The land in question, worth hundreds of millions of rupees, is supposed to be returned to HMC A private school existing at a prime location for over three decades is likely to face demolition as Anti Encroachment Tribunal, Hyderabad, has ordered the authorities to retrieve 1,140 square yards of the…
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reiterated the government’s resolve to make Pakistan a polio-free country on November 20. He said the federation and all the provinces were taking steps to eradicate polio. He said all the provinces had been taken into confidence over the polio eradication measure, and together, they…
Children’s Day turns into a rallying cry: young voices demand basic rights KARACHI: On a day meant for joy, children traded festivities for protests as they fought for their fundamental rights. On the occasion of Universal Children’s Day, future leaders from different school clubs in Benazirabad urged the district and…
Mental health support for prisoners also planned The Punjab Home Department has unveiled a series of reforms aimed at transforming prisons into rehabilitation centres. Key initiatives include the establishment of day-care centres for inmates with young children and large-scale administrative reshuffles to enhance the prison system’s efficiency. The reforms were…
Talpur said CPIMS will streamline the management of child protection cases Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah emphasized the importance of observing the World Day for the Prevention of Child Abuse, which is marked annually on November 19.” This year’s theme, Emerging Technologies: Opportunities and Threats to Protecting Children from…
Authorities outline SOPs to ensure safety with lingering environmental concerns RAWALPINDI: Schools and colleges across the Rawalpindi Division are reopening on November 19 (today) after a temporary closure due to smog. This decision was made jointly by the Department of Environmental Protection, District Administration, and Education Department, ensuring the resumption…
LAHORE. Despite a billion-rupee budget, schools across the province have no clean bathrooms or drinking water available for students For students spending nearly six to seven hours away from home each day, the school premises become almost like a second home. Yet for the hapless students stuck in public schools,…
The child learning in the classroom is a subject of great importance. While some argue that traditional classroom settings are outdated and ineffective, others firmly believe that they remain primary for a child’s intellectual, social, and emotional development. Let’s examine how. One of the primary advantages of child learning in…
In response to the abduction, the child’s relatives and supporters staged a protest QUETTA: A child, identified as Muswar, was kidnapped at gunpoint in broad day light by unidentified gun men from a school van in the Patel Bagh area of Quetta on Friday morning. The shocking incident sparked widespread…
About 4,500 primary schools have already been handed over to private owners RAWALPINDI: The Punjab school education department has also finalised the process of selling 500 public middle and high schools by November end after the privatisation of 4,500 primary schools, irking the educators who have already planned a major…
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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