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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…

IHC Rejects Accused’s Plea in Sana Yousaf Murder Case

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court has dismissed a petition challenging the recording of a witness statement in the absence of the accused and his counsel in the murder case of TikToker Sana Yousaf. In a detailed nine-page judgment, Justice Khadim Hussain Soomro rejected the plea filed by accused Umar Hayat against the…

Man Held Over Forced Child Marriage

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Police have taken into custody a proclaimed offender accused of abducting a 13-year-old girl and forcibly marrying her two years ago, following his detention by Bahawalnagar Police. An official said on Sunday that the accused, identified as Ahsan Ali, was wanted in case No 670/24…

Schools Ordered to Boost Security

LAHORE: The Punjab School Education Department has placed all schools in the province on high security alert, issuing directives aimed at preventing any untoward incident. The district education authorities have been instructed through a notification to ensure strict implementation of security measures in both government and private schools. The directives…

The Cause and Effect of Madrassah Reform

Every few years in Pakistan, madrassahs return to the headlines as if they are a new discovery. A tragedy occurs. A security report is published. A political speech is delivered. And once again, the debate collapses into accusation and denial. There are few words in Pakistan’s public life that ignite…

HRCP Flays Police Excesses against Women, Children in Umerkot

KARACHI / LARKANA: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed its grave concern over the recent incident of forced eviction of long-settled families in Umerkot district. In a statement issued on Friday, it said that the reported conduct of the police, including violence against women, children and the…

Drone Attack Near Girls’ School Injures Student

SWABI: A 13-year-old girl was injured when a homemade drone carrying explosive material crashed and detonated outside the Government Girls Higher Secondary School in Pabini village, Swabi district, on Friday. According to ASP Numan Khan, the drone exploded upon impact, wounding the student who was near the school premises. Rescue…

Man Gets Four Death Penalties for Killing Wife, Three Children

LODHRAN: An additional district and sessions court in Lodhran has sentenced a man to four counts of the death penalty and imposed a fine of Rs200,000 after finding him guilty of poisoning his wife and three children in 2023. Additional Sessions Judge Muhammad Ayaz announced the verdict, convicting the accused,…

Man Gets Double Life Term for Child Rape, Murder

BUREWALA: An accused in a rape-cum-murder case of a minor girl was sentenced to double life imprisonment along with a fine of Rs800,000 in a four-year-old case, here on Feb 27. Additional Sessions Judge Mohsin Ali announced the verdict, sentencing the accused, Sufiyan Ali, to two life terms with a…

School Building Blown up in North Waziristan

NORTH WAZIRISTAN: A suspected quadcopter (drone) strike has severely damaged building of Government High School Shamazan Kot in Miami Kabul Khel Doarzinda area of tehsil Shewa here on Feb 26. About 80 percent of the building was destroyed just days before educational institutions were scheduled to reopen on March 1.…

How CCD Traced and Arrested a Serial Rapist in Kasur

LAHORE: After yet another series of child abuse cases in Kasur, the Crime Control Department (CCD) arrested a serial rapist who had allegedly raped two minor girls and sexually assaulted another, leaving the victims with lifelong physical and psychological trauma. According to the gynecologists, treating the minor girls, aged between…