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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 Struggling To Reduce Number Of Zero-dose Children Despite Years Of Immunisation: Lancet

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has made significant strides in routine childhood immunisation over the past four decades, yet it remains one of eight countries contributing to more than half of the world’s “zero-dose” children—infants who receive no vaccinations in their first year of life. According to a landmark global study published by…

Three Children Die After Taking Poisonous Milk In Pindi

RAWALPINDI: A woman was fighting for her life in the emergency of the Holy Family Hospital (HFH) after her three children died apparently due to food poisoning. However, the police have launched an investigation to ascertain the real circumstances in which the tragic incident happened in the limits of Banni…

Civil Society For Sustainable Strategy To End Child Labour

LAHORE: Civil society organisations, academic institutions and the National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR) called on the Punjab government to adopt a comprehensive and sustainable child labour eradication strategy to uphold children’s rights and protect them from economic exploitation. This call to action was made during the Provincial Policy Dialogue…

Climate Crises Affect Education in Pakistan

Classrooms are often overcrowded and lack basic cooling, heating or ventilation systems LAHORE: Pakistan’s children are losing weeks of education each year to school closures caused by climate change-linked extreme weather, prompting calls for a radical rethink of learning schedules. Searing heat, toxic smog and unusual cold snaps have all…

Every Second Child In Sindh Suffers From Stunting, Say Health Experts

LARKANA: Stating that every second child in Sindh is stunted, health experts have called for coordinated efforts to address the issue of malnutrition’s impact on the generations to come. Drawn from different institutions, they were sharing their views at the ‘National Conference Tackling Malnutrition in Sindh’ held under the auspices…

Islamabad Capital Territory Child Labour Survey 2023 -2024

The Islamabad Capital Territory Child Labour Survey (ICTCLS) 2023–2024 offers valuable insights into the living conditions and daily lives of children in the territory, covering aspects such as education, work, and household responsibilities. To ensure representation at the district level across both urban and rural areas, the survey used a…

Moot Urges Child-focused Climate Action

KARACHI: Youth took centre stage at the Youth Convention: Climate Change and Role of Youth, where Obun2, in partnership with Terre des Hommes and civil society allies, unveiled its landmark report “The Impact of Climate Change on Children in Pakistan.” The two-day convention, held at Beach Luxury Hotel, brought together…

Jail Staffer Booked For ‘Raping’ Child

Police say incident took place at suspect’s house in Adiala Jail’s residential colony RAWALPINDI: Saddar Beroni police have registered a case against a man, reportedly a jail employee, for allegedly raping his 11-year-old paternal niece. The case was registered on the intervention of Rawalpindi City Police Officer (CPO) Khalid Hamdani.…

Poliovirus Cripples Child In Bannu

In a latest case of poliovirus, a 33-month-old boy has been crippled in district Bannu, raising Pakistan’s polio case count to 12 for the year. According to the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the NIH Islamabad, the recent case from Union Council Shamsikhel, District Bannu, is the sixth…

Teen Girl Abducted, Raped

BAHAWALPUR: A 13-year-old girl, who was allegedly abducted from Qasim Bela, Multan, and was raped for many days by a man, returned home after managing to escape from her abductor. The girl’s parents told the media in Multan on June 20 that their daughter ‘F’ was allegedly abducted by ‘S’.…