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School Principal Arrested For Alleged Abuse Of Teachers, Students

SHEIKHUPURA: A school principal has been arrested on charges of sexually abusing several teachers and students in the Mirza Virkan area of Sheikhupura, reported Ary News. The case came to light after videos of the victims went viral on social media and WhatsApp groups. Following the emergence of the videos, the B-division station police conducted a raid on complaints of…

Grace Marks by Sindh Government

In a move as surprising as it is contentious, the Sindh provincial government has decreed a generous 15% grace mark for students who faltered in their class XI examinations last year. The decision, prompted by an investigative committee report on the Board of Intermediate Education Karachi’s controversial results, comes as…

Woman, Her Three Kids Found Dead In House In Lahore

LAHORE: A woman and her three children were found dead under mysterious circumstances in a rented house in Valencia Town late on July 17. On being informed of the incident, police and forensic experts rushed to the spot and isolated the scene for investigation. As per the initial reports, the…
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Guidelines Issued To Protect Property Rights Of Children

• FCC sets aside LHC judgement, restores revisional court’s order • Directs courts to identify minor parties at outset of proceedings ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) on July 16 laid down guiding principles for all civil and revenue courts dealing with cases relating to the property or inheritance rights…
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Four Children Drown As Mother Makes Suicide Bid

RAHIM YAR KHAN: A woman made a suicide bid along with her four minor children by jumping into Sadiq Branch Canal in Sadiqabad on July 16. The children drowned while the woman was rescued. According to Rescue 1122 sources, a woman of Chak 182-P of tehsil Sadiqabad had domestic disputes…
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13-Year-Old Boy Found Dead Outside Home In Bin Qasim Town

Police have launched an investigation into the mysterious death of a 13-year-old boy whose body was found outside his house near the Steel Town Sindhi Goth Football Ground in Bin Qasim Town on July 16. According to rescue officials, the deceased was identified as Sabir, 13. The incident came to…
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PMA Issues Red Alert Over 651,000 Zero-Dose Children

• Declares immunisation gap a national public health emergency • Blames governance failures, corruption, weak immunisation system • Calls for an immediate audit of provincial health funds KARACHI: The Pakistan Medical Association has issued an urgent national red alert after clinical and epidemiological data revealed that Pakistan holds a catastrophically…
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Hania Murder Case Takes New Turn

CHAKWAL: The case of the death of nine-year-old Australian national Hania Ahmed took a new turn when her father, Adil Ahmed, submitted an application to the District Police Officer (DPO), Chakwal, alleging that the incident was misrepresented during the initial investigation and that the FIR was registered contrary to the…
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Sindh’s Classrooms Leave Millions Behind

KARACHI: Despite having more than 53,000 public and private educational institutions, Sindh still has nearly 7.6 million children out of school, a senior education official said while describing the situation as one of the country’s most pressing educational challenges. The figures were shared by Dr Aftab Ahmed Sheikh, Director of…
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