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Nadra launches platform to track sex offenders in Pakistan

Nadra, the National Database and Registration Authority, has created the National Sex Offenders Registry (NSOR) platform, which includes an SMS verification service to aid in the identification and monitoring of individuals who have been convicted of sexual offenses against children and women  . The database is connected to various law enforcement agencies and provincial governments to ensure that updates are…

Anti-rape Crisis Cells To Be Set Up At DHQ Hospitals In KP

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa health department has planned the establishment of anti-rape crisis cells at all district headquarters hospitals in the province to ensure medical and legal assistance to victims of sexual assaults in line with the Anti-Rape (Investigation and Trial) Act, 2021. It has directed all 26 district headquarters…

PM Vows Strong Action Against Perpetrators After School Bus Blast

QUETTA/KHUZDAR: At least six people, including three students, lost their lives and over 40 others — mostly students — sustained injuries after a bomb targeted a school bus in Khuzdar on 21st May, prompting the prime minister to visit Quetta to take stock of the security situation amid across-the-board condemnations.…

Birth, Death Registration Fees Waived

LAHORE: Under the newly-enforced Birth and Death Registration Rules 2025, the local government & community development department has waived all fees related to the registration of births and deaths, as well as issuance of computerised certificates, for a period up to past seven years. The waiver of fees is a…

12-year-old Found Hanging From Her Dupatta

Police doubt suicide claim by family KARACHI: A 12-year-old girl was found dead hanging from a duppata at the home of her paternal uncle in Surjani Town. According to rescue officials, the deceased has been identified as Mehak Dastgir. The body has been shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for postmortem…

Drug Testing Bill For Students Rejected

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Interior rejected a proposed bill aimed at curbing drug use in educational institutions on May 19, despite strong opposition from the bill’s mover, Senator Mohsin Aziz, who vowed not to withdraw the legislation even if the committee disapproved of it entirely. The meeting was…

Fazl Opposes Child Marriage Restraint Bill

ISLAMABAD: JUIF chief Fazlur Rehman 19-May-2025 categorically opposed the Child Marriage Restraint Bill, terming it against the Islamic Shariah. Speaking in the National Assembly, he said the ‘controversial’ legislation would spoil the damage national unity adding that it was not the proper timing to pass the bill. He called upon…

Around 7,000 Students Trained To Handle Emergencies

ISLAMABAD: Although the chances of war between Pakistan and India have lessened following the ceasefire, around 7,000 students from Islamabad-based schools and colleges were trained by the Civil Defence Department to handle emergency situations in the federal capital. According to a press release issued by the CDA on Sunday, “Six…

Hindu Community Seeks Recovery Of Abducted Teenage Girl

SUKKUR: The Hindu Panchayats of different cities and towns have reacted strongly to the recent disappearance of a teenage girl belonging to the Meghwar community and demanded her immediate recovery. They noted that the Class-IX student went missing from Sahib Khan Jiskani village, located in Rohri taluka of Sukkur district.…

Three Teachers Booked For Torture Of Students

DERA GHAZI KHAN: Taunsa city police have registered a case against three teachers, including the principal, of a private academy on charge of beating a student. Reports said local resident Faryad Ali filed a complaint with the police, alleging that his two sons Hamid Shahid (14) and Muhammad Qasim (12)…

Man Held For Sexually Assaulting Minor

LAHORE. Nawab Town Police arrested suspect accused of sexually assault a nine year old minor boy , following a prompt response to a call received on emergency helpline 15. According to the police the suspect identified a Zafraullah, allegedly intimidated the child before committing the assault. Upon receiving a report,…
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Chairperson NCRC, Ms. Ayesha Raza Farooq, reminds us that vaccination is not just a public‑health priority — it is every child’s fundamental right.

 

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