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SPARC State of Pakistan’s Children Report

“State of Children Report” is an annual publication produced by the Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC), a non-governmental organization based in Pakistan. The report provides information on the situation of children in the country, covering various aspects such as health, education, violence against children, juvenile justice system, etc. The report is widely cited by…

The Age Of Consent And The Borders Of Belief

ICT Child Marriage Restraint Act, 2025 marks a pivotal step toward a safer, progressive Pakistan KARACHI. Child rights organisations and advocates, along with concerned citizens, have warmly welcomed the passage of recent legislation on child marriages, describing it as a landmark step toward protecting the rights and well-being of children.…

Video of Teacher Assaulting Student in Gujar Khan Sparks Police Action

RAWALPINDI: In the Gujar Khan area of Rawalpindi, a video showing a…

Pakistan Economic Survey 2023-24

The Pakistan Economic Survey is an annual publication by the Ministry of…

Parents Urged Not To Boycott Polio Drives For Petty Demands

KOHAT: Kohat division commissioner Syed Motasim Billah Shah has urged the people not to link polio vaccination of their children with common demands like electricity and gas supply and construction of roads because such an attitude compromised the health of their children and their future. Emphasising the importance of polio…

Vision Problems On The Rise In Children

Al-Shifa Trust screened approximately 175,000 students over the past year in 550 free eye camps held in underserved areas nationwide. About 50% of the children screened had vision issues, with many experiencing hazy vision and some suffering from congenital cataracts, said Al-Shifa Centre for Community Ophthalmology (ACCO) Deputy General Manager,…

Minor girl Tortured To Death At Home

LAHORE: A minor girl was allegedly tortured to death in her Baghbanpura home on Shalimar Road on 13th September 2024. The body of Muskan (8) showed clear signs of torture. Authorities took her father and stepmother into custody for interrogation after neighbours claimed they had previously abused the girl over…

Anti-Beggary Drive in Sindh Focuses on Child Rescue: Minister

KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly was on 13th September 2024 informed that the Sindh Child Protection Authority was working in close coordination with the provincial police to conduct anti-child beggary drive for rescuing children who were forced to be involved in this worst form of child labour. Furnishing statement and replies…

Sindh Has Lowest Early Childhood Education Registration

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) has sought a comprehensive report from the Sindh chief secretary on the implementation of the Sukkur Bench order on a petition against the non-implementation of the policy of provision of early childhood education. A hearing in this regard was held before a two-member bench…

‘Unstable’ Woman Throws Daughters Into Water Tank

KARACHI: An allegedly mentally unstable woman tossed her three young daughters into an underground water storage tank before jumping in herself in a tragic incident that happened in Bakhtawar Goth, Sukhan, on 12-September-2024. The mother and two of the girls drowned, while the third daughter managed to survive, according to…

Two Years On, Sewage Swamps Plague Girls’ School

NAROWAL: The Government Girls Elementary School at Mardwal village, Shakargarh tehsil, has been submerged by sewage water for two years and the students are forced to walk through dirty and smelly water to reach classrooms and washrooms. Students and teachers reach the classrooms through dirty and smelly water every day.…

Child Protection Unit Launched For NMDs

PESHAWAR: In a significant step towards ensuring the protection and welfare of children in the merged districts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, a Child Protection Unit was inaugurated in the Khyber District. The unit is dedicated to safeguarding and promoting children’s rights and will work to prevent or address cases of abuse, neglect,…

Management Boards In 17 Punjab Hospitals Non-Existent For A Year

LAHORE: As many as 17 out of a total of 24 autonomous medical and teaching institutes of Punjab had been working without boards of management (BoMs) for a year, exposing the ‘incompetence’ of Health Ministry and the relevant authorities as the institutes were being run by the temporarily constituted administrative…

Sewage Samples, Fake Markings Hinder Polio Fight in KP

PESHAWAR: Emergency Operation Centre for Polio will a five-day immunisation campaign today (9th September 2024) amid challenges posed by the positivity of sewage samples and fake finger marking. “Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is yet to record any polio infection this year so far but many of its districts are endemic for the virus,…