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KP Child Labour Survey 2022

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Child Labour Survey (KPCLS) 2022 is the first child labour survey to provide district level results in the province. Earlier in 1996 a National CLS was carried out at provincial/territory level in Pakistan. The 2022 KPCLS provides unique information about the living conditions of children in the province as well as their daily activities including schooling, working,…

Permitted age for employment of children as domestic workers

Do you know what the minimum age is for children in the different provinces of Pakistan to be employed as domestic workers? Child labour is a provincial subject in Pakistan after the 18th Constitutional Amendment in 2010. The 18th Constitutional Amendment devolved the issue of labour and employment to the…

Man Held for Torturing Stepdaughter in Buchiana

BUCHIANA: An eight-year-old girl was tortured by her stepfather in Buchiana on March 5, who allegedly beat her with iron rods, tied her hands and feet and locked her inside the house before fleeing the scene. Police rescued the child after breaking the lock and arrested the suspect within a…
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PHC Seeks Report on Child Beggary

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has instructed police authorities to formally submit a detailed report on efforts to curb child beggary and drug addiction among minors in Nowshera district, following a petition highlighting the exploitation of young children in these activities. A bench headed by Chief Justice SM Atiq…
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KP Cabinet Approves Bill To Control Beggary

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinet has approved KP Vagrancy Control and Rehabilitation Bill, 2025, for placement before the provincial assembly. The proposed legislation introduces a modernised and rights based framework for addressing vagrancy in the province, replacing the existing legal framework introduced in 2020, read an official statement issued here…
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Videos Show Students Doing Physical Labour At School

RAHIM YAR KHAN: Some video clips surfacing on social media showing students of a government school in the district, who were allegedly made to do hard physical tasks, like transporting bricks and cleaning classroom, have caused concern among the parents and the civil society. These video clips was allegedly recorded…
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NA Body Seeks Steps to Protect Children from Social Evils

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary committee on Feb 16 expressed grave concern over the failure of government functionaries to take appropriate, effective measures for the protection of children against different social evils. “Policies were confined to papers only as their implementation seemed to be invisible at grossroots level,” parliamentarians noted at ameeting…
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CM Afridi Green-lights Bill Against Begging Networks

PESHAWAR: In a move to eliminate organised begging networks across the province, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on February 9 approved the ‘Vagrancy Control and Rehabilitation Bill’ for presentation before the provincial cabinet for consent. He described the proposed legislation a historic and transformative step, saying the bill is…
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For Distressed Children, Railway Stations Become a Refuge

LAHORE: Railway stations across Pakistan are increasingly becoming refuge points for children fleeing troubled homes, as poverty, domestic tensions, corporal punishment, and the influence of social media push minors onto the streets. According to official data shared by Pakistan Railways Police, 658 children, including 413 boys and 245 girls, were…
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Bribery Claims Rock Housemaid Rape Probe in Pindi

RAWALPINDI: The Investigation Officer of Sadiqabad Police Station, who was probing the case involving the alleged rape of a 13-year-old domestic worker was suspended from service for allegedly declaring the real accused innocent and falsely implicating a male domestic worker. The victim is reportedly seven months pregnant. Sub-Inspector Taimoor Waqar,…
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658 Runaway Children Intercepted at Pakistan Railway Stations in 2025

LAHORE: At least 658 children ran away from their homes and were intercepted at railway stations across Pakistan in 2025, many citing hunger, lack of basic necessities and corporal punishment at home and in schools, according to data released by the Pakistan Railways Police. Official data shared with The Express Tribune shows…
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