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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…

13% hike in education budget by Punjab Government

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

KP Govt To Launch Taleem Card

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to launch the ‘Taleem Card’…

No polio case reported in Khyber since 2019

KHYBER: Khyber tribal district has reported no polio case since 2019 and largely controlled vaccination refusals due to community mobilisation campaigns and involvement of local volunteers for immunisation, said speakers at an event on 24 Feb 2024. Health officials called the Alliance Building and Sensitisation Session with elected representatives and…

Supreme Court upholds the women’s right to seek khula

According to a report by Daily Tribune, The Supreme Court on January 15, 2024 has noted that Islam confers the right of khula—dissolution of marriage—to woman and a Muslim woman can get herself released from the bond of marriage if she feels, due to any reason, that she could not…

Islamabad police establish first cybercrime investigation unit

The newly inaugurated Cybercrime Investigation Unit within the Pakistan police department has been officially established as part of Islamabad Police’s efforts to strengthen the fight against cybercrimes. This milestone initiative comes on the heels of amendments to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), empowering Islamabad Police to register cybercrime…

Balochistan remains polio free since 2021

According to a news report by Daily Dawn on 8 Jan 2023, despite facing numerous challenges, Balochistan, despite facing numerous challenges, has successfully maintained its polio-free status for nearly three years since the last case was reported in January 2021. Despite encountering positive environmental samples, the region’s resilient efforts have…

SHRC Chairperson Takes Action School Closure

Mr. Iqbal Ahmed Detho, Chairperson of the Sindh Human Rights Commission, took decisive steps during a visit to different schools in District Larkana on 05-01-2024. During the visit, it was shockingly discovered that Boys Primary School, Chawan, District Larkana was closed during school hours. Expressing serious concern, Mr. Detho directed…

President instruct Wapda to disburse a welfare grant to the special child

ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi has directed Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) to immediately pay the welfare grant to a retired employee`s special child from the date of its discontinuation . According to the Presidency, the president ordered the authority to initiate disciplinary proceedings against delinquent officials who had stopped…

Criminalizing Child Domestic Labour in Pakistan

Human rights, child rights and civil society activists, along with legal experts and representatives of independent human rights institutions, police and government officials on January 4, 2024 underlined the need to finalise the law to criminalise child domestic labour in order to curb this exploitative practice which, they described as…

Senator calls for action against websites exposing pornography

The Senate Standing Committee on Interior, led by Senator Mohsin Aziz, instructed relevant authorities on January 5, 2024 to take action in prohibiting websites housing questionable content to combat the escalating exposure of children to online explicit material. During the meeting, the committee addressed this issue along with other agenda…

Sindh government prohibits child actors from working during school hours

The Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori has promulgated an ordinance which prohibits child actors from working during school timings revealed by a news report. The ordinance, has been titled Sindh Children Drama Industry Ordinance 2023. The ordinance stated that it was aimed at safeguarding the educational rights and well-being of children…

Unicef Seeks Urgent Funding for Pakistan

According to report published by Daily Dawn, Unicef is urgently appealing for $135.6 million from global donors to meet the pressing humanitarian needs of over 5.5 million individuals in Pakistan, with a focus on assisting 3.4 million children. The call for funding, outlined in a new Unicef report, aims to…