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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…

Seminary Student Found Dead in Dera

DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Body of a seminary student was found in fields near Pakka Malana village within the jurisdiction of Gomal University police station here on November 26. A police official said that the deceased had been identified as Hafiz Dawood, belonging to the Mughal community and a resident of…

SHO’s Minor Son, Nephew Gunned Down in Kandhkot Targeted Attack

SUKKUR: Unknown assailants shot dead the 10-year-old son of a police officer and his nephew in a targeted attack in Kandhkot when they were heading towards their school from their village in a rickshaw on Wednesday, police said. They said that victim Muzammil and Gul Hassan were the son and…

Man Gets Life Term for Rape of Stepdaughter

LAHORE: A special anti-rape court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting his minor stepdaughter and also imposed a compensation of Rs300,000 on him under the Anti-Rape (Investigation & Trial) Act 2021. Manawan police had registered a rape FIR against Farooq Maqbool on Jan 2, 2024 on…

Minor Siblings Killed in Firing by Fleeing Dacoits

RAHIM YAR KHAN: Two minor siblings were allegedly killed in the firing by criminals who were fleeing after looting a man near Bhong town of Sadiqabad tehsil on the evening of November 26. Reports say Ajmal, a resident of a settlement near Bhong town, was returning home after visiting a…

72 Children Convicted to Life Term Across Punjab

LAHORE: The Office of the Inspector General of Prisons, Punjab, has provided official data confirming that a total of 72 children have been convicted to life imprisonment across various prisons in Punjab. The information was released in response to a request filed by Advocate Sarmad Ali under Article 19 (A)…

Plight of Children

The plight of children in Pakistan can be gauged by a recent report that says that in the first six months of 2025, over 4,000 cases of violence against children were reported in Punjab alone. Perhaps even more concerning is that the report by Sustainable Social Development Organisation (SSDO) is…

Drugs Destroying our Children’s Future: Faryal

KARACHI: Provincial Assembly of Sindh Standing Committee on Home Affairs Chairperson Faryal Talpur has said drugs are a curse destroying our children’s future, so no leniency would be shown in the crackdown on them. During a standing committee meeting she chaired at the PA on Tuesday, Faryal stressed that the…

UKs to Observe 16 Days of Activism to End Digital Violence Against Women

ISLAMABAD: UKS Research Centre will observe 16 days of activism against gender-based violence following the global theme for 2025 ‘UNITE to End Digital Violence against All Women and Girls’. It will release two resources on online harassment: one is a report on online violence against women and the second is…

Punjab Records Over 4,150 Child Abuse Cases in Six Months with Low Convictions: Report

ISLAMABAD: Over 4,150 cases of violence against children were reported in Punjab during the first six months of the current year, 2025. These figures have been released by the Sustainable Social Development Organisation (SSDO). According to the NGO, 23 cases of child violence occur daily across Punjab. The fact sheet…

Seven Child Labour Law Violators Booked During Crackdown in Attock

TAXILA: The district administration of Attock has intensified its crackdown on child labour, registering seven First Information Reports (FIRs) in recent weeks during inspections carried out across markets and industrial workshops, official data revealed on November 21. According to Labour Welfare Department records, the crackdown is part of the provincial government’s…