Maar Nahi Pyaar (End Corporal Punishment)
A public service message by Cities for Children on the International Day to End Corporal Punishment 2023.…
SPARC State of Pakistan’s Children Report
“State of Children Report” is an annual publication produced by the Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC), a non-governmental organization based in Pakistan. The report provides information on the situation of children in the country, covering various aspects such as health, education, violence against children,…
Situation Analysis of Children in Pakistan
The Situation Analysis of Children in Pakistan, published by UNICEF Pakistan, considers…
Improving school attendance
A large number of children in Pakistan drop out of school because…
Teacher Booked For Torturing Students
RAWALPINDI: Police have registered a case against a private school teacher for allegedly brutally beating and injuring two students in the Gujar Khan area on May 04. The school administration was also nominated in the case. According to the police, Saqib Mahmood, the victim’s father, reported that his 11-year-old and…
A Gentler World
APRIL 30 was the International Day to End Corporal Punishment — one that could slip into obscurity unless pulled into the light with the urgency required to end cyclical, intergenerational violence. In workshops with teachers in Islamabad Capital Territory, a question of interest has been whether they themselves experienced classroom-based…
Protect Our Children
As the World takes cognisance of the International Day to End Corporal Punishment of Children which falls today (April 30), the question again arises: where does Pakistan stand in protecting its children from being beaten in institutional settings? Pakistan’s issue is two-pronged. One, it houses the world’s second-largest out-of-school children’s…
Schoolteacher Held For Torturing Student In Attock’s Pindigheb
TAXILA: Police in Pindigheb town of Attock district on Wednesday arrested a teacher for allegedly torturing a 12-year-old student for not memorising his lesson in a private school. Despite a ban on corporal punishment, the practice still continues in schools across the country already grappling with one of the highest…
Four-year-old Brutally Beaten By Seminary Teacher
Victim from Bata Pur suffers bruises on face LAHORE: A four-year-old student was allegedly subjected to physical abuse by his teacher at a madrassa in Bata Pur after failing to memorise his lesson. The police launched legal action following a complaint by the victim’s father. According to an official, the…
Female School Teachers Advised Not To Wear Heavy Make-up, High Heels, Excessive Jewellery
The Sindh government’s school education department has issued a code of ethics to advise the government schoolteachers about their professional conduct during their duty hours. The code of ethics has advised the government schoolteachers to observe such a dress code which should reflect the values of their profession and culture.…
Probe Into Trans Child’s Expulsion
MUZAFFARGARH: The deputy commissioner has asked the Chief Executive Officer of Education Miss Mah Jabeen to look into reports that a government school for special children in Alipur has expelled a class five student for being transgender. DC Quratul Ain promised action against responsible officials if the transgender allegation was…
Seminary Teacher Held For Torturing Minor Student
BAHAWALPUR: Police on 1st March arrested a seminary teacher for allegedly torturing his 10 years old pupil at Madressah Jamia Ghausuia in the limits of Thingi police station in Vehari district. Qari Shabaan’s arrest was made on the complaint of Muhammad Akram, father of torture victim Muhammad Waqas. Police registered…
Teacher To Be Booked For Student’s Torture
LAHORE: Sheikhupura District Education Authority Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Rana Naeem sought a criminal case against the teacher of a private school for torturing a female student some weeks back. The CEO conducted a hearing of a complaint lodged by the parents of a seventh grade student, Minahil, against the…
Girl Student Tortured By Principal Over Celebration
NAROWAL: A Class-X girl student was allegedly tortured by the principal for signing a uniform shirt during a school celebration in Muzaffarpur tehsil of Sialkot. According to Adeel Anwar, a resident of Defence Road, his 16-year-old daughter, Warda Adeel, who is a heart patient, was tortured by the principal. He…
