Talha Chughtai

Educational Laws, Ignored

Education, deemed as the most significant marker for progress in any nation, is kept at an unbelievably low rung of Pakistan’s priority ladder. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that the country has a literacy rate of only 62.3%, and around 26.2 million out-of-school children aged 5-16. Late-stage capitalism has…
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Invest in Education

Pakistan is a signatory to the UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4, which calls for inclusive and equitable quality education for all by 2030. Unfortunately, the country remains far from achieving this target. According to media reports, the national literacy rate has reached 63%, with male literacy at 73% and…
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Sindh’s Classrooms Leave Millions Behind

KARACHI: Despite having more than 53,000 public and private educational institutions, Sindh still has nearly 7.6 million children out of school, a senior education official said while describing the situation as one of the country’s most pressing educational challenges. The figures were shared by Dr Aftab Ahmed Sheikh, Director of…
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Hania Murder Case Takes New Turn

CHAKWAL: The case of the death of nine-year-old Australian national Hania Ahmed took a new turn when her father, Adil Ahmed, submitted an application to the District Police Officer (DPO), Chakwal, alleging that the incident was misrepresented during the initial investigation and that the FIR was registered contrary to the…
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Minor Girl Married with Octogenarian; BMP Register Case

DERA GHAZI KHAN: A case has been registered at the Phagla Border Military Police (BMP) Station in the Koh-e-Sulaiman area against four people, including the father and stepmother of an 11-year-old girl, for forcing her into marriage with an 80-year-old man for Rs1.5 million. According to the police, the FIR…
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Killer Raped Six-Year-Old ‘Before and After Death’

KARACHI: He called him uncle. He followed him trustingly. He let him buy him sweets. And in that trust, Hamza found his opening – during the chaos of a funeral, he took the six-year-old to his flat, raped him, strangled the life out of him, and then, unspeakably, violated his…
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Over 200 Private Schools Face Sealing

LAHORE: The Lahore District Education Authority has recommended the sealing of 213 private schools operating without registration. The move comes as part of a drive to ensure compliance with education laws, improve student safety and regulate the rapidly expanding private education sector across the provincial capital. According to sources, the…
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CCTV Ordered in Shops to Curb Child Abuse

FAISALABAD: In a move aimed at preventing child sexual abuse and improving public safety, Faisalabad police have directed all shopkeepers, departmental stores, wholesale markets, shopping malls, and other commercial establishments across the district to install CCTV cameras within one month. According to an official order issued by City Police Officer…
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Umpteenth Polio Drive

Karachi is once again mobilising its army of 26,000 polio workers and thousands of police escorts – this time with an aim to vaccinate over 2.5 million children within six days. The resolve to launch this Herculean feat is impressive, and also quite familiar. For over three decades, in some…
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