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Two Held In Bahawalpur For Bid To Smuggle 48 People To Iran, Iraq

BAHAWALPUR: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) claimed to have foiled an attempt to smuggle 48 people to Iran and Iraq and arrested two human traffickers during a raid on a bus on Multan-Sukkur Motorway-5 at Jhangra Interchange near Uch Sharif, about 70 kms from Bahawalpur. According to a press release…
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Steps Underway To Increase Immunisation Coverage, Says Mustafa Kamal

RAWALPINDI: Federal Minister for Health Syed Mustafa Kamal on April 25 said the foundation of a healthy Pakistan lies in protecting our children from preventable diseases. “We are taking steps to increase immunisation coverage to ensure timely delivery of life-saving vaccines to every child. Each year, approximately seven million children…
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Peshawar Court Hands Down Death Sentence To Minor Boy’s Killer

PESHAWAR: A child protection court has sentenced a man to death after convicting him of kidnapping and killing a minor boy here over two years ago. Additional sessions judge Mohammad Hanif pronounced that the prosecution had established the “guilt of the accused, Waqas, beyond shadow of reasonable doubt and that…
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College Teachers Partially Boycott Classes Across KP

PESHAWAR: Teachers of government colleges across the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province partially boycotted classes on April 25 to protest the alleged harassment of educators by the district administrations in several cities during the ongoing matriculation examination. The provincial government has allowed the officers of the district administrations to visit examination centres…
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Tally Rises To 8 After Fresh Polio Case Reported

ISLAMABAD: While high transmission season has been started, Pakistan has reported a second polio case within a short span of three days, pushing the overall tally this year to eight. According to an official of the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health, the lab…
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Two Levies Men Guarding Polio Team Martyred In Mastung

QUETTA: Two Levies personnel escorting a polio vaccination team were martyred on 23 April when unidentified assailants opened fire on them in the Teri area of Mastung district. According to officials, the shooting was carried out when the polio team was administering vaccines during a week-long anti-polio campaign that started…
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Underspending Climate Funds

PAKISTAN’S inability to efficiently utilise allocated development funds is severely hampering our economic progress and climate resilience efforts. With more than $2 billion underspent annually, the country’s absorption capacity has become a critical bottleneck. Instead of reforming archaic processes, we have begun to blame our malaise on the absence of…
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Women, Child Protection Centres To Be Set Up In Five Districts

RAWALPINDI: Police have been directed to immediately establish women and child protection centres at every police station in Rawalpindi, Attock, Jhelum and Chakwal districts. A police spokesman said on 23 April that the move aims to ensure a safe and supportive environment for women and child victims. Dedicated female police…
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Pakistan Gets 31 Refrigerated Trucks To Boost Immunisation

ISLAMABAD: In a bid to support routine vaccination, Unicef has handed over 31 refrigerated trucks to the Federal Directorate of Immunisation (FDI), with the support of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. This initiative builds upon ongoing support that includes the delivery of 23 refrigerated vehicles in 2021 and seven pick-up trucks…
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UNICEF’s National Ambassador for Child Rights, Saba Qamar, highlights the impact of child marriage on young girls’ futures and calls for unified action to protect children.

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