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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…

Pakistan Economic Survey 2023-24

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

Pakistan Completes Study On Single-dose Malaria Treatment

ISLAMABAD: In a step toward achieving a malaria-free Pakistan by 2035, the federal government has completed a study on a medicine, a single dose of which can fight off the malaria bacteria. The results of the study, G6PD pilot project, were formally presented at a dissemination event hosted by the…

SHRC Wants Woman, Child Inmates Kept In Correctional Centres

HYDERABAD: The Sindh Human Rights Commission chairperson Iqbal Ahmed Detho has urged civil society to ensure provision of timely legal aid and essential needs such as appropriate clothing and safe living conditions to inmates at correctional centres. He said during a visit of Youthful Offenders Industrial School (YOIS) and Women…

Thousands Protest To Demand Justice For Slain Girl’s Family

ABBOTTABAD: Thousands of citizens in Abbottabad staged a protest on 11 July 2025, demanding swift justice for 13-year-old Iqra, who was brutally raped and murdered at her employer’s home. Police arrested the prime accused, Haris Latif. Protesters, including prominent leaders from various political and religious parties, lawyers, and journalists, gathered…

Babies Deaths

The heartbreaking loss of 20 infants — mostly newborns — at Pakpattan’s District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital between June 16 and 22 is a damning indictment of systemic healthcare failures. While five health officials, including the Health CEO and Medical Superintendent, have been remanded, the initial inquiries reveal a tragedy rooted in layers…

World Population Day: Ensuring Every Mother’s Health A Must: Aseefa

Islamabad: On the occasion of World Population Day 2025, the First Lady Aseefa Bhutto Zardari called for a renewed national commitment to the health, dignity, and empowerment of every individual; especially women, children, and youth across the country, says a press release. “On this day, we are reminded not only…

Teenage Girl Found Murdered In Karachi’s Khokhrapar

KARACHI: A teenage girl was beaten and strangled in Khokhrapar on 10th July afternoon, said police. They added that Areeba, 16, died from torture in the D-1 area near Madina Masjid. Khokhrapar SHO Allah Bachayo told Dawn that her body was found dumped in a street within the congested and impoverished neighbourhood.…

Why Health Education Belongs in Our Classrooms

ISLAMABAD: Across Pakistan, children are growing up with questions they don’t know how to ask — and when they do ask, they’re often met with silence, nervous laughter, or a quick change of subject. Some questions are whispered among friends in school corridors. Some are typed quietly into search bars…

Man Arrested For ‘Sexual Assault Attempt’

A suspect was arrested on 08-July-2025 on alleged charges of attempting to sexually assault a 10-year-old girl in Karachi’s Pirabad area. The incident took place in Frontier Colony where the accused allegedly tried to assault the minor. Upon learning the incident, the victim’s family and local residents caught the man…

Minor Bludgeoned To Death By Stepmother

HARIPUR: The area magistrate allowed two days physical remand of the woman accused of having bludgeoned to death her minor stepson, police said on 8th July. Kotnajibullah police quoted Ansar Hussain, a resident of Muhallah Katha Kotnajibullah, as saying that he was a daily wager at a grocery shop in…

UK-based Doctors Conduct 70 Paediatric Heart Surgeries At LRH

PESHAWAR: Members of a UK-based organisation conducted 70 free, non-invasive, and open cardiac surgeries on poor children at Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar (LRH) during their first visit to Pakistan. The mission consisting of 15 paediatric cardiac surgeons representing Muntada AID, a UK-based charity group, in collaboration with paediatric cardiology ward…