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SHRC Wants Woman, Child Inmates Kept In Correctional Centres

HYDERABAD: The Sindh Human Rights Commission chairperson Iqbal Ahmed Detho has urged civil society to ensure provision of timely legal aid and essential needs such as appropriate clothing and safe living conditions to inmates at correctional centres. He said during a visit of Youthful Offenders Industrial School (YOIS) and Women…
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Teenage Girl Found Murdered In Karachi’s Khokhrapar

KARACHI: A teenage girl was beaten and strangled in Khokhrapar on 10th July afternoon, said police. They added that Areeba, 16, died from torture in the D-1 area near Madina Masjid. Khokhrapar SHO Allah Bachayo told Dawn that her body was found dumped in a street within the congested and impoverished neighbourhood.…
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Girls Outshine Boys In Matric General Group Exam Results

KARACHI: The Board of Secondary Education Karachi (BSEK) has announced the results of the annual examinations of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC), 10th grade, General Group (regular and private) students for the year 2025. According to the results, Sana Muhammad Idrees of Al-Badr Girls Higher Secondary School secured the first…
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Minor Bludgeoned To Death By Stepmother

HARIPUR: The area magistrate allowed two days physical remand of the woman accused of having bludgeoned to death her minor stepson, police said on 8th July. Kotnajibullah police quoted Ansar Hussain, a resident of Muhallah Katha Kotnajibullah, as saying that he was a daily wager at a grocery shop in…
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SC Urges Responsible Media Coverage Of Criminal Cases

ISLAMABAD: Highlighting the legal and ethical ramifications of media coverage during criminal investigations, the Supreme Court on 7th July urged media professionals to exercise responsibility in order to safeguard the rights of both the accused and victims while reporting on criminal proceedings. “A disproportionate and excessive media spotlight and the…
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UK-based Doctors Conduct 70 Paediatric Heart Surgeries At LRH

PESHAWAR: Members of a UK-based organisation conducted 70 free, non-invasive, and open cardiac surgeries on poor children at Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar (LRH) during their first visit to Pakistan. The mission consisting of 15 paediatric cardiac surgeons representing Muntada AID, a UK-based charity group, in collaboration with paediatric cardiology ward…
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GPE okays $9m Grant to Boost Early Education in Balochistan

ISLAMABAD: The Global Partnership for Education (GPE) will provide a $9m grant to improve access to and quality of early childhood and primary education in Balochistan. The funding aims to enhance learning environments and strengthen reading and numeracy skills for boys and girls in GPE-supported schools across the province. GPE,…
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Over 1.6m Children in Sindh Trapped In Child Labour, Survey Finds

KARACHI: Over 1.6 million children, between five and 17 years of age, in Sindh have been found to be trapped in child labour, revealed the Sindh Child Labour Survey 2022–2024. Conducted by the provincial labour department with technical support from Unicef and the Bureau of Statistics Sindh, the survey also…
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