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The Impact of Climate Change on Children in Pakistan

The report reveals in 2022 that climate change-induced floods swept through the northern and southern parts of Pakistan, severely damaging approximately 27,000 government school buildings and disrupting the education of around 2 million children—52% of whom were in Punjab, Pakistan’s most populous province. The study highlights that nearly half of Pakistan’s children remained out of school in 2024, as more…

New Climate Change Education Programme Launched In Pakistan

Islamabad: The International Education group of Cambridge University Press & Assessment (Cambridge) 20-November-2024  announced the launch of a new climate literacy programme in Pakistan designed to help students develop climate awareness and become engaged in climate and sustainability issues. Education is recognised as a major strategy to mitigate climate change…

Winter Vacations for Educational Institutions Extended

RAWALPINDI: As temperature dropped significantly in many parts of Punjab, the provincial government extended the winter vacations of public and private educational institutions by one week. Earlier, the schools were to reopen on January 12. According to a notification, in the wake of precarious cold waves and bad weather condition…
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Action Recommended against School for Violating Winter Vacation Orders

TAXILA: The Attock District Education Authority (DEA) has taken serious notice of a violation of the Punjab government’s winter vacation orders and recommended strict action against a Punjab Education Foundation (PEF)-affiliated school in a village of Hassanabdal that was found operating during the officially announced holidays. According to an official…
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RTIs, Seasonal Flu Cases Rise in Twin Cities

Rawalpindi: Three allied hospitals in the town have been receiving a significantly higher influx of patients with seasonal flu and respiratory tract infections even after a rain spell while the number of chronic patients being presented with complications is also on the rise. The confirmation of seasonal flu among the…
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Sharp Fall in Mercury may cause Serious Health Hazards

Rawalpindi: A sharp fall in mercury and chilly weather conditions being witnessed after a spell of rainfall in this region of the country along with snowfall on neighbouring mountainous regions may cause serious health hazards particularly for children, the elderly and the chronic patients. The three Rawalpindi Medical University allied…
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Tackling Rapid Population Growth has never been a Govt Priority: Experts

ISLAMABAD: Experts at the concluding session of the Population Summit on December 2 said rampant population growth has remained a least priority issue of successive governments as they always focused on their own projection and opposition bashing. Former information and culture minister Mushahid Hussain Sayed, in his keynote address, said…
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Musadik Warns of Climate-driven Devastation Facing Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Musadik Malik on November 26 delivered a stark warning, urging policymakers, businesses and international partners to confront the “true magnitude” of the climate-driven devastation facing Pakistan. He was speaking at the Pakistan Business Council (PBC), which opened the 4th edition of its two-day…
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School Timings Changed in Four Districts Due to Fog

PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Department of Education has announced a change in school timings for four districts, Charsadda, Mardan, Swabi, and Nowshera, after a surge in accidents caused by dense morning fog. According to the Directorate of Education, the decision comes in response to safety concerns following a recent road accident…
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504 Killed in 2025 Monsoon Floods in KP, Court Informed

PESHAWAR: National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has informed Peshawar High Court that 504 persons including 338 men, 76 women and 90 children lost lives during this year devastating monsoon flooding in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The authority provided the information in its comments submitted to the high court in a petition…
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