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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,…

Federal Health Minister Urges Action As Vaccination Refusals Hindering Polio Eradication

Federal Health Minister Syed Mustafa Kamal has expressed serious concern over vaccine…

Man Burns Pregnant Wife, Two Minor Sons To Death

HYDERABAD: A pregnant woman and her two minor sons had died in…

Exploitation Thrives as Painted Children Work at Karachi’s Signals

KARACHI: Child street performers, some as young as eight, spend hours at city intersections and traffic signals with their faces and clothes painted gold. To catch the attention of passersby and earn money for their families or handlers, these children stand robotically still, appearing to any empathetic observer as little…

Minister Blames Declining Breastfeeding for Infant Deaths

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Religious Affairs Sardar Mohammad Yousuf on December 11 said infants in Pakistan continue to die from diarrhoea, pneumonia and malnutrition because families abandon breastfeeding without medical reason. He said such behaviour amounts to “committing a sin” when Allah Almighty has clearly directed mothers to breastfeed their children.…

Three Siblings Rescued, Search Underway for Boy ‘Sold to Beggars’

KARACHI: The Sindh Child Protection Authority has taken three minor siblings into protective custody and shifted them to a shelter home in Malir, while efforts continue to recover a fourth child, a 10-year-old boy allegedly handed over by his father to a group of beggars near Kala Pul in exchange…

Kid Abducted by Stepfather Rescued

LAHORE: A two-year-old girl who was reportedly abducted from Ghaziabad neighbourhood was rescued in Muzaffargarh. Investigators said the suspected kidnapper was the child’s stepfather who was arrested. According to officials, the child had been abducted a day earlier, prompting a search operation. The investigators said initial findings suggested the suspect…

Ending Child Marriage Strengthens Families: Experts

RAWALPINDI: Experts at a workshop on December 9 said ending child marriage strengthens families by ensuring that girls marry only when they are physically and emotionally mature, equipped with the knowledge, skills, and resilience needed to take on new roles and responsibilities. They were speaking at a workshop on reproductive…

Sindh Assembly Resolution Calls for Fixing 18 Years as Minimum Legal Age for Marriage across Pakistan

The Sindh Assembly unanimously passed a resolution on December 9, calling upon the government to fix a uniform legal age of marriage of 18 years for both girls and boys across Pakistan, reaffirming Sindh’s leadership in protecting children’s rights and ending child marriage nationwide. The resolution welcomed the assent of…

Girl Accuses Father, Brother of Rape

SAHIWAL: A 16-year-old girl has accused her father and elder brother of repeatedly raping her at Hasan Colony, Iqbalnagar, Sahiwal tehsil. On her complaint, Kasowal police registered a case under Section 375A of the Pakistan Penal Code, arrested both suspects and initiated investigation. According to police, complainant ‘R’ lives in…

Wanting Son, Couple Drowns Infant Daughter in Mianwali

MIANWALI: Desperate for son, a couple killed their first baby, two months old daughter, by throwing her in their house water tank on December 4. This heartbreaking incident was reported to a patrolling team of Harnoli police station headed by ASI Syed Anwar, who reached Katianwala village (in the precinct…

Man Commits Suicide Along with Minor Daughter

SARGODHA: A man committed suicide along with his baby girl by jumping into Lower Jhelum Canal in Phularwan area, here on December 5 for some domestic reasons. Rescue 1122 sources said that a man, identified as Irtaza Nasar (35), along with his baby daughter, Hudeeba, committed suicide. Upon receiving the…

LHC Gives Custody of Minor Boy to Adoptive Parents

LAHORE: In a ruling highlighting the importance of a child’s welfare and intelligent preference, the Lahore High Court (LHC) has set aside the orders of two subordinate courts and allowed adoptive parents to retain custody of a 13-year-old minor boy. Justice Faisal Zaman Khan observed that the lower courts erred…