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School Privatisation Postponed

RAWALPINDI. The School Education Department has extended till May 15, the deadline of submitting applications in the third phase of the privatization of public schools. Under this phase, an additional 7,500 government schools are set to be handed over to Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) and major private school chains. The new…
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Child Dies, Two Swept Away In Flood

Sources say incident occurred when children were playing near edge of stream ABBOTTABAD: Relentless rainfall on Thursday continued to wreak havoc across Abbottabad, flooding low-lying areas, blocking major roads, and severely disrupting daily life. Amid the chaos, tragedy struck near the Kala Pul area, where two Afghan children were swept…
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Schools Asked To Prepare Emergency Evacuation Plans

RAWALPINDI. Amid ongoing military tensions with India, the Department of Education has instructed educational officers to coordinate with school administrations to formulate emergency evacuation plans to ensure the safety of students, teachers and non-teaching staff. These plans must include clear evacuation routes from every classroom to secure locations such as…
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Govt To Launch 5-year Plan For Adolescent Education

Meeting also spoke about a range of socio-economic and environmental factors affecting children’s educational outcomes The Sindh government, in partnership with UNICEF, has announced the development of a five-year multi-sectoral roadmap which aims to identify and eliminate barriers to education while creating an inclusive and supportive environment for learning across…
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Our Vulnerable Children

Some 3,364 cases of child abuse were reported across Pakistan in 2024, according to Sahil’s annual Cruel Numbers report – an alarming figure that should shock the conscience of the nation. The cases, drawn from media reports across all provinces, include 1,828 incidents of child sexual abuse, 1,204 abductions, 241…
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PHC Moved Against Advance School Fee

The court after hearing the arguments issued a notice to the concerned authority and sought a response. PESHAWAR: A writ petition has been filed in Peshawar High Court (PHC) to stop private schools in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) from collecting summer vacations fee in advance and various types of fees from the…
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Intermediate Exams 2025 Kick Off

KARACHI: Students across the megalopolis took a significant step towards their academic goals as the Board of Intermediate Education Karachi (BIEK) launched the annual Intermediate examinations 2025 on May 5. The morning shift featured Mathematics Paper-I (for failures) for Pre-Engineering students. Chairman of BIEK Ghulam Hussain Sohoo, Secretary Muhammad Kashif…
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Dumper Crushes Dream Of High Achiever

Boy dies, parents sustain injuries when dumper crushes their bike KARACHI: A 10-year-old boy, Samamah, lost his life, while his father, Rizwan, 35, and mother, Laraib, 30, sustained injuries when a speeding dumper truck hit the motorcycle they were riding, under the Gulbai bridge, Shershah. According to the injured father,…
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Child Rights Report Highlights Key Issues

First-of-its-kind NCRC report offers evidence-based overview of situation of children ISLAMABAD: The National Commission on the Rights of the Child (NCRC) launched its inaugural State of Children in Pakistan Report 2024 at recently held a ceremony in Islamabad. Federal Minister for Human Rights, Senator Azam Nazeer Tarar, was the chief…
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Teacher Booked For Torturing Students

RAWALPINDI: Police have registered a case against a private school teacher for allegedly brutally beating and injuring two students in the Gujar Khan area on May 04. The school administration was also nominated in the case. According to the police, Saqib Mahmood, the victim’s father, reported that his 11-year-old and…
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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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