Azmat Habib

Two Booked for Sexual Assault on Boy

The A-Section police of Dadu booked two suspects for allegedly subjecting a toddler to sexual assault in a dwelling inhabited by nomad families. The boy, aged three/four years, was shifted to a hospital for medical examination and treatment. Dadu SSP retired Captain Amir Saud Magsi assigned an inquiry into the…

PPA Launches Guidelines to Save Newborn Lives

PESHAWAR: Pakistan Pediatrics Association has expressed concern over shortage of neonatologists in the country and has issued the country’s first-ever resuscitation guideline to put brakes on the mortalities of the newborns from avoidable medical issues. This was stated by senior pediatricians at the two-day workshop started at the postgraduate medical…

Haemophilia Treatment

KARACHI: The Sindh health department, in collaboration with the Haemophilia Welfare Society Karachi (HWSK), has launched the annual Hemophilia Prophylaxis Therapy programme for the fiscal year 2025–26 at the Haemophilia Treatment Centre in Nazimabad. The initiative was inaugurated by Dr Durenaz Jamal, Sindh Blood Transfusion Authority secretary. Under the programme,…

Action Ordered against Schools Denying Free Education

SUKKUR: The Sukkur bench of the Sindh High Court on October 17 ordered private schools to give 10 percent admissions to the children of financially constrained persons and provide them education free of cost. A two-member constitutional bench, comprising Justices Zulfiqar Ali Sangi and Riazat Ali Sahar, passed the order…

Missing Ziarat AC’s Son Recovered After Two Months

QUETTA: The son of the Assistant Commissioner (AC) Ziarat, who was kidnapped two months ago along with his father, has been safely recovered, police officials said. However, his father, Assistant Commissioner Ziarat Muhammad Afzal Baqi, is still missing, and authorities are making all-out efforts for his safe recovery. Police officials said that…

NA Body Raises Alarm Over Poor Facilities, Safety in Islamabad Schools

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel on October 17 expressed concern over the lack of basic facilities in government-run educational institutions, student safety and the exorbitant fees charged by many private schools in Islamabad. As per regulations of Private Educational Institutions Regulatory Authority (Peira), a school located in Islamabad can increase its…

Teen Student Kills Van Driver

GUJAR KHAN: A teenage student allegedly shot dead the driver of a school van at the school gate in Mandra town of Gujar Khan on October 17. Faizan Safeer, a resident of Jhaag village, reported to Mandra police that he was present at the school gate where his brother, Zeeshan…
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