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Man Commits Suicide By Jumping Into Sea With Two Children

A tragic incident occurred near Do Darya on 31-July-2025 afternoon, where a man reportedly committed suicide by jumping into the sea along with two children. Upon receiving the alert, police, rescue teams, and Cantonment Board staff rushed to the scene. Volunteers from the Edhi Foundation immediately launched a search operation…
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Child Labour by Industry

  KP Number & Percentage of children in Child Labour 5-17 years by Industry Industry Characteristics Agriculture, forestry and fishing Manufacturing Water collection Construction Wholesale and retail trade Accommodation and food service activities Transportation and storage Other Industries Total number of children in Child labour Both sexes Total 51.6 7.7…
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Child Labour by Occupation

  KP Number & Percentage of children in child labour 5-17 years by occupation Major group of occupations Characteristics Service & sales workers Skilled agricultural, forestry, and fishery workers Craft and related trades workers Plant and machine operators Elementary occupations Other Occupations Total Number of children Both sexes Total 7.8…
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Couple, Minor Son Hacked To Death Over Free-will Marriage

A couple and their minor son were found hacked to death inside their home in the Ghaghar Phatak area of Steel Town on 30-July-2025. Police said they were killed with a sharp-edged weapon, adding that the initial investigation suggests the motive was the couple’s free-will marriage. Police identified the victims…
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Child Dies After Inhaling Toxic Fumes In Kurram

PARACHINAR: An eight-year-old girl died and four other children were hospitalised after inhaling toxic fumes inside a storage room on 29-July-2025. According to hospital and police sources, the room had been sealed for a long time and contained pesticide chemicals used to protect stored grain from insects. The accumulation of…
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Three New Polio Cases Reported In KP, Sindh

ISLAMABAD: The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health (NIH), Islamabad, has confirmed three new polio cases. According to official sources, two cases were reported from the districts of Lakki Marwat and North Waziristan in South Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and one from District Umerkot in Sindh.…
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Girls Outshine Boys In Swat SSC Exam Results

MINGORA: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Swat has announced the results of the annual matriculation examinations 2025, wherein girls outshined boys in overall and general group positions. Kashmala Habib, daughter of Habibullah and a student of Al-Zuhar Education Institute, Panr, Mingora, secured the top position by scoring…
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Immunization Crisis Deepens As Girl Dies Of Diphtheria At PIMS

ISLAMABAD: A 14-year-old girl from Nankana district has died of diphtheria at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), Islamabad, while two more children one from Buner, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and another from Swabi remain critically ill in the isolation ward, highlighting Pakistan’s deepening immunization crisis, federal health officials confirmed on…
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