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Three Missing Hindu Girls Recovered From Karachi

Three underage Hindu girls who had mysteriously gone missing from Shahdadpur recently have been recovered from Karachi. Officials said on Thursday that Dr Lal Chand Ukrani, special assistant to the chief minister of Sindh on minority affairs, had taken serious notice of the incident and directed law enforcement agencies to…
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STBB Committee Calls For Creativity And Tolerance In School Curricula

Hyderabad: The Sindh Textbook Board (STBB) reviewed committee has emphasised the inclusion of critical thinking, creativity and tolerance in school curricula. Officials said on 18-June-2025 that on the directives of Sindh Minister for Education Syed Sardar Ali Shah, the first meeting of the curriculum review committee formed by the Sindh…
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It Is Time To Raise Better Sons

In Pakistan, we have witnessed several episodes of violence, harassment, repression and even murder of several women across the various layers of our economic strata. From the affluent Noor Mukaddam to the totally unknown little Zainab, we have seen countless girls and women of all age groups suffer at the…
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13-year-old Domestic Help Beaten To Death In Rahim Yar Khan

A 13-year-old house help died after her employers allegedly tortured her in Rahim Yar Khan, in yet another tragic incident, once again raising concerns over the safety of underage domestic workers in the country. According to the police, a man and his wife have been arrested over suspicion of being…
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WHO And BISP Treat 43,000 Malnourished Children Annually In Pakistan

Islamabad: In a crucial collaboration addressing Pakistan’s childhood malnutrition crisis, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) are providing life-saving treatment to 43,000 severely malnourished children under two years of age each year at 169 nutrition stabilization centres (NSCs) nationwide. With an exceptional recovery rate…
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13-year-old Maid Tortured To Death In Faisalabad

FAISALABAD: A 13-year-old maid was allegedly tortured to death in Madina Town police limits. A police spokesman said that the tragic incident occurred in Eden Valley where 13-year-old maid Aliya was allegedly tortured to death by her employers. The CPO directed the SP Madina Town to investigate the matter and…
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Polio Team Attacked In Diamer

GILGT: A monitoring team involved in the ongoing anti-polio campaign in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) came under fire in the Tangir Shekho area of Diamer district on 02-June-2025, a day after a new case of polio detected in the area. No casualties were reported in the incident, which officials say was triggered…
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Fazl Rejects Child Marriage Bill, Announces Protest Across Country

PESHAWAR: Rejecting the Child Marriage Restraint Bill, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUIF) chief Maulana Fazlur Rahman on 01-June-2025 said that ease was being created for the promotion of adultery in the country, while the process of nikah was being made difficult under the pretext of so-called legislation. “There is no restriction of…
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Polio Case Detected In GB’s Diamer, Virus Genetically Linked To Karachi

GILGIT: A new case of wild poliovirus has been reported from Tangir Valley in Gilgit-Baltistan’s Diamer district, with preliminary lab analysis linking the virus to a strain previously detected in Karachi’s Liaquatabad area, officials told The News on 01-June-2025. According to health sources, the affected child is a two-year-old boy…
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UNICEF’s National Ambassador for Child Rights, Saba Qamar, highlights the impact of child marriage on young girls’ futures and calls for unified action to protect children.

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