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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 above will now be mandatory for Form B. The issuance…

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,…

No Inheritance For Adopted Minors

LHC upholds family court ruling, declares oral adoption invalid and sides with…

Role of Parents and Schools for Child Protection

Ms. Mehak Naeem, Member Punjab at the National Commission on the Rights…

Conviction Rate Low in Child-Marriage Cases

HYDERABAD: Civil society representatives urged the Sindh government to strictly enforce the Child Marriage Restraint Act, warning that underage marriages remain rampant due to poor implementation. At a dialogue in Mirpurkhas, organised by the Hari Welfare Association, activists and officials expressed alarm over the persistence of the practice. The event…

Man Guns Down Wife, Father in Faisalabad Dispute, Daughter Injured

FAISALABAD: A man opened fire on his family, killing his wife and father and leaving his 12-year-old daughter critically injured in domestic quarrel on September 20. According to police, the incident took place in Chak 50-JB, Sathiala, in the jurisdiction of Nishatabad Police Station. The suspect, Sajjad Ahmad, shot his…

HPV Inoculation Drive Faces Early Setback

RAWALPINDI: The cervical cancer vaccination campaign for girls aged nine to 14 suffered a serious setback on its very first day, as 4,824 parents in Rawalpindi district refused to allow their daughters to be immunised. The drive, launched jointly by the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and the…

13 Die in Punjab Road Crashes

LAHORE: At least 13 people died, whereas 1,823 were injured in 1,527 Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) in Punjab during the last 24 hours. Of them, 823 people were shifted to hospitals, while 1,000 victims with minor injuries were treated at the incident sites. Data showed that 1,007 adult and 72…

Divorce Surge Strains kids’ Centre

RAWALPINDI: With divorce rates climbing in Rawalpindi, the number of estranged children meeting their separated parents and relatives has risen sharply, creating pressure on the child meeting facility at the Judicial Complex. Where once such meetings occurred two to three times a week, they are now held daily. Each family…

Senate Panel Approves Reforms in Family Laws

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Law and Justice approved reforms in criminal and family laws on September 12, with a strong focus on access to justice and the protection of vulnerable groups. In its session held at Parliament House and presided over by Senator Farooq Hamid Naek, the committee…

US Woman Moves IHC to Recover Sons Brought to Pakistan by Husband

A US citizen of Pakistani origin has approached the Islamabad High Court (IHC) seeking help to trace her husband and two minor children, who were allegedly brought to Pakistan instead of being taken for Umrah. The petitioner, Ghulam Ghausia Akhunzada, told the court that she married Taxila resident Muhammad Owais…

Daycare Centre Opens at BKU

CHARSADDA: A Daycare Centre was inaugurated on September 09 at Bacha Khan University, Charsadda. Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Khan Alam cut the ribbon to mark the opening of the facility. The faculty members, administrative officers, and students attended the ceremony. The vice chancellor said that the establishment of the Daycare…

CM Sindh Expands Maternal Support Programme To Cover 22 Districts

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has directed the Sindh Social Protection Authority (SSPA) to expand its Maternal & Child Support Programme (MCSP), also known as the Mamta programme, to seven additional districts, increasing the total coverage to 22 districts. The expansion is aimed at improving maternal & child…

Bonded Labour

Policymakers in Pakistan appear to be in a deep slumber, unmoved by one of the most pressing human rights crises festering within the country. A new study launched last week by the National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR), titled ‘Unveiling Exploitation and Abuse in the Brick Kilns of Punjab’, lays…