Azmat Habib

Strong Action Urged Against Child Abuse at Seminaries, Schools

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights on September 18 urged strong action to protect children from abuse at seminaries and schools, declaring that no child should suffer in the name of education. The meeting, chaired by Senator Samina Mumtaz Zehri at Parliament House, reviewed disturbing reports of corporal…
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Kidnapped Minor Girl Found Raped and Murdered

NAROWAL: A four-year-old girl, who was abducted on Sept 15 at Jalalwali village of Pasrur tehsil, was found murdered after sexual assault in the fields on Thursday, as police allegedly failed to take timely measures to recover her alive. As per police sources, Qari Abdul Hafeez, a resident of Jalawali…
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Floods and Healthcare

DEVASTATING floods are now an annual emergency in Pakistan. Climate change is hitting hard, manifesting in new weather patterns including cloudbursts. Sudden torrential rainfall, which continues relentlessly, can literally move mountains. This phenomenon was observed in many places in the northern parts of the country. The gushing water sweeps away boulders, trees,…
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685 Newborns Die Every Day in Pakistan, Seminar Told

Nearly 685 newborns die in Pakistan every day, adding up to more than 250,000 deaths annually. However, a majority of such infants can be saved through simple measures such as newborn resuscitation, breastfeeding and kangaroo mother care. This was stated by experts speaking at a seminar on accelerating newborn survival…
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Police Remand of Suspected Serial Rapist Extended

A judicial magistrate on September 17 extended police remand of a suspected serial rapist paedophile by three days in cases pertaining to sexual abuse of minor girls. Shabbir Ahmed, a fruit vendor, has been booked in seven cases lodged under charges of assaulting minor girls and child pornogrpahy. He was…
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CM Inaugurates Training Centre for Persons with Disabilities in Korangi

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that his government remains steadfastly supportive of farmers affected by floods while also reaffirming his administration’s dedication to restoring law and order and encouraging social inclusion for differently-abled persons. Speaking to the media on Wednesday after inaugurating the Centre of Excellence…
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Floods Affect Over 4,500 Villages in Punjab

LAHORE:The Punjab government will soon launch a comprehensive damage assessment survey across 28 flood-hit districts of the province. The decision was taken during a meeting chaired by Chief Secretary Zahid Akhtar Zaman at the Civil Secretariat on Wednesday. The meeting reviewed the province’s ongoing relief and rehabilitation efforts and assessed…
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Four Children Injured as Portion of Classroom Ceiling Falls

SUKKUR: Four children were wounded when a big chunk of plaster from the ceiling of a classroom in a primary school fell on them near Khanpur Mahar taluka, Ghotki district, on September 17. According to details, a portion of the ceiling of a classroom in the Ahmedabad Primary School fell…
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Patient Safety in Neonatal Care, Paediatrics Emphasised

KARACHI: Speakers at a programme held on September 17 at the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT) underscored the need for collective efforts — by families, medical experts and communities at large — to ensure patient safety at levels of care. The event was held in connection with World…
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