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PTA blocks 1.07m ‘objectionable’ web links

PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority told the Peshawar High Court on 4 April 2024 that it had blocked 1.07 million web links after finding their contents to be blasphemous or pornographic. A bench consisting of Justice Syed Mohammad Attique Shah and Justice Syed Arshad Ali disposed of a petition of…
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13,000 non-performing schools to be given to NGOs in Punjab

In the name of bringing reforms, the Maryam Nawaz-led provincial government is going to hand over 13,000 non-performing public schools of the province to non-government organisations (NGOs), Dawn learnt on 3rd April 2024. The chief minister presided over a meeting to review the School Education Reforms Programme and decided to…
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Boy observing Aitekaf ‘raped’

MUZAFFARGARH: A 13-year-old boy was allegedly raped by a man during Aitekaf at a mosque at Sanawan Bukhi Chowk. Reports said the boy observing Aitekaf was allegedly raped by a man who was also on Aitekaf. The suspect managed to escape while the Imam Masjid said he was threatening him…
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Panel formed to ensure birth registration

The Punjab government on 2nd April 2024 formed a committee to prepare recommendations to ensure the registration of children at the time of birth. The committee will comprise the local government department secretary, special secretary (health), while other members include Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) chairman, National Database and Registration…
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Minor tortured to death over trifle

SAHIWAL: A nine-year-old child was tortured to death by his neighbours over a minor dispute at Chak 40/12-L, Chichawatni tehsil. Nasir, the son of Imran, was playing with a child of his neighbours, identified as Bilal, son of Muhammad Rafaqat, in the street on March 31. The children exchange harsh…
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Teacher booked for corporal punishment

OKARA: A woman teacher of a private school was booked for torturing a fifth class student at Chak 20/2-L, Renala Khurd, on 2nd April 2024. As per the first information report (FIR), Maaz was allegedly beaten by his teacher, Samaha, with sticks as a punishment. When he returned home, he…
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Catch-up drive to immunise children begins in Punjab

The Punjab government has launched the largest routine immunisation catch-up activity in all the 3,572 union councils of the province from April 1 and it will continue till April 30, 2024, to vaccinate each and every child in the province. The activity will be carried out in all the districts…
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Man kills daughters, himself in Sargodha

A man from Sheikhanwala shot dead his two daughters and seriously injured the third one in the Sheeshmahal neighbourhood of Bhera on Monday before taking his own life. According to sources, Mudassar Iqbal, whose wife from Bhera divorced him in 2018, had been demanding custody of his three daughters. On…
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