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Rise In Honour Killing Incidents In KP Blamed On Lacunas In Law

PESHAWAR: Experts at a consultative session on 1st August 2024 called upon the government to make suitable amendments to the law to remove loopholes that caused an increase in honor-related violence against women. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Commission on the Status of Women (KPCSW) convened the session to discuss the alarming…
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Islamabad’s First Anti-Rape Crisis Cell Set Up At Polyclinic

ISLAMABAD: An Anti-Rape Crisis Cell (ARCC) has been set up at the Federal Government Services Hospital, known as Polyclinic, as part of the Tahaffuz project to combat sexual violence against women and empower survivors in their pursuit of justice and healing. According to a statement, the ARCC has technical support…
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Free Healthy Meals for Sindh Schoolchildren, Says Murad

KARACHI: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on 31st July 2024 supported the Sindh government’s plan to offer free breakfast /lunch and milk to schoolchildren under its School Meal Programme (SMP). WFP Country Director Coco Ushiyama called on Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah here at the CM House and…
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combat human trafficking

Stakeholders Resolve To Boost Anti-Human Trafficking Efforts

ISLAMABAD: Stakeholders from various international organisations and the government reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening collaboration and accelerating efforts to combat human trafficking. The affirmation emerged during the joint commemoration of ‘World Day Against Trafficking in Persons’ in Islamabad on 30 July, wherein the emphasis was placed on protecting children and…
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MoU Signed To Promote Cricket In Educational Institutions

ISLAMABAD: Inter-Board Coordination Commission (IBCC), an umbrella organisation for educational boards, Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), and Capital Development Authority (CDA) have joined hands to promote cricket in educational institutions and have signed Memorandum of Understandings (MOUs) at CDA headquarters on Tuesday. According to the MOU, PCB…
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NCSW, Unicef Launch Campaign Against Child Marriage

ISLAMABAD: The National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) on 29 July hosted the launch of the ‘Bolo (Speak Out) Child Marriage Communication Campaign’ with its consortium partners Unicef, UNFPA, and UN Women. This event, which aimed at raising the minimum age of marriage to 18 across the country,…
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Quack Held For Kidnap, Murder Of Two Minor Brothers

KARACHI: Police on 29 July claimed to have arrested a quack doctor for murdering two minor brothers after kidnapping them for ransom in Machhar Colony within the remit of the Docks police station. The police and family said that the brothers — Ahmed and Hasan, aged 8 and 10 respectively…
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Sindh Plans To Increase School Enrolment To Six Million

KARACHI: Sindh Education Minister Syed Sardar Ali Shah has directed education authorities to increase school enrolment to six million, open 2,170 viable schools under the placement plan, and remove the biometrics of 1,700 teachers from non-viable schools. He issued these instructions while chairing a meeting on 29 July in Karachi.…
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Non-Functional Children’s Ward Causes Rise In Neonatal Mortality

NAROWAL: The children’s nursery ward at the Shakargarh Tehsil Headquarters (THQ) Hospital has remained non-functional for the last two years, leading to an increase in newborn deaths. Despite Narowal being given district status 33 years ago and the establishment of a nursery ward at the Narowal District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital…
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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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