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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.…

62 Children Rescued, 133 Beggars Detained In Peshawar Crackdown

PESHAWAR: About 62 underage children were rescued and 133 professional beggars were arrested during a crackdown against organized begging networks on 23-January-2025. Conducted under the supervision of Commissioner Peshawar Division Riaz Khan Mahsud under the directives of Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Gandapur, the campaign aims to rehabilitate vulnerable…
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Three Booked For Kidnapping, Gang-raping Girl

TOBA TEK SINGH: Three youths were booked on 22nd January for allegedly kidnapping and gang-raping a first-year student in Jhang on the night of January 22. She fell unconscious and was admitted to Jhang DHQ Hospital in a critical condition. The complainant claimed in her FIR, registered under Section 375-A…
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Pakistan Reports First Polio Case Of 2025 From DI Khan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan reported its first case of polio in 2025, a 45-month-old male child from Dera Ismail Khan (DI Khan), Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP), according to Polio Eradication Initiative (PEI) officials on January 22. Health officials confirmed that the child, a resident of Union Council Lachra in tehsil DI Khan, belonged to…
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Two Teachers Arrested For Torturing Student In Swabi

SWABI: The police on 22nd January arrested two teachers of a private welfare institution here for allegedly torturing an 11-year-old orphan boy. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has banned corporal punishment in educational institutions. The Chota Lahor city police station booked the teachers under the Child Protection Act after a video…
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Children Contracting Preventable Diseases Due To Rising Vaccine Hesitancy

Despite being a low transmission season, around 10 children are currently admitted at the Sindh Infectious Diseases Hospital (SIDH) at NIPA in Karachi with measles, while four children are undergoing treatment for diphtheria. Similar cases are being reported at other health facilities of Karachi, including the National Institute of Child…
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Measles Claims Lives Of Two Children

MIRPURKHAS: Two children have died of measles over the past week and three ailing infants are still struggling for their lives in Haji Tariq Jalal Rajar village near Hingorno town. Villagers informed media persons on 20th January that two-year-old Rajveer Kohli and six-year-old Munaij Kohli fell victim to the disease.…
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Nutrition Challenge

WHEN a country’s children go hungry, its future withers. In Pakistan, where over 40pc of children under five are stunted, nearly 18pc are wasted, and more than half suffer from anaemia, malnutrition threatens to undermine a generation. For a middle-income country with nuclear capabilities and significant agricultural output, such statistics…
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Missing Boy’s Body Recovered After Two Months

RAWALPINDI: The body of a four-year-old boy, who went missing about two months ago in Rawat, was recovered from a pond close to the house where he had gone along with her mother and two siblings to attend a wedding ceremony. The mother, who also had a baby girl and…
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Three Children Injured As Mortar Shells Hit Houses In Bajaur

BAJAUR: Three children were wounded when two mortar shells fired from an undisclosed location hit two houses in the hilly Shekhan Banda Malasaid area of Salarzai tehsil here late on 15th January. Local residents, Rescue 1122 and police officials said on Thursday that the two mortar shells fired hit the…
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