26. About 80 percent of the building was destroyed just days before educational institutions were scheduled to reopen on March 1.…
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New Report Reveals 26.2 Million Children Still Out of School

ISLAMABAD: Despite efforts by the federal and provincial governments, the number of out-of-school children remains alarming, as a new government report revealed that 26.2 million children nationwide are still out of school. The Federal Ministry of Education and Professional Training on Thursday released the “Girls’ Education Statistics and Trends Report…
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How CCD Traced and Arrested a Serial Rapist in Kasur

LAHORE: After yet another series of child abuse cases in Kasur, the Crime Control Department (CCD) arrested a serial rapist who had allegedly raped two minor girls and sexually assaulted another, leaving the victims with lifelong physical and psychological trauma. According to the gynecologists, treating the minor girls, aged between…
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Schoolgirl’s Death Leads to Construction SOPs

CHINIOT: In the aftermath of the death of a girl at school in Sialkot, the public schools across Punjab have been directed to cordon off under-construction structures and depute one teacher whole time during the school hours to stop the children getting close to under-construction structures. On directions of School…
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Septuagenarian, Minor Girl Die of Rabies in Karachi

KARACHI: The city saw two deaths from rabies on Tuesday, raising the total number of mortalities from the deadly viral disease to six in the province. The dog-bite victims — 75-year-old Naimat Gul hailing from Lyari and 10-year-old Lata from Mirpurkhas — had been admitted to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical…
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Easier CNIC Access

NADRA’S decision to issue CNICs to first-time applicants without requiring them to produce a birth certificate is a practical step. For years, the lack of a computerised birth certificate issued by local governments, especially in rural and underserved districts, has kept thousands of citizens, mostly women, from obtaining a national…
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Two Jailed for Life in Kidnap, Rape Case

KARACHI: A sessions court has sentenced two men to life imprisonment in a kidnap and rape case Additional District and Sessions Judge Abdul Zahoor Chandio, who is also the presiding officer of the Gender-Based Violence Court (South), found Muhammad Arif alias Tunga and Shahbaz alias Chabba guilty and sentenced them…
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Headmaster Suspended after Student Stabbed at Hazro School

TAXILA: The headmaster of Government Boys High School Hazro has been suspended following a shocking incident in which a Grade-7 student was seriously injured when another student stabbed him on the school premises, officials confirmed on Feb 23. According to rescue and police sources, the incident occurred during school hours…
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