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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…

Video of Teacher Assaulting Student in Gujar Khan Sparks Police Action

RAWALPINDI: In the Gujar Khan area of Rawalpindi, a video showing a school teacher brutally beating a child has gone viral on social media, prompting police action. The accused teacher has been taken into custody. Authorities say the incident occurred nearly a year ago. According to police, the video shows…

The Age Of Consent And The Borders Of Belief

ICT Child Marriage Restraint Act, 2025 marks a pivotal step toward a…

Maryam Introduces Aghosh Programme For Women

LAHORE: Under Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz’s first-ever Aghosh program, pregnant women…

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,…

Kukikhels To Boycott Polio Drive Over IDPs Issue

KHYBER: Frustrated with an impasse in dialogue with the government regarding the return of the remaining displaced families, Kukikhel elders on September 8 announced to boycott the polio vaccination campaign till their demands were met. Announcing the unanimous decision of the protesting tribesmen camped in Bhagiyaree area, Malak Naseer Ahmad…

Punjab Launches Polio Drive In 15 Dists, Targeting 13.9m Children

LAHORE: Punjab is all set to roll out a special polio eradication campaign from today (9th September 2024), targeting 13.9 million children for vaccination against the crippling disease. The campaign, which will be kicked off in 15 districts of the province, is being considered a key step toward blocking local…

Anti-polio Drive Targets Over One Million Children In Rawalpindi

RAWALPINDI: In the wake of the positive case of polio in Islamabad and the detection of a positive environmental sample in Attock, an anti-polio campaign will be launched in the garrison city on September 9. Deputy Commissioner Dr. Hassan Waqar Cheema directed the District Health Authority to ensure the successful…

Bajaur Students Protest Teachers Shortage In School

BAJAUR: Students of the government higher secondary school for boys Khar-2 here the other day staged a protest against the shortage of staff and absence of facilities in the institution located in Haji Lawang area. The protesting students, who were chanting slogans in favour of their demands, blocked the main…

Three Minors Raped

BAHAWALPUR: Three minors, including a seven-year-old girl and two boys, were allegedly raped in separate incidents in Multan and Lodhran, while two women were raped in Narowal and Bahawalnagar. In Multan’s Shah Rukn-i-Alam Colony, a seven-year-old maid was reportedly raped after her employer sent her to a different house. The…

Polio Case Reported From Islamabad After 16 Years

ISLAMABAD: A case of poliovirus has been reported from the federal capital after 16 years, taking the tally of cases reported this year to 17, officials have confirmed. Other than the confirmed wild poliovirus (WPV1) cases — reported from all four provinces — the presence of the virus has been…

Religious Scholars Pledge To Clear Misconception About Polio Vaccination in KP

PESHAWAR: Religious scholars representing different schools of thought have brushed aside misconceptions regarding the polio vaccine and called upon parents to ensure the vaccination of their children to save them from disabilities. They were addressing a conference organised by Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) in collaboration with Muttahida Ulema Board and…