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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.…

Murad Calls For Aggressive and Sustained Efforts To Make Sindh Polio-free

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on 28th January urged parents, religious and community leaders to support the anti-polio campaign, stating that an aggressive and sustained effort was needed to make the province polio-free. “Together, we must protect our children from this crippling disease through collective efforts,” he…
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School Principal, Teacher Held For Torturing Students

NAROWAL: The police have arrested the principal and teacher of a private school for alleged torture of students. The police took action against the suspects after a video showing them brutally beating more than two dozen students with sticks surfaced on social media. The complaint of the torture incident was…
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Polio Programme Has ‘Crucial Window’ Of Six Months For Recovery: TAG

ISLAMABAD: Identifying southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) as the epicentre of poliovirus transmission, with 73 cases recorded nationwide in the past year, the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) on Polio Eradication has urged Pakistan’s polio eradication program to capitalise on the first six months of 2025 as a “crucial window” to meet…
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Climate Change Shocks Emptied South Asia’s Schools

Half of the quarter-billion students who faced academic interruptions were in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan KARACHI: In South Asia, the climate crisis has made monsoons fiercer, heatwaves more severe, and floods more relentless —transforming nature’s wrath from a distant threat into an immediate reality that reshapes landscapes, disrupts lives, and…
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Breastfeeding Significantly Improves Infant Survival: Experts

KARACHI: Sharing concern over the country’s high infant mortality and morbidity rates, health experts on 25th January stated that the single step that can help mothers save the lives of their babies is to breastfeed them, at least exclusively for the first six months of their life. Speaking at a…
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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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