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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,…

Punjab Urged to Act on Enforcement of Hindu Marriage Act

ISLAMABAD: The National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR) has called upon the Punjab government to promptly and decisively implement the Hindu Marriage Act of 2017. In a letter from NCHR Member Punjab, Nadeem Ashraf, to Punjab Chief Secretary Zahid Akhtar Zaman, the commission emphasized the urgent need for the notification…
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Supreme Court upholds the women’s right to seek khula

According to a report by Daily Tribune, The Supreme Court on January 15, 2024 has noted that Islam confers the right of khula—dissolution of marriage—to woman and a Muslim woman can get herself released from the bond of marriage if she feels, due to any reason, that she could not…
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Islamabad police establish first cybercrime investigation unit

The newly inaugurated Cybercrime Investigation Unit within the Pakistan police department has been officially established as part of Islamabad Police’s efforts to strengthen the fight against cybercrimes. This milestone initiative comes on the heels of amendments to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), empowering Islamabad Police to register cybercrime…
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Gang using women, children and killers to extort money

Gangsters have been using women, children and contract killers to carry out their extortion activities in Karachi, an arrested suspect revealed on 11 Jan 2024 by a Daily News report. The suspect, Kabir Ahmed, is allegedly associated with gangster Wasiullah Lakho’s group based in Lyari, the District City police spokesperson…
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Health Dept. for age limit for girls’ marriage

The primary and secondary healthcare department has come up with a proposal to enhance the age limit of girl child for marriage following reports that the hormonal changes during adolescence are leading to physiological disorders. Currently, the age for girl child is 16 years old.  Punjab Primary and Secondary Healthcare…
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Two sisters abducted to avenge freewill marriage

According a news report by Daily Dawn on January 6, 2024, approximately 15 individuals from the Abro clan forcefully entered the residence of a Mahar family in Hekal Pat near Khanpur Mahar, aiming to take away two female family members on January 5, 2024. The assailants argued that Hanif Mahar,…
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A missing child found from drain

A decomposed body of a five-year-old child, Ali Muhammad, who had been missing since December 15, 2023, were discovered in a drain in Korangi, near Mehran Town, on 5 January 2024, as revealed by the police.  The family, asserting that Ali had been kidnapped and murdered, expressed their distress. According…
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