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The Role of Parents in Shaping Pakistan’s Education Future

PAKISTAN’S education system faces significant challenges on two fronts. Firstly, there is a staggering number of out-of-school children, estimated at 26.2 million. This means that a sizeable portion of the children are not accessing any formal education. Economic factors, cultural barriers, and inadequate infrastructure are the primary reasons. For instance, in some areas, cultural norms may prioritize work or domestic…

Enhanced Form B Introduced With Security Features For Children Aged 10+

ISLAMABAD: On the instructions of Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, it was decided on 01-January-2025 to introduce Form B with special security features for children above the age of 10 for the first time in history. As part of these new security features, fingerprints and photographs of children aged 10 and…

Role of Parents to Protect Children

Adults and parents have a responsibility to create a world without child…

Farq to Parta Hey

Children are greatly influenced by their surroundings. The actions of adults, rather…

Biological Fathers Must Support Kids Born Out Of Wedlock, Rape: LHC

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has ruled that biological fathers are financially responsible for children born out of wedlock or as a result of rape, provided their paternity is established. Justice Ahmad Nadeem Arshad issued a 15-page detailed verdict on a petition, filed by Muhammad Afzal, directing the trial…

Federal Health Minister Urges Action As Vaccination Refusals Hindering Polio Eradication

Federal Health Minister Syed Mustafa Kamal has expressed serious concern over vaccine refusals, stating that nearly 43,000 parents in Sindh — 42,000 of them in Karachi alone —have refused polio vaccination for their children, posing a major obstacle to the eradication efforts. He made these remarks while visiting the Provincial…

What Are The Rules For Obtaining Custody Of Children After Divorce?

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Girl, Mother Die By Suicide In Lakki Marwat

LAKKI MARWAT: A girl and her mother allegedly died by suicide inside their house in Asgharkhel area of Lakki Marwat district on 9th March, the police said. They said the incident occurred in the limits of Shahbazkhel police station. They said the bodies were transported to the District Headquarters Hospital…

Minor Bride Sold By Stepfather For Rs50,000 Rescued

TAXILA: Police in Attock have rescued a 12-year-old girl from Khagwani village in Hazro Town after raiding a wedding ceremony. The girl was reportedly sold for Rs50,000 by her stepfather to the 60-year-old bridegroom, a TB patient and a donkey cart driver by profession. Police booked nine persons including the…

Two Young Siblings Among Five Killed In City Road Crashes

Two minor siblings riding a motorcycle were critically injured in an accident in Steel Town KARACHI. Five people, including two young siblings, lost their lives while 11 others sustained injuries in separate traffic accidents in the city on March 8. Two minor siblings riding a motorcycle were critically injured in…

Man Commits Suicide After 11-year-old Daughter Declared Vani

DERA ISMAIL KHAN: A poor man ended his life by swallowing poisonous pills after his 11-year-old daughter was given as Vani by a village council (panchayat) in Bhagwani Shumali area in the limits of Paharpur Police Station. Before this tragic incident, the panchayat had also taken Rs0.7 million from the…

Dua Zehra’s Plea To Declare Nikahnama Forged, Void Disposed Of

A Karachi court has rejected a jactitation of marriage suit filed by Dua Zehra, the teenage girl who was allegedly kidnapped from Karachi and later found to have married in Punjab in 2022. Civil Judge (East) Muhammad Nouman Jatoi declared her marriage with Zaheer Ahmed, as well as their Nikahnama,…

Woman Sues ‘Rapist’ For Child Support

LHC directs trial court to seek evidence about alleged rapist’s biological child LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has directed a trial court to seek evidence from a woman to substantiate her claim that a certain individual is the biological father of her child conceived after her alleged rape. A…

Karachi Reports Over 41,000 Polio Vaccine Refusal Cases

KARACHI: More than 41,800 children were denied polio vaccine by their parents in the metropolis when health workers visited their homes during the current year, it emerged on 25th February. The provincial data showed that Sindh has reported 42,999 refusal cases this year and Karachi’s share stands at 41,875. The number…

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