Azmat Habib

Two Held for Unleashing Dog on Teenage Girl

BAHAWALPUR: The Vehari Daniwal police claimed to have arrested two suspects on April 10 for allegedly unleashing their pet dog on a young girl in the Bhatta Ikram locality the other day. According to a Vehari Police spokesperson, Raashida Bibi claimed in her complaint that Zahoor and Asad unleashed their…
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Polio Samples Collected Across Punjab Test Negative

LAHORE: The Punjab government’s efforts to eradicate polio have achieved a significant milestone, as all environmental samples collected throughout the province during March—including samples from Lahore, Rawalpindi, and South Punjab—have tested negative for the virus. This development was highlighted during a meeting of the Provincial Task Force for Polio Eradication…
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Educating the Poor

JAVED is enrolled in Grade 6 in a government school in his village. Akhtar, Javed’s father, is wondering whether or not he should pull Javed out of school. Akhtar feels Javed is not learning much at school, and that if he is put to work at the nearby auto-repair workshop…
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Rape Convict Awarded Life Imprisonment, Rs1.2m Fine

LAKKI MARWAT: A child protection court sentenced a rape convict to life imprisonment on two terms and 23-year rigorous imprisonment along with a fine of Rs1.2 million. The verdict was pronounced by the additional sessions judge-II Lakki Marwat, who was also the presiding officer of the Child Protection Court. A…
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Boy Dies by Suicide over Exam Failure in Karachi

KARACHI: A teenage boy took his life after being scolded by his father for failing in the school annual examination, police said on April 9. Airport SHO Kaleem Khan Moosa said Turab Haider, 16, a student at a private school, had failed in the exams and his father, a serving…
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AJK Seminaries Directed to Install CCTV Cameras Under New Child Protection Policy

MUZAFFARABAD: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government on April 9 introduced a comprehensive child protection policy for seminaries, making the installation of CCTV cameras, complaint mechanisms, and teacher certification mandatory across the state. The policy, announced by Minister for Religious Affairs, Auqaf and Information Chaudhry Muhammad Rafique Nayyar, follows…
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Quality Education, Nurturing Shape Children’s Cognitive Development: Minister

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training, Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, on April 8, said quality education and positive nurturing during early years play a fundamental role in shaping children’s personalities, cognitive development and future success. Speaking at the closing ceremony of the 5th International Conference on “Early Childhood…
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Kotli Seminary Incident Exposes Gaps in Oversight, Child Protection

MUZAFFARABAD: The alleged sexual assault and death of a young seminary student in Kotli district of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) has exposed serious gaps in oversight and child protection mechanisms in religious institutions in the region, with police acknowledging that similar incidents often go unreported or fail to reach…
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