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Nadra launches platform to track sex offenders in Pakistan

Nadra, the National Database and Registration Authority, has created the National Sex Offenders Registry (NSOR) platform, which includes an SMS verification service to aid in the identification and monitoring of individuals who have been convicted of sexual offenses against children and women . The database is connected to various law enforcement agencies and provincial governments to ensure that updates are…

Three school education depts merged into one authority

LAHORE: The Punjab government on 14 June 2024 established the Punjab Education, Curriculum, Training and Assessments Authority (PECTAA) after merger of three departments -Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board (PCTB), Quaid-i Azam Academy for Educational Development (QAED) and Punjab Examination Commission (PEC) with a view to reform school education. Earlier, the…

Sindh Adopts New Grading System For Matric, Inter Exams

KARACHI: The Sindh government has formally adopted a new grading system for…

13% hike in education budget by Punjab Government

LAHORE: The Punjab government has announced a significant increase of 13 per…

Sindh Announces Plan To Expand Neonatal Care To Combat Infant Mortality

KARACHI: Health Minister Dr Azra Fazal Pechuho has said that the Sindh government plans to extend paediatric and neonatal intensive care services as part of its efforts to tackle the high infant mortality rate in the province. Speaking at a media briefing organised at the New Secretariat to highlight this…

Birth, Marriage Certificates Issuance Linked To Polio Vaccination

PESHAWAR: The district administration here on 22 December 2024 issued a directive making polio vaccination certificates mandatory for obtaining official documents, including birth, marriage, divorce, and death certificates, in the city’s seven tehsils. According to a notification, applicants must provide a confirmation certificate from the District Health Office (DHO) verifying…

Climate-resilient School Built By Save the Children Opens

ISLAMABAD: A new climate-resilient school, built by ‘Save the Children’ and recently handed over to the provincial education department, has been opened, according to a statement issued by the international aid organisation on 19-December-2024. The school replaces a building that was destroyed in the 2022 floods and is designed to…

Punjab Increases Penalty For Child Begging To 10 Years

Lahore: On 19 December, a Punjab cabinet meeting was presided over by Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz. The cabinet approved an amendment to Punjab Vagrancy Ordinance 1958, under which punishment for begging children has been increased from one to 10 years. She also directed to further expand the scope of rescue…

Pakistan’s First genetic Molecular Lab Inaugurated

KARACHI: Pakistan’s first genetic molecular laboratory has been inaugurated with the cooperation of the Association of Pakistani Physicians of North America (APPNA), an organisation of Pakistani-origin doctors based in the United States. The newly established lab, located on the campus of Jinnah Sindh Medical University (JSMU), aims to diagnose physical…

Japan Grants $9.91m For Maternal, Child Health In K-P’s Flood-hit Areas

Japan has approved a grant worth $9.91 million aimed at improving maternal and child healthcare equipment in flood-affected areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), the Ministry of Economic Affairs said on Tuesday. The grant agreement, signed in a ceremony attended by both Pakistani and Japanese officials, marks a significant step in…

Sindh Launches Year’s last Polio Vaccination Campaign

Over one million under-five children to be vaccinated against polio in three districts In Larkana, the anti-polio drive in Larkana district was kicked off on 16 December 2024 to vaccinate 480,000 children of up to five years of age. The health department has formed 1,089 mobile and 86 transit teams…

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…

Widows, Orphan Girls Get Handicraft Training In Alpuri

SHANGLA: Alpuri tehsil administration said on 7th December that over 100 local widows, orphan girls, and other women would be trained in handicraft skills in the first phase of a district government programme, introduced in response to the high number of widows facing financial difficulties. Assistant Commissioner (AC) Mohammad Hamid…

Justice Shah Advocates For Child-Centred Judicial System

ISLAMABAD: Senior puisne judge of the Supreme Court Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah has emphasised the need for collective efforts to create a compassionate and just system for children. He was speaking at the launch event of “Re-imagine Justice for Children in Pakistan — The Voice of Children,” a joint…