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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…

Forest Vision to 2050 Launched in Punjab To ‘Counter Climate-change’

Punjab has begun formulating its long-term Forest Vision 2050, aiming to prioritise forest conservation and ecological balance rather than treating forests solely as a source of timber. The initiative seeks to make forests a central pillar in tackling climate change and strengthening ecological resilience. To draft this vision, the Punjab…
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Drive To Vaccinate 4.1m Girls Against Cervical Cancer From 15th

KARACHI: The Sindh government on 3rd September announced a cervical cancer prevention vaccination campaign from Sept 15 to 27 across the province among girls aged 9–14 years, warning that more than 5,000 women are diagnosed with the disease every year and 3,000 of them die. Announcing the campaign at a…
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Parliamentary Caucus on Child Rights Vows To Eradicate Polio

ISLAMABAD: Parliamentary Caucus on Child Rights (PCCR) has reaffirmed commitment to eradicate polio from Pakistan. According to a statement, meeting of the PCCR was held to deliberate on Pakistan’s polio eradication efforts. During the meeting, members underscored the urgency of a unified and comprehensive approach to address the lingering challenge…
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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…
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Good Governance Roadmap: Govt Introduces Reforms to Strengthen Healthcare in KP

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government, under the Good Governance Roadmap, has unveiled a set of reforms aimed at transforming the healthcare system in the province. The reforms are directed at strengthening primary and secondary care, workforce development, digitization, and institutional restructuring. The Health Department announced that the roadmap, endorsed at…
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PIC Saves Lives Of 14 Children Through Modern Heart Surgeries

PESHAWAR: Heart specialists at the public-sector Peshawar Institute of Cardiology have saved the lives of 14 children, including two Afghans, through the first-ever modern Fontan and Rastelli surgeries in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Riffat Anjum, spokesperson for the PIC, told Dawn that the complex lifesaving Fontan and Rastelli surgeries were performed in…
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KP Govt To Introduce Semester System In Schools From Class 1 To 8

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Elementary and Secondary Education Department has decided to replace the current British-era annual examination system in the schools up to grade 8 with the two-semester system. Education secretary Mohammad Khalid told Dawn that the new examination system would lessen academic burden on students and teachers and end student…
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