Javeria Khan

10m Children Out Of School In Punjab

LAHORE: Around 10 million children in Punjab are out of school, a fact sheet issued by a nonprofit organisation has revealed, urging the provincial government to create educational opportunities for them. The report released by Population Council cited shortage of facilities, infrastructure, inflation and unemployment as the major reasons of…
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Appalling Air Quality

The primary contributors to Pakistan’s pollution crisis are industrial emissions. Pakistan has long decried how it is among the countries worst affected by climate change. Even though it is a minor contributor to global pollution, a new study has found that in at least one pollution category, Pakistan is a…
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3 Held For Rape Murder Of Teenager

ISLAMABAD. The police arrested 3 suspects for killing, raping, and dumping the body of a 13-year-old boy in a water tank on March 11. According to the police, the suspects had kidnapped Dilshad within the limits of Lohibher Police Station. Police had registered a case on the complaint of the…
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Panchayat Writ

Despite improvements in education and awareness of rights, the tribal court system continues to mete out injustice across the country. The latest example of ‘elders’ proving that age does not always bring wisdom occurred in the rural Bhagwani Shumali area of Dera Ismail Khan in K-P. A local man committed…
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Outsourced Schools Attracting Pupils

CM Maryam wants educational institutions of eminence in every tehsil LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has decided to introduce the CM Education Card for school education in Punjab. Students who score more than 80 percent will get a CM Eminence Star Card. The chief minister was presiding over…
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Girl Shot Dead By Uncle

LAHORE: A 17-year-old girl was shot dead by her uncle in Chung’s Gopay Rai village. According to officials, the suspect opened fire on his niece, Samaha, early in the morning before fleeing the scene. The victim suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the head. Upon receiving information, police shifted the…
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child marriage

K-P to send Child Marriage Bill to CII

PESHAWAR: The provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is set to send the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Child Marriage Restraint Bill 2019 to the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) for review. K-P Minister for Law Aftab Alam, an advocate, stated this on March 11 during a meeting of the Provincial Standing Committee regarding…
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Children’s Futures Shattered By 2022 Floods

As the climate crisis continues, children are increasingly exposed to illiteracy, child labour and early marriages LAHORE: Following the devastation caused by the heavy rains and catastrophic flooding in 2022, many people rallied to provide humanitarian aid through food, clothing and medicine for the affected families. However, no amount of…
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Two Young Siblings Among Five Killed In City Road Crashes

Two minor siblings riding a motorcycle were critically injured in an accident in Steel Town KARACHI. Five people, including two young siblings, lost their lives while 11 others sustained injuries in separate traffic accidents in the city on March 8. Two minor siblings riding a motorcycle were critically injured in…
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Swat’s Nobel Laureate Comes Home

Malala Yousafzai visits school, meets family in Shangla SHANGLA: Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai on March 5 visited her hometown Barkana in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Shangla district for the first time since surviving an assassination attempt by the Taliban in 2012. During her visit, Malala met family members and paid respects at…
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