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January To Be Marked As Speak Truth Month In Schools

LAHORE: The Punjab government on 1st January announced to celebrate January 2025 as ‘Speak Truth’ month in all public school across the province. Punjab School Education Department issued directions to all district education authority chief executive officers in this regard. During the month, the teachers will deliver lectures to students…
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Students From Nine Districts Discuss Issues at Sindh Children’s Assembly

MITHI: Young schoolchildren coming from nine districts of the province highlighted issues relating to their studies and institutions at a mock assembly convened in the Tharparkar District Council hall with the joint collaboration of Unicef, Thar Education Alliance (TEA) and Sindh government’s Reform Support Unit on 30th December. The students,…
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2024 Termed Transformative Year For Education

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for School Education Rana Sikandar Hayat has said the government has introduced reforms and initiatives during its 10-month tenure in the year 2024 and termed it a transformative year for education in the province. Presenting the performance report of his ministry for the year 2024, he claimed…
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The 2024 Polio Counter Is Still Ticking

• Despite end of the calendar year, total tally will become clear well into January as collected samples are tested • Officials blame data forgery, use of vaccination drive as ‘bargaining chip’, security situation for resurgence PAKISTAN and Afghanistan are the only two countries in the world where the poliovirus…
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1.4m Babies Born Into Hunger In Pakistan In 2024

ISLAMABAD: While climate shocks such as floods and droughts are increasingly threatening children’s access to food, the latest estimates show more than 1.4 million babies were born into hunger in Pakistan in 2024. Pakistan, one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries, saw the second highest number of babies born into…
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Legislation, Awareness Urged To Combat Thalassaemia

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Housing and Works Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada on 30th December emphasised the need for legislation, awareness, mandatory premarital lab tests and modern research to combat thalassaemia in Pakistan. During his visit to the Thalassaemia Centre of Sundas Foundation in F-9 Park, he inaugurated an activity room established…
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With 149 Outbreaks In Sindh, Deadly Measles Makes A Comeback

• Health dept data shows 132 children died from vaccine-preventable disease this year • Expert laments parents not utilising free vaccines against 12 major diseases KARACHI: Measles — a highly contagious but vaccine-preventable viral infection — is rearing its ugly head again after affecting thousands of children and killing at…
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Polio Tally Climbs To 68 On CUSP Of New Year

ISLAMABAD: The country reported yet another case of wild poliovirus (WPV1) on 30th December, bringing the total number of cases this year to 68. The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Erad­i­c­a­tion at the National Ins­titute of Health confirmed that the case was detected in Dera Ismail Khan. “This is the 10th…
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Punjab Posts 512pc Increase In Polio Environmental Samples

LAHORE: The rate of the environmental samples testing positive for the polio virus increased by 512 percent in 2024 compared to the last year (2023). A report submitted by the health authorities in a high-level meeting held here some days back in Lahore declared that ‘polio remains a major concern…
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20 Bonded Labourers Freed In Raid On Brick Kiln

NAWABSHAH: Nawabshah police raided a brick kiln near Khadar on 28th December and recovered 20 bonded labourers who were reportedly being forced to work without wages. The police acted on the orders of the sessions court, which received a complaint from Sabagho Oadh, a resident of Umerkot, requesting the recovery…
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