The Special Investigation Unit (SIU) has rescued a four-year-old boy from Keamari and arrested three suspected kidnappers — a married couple and the man’s mother — said SIU SSP Shoaib Memon at a press conference at his office on 17-July-2025. SSP Memon said ringleader Jameel Burhan was operating a gang…
MINGORA: The body of a missing child was recovered from the Swat River in Barikot tehsil of Swat district, 21 days after he was swept away in a tragic drowning incident. Rescue 1122 Swat had been conducting a continuous and intensive search operation since June 27. Today, their efforts concluded…
Police have arrested a lift operator for allegedly sexually assaulting a 10-year-old boy in an elevator of the operation theatre complex of the Dr Ruth KM Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi. The incident reportedly took place at the Civil Hospital Karachi, where a lift operator allegedly sexually assaulted a minor boy…
Islamabad: The Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE) declared the results for Secondary School Certificate (Part I & II) 2025 annual exams on 16-July-2025, recording an overall pass percentage of 88.51. Notably, no student from public schools and colleges regulated by the Federal Directorate of Education featured among…
SUKKUR: The mentally challenged girl, who was gang-raped in Larkana’s Ratodero area a day ago, died in a Larkana hospital on 13-July-2025. After being gang-raped by the accused, the victim girl was taken to the Chandka Medical College (CMC) Hospital in Larkana, where she breathed her last. Larkana police claimed…
LAHORE: The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) Peshawar has arrested a suspect linked to the uploading and sharing of child pornographic content on the video-sharing platform TikTok. The arrest follows a Cyber Tipline alert received from the US-based National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). According to official…
ABBOTTABAD: Thousands of citizens in Abbottabad staged a protest on 11 July 2025, demanding swift justice for 13-year-old Iqra, who was brutally raped and murdered at her employer’s home. Police arrested the prime accused, Haris Latif. Protesters, including prominent leaders from various political and religious parties, lawyers, and journalists, gathered…
A Karachi court on 11-July-2025 allowed an application filed by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) seeking transfer of a child trafficking case against incarcerated social worker Sarim Burney to a federal anti-corruption court. FIA Investigation Officer (IO) Bilal Ahmed moved the application before Judicial Magistrate (East) Yusra Ashfaq to transfer…
The ranking of 10 countries with the best education systems in 2025 has been released. According to the Global Intelligence Unit’s Education Report 2025, the United States ranks first, the United Kingdom second and Australia third. These three countries spend five to six per cent of their GDP on education.…
Islamabad: On the occasion of World Population Day 2025, the First Lady Aseefa Bhutto Zardari called for a renewed national commitment to the health, dignity, and empowerment of every individual; especially women, children, and youth across the country, says a press release. “On this day, we are reminded not only…
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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