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K-P Orders Safety Checks at Schools

PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government on Oct 15 directed the Communication and Works (C&W) Department to constitute technical teams to inspect all government school buildings across the province following the deadly collapse of a classroom roof at a private school in Peshawar. Earlier in the day, a roof collapse at Al-Khair…

Relatives Accused of Hushing Up Girl’s Abuse

RAWALPINDI: Police have registered a case against a man accused of sexually assaulting an eight-year-old girl in the Sadiqabad police jurisdiction, as well as several of his relatives who allegedly attempted to suppress the incident and harassed the child and her family. According to the complaint filed by the girl’s…

Before She Becomes a Bride, Let Her Be a Girl

On the International Day of the Girl, coming up on October 11 (tomorrow), we are reminded of a simple but often overlooked truth: girls’ rights cannot be separated from their right to childhood. This year’s theme, “End Child Marriage. Invest in Girls’ Rights”, asks us to look beyond the progress…

Missing Teenage Girl Found Dead at Uncle’s House

RAWALPINDI: The body of a 15-year-old girl who went missing while on her way to a madrassa was recovered from her maternal uncle’s house in the Pirwadhai area on Oct 7. Police took the body into custody and shifted it to a hospital for a post-mortem examination. The girl’s maternal…

Unsafe Online

The internet has become an ordinary part of childhood, but the protections surrounding young users remain anything but ordinary. A new Kaspersky analysis offers a revealing picture of where Pakistani children are spending their time online. During the first eight months of 2026, YouTube accounted for 31.2% of their mobile…

Sindh’s Rabies Crisis

World Rabies Day passed earlier this week, and Sindh’s official figures tell the story of a province being chewed up by a completely preventable disease. At least 35 people have died of rabies in the first nine months of 2026, while dog-bite cases across Sindh have surged past 200,000, including…

School Van Safety

The sight of a school van reduced to a burnt-out shell in Murree should be enough to dispel any illusion that Pakistan’s existing approach to school transport is working. Children travelling to a school on Tuesday suffered burns after their van left the road and caught fire. Preliminary reports indicate…

Bail Plea Dismissed in Minor Rape Case

ABBOTTABAD: The Abbottabad Bench of the Peshawar High Court has dismissed a post-arrest bail petition filed by Shahrukh Habib, an accused in a case involving the alleged rape of a minor girl, observing that the material available on record at this stage provided reasonable grounds to connect the petitioner with…

Another Peshawar Girl Faces Assault

Incidents of sexual violence against girls in Peshawar have escalated into a grave crisis, with another child becoming the latest victim of a gang rape by neighbours that left her in critical condition. According to Chamkani police, the father of the 10-year-old girl, residents of Budhai, reported that his daughter…
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