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Punjab CM Launches Initiatives For Special Children

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has introduced a series of groundbreaking initiatives aimed at improving the lives of special children across the province. These initiatives encompass healthcare, education, employment, and safety measures to ensure the well-being and empowerment of children with disabilities. As part of these efforts, 40,000 special children have undergone health screenings, leading to the diagnosis…

Children With Disabilities Showcase Talent At PNCA

Islamabad: The Directorate General of Special Education (DGSE), Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training (M/o FE&PT), celebrated Pakistan’s 78th Independence Day with great zeal and patriotic spirit. The day began with a dignified flag-hoisting ceremony at the National Centre for Physically Challenged Students where all enrolled students and staff…

Special Persons To Have Access To Best Learning Facilities: Official

ISLAMABAD: Special Education Director General Asif Iqbal Bhatti on 12th March said…

Over 100 Million Pakistanis Overweight: Health Experts

ISLAMABAD: Chronic obesity is silently killing and crippling thousands of relatively young…

Polio Challenge

POLIO has emerged as a major challenge in Pakistan. It is not simply a challenge in the health sector, but has also become both a security and political issue. It has been reported that 74 polio cases emerged in the country last year. Pakistan now has the dubious distinction of…

Minor Girl Raped, Found Abandoned On Road

KARACHI: Unknown criminals kidnapped a 12-year-old girl in Surjani Town, subjected her to sexual assault and torture before throwing her out of a car in the Scheme-33 area on 3rd March, police said. Surjani Town SHO Ghulam Husain Pirzada said the girl had left her home in Yusuf Goth on…

Bail Denied To Man Held For Molesting Minor With Disability

The Sindh High Court (SHC) has dismissed the bail application of a man in a sexual assault case. Applicant Mohammad Maroof had been arrested by the Tipu Sultan police for allegedly molesting an underage girl with a mental disability. According to the prosecution, the applicant who had a toy shop…

Centre, Punjab Row Deepens Over Polio Detection

ISLAMABAD / LAHORE: The country has reported the sixth polio case of the year, this time from Sindh, amid an ongoing controversy over the detection of a case in Punjab. Prime Minister’s Focal Person on Polio Ayesha Raza Farooq defended the country’s polio eradication efforts, particularly in Punjab, which she said leads…

Autism Is Not A Tragedy, Ignorance Is

With no diagnosis & non-existent support, Pakistanis with autism remain misunderstood LAHORE/PESHAWAR/ISLAMABAD: In Pakistan, autism is perhaps the most misunderstood neurological condition. While some people term it a “disease” others see it as an attack of “supernatural forces”. In both the cases, the autistic child or adult is conveniently ostracised…

Therapy Stressed For Children With Hearing, Speech Impairments

SWAT: Speakers at a workshop on 15th February emphasised the need for professional therapy to help children with hearing and speech impairments regain their skills. The workshop on hearing and speech impairments was organised by Cochlear Implant Welfare Organisation of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in collaboration with the ENT department of Saidu…

Senate Rights Panel Concerned By Alarming Rise In Violence Against Children

• Human rights body calls for concrete strategy to combat such crime • Legislation regarding children, differently abled rights deferred • Sindh police chief says 289 kidnapping cases reported last year, 269 children recovered ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary body on 11th February focused on key legislative and administrative matters concerning children’s…

Over 400 Children With Epilepsy Come To NICH Every Month, Says Expert

KARACHI: Emphasising the need for creating public awareness about epilepsy, experts at a programme held on 11th February shared that the much stigmatised neurological disorder largely affected young children, the majority of whom could be effectively treated, if the disease was timely diagnosed and the parents ensured compliance to the…

74th Polio Case Of 2024 Surfaces

ISLAMABAD: The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health on 11th February confirmed the detection of 74th wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) case of the year 2024 in the country. On Tuesday, the lab confirmed one polio case in Shikarpur district of Sindh. This is…

Over 700 Polio Vaccine Refusals Reported In Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: Parents of over 700 children initially refused to vaccinate their kids against polio in the latest anti-polio campaign which lasted from Feb 3 to Feb 9 in the federal capital. However, the capital administration managed to convince the parents after the intervention of Deputy Commissioner Irfan Nawaz Memon. An official of…