Azmat Habib

Two Rapists of Minor Girl Get Life Terms

LAHORE: A sessions court has awarded life imprisonment to two men, along with a fine, on charges of sexually assaulting a mentally-challenged minor girl. Additional District & Sessions Judge Mansoor Ahmad Qureshi, announcing the verdict, also imposed a Rs30,000 fine each on both convicts – Gulfam Ali and Arsalan alias…
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Three Polio Officials Kidnapped in Tank

TANK: Unidentified armed men kidnapped three officials working for the anti-polio programme from the Umarkot area in the limits of Malazai Police Station in the Tank district on September 15. According to police, the team had been visiting the area to monitor the ongoing anti-polio campaign when they were kidnapped.…
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PMD Climate Change Impact and Integration Cell Issues Dengue Alert

Islamabad: Pakistan Meteorological Department Climate Change Impact and Integration Cell (CIIC) at Meteorological Headquarters has issued a dengue alert on September 15 saying the historical trends, current and future climate outlook and the widespread inundation caused by flood like condition across the country show that certain parameters are creating an…
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Research Identifies Drivers of Forced Conversions

ISLAMABAD: National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR), in collaboration with Legal Aid Society (LAS), has launched a comprehensive documentary and research report to understand the drivers of forced conversion through marriages (FCM) and its multidimensional impact on survivors, religious minority communities (RMCs), and Pakistani society. The research report and the…
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Over 420,000 People Rescued in Jhang Flood Relief Operations

JHANG: The district administration has rescued 423,594 people and 223,424 animals during the recent devastating floods, relocating them to safe areas. Relief efforts included the distribution of 12,901 ration bags across all four tehsils and the provision of large quantities of fodder for livestock, including 214,120 kilogrammes of green fodder…
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Two More Polio Cases Bring This Year’s Tally To 26

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported two more cases of polio from southern Khyber Pakh­tun­khwa, raising the tally for the current year to 26. According to an official of the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at National Institute of Health (NIH), the two girls tested positive in North Waziristan and Lakki…
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Girls Asked to Benefit From HPV Vaccination

ISLAMABAD: Convener of the Parliamentary Caucus on Child Rights (PCCR) MNA Dr Nikhat Shakeel Khan has urged young girls to take benefit from the vaccination campaign launched by the government against Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and vaccinate against the virus being the leading cause of cervical cancer. “Today marks an important…
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Global Boys’ Initiative: Pakistan Case Study

Pakistan is home to over 53 million boys under 18, forming a significant part of its 106 million child population. Yet, challenges remain acute: nearly 27% of boys aged 5–16 are out of school, and an estimated 3.4 million children are engaged in child labour, with boys forming the majority.…
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TikTok Ban Resolution Submitted In Punjab Assembly

LAHORE: A resolution to ban TikTok was submitted in the Punjab Assembly. The resolution has been presented by opposition member Farrukh Javed Moon, in which the federal government has been requested to completely ban TikTok in Pakistan. The text of the submitted resolution stated that in Pakistan, TikTok mafia was…
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STEVTA Launches Skills Programme for Juvenile Prisoners

The Sindh Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (STEVTA) has launched a groundbreaking initiative aimed at rehabilitating juvenile prisoners through modern skills training. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between STEVTA and the Tasawwur-e-Umeed Foundation at the Central Jail Karachi to formalise the collaboration. Following the signing ceremony, Junaid…
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