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Man Sentenced To Two Years In Prison For Marrying Underage Girl

KARACHI: A sessions court on 8th August sentenced a man to two years in prison for marrying an underage girl. After hearing the complainant counsel Daniyal Muhammad Hussain and the defence side, Judicial Magistrate (East) Noor Ahmed Chandio, found Azhar Ali guilty of marrying the teenage girl under Section 3…
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Trading Babies

CHILD trafficking is the most repellant avatar of human sale. Not new to Pakistan, it reduces minors to easy commodities. In this context, the FIA’s arrest of Dr Mubina Agboatwala, who heads the NGO HOPE, following complaints by US consulate authorities about her alleged role in the “illegal business of…
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Changes To Seminary Law May Open New Can Of Worms

ISLAMABAD: Although the government managed to secure parliamentary approval for an ordinance promulgated to satisfy Maulana Fazlur Rehman and a group of seminary boards, their registration may be hampered by the fact that the law only applies to the capital territory. During Wednesday’s proceedings, the Nat­ional Assembly passed the Societies Regis­tration (Amendment) Act…
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NGO Head Sent To Prison In Child Trafficking Case

KARACHI: A judicial magistrate on 5th August sent the chairperson of a non-governmental organisation to prison on judicial remand in a child trafficking case. On Monday, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) had arrested Mubina Cassum Aboatwala, chairperson of the Health Oriented Preventive Education (HOPE) after a court dismissed her pre-arrest…
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Over 650,000 Children Get Emergency Treatment

QUETTA: Over 650,000 children across Balochistan have received emergency treatment through ChildLife Foundation’s Children’s Emergency Rooms and Telemedicine Satellite Centres (TSCs). This achievement has been made possible through the partnership with the Balochistan government. The ChildLife Found­ation operates a state-of-the-art Children’s Emergency Room at Sandeman Provincial Hospital, Quetta, along with…
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140 Kids Among Nearly 300 Lives Lost To Monsoon: NDMA

ISLAMABAD: At least 299 people, including 140 children, have died and more than 700 others have been injured in flash floods and torrential rains that have battered several parts of Pakistan since late June, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on 3rd August. The NDMA said the deluges, which…
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Need Stressed For Raising Children’s Vaccination Age From Two to Five

KARACHI: The Pakistan Paediatric Association (PPA) has called for urgent reforms in the national immunisation programme, emphasising the need to extend the age limit for childhood vaccinations from two to five years. It also urged the inclusion of advanced vaccines such as the hexavalent vaccine to ensure broader protection for…
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Educational Institutions in Bajaur Closed Till 8th

BAJAUR: Authorities shut all educational institutions in Lowi Mamund and War Mamund tehsils of Bajaur until August 8 owing to the prevailing security situation in the region, according to a notification issued here on August 1. The notification issued from the deputy commissioner’s office said that the move was taken…
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Birth, Death Registration Free Under New Rules: Speakers

TAXILA: To raise awareness about the newly introduced Birth and Death Registration Rules, 2025, a seminar was organised by the district administration in collaboration with the local government and Community Development department at the District Council Hall in Attock on 1st August. Officials, including the deputy director of local government, delivered…
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Heart Patients In Swat Being Denied Treatment Under Health Card

SWAT: As the government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa claims to promote its flagship Sehat Card Plus health initiative as a game-changer for poor, patients in Swat and other districts of Malakand division find themselves abandoned in their most desperate hours. Despite having state-of-the-art cardiac facilities in several private hospitals in Swat,…
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