Javeria Khan

Flooded Schools Greet Students

Heavy monsoon rains have left many campuses underwater, turning them into ponds RAWALPINDI: After a two-and-a-half-month summer vacation, all public and private educational institutions in Rawalpindi will reopen on 15 August. However, heavy monsoon rains over the past week have turned many schools, colleges, and universities across the city into…
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Private Schools Demand Removal Of Taxes

RAWALPINDI: The All-Pakistan Private Schools Management Association has raised serious concerns about the country’s state of education, calling for the removal of taxes on private schools. They emphasised that 60 percent of children who are receiving an education are enrolled in private schools. The association urged all political parties to…
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malnourished future

Malnourished Future

Almost half of the children in Pakistan experience stunted growth, while nearly a third are underweight and suffer from wasting. The long-term consequences of these issues for the future of the country are significant. In Sindh, infant and young child feeding practices are inadequate, with approximately 98 percent of children…
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MDCAT

MDCAT: A False Hope On The Horizon

The costs of depriving meritorious individuals of entry into the healthcare system manifest as healthcare breakdowns. Though the announcements of academic opportunities and exams in a transparent socioeconomic and political setting might elicit excitement among prospective aspirants, the same in our part of the world ignites cascades of desperation and…
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teen sisters hanging from tree

Teen Sisters Found Hanging From Tree

The family says Nilan, 18, and Marwan, 16, had left home late at night, found dead in the morning MITHI: It was a horrid sight for the farmers going out in the field at dusk to find two young women hanging on separate branches of a tree in the poverty-hit…
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Missing Child Recovered Within Hours, Three Arrested

RAWALPINDI: Rawalpindi police claimed on Tuesday to have arrested an issueless woman, her mother-in-law, and brother-in-law for allegedly abducting a seven-month-old male baby from Holy Family Hospital. Police retrieved the victim and handed him over to the real parents. Azeem Khan of Tarnool complained to the police that his son’s…
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corporal punishment

Corporal Punishment: Impacts On A Child’s Psyche

The persistence of corporal punishment in our educational and parental systems raises crucial questions about its impact on a child’s personality. In this comprehensive study, we investigate the reasons behind the continued practice of corporal punishment and its debilitating effects on children’s growth, both mentally and physically. We examine the…
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minor boys drowned

Four Minor Boys drown in Daska

Two families lose siblings in a tube well, swamp DASKA: Four children drowned in two incidents reported from the Daska area during the past 48 hours. According to local officials, nine-year-old Mudassir and eight-year-old Umair, sons of Qamar, drowned while bathing after going along with their mother to their outhouse.…
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LHC Sets Rules For Juvenile Safety

LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) Justice Ali Zia Bajwa has directed the government to establish observation homes to provide safe shelter for juveniles in every district. Instructing the government to ensure prompt implementation of the Juvenile Act in a judgment, Justice Bajwa issued eight directives, observing that the physical separation…
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Child Labour Abuse Victims Await Justice

LAHORE: For a society that still refuses to consider child labour as a gross violation of the rights of children, innumerable girls from impoverished households continue to work as domestic workers and nannies across affluent households in the country. While some of these girls are lucky to find humane employers,…
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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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