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Foundation Stone For First Autism School

LAHORE: Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on 4th October laid a foundation stone of the country’s first autism school in the public sector. She directed the authorities concerned to immediately start hiring autism experts. “Pakistan’s first autism school project is very close to my heart. A child with autism deserves compassion…
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visually impaired

Secretary Told To Evaluate Research On Visually-impaired Students

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on 4th October directed the Punjab school education secretary to evaluate a representation of two social workers seeking facilities for visually-impaired students in the educational institutions of the province. Justice Shujaat Ali Khan heard a petition filed by Sakhi Usman and Ali Abbas, who being…
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Boy Blackmailed, Raped

OKARA: A 15-year-old boy was allegedly raped by two suspects at Chak 22/4-L. As per FIR, the suspect called the victim’s mother on Sept 1 and asked her to send her son to Mandi Bahauddin for a job. When the boy reached there, the suspect, along with his accomplice, administered…
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Teachers Shortage Threatens Girls Education In Shangla

SHANGLA: Over a dozen government schools for girls in Shangla district have been closed, while a majority of primary schools for girls have been functioning with a single teacher since January 2023, with educators fearing a decline in girls’ education. Official sources told Dawn that over a dozen schools in parts of…
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Prayer Leader Rapes Child

GUJRAT: Police arrested a prayer leader on charge of raping his minor student in the mosque in the Azizpura locality of Saddar Kharian. Reports said the father of a 12-year-old boy lodged a complaint with the police, saying that his son had gone to have a Holy Quran lesson from…
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Forced Conversion Forbidden In Islam: Zakir Naik

KARACHI: Renowned scholar Dr Zakir Naik has said that forced conversion of religion is strictly forbidden in Islam. He said this while speaking at a programme held at Sindh Governor House on Thursday evening. Governor Kamran Tessori, consuls general of Islamic countries, ulema of different schools of thought and a…
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Child Protection Unit Inaugurated in Bajaur

BAJAUR: In a first step towards ensuring the protection and welfare of children in the merged districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) supported child protection unit (CPU) was inaugurated here on 3rd October. Social Welfare Department’s Additional Secretary Mohammad Farooq was the chief guest on the…
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Pre-marriage Screening Stressed To Prevent Genetic Disorder

PESHAWAR: Health experts have expressed concern over the growing incidence of genetic disorders and asked the people to undergo pre-marriage screening in cousin marriages to put brakes on thalassaemia and other ailments. They were speaking at a seminar organised by Dosti Foundation at Khyber Medical University here on 2nd October,…
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Alcoholic Gets 14 Years In Prison For Assaulting Teenage Daughter

KARACHI: A sessions court on Tuesday sentenced a man, said to be an alcoholic, to 14 years in prison for raping her teenage daughter. Additional District and Sessions Judge Ghulam Mustafa Laghari, who is also presiding officer of the Gender Based-Trial Court (Central), found Muhammad Mukhtiar, 40, guilty of raping…
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10th Class Girl Gang-raped By Police Officer, His Friend

SARGODHA: A police officer along with his friend gang-raped a student of the 10th class who was trying to get her father released from the custody of Kot Momin police. The suspects left the girl in front of her aunt’s house when her condition became critical and fled. As per…
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