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Khairpur Sees Mpox Outbreak as Seven Babies Test Positive

• Health dept confirms four of seven children who died last month in Khairpur hospitals had mpox • Claims deaths not directly linked to zoonotic viral infection • Sukkur commissioner asks DHO to initiate ‘comprehensive contact tracing’ • Babies seemed to have infected from unsterilized hospital equipment: sources • Many…
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Education Paradox

A NATIONAL summit organised by the National Curriculum Council and the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training should serve as the required catalyst to redefine Pakistan’s educational priorities amid rapidly evolving geopolitical and technological transformations. The summit’s goals comprised a transition from memorisation to critical thinking, creativity, inquiry and…
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Girl Harassed, Blackmailed

BAHAWALPUR: Lodhran city police claimed on April 3 to have arrested a man on the charges of sexually harassing and blackmailing a first-year girl student in Faizabad locality of Lodhran city. According to the police, a woman complainant said that her neighbour ‘I’ would train her daughter ‘S’ (17) ,…
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Matric Exam Centres Declared Restricted Areas for Public in Karachi

KARACHI: As the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) exams are set to begin from April 7, Commissioner Syed Hassan Naqvi has declared the premises of examination centres restricted areas for the general public except candidates bearing valid Admit Card as well as the staff on duty. The Board of Secondary Education…
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Schoolgirl Burnt in Acid Attack in Lahore

LAHORE: A ninth class schoolgirl got multiple burns when a young man threw acid on her in Chuhng area on April 2. The girl was rushed to a local hospital where the doctors said that she had severe and deep burns on her face, head and shoulders. Her hands also…
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Open Manholes Still a Menace for Lahore Residents

LAHORE: The Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) of Lahore continues to ignore the dangers posed by open manholes and yet to learn from various accidents, including the recent incident at the Bhaati Chowk remodeling project, as many manhole covers remain missing in various parts of the city. “For the last…
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Education Interrupted

THE war in the Middle East has had several unanticipated consequences, among them one which requires a little more concern from the authorities than has been shown. Anticipating fuel shortages from the jolts to the global energy supply chain, Pakistan had moved to suspend regular schooling, announced extended holidays and…
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Danyal Promises Inclusive, Child-centred Education

ISLAMABAD: Parliamentary Secretary for Information and Broadcasting, Barrister Danyal Chaudhry has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to inclusive, child-centred education at a roundtable hosted by Cities for Children and supported by the Malala Fund. The event, titled “Inspired Education: Investing in Creative Strategies to Reduce Dropout,” brought together policymakers, practitioners, and…
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Biological Parents Sell Their Children

In this video, Sarah Ahmad, Chairperson of the Child Protection & Welfare Bureau, Punjab, speaks about why protecting children is ultimately a state responsibility, and what happens after a child enters state care. She discusses the scale of child rescue operations in Punjab, the realities behind reported cases of child…
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