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Poor SSC-I Results put Punjab Schools Under Fire

RAWALPINDI: A dispute over responsibility for this year’s poor Class 9 results across all nine educational boards in Punjab has intensified between the provincial Education Department and teachers’ organisations. The Education Department has placed the primary responsibility for the poor results on teachers, while teachers’ organisations have blamed the government…

Family Cries Foul over Probe into Teen’s ‘Rape, Death’

HYDERABAD: The family of 15-year-old Muhammad Umar Lashari, who died allegedly after being raped in Shikarpur on September 3, has accused police of deliberately delaying the investigation to weaken the case, while the civil hospital’s medical superintendent has raised concerns over a five-day delay in crucial DNA and chemical examination…

Zardari, Shehbaz Stress Literacy’s Role in Progress

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sep 7 extended greetings to the nation on International Literacy Day, acknowledging the contributions of teachers, students, parents, educationists and community workers to promoting education across the country. In his message marking the occasion on Sept 8, the president…

1.5 Million Children Face Online Abuse

ISLAMABAD: Around 1.5 million internet-using Pakistani children aged 12 to 17 were subjected to sexual exploitation and abuse online in a single year, according to a report launched by the National Commission on the Rights of the Child (NCRC) in collaboration with UNICEF Pakistan. The Disrupting Harm in Pakistan report,…
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Two Arrested over ‘Sexual Assault’ of 10-Year-Old

KARACHI: Police have arrested two minor relatives in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a 10-year-old girl in Machhar Colony, within the remits of Sohrab Goth police station. According to police, the incident took place when the girl’s father left her at a relative’s house while he went out…

Eight-Year-Old Girl Raped, Murdered in Balochistan’s Noshki

QUETTA: An eight-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted and murdered in the Ahmad Wal area of Balochistan’s Noshki district, police said on Monday, adding that three suspects had been arrested in connection with the horrific crime. According to police, the victim was allegedly subjected to sexual assault before being killed…

The Silence that kills

Sometimes, far away in the night, a wolf howled. Then he came nearer and howled again. It was a scary sound. Laura knew that wolves would eat little girls.” — From Little House in the Big Woods. In her classical children’s book, Laura Ingalls Wilder used these words to describe…

The World is No Longer Safe for Children

In the present day, we hear about everything from children being eaten, sexually abused and murdered to cyberbullying, online predators, explicit content and the terrifying possibilities opened up by artificial intelligence. The dangers surrounding children seem to have multiplied beyond anything previous generations had to contend with. And while the…

Man Booked for ‘Abusing’ Daughters

RAWALPINDI: Police on August 27 registered a case against a man accused of allegedly engaging in inappropriate conduct with his two daughters. The case was registered at Wah Cantt police station on the complaint of the accused’s wife who said she had married Shahzad Hussain 20 years ago. The couple…

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