Azmat Habib

FDE Forms Cell to Oversee Educational Institutions

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) on October 31 formed a monitoring cell to ensure effective oversight of educational institutions working under its administrative control. According to a notification issued by FDE, Principal Islamabad Model School for Boys (VI-X) G-9 Inam Jahangir has been given the additional charge of…
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Abducted Minor Girl Found Murdered

BAHAWALPUR: A ten-year-old girl, who was allegedly abducted from her house on the night of October 30, was found murdered in the fields at 110/ DB village in the Yazman Saddar police limits on October 31. According to the district police spokesman, Siddique, the father of the victim, Rabia (10),…
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Islamabad’s Daanish School to be completed by December

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Federal Education on October 31 announced that the Daanish School in Kuri will be completed by the end of December, and classes are scheduled to begin in the upcoming academic session starting March–April 2026. Parliamentary Secretary for Education Farah Naz Akbar visited the under-construction Daanish School…
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Boy Dies, Two Hospitalised After Eating ‘Toxic Snacks’

GUJRAT: A seven-year-old boy died on October 31 and his two siblings were in a critical condition, allegedly after eating poisonous crackers (papad) a couple of days back, at Alipur Chattha town of Wazirabad district, on Friday. Reports say that three minor brothers – Kazim, Qasim and Hashim – ate…
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Punjab Set to Fix Minimum Age for Marriage at 18

ISLAMABAD: Following the example of Sindh and Islamabad, the Punjab government is set to introduce the Child Marriage Restraint Act, fixing the minimum legal age for marriage at 18 years. Those found violating the law will face strict punishment. This was revealed by Qaisar Mehmood, Divisional Coordinator of the Punjab…
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Two School Boys Arrested for Gang Rape

SARGODHA: Three boy students of a private school gang-raped over dozen of students and made their videos to blackmail them. Two of them were arrested by the Satellite Town police after the regional police officer took notice of the complaint of the mother of a gang-rape survivor boy on social…
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‘Prevent a Lifetime of Suffering’

The world’s leading researchers, clinicians, survivors, and health advocates gathered in Bangkok for the 37th International Papillomavirus Society (IPVS) Conference, a pivotal meeting themed ‘Research Toward the Global Elimination of HPV-related Diseases and Cancers’. Held on October 23-26, against the dazzling backdrop of Thailand’s capital, the conference became more than…
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WHO to Train 140,000 Workers in Pakistan For Vaccination Campaign

ISLAMABAD: The Wor­­­ld Health Organisa­tion (WHO) has announced that it is partnering with the Pakistan government to train over 140,000 hea­lth workers for the upcoming nationwide measles and rubella (MR) vaccination campaign, which aims to protect 35.4 million chil­­dren aged six to 59 months. The preventive drive, scheduled from Nov…
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Punjab Doles out Rs6.39bn Among Flood-hit People

• 98,000 ATM cards prepared; 37 camps established for compensation distribution • 90pc of flood assessment survey completed; data of 463,000 victims verified by deputy commissioners BAHAWALPUR: The Punjab government has distributed Rs6.39 billion among flood-affected people across the province. The amount is part of the Rs100bn allocation made under the Punjab…
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Minister Objects to Polio Sampling, Seeks Third-party Audit

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Health and Population Welfare Khwaja Imran Nazir has stirred up a controversy, raising a question mark on the existing environmental polio sampling process, and stressed upon the authorities for the introduction of legislation to find out the reasons as to why Pakistan has still not been…
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