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Locals Lock School Handed Over To Private Sector

CHINIOT: The Punjab government has launched the Public Schools Reorganisation Programme (PSRP), through which around 5,000 schools across the province have been handed over to private sector management. In Chiniot district, 86 schools were included in this initiative, with 70 handed over to the NGO Akhuwat, 10 to educated youths,…
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Task Force Terms State Of Affairs In Education Alarming

ISLAMABAD: The first meeting of the Education Task Force on 25th September 2024 termed the state of affairs in the education sector alarming and called for immediate steps to improve the situation. The meeting was chaired by Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal and attended by…
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250,000 Die Annually Due To Drug Addiction

TOBA TEK SINGH: Up to 250,000 people lose their lives every year due to drug addiction in the country and the growing trend of drug addiction among the youth is pushing society towards darkness. To combat this issue, there is a need to create awareness and work towards eliminating this…
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Rape Scars

When the girl child is viewed as a lesser mortal and children are violated with alarming frequency, it is time to concede that the rot in society runs deep. While incidents of child abuse, rape and murder mount across the country, the nation refuses to rise in anger. Recently, a…
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Teachers Protest Outsourcing Of Schools

RAWALPINDI: Teachers from Rawalpindi Division, under the platform of Grand Teachers Alliance, on 24th September 2024 staged a protest against the privatisation of government schools and seeking resolution of other problems. A large number of male and female teachers from Rawalpindi, Murree, Attock, Chakwal and Jhelum districts took part in…
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SI Arrested For Abusing Two Minor Children

ISLAMABAD: A sub-inspector (SI) of the capital police was suspended and put behind bars after he was found involved in detaining two minor children illegally for two days and physically abusing them, police said on 23rd September 2024. The action against the SI was taken in response to a complaint…
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Teenage Girl Gang-Raped During Road Robbery

SAHIWAL: A teenage girl was gang-raped allegedly by robbers during a road robbery in the presence of her relative family near village Malik Rahmoo in Pakpattan between the nights of Sunday and Monday, 22nd and 23rd September 2024. A resident of Bahawalnagar was on a visit to family friends in…
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Experts Call For Making Suicide Prevention A Public Health Priority

KARACHI: Experts at a seminar on 23rd September 2024 underscored the need for changing the narrative around suicide — from one of shame and silence to empathy and action — and improving access to mental healthcare services. The seminar titled “Changing the Narrative: Starting the Conversation on Suicide Prevention” was…
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How ‘Treatable’ Typhoid Turned Into A ‘Superbug’

Over 15,000 cases of drug-resistant “XDR” strain reported in Pakistan, lack of widespread access to potable water only compounds issue. From his sickbed, eight-year-old Ukasha watched through heavy eyes as his siblings played with a ball in the courtyard. His head hurt and his body felt too heavy to move.…
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Minor Girl Tortured By Stepmother

LAHORE: A minor girl was severely tortured by her stepmother in the Shahdara area. Nine-year-old Maryam was rushed to the Children’s Hospital with a swollen face and multiple injuries on various parts of her body. Her condition was described as serious. Maryam’s mother, Rabia, of Abdullah Park, told the police…
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