Javeria Khan

Minors Exposed To Drugs, Driven To Robberies

Teenage gang busted for manipulating underage individuals KARACHI: Minors in the city are being exposed to drugs, subsequently engaging in criminal activities under the influence of these substances, according to recent reports. Sachal police apprehended the ringleader of a teenage gang, Ghulam Muhammad Ali, who allegedly manipulated minors by getting…
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Newborns Gasp For Life At Dysfunctional Nurseries

LAHORE: Delays in procurement of oxygen cylinders, lack of adherence to safety protocols have caused the deaths Where the Punjab government claims to be spending billions of rupees on the health sector, nurseries at public hospitals remain in a deplorable state. With air conditioning units dysfunctional, ventilators out-of-order, oxygen short…
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Private Schools Lead in Matric Results in Punjab

Govt institutions show improvement in pass rates LAHORE: The Punjab School Education Boards (BISE) have announced the matriculation exam results for 2025 in which private schools have taken top positions in all eight Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BiSE). However, government schools also have shown a major improvement in…
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Teahcer Arrested For Beating Child

SWABI. Police have arrested a cleric for allegedly subjecting a six-year-old boy to physical abuse for arriving late at the mosque, according to a press release issued by the District Police Officer (DPO) Office. Complainant Muhammad Asim informed the police that his son, Muhammad Esa, who is enrolled in religious…
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CII On Birth Spacing

Pakistan stands at a critical demographic and health crossroads. With one of the highest maternal mortality ratios in the world outside Africa, a population of almost 250 million, high food insecurity and limited water, there is an urgent need for population policy reforms that keep the living alive while reducing…
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Children’s Hospital Staff Unpaid For 4 Months

KARACHI: Over 400 employees at the Sindh Government Children’s Hospital in Karachi, operated under a public-private partnership, have reportedly gone unpaid for the past four months. Staff members have warned the administration that if their salaries are not disbursed by August, they will launch protest demonstrations. Speaking to The Express…
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The Children We Sacrifice

Pakistani children aren’t safe. That’s not opinion or exaggeration. It’s the bleak, burning truth we keep looking away from. They’re ignored, exploited, brutalised and abandoned on every possible front. But don’t think for a second the numbers in this piece tell the whole story. For every reported case, dozens vanish…
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Fatal Corporal Punishment

The savage beating to death of a madrassa student in a Swat village, followed by a ridiculous attempt at covering it up, is a reminder of the pathetic state of education in much of the country, as unqualified teachers sadistically punish children for common negative behaviors. In the Swat incident,…
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Missing Three Year Old Found Begging

Child’s friend saw him outside mosque, alerted his uncle KARACHI: A three-year-old boy missing for nearly three months was recovered after a chance encounter led to his dramatic rescue. Police have arrested a suspect in connection with the abduction, who allegedly forced the child into begging. According to police officials,…
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Child Raped In Hospital Lift, Officials In Denial

KARACHI: Following the horrifying incident of a child sexually assaulted in a lift at Sindh’s second-largest government hospital, the hospital administration appears more focused on suppressing details than taking strict action against those responsible and implementing measures to prevent such occurrences in the future. This lack of transparency deepens the…
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