Azmat Habib

Stakeholders Urge Hike in Girls’ Education Stipends

Islamabad: Awaz Foundation Pakistan (Centre for Development Services) convened the First Multi-Stakeholder Task Force Meeting on Girls’ Education in Punjab, bringing together representatives from government departments, parliament, civil society, and education experts. The meeting aimed to push for an immediate enhancement of girls’ education stipends and stronger conditional cash-transfer mechanisms.…
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Matter of Life and Death: Citizens Protest Commercial Use of Parks

KARACHI: Civil society members on November 25 sounded the alarm on the rapid conversion of public parks into commercial ventures and its impacts on the environment and the ecosystem. Speaking at a press conference from the platform of the Karachi Residents’ Committee at the Karachi Press Club, city residents, representatives…
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Drugs Destroying our Children’s Future: Faryal

KARACHI: Provincial Assembly of Sindh Standing Committee on Home Affairs Chairperson Faryal Talpur has said drugs are a curse destroying our children’s future, so no leniency would be shown in the crackdown on them. During a standing committee meeting she chaired at the PA on Tuesday, Faryal stressed that the…
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Though Easily Treatable, Pneumonia Kills Thousands of Children, Say Experts

ISLAMABAD: Health officials, pediatricians and lawmakers on November 25 warned childhood pneumonia is becoming a silent national emergency, driven by dangerously low routine immunisation, poor primary healthcare, and widespread misuse of antibiotics, despite the disease being entirely preventable and easily treatable with low-cost tools. Speaking at a national dialogue on…
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Mai Aik Bacha Hun

This powerful monologue, “Main Aik Bacha Hun” (I am a child), plunges into the harsh realities of a street child’s life, revealing their daily struggle with poverty, hunger, and exploitation, alongside the painful loss of their childhood and educational opportunities. The video call for collective action, emphasizing that it is…
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