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Matric Exams to Begin in Pindi on Sept 29

RAWALPINDI: The Matriculation Second Annual Examinations 2025, organised by the Rawalpindi Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (RBISE), are scheduled to commence on September 29. All necessary preparations have been finalised, and candidates have been issued their roll number slips. Regular candidates can obtain their slips through their respective institutions’…

Faisalabad Reports 186 Child Abduction Cases

FAISALABAD: Police recovered two abducted newborns and arrested four suspects, including a couple, in separate operations at Lari Adda and Kohistan Adda. The rescued infants were reunited with their families. Police records show that 186 abduction cases of minors were reported across Faisalabad district between January and September 25, 2025.…

Experts Raise Kids’ Obesity Alarm

LAHORE: A World Obesity Federation report has raised the alarm over the rapid increase of obesity among schoolchildren in Punjab, warning that the province is on course for a severe diabetes crisis if swift action is not taken. The international study places Pakistan fifth worldwide for childhood obesity, with Punjab…

Report Finds Drug Surge Near Schools

ISLAMABAD: During proceedings on a case concerning the proliferation of narcotics in educational institutions, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) was presented with a performance report from the federal police, detailing operations conducted between January 1 and August 31, 2025. The report was submitted in compliance with an earlier directive issued…

Faisalabad Grapples with Surge in Sexual Violence

FAISALABAD: Police claimed to have arrested one suspect and are conducting raids to apprehend others following a series of separate sexual assault incidents targeting women and a minor child across various districts of the city, according to official reports. The incidents, detailed in First Information Reports (FIRs), outline a disturbing…

Flood Victim Girl goes Missing from Pir’s Mansion

SUKKUR: The disappearance of 11-year-old Saira Soomro from the mansion of a local Pir in Bharchundi, Deharki, district Ghotki, has triggered widespread protests and public outrage across the province. As per details, the Soomro family, facing repeated threats and violence from members of the Bhutti community, had sought refuge at…

Trader Accused of Assault, Filming Minor

CHAKWAL: Two separate incidents of sexual assault have been reported in Chakwal, with both cases involving the alleged recording of videos to blackmail the victims. In the first case, a 14-year-old ninth-grade student from the village of Bhabbhar, within the jurisdiction of Dohman Police Station, was allegedly assaulted by a…

Conjunctivitis Outbreak Sparks Drug Shortage

RAWALPINDI: As the outbreak of conjunctivitis (pink eye) spreads across the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, there has been a significant surge in the prices of eye-related medications, including eye drops and rose water, in the open market. Essential eye drops for conjunctivitis have reportedly vanished from local stores.…

Women, Students, Seniors to get Free E-bus Services in Sahiwal

Women, students, senior citizens and persons with disabilities will travel free of cost on Punjab’s first electric bus service, Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif announced on Monday while inaugurating the project in Sahiwal. After riding one of the new buses herself, the chief minister called the initiative “a milestone in…
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