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Suspect Remanded In Boy’s Rape, Murder Case

KARACHI: A judicial magistrate on July 9 remanded a man into police custody in a case pertaining to the alleged rape and murder of a six-year-old boy. The investigating officer of the case produced the suspect before the judicial magistrate (South) and sought his 14-day physical remand. The IO informed…
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Minor Girl Found Dead At Tuition Centre In Lahore

LAHORE: A class six girl student was found dead in the washroom of a tuition centre at Ichhra on July 9. The 10-year-old (N) had gone along with her two other sisters (13 and 6 years old) to a nearby house where two female teachers were giving tuition services to…
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Out-Of-School Children

It has been over two years since the country declared a National Education Emergency, but Pakistan is still stuck with the second-largest out-of-school population globally. A new comprehensive comparative policy review, prepared by the Civil Services Academy (CSA) and reported on by the media earlier this week, estimates that between…
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Neighbour Held For Murdering Six-Year-Old Boy After Rape

KARACHI: The body of a six-year-old boy, who went missing on July 6, was found stuffed in a gunny bag near his residence in the Lea Market area and an autopsy found he was murdered after being raped. Police claimed to have arrested the boy’s 20-year-old neighbour, who reportedly participated…
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Child Dies After Falling Into Well In Karachi

KARACHI: A six-year-old boy died after falling into a 200-foot-deep well, believed to date back to the British era, in the Garden area on July 8, rescue services officials said. Rescue-1122 Spokesperson Hassaan Ul Haseeb Khan said the boy, Khalid Junaid, fell into an improperly covered well in Ghas Mandi,…
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SHC Orders Steps For Protection, Rehabilitation Of Minor Girl

The Sindh High Court on July 8 directed the Child Protection Authority and the SSPs of Khairpur and Jacobabad to ensure welfare, safety and rehabilitation of a nine-year-old girl who left the home of her parents along with her elder sister due to cruelty. The direction came on a petition…
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Man Slays Grandson To Implicate Rivals

GUJRAT: A man on 7 July killed his 10-year-old grandson to implicate his opponents in Sech Kalar area in Wahndo police precincts, Gujranwala. Police claimed to have traced and arrested the suspect within eight hours of the incident. Reports said police had found Shoaib (10) slain in an open field…
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Unicef To Design Peshawar Children’s Hospital

PESHAWAR: The Unicef has pledged to design the Peshawar Children’s Hospital in a way that it will look like a children’s park instead of a hospital, according to an official. “Being a 100pc Children’s Hospital, all its buildings will wear a fantastic look when its interior designing is finished. The…
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