Azmat Habib

26,330 Schools Pledge to Adopt Environmentally Sustainable Practices

LAHORE: The Punjab government has scaled up its flagship Green School Certification Programme, an initiative aimed at embedding environmental responsibility among students and building a climate-resilient future. The programme has witnessed widespread participation from both public and private educational institutions. Officials said 26,330 schools across 41 districts have formally pledged…

Call for Promoting Preventive Care as Experts Warn of Alarming Rise in HIV Cases

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan–China International Conference on Food-Medicine Homology, Nutrition and Health brought together leading scientists, policymakers, regulators and industry experts from Pakistan and China to strengthen bilateral cooperation in health sciences, nutrition and traditional medicine. Speaking as the chief guest at the event that opened on Monday at the Shaheed…

Punjab sets Minimum Marriage Age at 18 with Passage of New Law

• Heated debate ensues after lawmakers not provided copies of Child Marriage Restraint bill • Azma protests suggestion under-18s be allowed to marry ‘with court permission’ • Minister opposes amendment seeking to void marriages consummated after abduction or forced conversion LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly on Monday passed the Punjab Child…

Man Sentenced to Death for ‘Honour Killing’ of Daughter

KARACHI: Additional District and Sessions Judge (Shahdadpur) Shahid Ali Memon has sentenced a man to death on charges of killing his own daughter in the name of so-called honour. The court found Ali Bux guilty and sentenced him to the death penalty, along with an additional 14-year imprisonment for possessing…

Minor Boy Dies in Stray Dog Attack in Punjab

TOBA TEK SINGH: A minor boy died in a stray dog attack at Chak 331-GB, Noorpur, tehsil Pirmahal, on April 26. Farhan, the father of the deceased identified as Mudassar (5), was harvesting wheat in the fields near his house. His son, Mudassar, was asleep at a charpoy under a…

EARLY WARNING SYSTEM: PREVENTING DROPOUTS

Despite significant progress, Pakistan lags in achieving SDG target 4.1. UNICEF reports that Pakistan has the second-highest proportion of out-of-school children globally. Millions of children are denied access to basic education in Pakistan each year. An estimated 25.1 million Pakistani children are out of school (Pakistan Education Statistics, 2023-24). While…

Parents Urged to Vaccinate Children Against Diseases in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan began World Immunisation Week 2026 commemorations with renewed commitment to protect every child through vaccination. Every year, the Federal Directorate of Immunisation (FDI), under the leadership of the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination, in collaboration with provincial/area EPIs and partners, observes immunisation week across Pakistan…

Citizens Can Access Birth, Death Records via Nadra Portal

ISLAMABAD: Citizens can now access district-level birth and de­­ath records and file right to information requests online through a verified login, as the National Da­­tabase and Registration Autho­rity (Nadra) on April 24 unveiled a new digital platform in a major step towards modernising its website. The new portal, https://www.nadra.gov.pk, replaces…

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