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Man Rapes Stepdaughter

SARGODHA: A man allegedly raped his 16-year-old stepdaughter and threatened her with consequences if she did not remain silent in the Sahiwal area of Sargodha. Her mother also pressured her to stay quiet. However, her brother lodged a report with the Sahiwal police. The police said a widow, who had…
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Schools And Climate

AS a mother of two school-going children, the record-breaking heatwave experienced in Karachi this year has heightened my concern about the growing impact of climate change on our children’s health, safety, and education. According to the Asian Development Bank, heatwave days in Pakistan increased by 31 days annually between 1980…
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One Third Of Children Exposed To Heatwaves

ISLAMABAD: One-third of the total global child population, 766 million, were exposed to extreme heatwaves between July 2023 and June 2024 as temperatures hit new record highs, said a report released by the international non-governmental organisation ‘Save the Children’. The body working for children’s rights said during the same period, 344m…
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Schools In Rural Areas To Get Facelift: FDE

ISLAMABAD: Amid concerns that schools in rural areas are lagging behind schools in urban areas in terms of infrastructure and availability of teachers, the education ministry and the Federal Directorate of Education swung into action and visited some schools in rural areas on Sunday, vowing to take steps for their…
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Malnutrition Epidemic

MALNUTRITION has been a primary factor in Pakistan’s disease burden for many years. Recently, the Women’s Parliamentary Caucus, along with representatives from Unicef and Fafen, observed that malnutrition costs Pakistan approximately 3pc of its GDP and highlighted the country’s status as the second highest in diabetic patients, laying significant emphasis…
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Reporting Sexual Assault Cases Remains A Social Taboo

PESHAWAR: It was a hot sunny day last June, when six year-old Rabia (not her actual name), went out to play with her friends in the streets on the outskirts of Peshawar. Little did she know that her neighbour, a 14-year-old boy, who had just the other day offered her…
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Over 25m Children In Pakistan Remain Out Of School: Report

ISLAMABAD: The number of out-of-school children remains at approximately 25 million, which is over one-third of the population of children that belong to the school-going ages (5-16 years). This was revealed in a report released by the Pak Alliance for Math and Science (Pams) titled ‘The Missing Third of Pakistan’.…
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Student Allegedly Raped In Pindi

RAWALPINDI: A ninth-class student was allegedly raped in Dhoke Rajgan, Adiala Road, on Saturday, police and the victim said. Police claimed to have detained one of the alleged rapists. The 15-year-old victim lodged an FIR with Saddar Bairooni police, alleging that a boy used to chase her on her way…
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Girls School In Barang Tehsil Non-functional Since 2008

BAJAUR: A government high school for girls in Barang tehsil here is yet to be made functional since its construction about 15 years ago, residents complained here on 25 August. The school in the Sharbati area was approved in 2006 to promote girls’ education in the region. Its building was…
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