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Five-year-old Girl Murdered After Rape

GUJRANWALA: A five-year-old girl was killed after being raped at Kamoke. Eman Fatima was playing in a street when she went missing. Receiving information about it, Wahndo police reached the spot and arrested Hassan on suspicion. During preliminary investigation, Hassan told the police that he abducted the girl and raped her. Later, he killed her and buried her in his…

Reconciliation Between Family Of Murdered Maid, Main Accused

KARACHI: In a shocking development, the family of Fatima Furiro, a minor girl found dead under suspicious circumstances at the Haveli of the influential Pir of Ranipur last year, has reconciled with the main accused, Asad Shah Jeelani. Adding to this, other eyewitnesses and close relatives of Fatima Furiro have…

App ‘Khushi Ki Baat’ Launched To Improve Mother-child Health

LAHORE: Population Welfare Department Director General Saman Rai has said that the…

Maryam Introduces Aghosh Programme For Women

LAHORE: Under Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz’s first-ever Aghosh program, pregnant women…

NA HR Body Concerned Over Begging, Child Abuse And Drug Use

ISLAMABAD: The Standing Committee of the National Assembly on Human Rights has expressed grave concern over the rapid growth of child begging, child abuse, and the increase of drugs in private and government educational institutions. The committee directed the Ministry of Human Rights and the National Commission on the Rights…

Punjab Has The Highest Child Mortality Rate

LAHORE. Shortage of food, poor health of mothers and a high population growth rate cause the death of 73 of every 1,000 newborn babies in Punjab before reaching the age of one year, a fact sheet released by an international non-governmental organisation (NGO) has revealed. According to experts of the…

With 149 Outbreaks In Sindh, Deadly Measles Makes A Comeback

• Health dept data shows 132 children died from vaccine-preventable disease this year • Expert laments parents not utilising free vaccines against 12 major diseases KARACHI: Measles — a highly contagious but vaccine-preventable viral infection — is rearing its ugly head again after affecting thousands of children and killing at…

Girl’s Body Dumped After Hanging

BATKHELA: Unidentified suspects hanged a young girl and dumped her body in a desolate area In thana. Meanwhile, in Matkani, unknown assailants killed a tailor inside his shop before fleeing the scene. Malakand Levies registered cases for both incidents and initiated investigations. According to the Levies Post in Thana, unidentified…

Woman Abandons Newborn In Fields

An unidentified woman gave birth to a newborn baby girl and left the infant alive in the fields. Once discovered, the baby was shifted to a hospital by the police. A police spokesperson said a passer-by reported to Rescue 15 after seeing a newborn girl lying alive in the fields…

Polio Drops Ineffective On Malnourished Children: Pechuho

Sindh Health Minister Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho has revealed that polio drops are ineffective on children suffering from malnutrition and diarrhoea. To address this issue, the government has decided to give injectable vaccines to such children during the polio eradication campaign. She was addressing a press conference at the Sindh…

Alarming Rise Of HIV In Pakistan: 1,079 New Cases Every Month

ISLAMABAD: As many as 1,079 new HIV cases are being reported monthly in Pakistan, with 9,713 people testing positive for HIV in the first nine months of 2024, officials in the Ministry of National Health Services revealed on 27 December 2024. They warned that the total number of HIV cases…

Missing Child Reunited With Family

The Shehzad Town Police Team successfully reunited a missing five-year-old child , Rohan, with his family on December 26. A public relations officer told media that the child had gone missing on the eve of December 14. Despite the family’s extensive search efforts, they could not locate him. Left with…

Grand Jirga To Be Called For Recovery Of Kidnapped Child

QUETTA: The family of missing Musawar Kakar, along with political party leaders and members of the Balochistan Traders Association, have said that they consider the failure to recover Musawar Kakar, who was abducted on November 15, a failure of the relevant departments. The Balochistan chief minister had announced the formation…

Man Gets Life Term For Killing Minor Daughter

MUZAFFARGARH: A man who brutally murdered his three-year-old daughter by drowning her in a dirty drain has been sentenced to life imprisonment. Additional District and Sessions Judge Tahir Khalil handed down the sentence to Arshad Saleem Bhatti, an employee of the Jail Police. The murder case, registered at the Muzaffargarh…