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26 Drug Addicts Test Positive For HIV In Peshawar Health Screening

PESHAWAR: Twenty-six drug addicts tested positive for HIV during the health screening conducted by the authorities after their shifting to rehabilitation centres during the ongoing Drug-Free Peshawar campaign. Details shared with Dawn show that since the launch of the programme, authorities have detained over 500 drug addicts from several parts of the city till Sunday.…
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Several Swat Parents Booked For Forcing Children Into Begging

SWAT: The Swat police on 11th November booked several parents for ‘coercing’ their children into begging on the streets. Mingora police station SHO Mujeeb Alam Khan told Dawn that over a dozen children were collected from various parts of Mingora and brought to the police station. “They were provided with…
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Climate Change Makes Pneumonia Harder To Control, Says Expert

ISLAMABAD: While World Pneumonia Day is being observed today November 12, the disease claims the lives of over 800,000 children every year. The situation in Pakistan is worsening due to the deteriorating air quality caused by smog. This was stated by Dr Irfan Habib, Medical Director at Child Life Foundation. He said…
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High BP, Diabetes Cause Risks During Pregnancy, Childbirth

LAHORE: High blood pressure and diabetes during pregnancy are not only a cause of serious risks for pregnant women but also a threat to the health of babies. Because of these issues, the chance of miscarriage increases and if the blood glucose level exceeds the required limit, other complications may…
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Minor Girl Allegedly Gang-raped By Two Youths In Samundri

TOBA TEK SINGH: A nine-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped by two youths in Chak 203 RB in Samundri, Faisalabad. The Mureedwala police registered a case under section 375-A of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC). According to the FIR, the complainant claimed her daughter was lured by the two suspects to…
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Girl Rescued, Rape Section Added To Case

OKARA: A teenage girl was rescued after four weeks on 10th November and the penal section of rape was added to the already registered first information report of kidnapping. The Hujra Shah Muqeem police recovered the 15-year-old girl who was kidnapped on Oct 12 from Hujra Shah Muqeem Chowk. Her…
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Two Held For Blackmailing Minor Girl

TOBA TEK SINGH: Faisalabad’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) cybercrime team raided D-Type Colony on Samundri Road on 9th November and arrested two persons for blackmailing a minor girl by sending her explicit photos. Suspects allegedly harassed the girl and took compromising photos, threatening to share them with her parents via…
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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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