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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…

Out of 85,000: 34,000 Cases Of Polio Drops Refusal Reported In Karachi: Kamal

KARACHI: Federal Health Minister Syed Mustafa Kamal said on 13-April-2025 that there is no valid justification to refuse polio drops to eligible children in Pakistan, especially when the Taliban regime in neighbouring Afghanistan is supervising a door-to-door anti-polio immunisation drive. The minister disclosed that 85,000 people in Pakistan refused polio…
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K-P Approves Canabis Rules Free Textbook

PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Cabinet has approved a supplementary grant Rs1 billion for the scheme “Provision of Free Textbooks and School Bags in Merged Districts” and directed the preparation of a comprehensive plan in this regard. A marathon meeting of the cabinet was held on April 10, presided over by Chief…
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Schoolteacher Held For Torturing Student In Attock’s Pindigheb

TAXILA: Police in Pindigheb town of Attock district on Wednesday arrested a teacher for allegedly torturing a 12-year-old student for not memorising his lesson in a private school. Despite a ban on corporal punishment, the practice still continues in schools across the country already grappling with one of the highest…
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Fearing Birth

AMID dramatic aid cuts, the WHO has sounded the alarm about the dangers to Pakistan’s mothers and newborns, asking global and national associates to help lower its maternal and neonatal mortalities without delay. To prevent another bleak phase — in 2020, a UN progress report said that Pakistan ranked third…
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Every Day, 675 Newborns, 27 Mothers Die In Pakistan

ISLAMABAD/UNITED NATIONS: Around 675 babies under one month of age and 27 mothers die every day in Pakistan from preventable complications—amounting to over 246,000 newborn and nearly 11,000 maternal deaths annually, alarming statistics by United Nations and World Health Organization (WHO) reveal. On the occasion of World Health Day 2025,…
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Thalassemia Thrives In Absence Of Premarital Testing

Despite the passage of 12 years, the law to prevent the genetic blood disorder could not be implemented KARACHI: A stitch in time saves nine. The true meaning of this saying would be best understood by the hapless parents of children with thalassemia, who in their expediency to avoid one…
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Sindh Allocates Rs437 Million For SOS Village In Tharparkar

In recognition of the enduring collaboration between the government and SOS Children’s Villages, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has announced the provision of land in Karachi, Khairpur and Jamshoro along with a financial commitment of Rs437 million for the development of educational infrastructure. Officials said that during a…
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