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Fathers Often Seek Kids’ DNA Test To Avoid Maintenance Cost: LHC

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has expressed its concern over the growing trend of fathers questioning the legitimacy of their children by requesting DNA analysis, often as a tactic to evade paying maintenance allowances to their ex-spouses. “It is becoming a common practice in our society that whenever a suit…
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Students, Teachers Protest Closure of Angoor Adda Border

SOUTH WAZIRISTAN: Students and teachers staged a demonstration in the Angoor Adda Bazaar here on 9 December 2024 against the closure of the Pak-Afghan border point. A large number of students and teachers from various government and private schools and madressahs attended the protest. Maulana Tasbihullah Wazir, who led the…
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Only 5 Percent Children Receive Good Quality Education: Report

ISLAMABAD: Apart from the challenge of around 26 million out-of-school children, Pakistan’s education system is rife with quality issues as only five percent of children are receiving good quality education. Moreover, only 12pc of the eligible age group has currently access to higher education, according to the education ministry’s “National…
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Domestic Worker Tortured By employer; Suspect Held

LAHORE: A 12-year-old domestic worker was allegedly tortured by his employer in the North Cantt area. The victim, identified as Ali Sarwar, was reportedly abandoned far from his employer’s home after his condition deteriorated due to the alleged abuse. Locals found the boy in a distressed state and alerted the…
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SHC Dismisses Plea Of Infant Milk Importers Against Breastfeeding Law

The Sindh High Court (SHC) has dismissed petitions of infant formula milk importers against vires of the Sindh Protection and Promotion of Breastfeeding and Young Child Nutrition Act 2023. The petitioners, Nutrico Morinaga and others, had submitted in the petitions that the breastfeeding law had been promulgated in violation of…
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14-year-old Boy Dies In Aerial Firing in Mirpurkhas

SUKKUR: A 14-year-old boy died in the aerial firing at a wedding ceremony in a village in Mirpurkhas district on 04-December-2024. According to details, the 14-year-old boy Rajesh s/o of Tirat Bheel was killed after being struck by a bullet during the aerial firing that took place at a wedding…
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Free Insulin Project: Helpline Set Up For Diabetic Children: Maryam

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has directed to launch Pakistan’s first-ever project to provide free insulin to children born with diabetes. “Little children are like flowers, they will not be allowed to wither,” said Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif while directing the authorities concerned to launch the Chief…
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One Million Teachers Required To Meet Growing Needs

Islamabad: Planning and Development Minister Ahsan Iqbal called for public sector schools to be equipped with the necessary resources to teach essential skills, ensuring that the proposed reforms deliver broad societal benefits. During a meeting about the Teacher Training Institute, the minister underscored the urgent need for education reforms to…
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CM’s Heart Surgery Programme: Over 860 kids Operated Upon, Claims Minister

LAHORE: More than 860 children have undergone successful heart surgeries since the launch of the Chief Minister’s Children’s Heart Surgery Programme. Punjab Health Minister Khawaja Salman Rafique shared this information in a meeting on 30-November-2024. He shared this milestone during a meeting on the programme’s referral system held at the…
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