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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…

School Principal Arrested For Alleged Abuse Of Teachers, Students

SHEIKHUPURA: A school principal has been arrested on charges of sexually abusing several teachers and students in the Mirza Virkan area of Sheikhupura, reported Ary News. The case came to light after videos of the victims went viral on social media and WhatsApp groups. Following the emergence of the videos,…

Juvenile Offenders in Punjab

The total number of convicted and undertrial juveniles imprisoned in various borstal…

Maar Nahi Pyaar (End Corporal Punishment)

A public service message by Cities for Children on the International Day…

Headmaster Suspended after Student Stabbed at Hazro School

TAXILA: The headmaster of Government Boys High School Hazro has been suspended following a shocking incident in which a Grade-7 student was seriously injured when another student stabbed him on the school premises, officials confirmed on Feb 23. According to rescue and police sources, the incident occurred during school hours…

Over 580 rounded up as Crackdown on Professional Beggars continues in Capital

ISLAMABAD: The capital police have arrested 588 professional beggars and registered cases against them in the current year as a crackdown against organised beggars’ mafia continued. The identification process of the facilitators of beggars is ongoing with the help of Safe City cameras and human intelligence sources, said the police…

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…

Moot Demands Effective Enforcement of Anti-rape Law

KARACHI: Speakers at a programme on 21 Feb expressed concern over growing social acceptance of rape cases and demanded effective implementation of the anti-rape law. A dialogue on ‘Surge in rape cases: silence of society, lack of institutional and judicial response and commitment’ was organised by the Sindh Women Lawyers…

Sindh Rolls Out Real-time Digital Birth Registration in Major Public Hospitals

HYDERABAD: The Sindh government has completed the province’s first-ever real-time digital birth registrations in major public teaching hospitals, describing it as a landmark step in public sector reform and digital governance, said an official announcement issued here on 21 Feb. Four newborns were registered digitally immediately after birth at Liaquat…

Hindu Family Demands Safe Return of Abducted Girl

UMERKOT: A grieving Hindu family in Umerkot has desperately demanded safe return of their teenage daughter who was allegedly abducted under deceptive circumstances. On Feb 16, the girl, an eleventh grade student, went to a local fair at the Shiv temple and did not return home. Her mother and a…

31.9m Births Registered with UCs yet to be Recorded in Nadra System

ISLAMABAD: Approximately 31.9 million births of children registered at respective union councils are yet to be recorded into National Database and Registration Authority’s (Nadra’s) central system. According to annual performance report recently submitted by Nadra to the Ministry of Interior, a total of 227 million individuals are registered with Nadra.…

Court Nullifies Marriage of Underage Hindu Girl

THATTA: The Model Criminal Trial Court of Thatta has declared void the marriage of a 16-year-old Hindu girl, ruling that a minor’s purported consent cannot override statutory prohibitions under the Sindh Child Marriage Restraint Act, 2013. The court ordered that the girl be shifted to a government-run shelter home for…

Concerns Raised Over Students Buying Vapes from Shops Near Schools

KARACHI: The School Education and Literacy Department of the Government of Sindh has shown its grave concern over the sale of vapes and other prohibited narcotics at shops situated near school premises. Upon recent visits by inspection and monitoring committee teams to several privately managed schools, it was observed that…

14-Year-Old Domestic Worker Allegedly Sexually Assaulted in Lahore

LAHORE: A 14-year-old domestic worker was allegedly sexually assaulted and blackmailed in Lahore after the suspect recorded and shared explicit videos of her, Gulberg Police said on Wednesday. The victim, who worked with her parents at a residence in a private housing society, had befriended the suspect through a female…