Minorities

Enrolment In Schools For Trans People Increasing

ISLAMABAD: The Transeducation Project which started three years ago with only 17 students in south Punjab has now reached the milestone of a total of 244 enrollments. More interestingly, the project, which started with only one school in Multan for imparting education to the transgender community, has now been expanded to two more schools—one in Dera Ghazi Khan established in…

Senate Rights Panel Concerned By Alarming Rise In Violence Against Children

• Human rights body calls for concrete strategy to combat such crime • Legislation regarding children, differently abled rights deferred • Sindh police chief says 289 kidnapping cases reported last year, 269 children recovered ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary body on 11th February focused on key legislative and administrative matters concerning children’s…

Saif Assures Support In Drafting Rules Under Hindu Marriage Act

PESHAWAR: Adviser to Chief Minister on Information Barrister Mohammad Ali Saif on 9th January assured his support for drafting rules under the already prepared Hindu Marriage Act. “This is a matter of justice and equality,” he stated, pledging to advocate for presenting the proposed rules in the meeting of the…
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Teachers’ Needs

AT the launching ceremony of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) project to be implemented in Sindh a couple of years ago, I asked the then leader of the initiative whether they had conducted any assessment of teachers’ needs. His response was typical: “We know their needs.” This has been a…
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Governor For Creating Awareness To Eradicate Trafficking In Persons

ISLAMABAD: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi on 25th October called for mass level awareness in eradicating trafficking in persons and the smuggling of migrants. “However we need accurate information, informed by legal knowledge that can serve as a guideline for the government,” Mr Kundi said while addressing an interactive…
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