The Sindh Home Department has decided to form a committee of MPAs and police officers to liaise with private schools and colleges for drug prevention. The decision was taken during a high-level meeting, which was chaired by Faryal Talpur, chairperson of the Standing Committee on Home. Officials said that during…
Status of Juvenile Population at Remand Home Karachi Description Total Juveniles admitted (01.01.2024 to 31.12.2024) 53 Juvenile population as of 31.12.2024 20 Juvenile population as of 17.02.2025 17 Source: Prison Department Sindh…
Juvenile Population in Detention Centres (YOIS) in Sindh (2024) (01.01.2024 to 31.12.2024) Name of Jail/ Y.O.I.S Undertrials Convicts Total Male Female Male Female Youthful Offenders Industrial School & C.F Karachi 882 0 172 0 1054 Youthful Offenders Industrial School & C.F Hyderabad 152 0 5 0 157 Youthful Offenders…
Status of Juvenile Population in Detention Centres across Pakistan (as on 31 Dec 2024) Regions Undertrials Convicted Total Male Female Male Female Balochistan 9 0 14 0 23 KP 292 2 10 0 304 Punjab 684 0 167 0 851 Sindh 286 0 11 0 297 Total 1271 2…
Reported Cases of Child Trafficking and Exploitation in Pakistan Under the Pakistan Penal Code (1 Jan 2024 to 31 Dec 2024) Section Details ICT KP Punjab Sindh Total (PPC) M F X M F X M F X M F X 365-B * Kidnapping, abducting or inducing any woman…
Child Domestic Labour in Punjab: Prevalence and Gender-based Analysis Prevalence of Child Domestic Labour in Punjab by Age Age Group Total Working Population Children in Domestic Work(%) 5-14 YR 3,834,264 1.8 5-17 YR 6,672,389 1.7 5-9 YR 779,391 1.3 10-14 YR 3,054,873 2 15-17 YR 2,838,125 1.5 Source: Punjab Child…
Prevalence of Child Labour in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa by Age and Gender (%) Age Total Boys Girls 5-17 YR 9 11.7 5.9 5-11 YR 5.3 5.9 4.7 12-13 YR 10.9 14.3 7.2 14-17 YR 15.5 22.3 7.9 Source: KPCLS 2022…
Estimated Number of Illegal Child Marriages by Age and Region Based on provincial legal age thresholds for girls Region Boys Girls Age Number Age Number ICT 15-17 869 15 304 Balochistan 15-17 48512 15 10,793 KP 15-17 40990 15 14,177 Punjab 15-17 71343 15 20,086 Sindh 15-17 49785 15–17…
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