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Police Investigate Family Of 10-year-old Suspect In Infant Murder Case

RAWALPINDI: After the police enlarged the scope of their investigation to determine the real circumstance surrounding the murder of a toddler allegedly by her 10-year-old cousin in Ratta Amral, it emerged that the suspect was mentally unstable. This was revealed by the grandmother of the juvenile suspect during police investigation. The suspect’s…
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STOLEN CHILDHOODS, SILENT TEARS

In the quiet courtyards of rural Pakistan, a 13-year-old girl is pulled from her school desk and handed a bridal dress. Her childhood ends not with celebration, but with chores, early pregnancy, and a silence enforced by custom. This is not a regional anomaly; it is a national emergency. According…
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Teenage Tiktoker’s Murder Suspect Sent On 14-day Judicial Remand

ISLAMABAD: A local court on 4th June approved a 14-day judicial remand for Omar Hayat, the prime suspect in the murder of social media influencer Sana Yousaf, to facilitate his identification parade. The accused was presented before Judicial Magistrate Ahmed Shehzad Gondal by the federal police. Tensions rose in the courtroom…
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Child Marriage Law Challenged In Federal Shariat Court

A law banning the marriage of children under eight years of age has been challenged in the Federal Shariat Court (FSC) in Islamabad, arguing that it was against the Constitution as well as the tenets of Islam and should be abolished. The bill, which sought to protect the rights of children…
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Teenage TikToker’s Alleged Killer Nabbed Within 20 Hours

ISLAMABAD: The capital police on 3rd June announced the arrest of the suspect in the murder case of a social media influencer, who was gunned down at her house in G-13 on 2nd June. Addressing a hastily-called news conference, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Syed Ali Nasir Rizvi said after…
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Dark Web Child Exploitation Ring Busted In Muzaffargarh

ISLAMABAD / LAHORE: The government has dismantled an international child exploitation network operating out of a so-called gaming club in Muzaffarabad, where children aged six to 10 were lured, abused and filmed for the sake of selling their videos on the dark web, Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry…
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24 Mohmand Girl Schools Closed Due To Staff Shortage

MOHMAND: Local government representatives in Mohmand district have sounded alarm over what they describe as a ‘systematic collapse’ of women education in the region, citing the closure of 24 government girls’ schools in upper and lower Mohmand due to staff shortages and alleged corruption. Speaking at a news conference at…
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Over 5,000 Children Treated For Foot Deformity At Paraplegic Centre

PESHAWAR: Speakers on 3rd June called upon parents to contact experts for the clubfoot deformities of children to enable them to grow like normal people as the problem is totally curable. “We have provided treatment to 5,071 children for congenital clubfoot deformity with the dedication, professionalism and compassionate spirit of…
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MoU Signed To Modernise Govt Schools

QUETTA: The district administration of Quetta signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on 3rd June with HBL Foundation and the Balochistan education department to enhance infrastructure and modernise facilities in seven government schools. Quetta Deputy Commissioner Mehrullah Badini, HBL Foundation Chief Executive Obaid Shah, and Quetta’s District Education Officer Naseer…
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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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