Talha Chughtai

Uneducated and Unwell

Pakistan’s Economic Survey 2025-26 offers a useful yardstick to gauge the state of the country’s health and education sectors over the past year. The assessment, however, offers little cause for celebration. Beneath the government’s claims of gradual progress, Pakistan continues to rank among the poorest performers in South Asia on…
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Child Labour Crisis Grips Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: An estimated 8.6 million children aged between 5 and 17 are currently engaged in child labour in Pakistan, according to figures shared during a briefing held in Islamabad to mark World Day Against Child Labour. The International Labour Organisation (ILO) organised the media briefing on Thursday to highlight the…
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Abducted Minor Girl Recovered

RAWALPINDI: Murree police recovered a 15-year-old Hindu girl within 24 hours of her alleged abduction through what officials described as a timely and effective operation. According to police, the girl was recovered from Haripur after special teams were formed under the supervision of senior officers immediately upon receiving information about…
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Diabetes Affects 10M Children in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Health Minister Mustafa Kamal said on June 9 that nearly 10 million Pakistani children aged between five and 15 are living with diabetes, warning that the country continues to struggle with preventable diseases due to the lack of effective measures to curb the consumption of sugary drinks. Speaking at…
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Student Abducted in Bannu

BANNU: Unidentified assailants abducted a school-going student in the limits of Bakkakhel Police Station here on June 9, police said. Sohail Khan, son of Malik Umran also known as Bukhmal, was returning from school when two armed men on motorcycles intercepted him on Malak Zalkala Road and whisked him away.…
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LHC Upholds Child Maintenance Orders

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has ruled that financial hardship cannot relieve a father of his legal, moral and religious obligation to provide maintenance for his minor child, declaring the responsibility a continuous duty protected under both Islamic and Pakistani law. In a detailed 15-page judgment, Justice Mohsin Akhtar…
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Four Booked Over Attempted Sexual Assault on Minor

SARAI MUGHAL: Police in Wandhar area in Pattoki tehsil have registered a case against four named suspects following an alleged attempt to assault a minor child on May 31. The case was registered on a complaint filed by the victim’s family. As per the text of the First Information Report…
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Raised on Fear

One day Suhana, a Year 6 student, entered the classroom with tears in her eyes. Her teachers had noticed that she had become unusually quiet over the past few months and was continuously failing her assessments. Teachers often called her out, asking her to focus more on studies and improve…
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Siblings Found Dead

BUCHIANA: Police have registered a murder case and arrested three suspects, including the victims’ mother and stepfather, after the bodies of a teenage stepbrother and stepsister were found in fields in Chak No. 566-GB in Buchiana. According to police, the gruesome incident created fear and panic in the area after…
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Child Nutrition Crisis

Pakistan’s child nutrition crisis has long been treated as a welfare issue when, in reality, it is a national emergency with generational consequences. To cater to this worsening crisis, Unicef has partnered with the University of Health Sciences to launch a capacity-building programme aimed at incorporating nutrition and child health…
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