Azmat Habib

Ending TB

WORLD Tuberculosis Day is meant to remind governments that one of humanity’s oldest diseases remains among its deadliest. Despite decades of medical progress, TB continues to infect millions each year. The WHO’s Global Tuberculosis Report 2025 estimates that 10.7m people developed TB in 2024and about 1.23m died, making it the…
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Three-year-old abducted girl recovered in Burewala

BUREWALA: Under the leadership of DPO Vehari Tassawar Iqbal, Model Town police carried out a swift operation and safely recovered a three-year-old girl, who was abducted from Habib Colony. According to the police, the girl was forcibly taken by unidentified abductors in a car while playing outside her house with…
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Parental Disputes Harming Children’s Mental Health: SHC

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) has observed that parental conflicts are badly affecting children’s mental well-being in multiple ways, and such trauma leaves deep scars on their psychological health and personality when these disputes land in court. A single-judge bench of the SHC headed by Justice Muhammad Hasan Akber…
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Education Ministry Partners with CSOs to Enroll 25,000 Out-of-school Children

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training, on March 19, held a signing ceremony for a Letter of Understanding (LoU) with eight civil society organisations to support out-of-school children (OOSC). The ceremony formalised collaboration under the “No Child Left Behind” campaign, aimed at ensuring universal access to education…
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Another Missing Boy Found Dead in Dera

DERA ISMAIL KHAN: The body of a seven-year-old boy, who had gone missing on Mar 15, was recovered from agricultural fields in the Kirri Shamozai area, the police said here on Wednesday. The child, identified as Fawad Khan, had been missing since Sunday from the Mangal locality within the jurisdiction…
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Matriculation Examinations: Minister Wants Students Facilitated

PESHAWAR: Minister for Elementary and Secondary Education Arshad Ayub Khan on Mar 18 instructed chairmen of educational boards to take measures to provide facilities to students during the matriculation examinations slated for March 31. An official handout said that he was chairing a meeting about the upcoming matriculation examinations.Elementary and…
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SC Upholds Death Penalty for Rapist, Killer of 6-year-old

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court ruled on Mar 17 that the death sentence serves as a deterrent in society, discouraging others from committing similar heinous offences. A three-member bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Muhammad Hashim Khan Kakar and comprising Justice Salahuddin Panhwar and Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim, issued its…
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Polio Relief?

Years of hard work and relentless vaccination campaigns have finally brought Pakistan to a point where it can taste optimism. According to news reports, Data from Pakistan’s Polio Eradication Programme shows that the majority of the environmental samples collected during the first two months of 2026 have tested negative for…
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40,000 Children to Be Enrolled in Bajaur Schools

BAJAUR/LOWER DIR: A ceremony was held in the Khar area of Bajaur district on March 17 to inaugurate the school enrolment campaign, with speakers emphasising the need for concerted efforts to make the drive result-oriented. The inaugural ceremony was arranged by the education department’s local office. Deputy commissioner Shahid Ali…
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