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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…

Maryam Introduces Aghosh Programme For Women

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

Stray Dogs Injure 30 Children in Shangla’s Puran Tehsil

SHANGLA: At least 30 children were injured in stray dog attacks during the last two days in different areas of Puran tehsil here, triggering fear and panic among residents. According to sources eight children were seriously injured in a single day on 25 December due to stray dog bites in…

Eight-Year-Old Girl Critically Injured in Stray Dog Culling Campaign in Khanewal

An eight-year-old girl was critically injured after being hit by a bullet fired during a stray dog culling campaign launched by the Khanewal district administration, in a tragic incident reported near Ada Khaliqabad within the jurisdiction of Talamba police station. A bullet fired to kill a stray dog struck Sakina,…

Nine Children Injured after Drone Hits Madrassa in KP’s Tank District

DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Nine children were injured on December 24 when a quadcopter drone struck a madrassa in Tank district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, police said. The drone was reportedly approaching from an unknown direction when it hit the building, causing injuries to children inside. The injured were identified as 12-year-old Rehan,…

Seminary student assaulted in Serai Naurang

LAKKI MARWAT: A 12-year-old student of a seminary was assaulted in Serai Naurang area of Lakki Marwat district here on December 23, the police said. Three suspects intercepted the boy at gunpoint on Kakki Road and took him to an under-construction house where one of them assaulted him while another…

Modern Neonatal Nursery to Help Reduce Infant Mortality in Dir

LOWER DIR: To provide timely diagnosis and treatment for newborns including premature and low-birth-weight babies, aiming to reduce infant mortality in the district, a modern neonatal nursery was inaugurated in Timergara on December 23. The facility established under the supervision of district children’s specialist Dr Qiyamud Din Kashaf is equipped…

Four get Life Term, Fine for Rape of Two Boys

BAHAWALPUR: The additional district and sessions judges (AD&SJ) in Lodhran and Kahror Pacca have handed down life sentences and heavy fines to four individuals convicted in two separate cases involving the rape of young boys. In Kahror Pacca, AD&SJ Umar Farooq Awan sentenced two men, Abdullah Zafar and Shah Mir,…

Boy bitten by dog two months ago in Balochistan develops Rabies despite ‘Vaccine’ shots in Sindh

KARACHI: Two days after the health department officials at a meeting chaired by the chief secretary claimed that 250 rabies treatment and prevention centres were currently operational across the province, another child fell victim to the deadly infectious disease, it emerged on Tuesday. Sources said the 12-year-old victim, who was…

Rabies Prevention Programme hits Roadblock in Sindh

KARACHI: The chief secretary of Sindh was informed on December 21 that out of the Rs265 million allocated this year for mass dog vaccination and sterilisation, only Rs66.255m was released so far and only one centre was operational outside Karachi. The CS, Asif Hyder Shah, held a meeting on rabies…

Death Penalty for Man Convicted of Child Abduction-Rape

LODHRAN: A sessions court has awarded the death penalty, life imprisonment and a fine of Rs2.5 million to the accused, Iqbal Arain, in the case of the abduction and rape of a seven-year-old girl, Aliza. The accused had abducted the minor while she was playing outside her home Saddar Police…

Shehbaz wants Autism Centre to be Completed within a Year

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on December 19 directed that the Autism Centre of Excellence being established in the federal capital be completed within one year instead of two and reaffirmed the government’s resolve to provide world-class education, therapy and vocational facilities to children with special needs. Addressing the foundation-laying…