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Federal Health Minister Urges Action As Vaccination Refusals Hindering Polio Eradication

Federal Health Minister Syed Mustafa Kamal has expressed serious concern over vaccine refusals, stating that nearly 43,000 parents in Sindh — 42,000 of them in Karachi alone —have refused polio vaccination for their children, posing a major obstacle to the eradication efforts. He made these remarks while visiting the Provincial Emergency Operations Centre for Polio (EOC) in Sindh to assess…

Birth Registration Of Girls Remains Low

Majority of women and girls have no legal existence in the official systems PESHAWAR: Where limited access to registration centers, particularly in remote and underserved areas, can partly explain the low birth registration rate for girls in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, the social bias that confines women to the four walls of the…

Father Tells Heartbreaking Story Of Losing Two Children In Swat Tragedy

MARDAN: A man from Mardan recounted the tragic incident at the Swat…

Vaccines Given To GB At Risk

GILGIT: The quality of vaccines provided by the Unicef to the Gilgit-Baltistan…

Private Schools Trouble Residents of Congested Areas

PESHAWAR: Private schools functioning in congested residential areas are creating multiple problems for the people residing in urban localities of the provincial capital. The residents of such areas say that they face disturbance in the morning and departure time of students as vans many schools and vehicles of parents cause…

Floods Worsen Girls Education Crisis

PESHAWAR: The devastating floods that struck Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) in August 2025 have not only claimed lives and crippled the economy, but have also severely impacted girls’ education in a province long burdened by conflict, extremism, and poverty. According to official data, nearly 4.9 million children in K-P are currently out…

Residents Demand Girls School in Dir Village

LOWER DIR: Residents of Malakand Bala here have complained about lack of a girls’ primary school in the village, forcing pupils to study at the boys’ school. Talking to reporters, Malik Abdul Mustaan, Farhad and others said the boys’ school was also without a boundary wall, making it unsafe for…

Minor Girl Dies of Rabies Despite Timely Treatment in Shangla

SHANGLA: A minor girl lost her life after a stray dog bit her in the Makhozi area of Puran tehsil of Shangla. The nine-year-old girl’s death due to a stray dog bite has raised questions over the effectiveness of anti-rabies vaccines. According to locals, the incident occurred in the Makhuzi…

Shortage of Teachers Hampers Enrolment of Girls in Khyber

KHYBER: A long delay by the education department in addressing the shortage of female teachers in public schools is hampering enrolment of out-of-school girl students in the Khyber tribal district. Official sources in Bara and Landi Kotal said that at present, only one female teacher was available for over 100…

‘Malnutrition Causing Loss of Billions to Economy’

TOBA TEK SINGH: Malnutrition is inflicting loss of billions of rupees to the national economy through decreased productivity, higher healthcare costs and lost future earnings due to impaired physical development. Education and awareness about nutrition at the grassroots level will help address the issue at the massive scale for a…

Kohistan Girls Suffer as 60pc Schools Closed Due to Teachers Shortage

MANSEHRA: Girls in Upper Kohistan continue to suffer the consequences of government neglect as nearly 60 percent of primary and middle schools remain closed due to a shortage of teachers, absenteeism and administrative failures. “I paid a surprise visit to the office of the district education officer (women) and found…

Pakistan’s Existing Curriculum Faces Structural, Pedagogical Gaps, Say Speakers

ISLAMABAD: Participants of a session have agreed that Pakistan’s existing curriculum faces serious structural and pedagogical gaps. The Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) and the Pakistan Institute of Education (PIE) convened a brainstorming session to deliberate on one of Pakistan’s most pressing educational challenges — the urgent need to…

‘Obscene Dances By Transpersons’: Headmistress, Teacher Suspended For Allowing Wedding at School

CHINIOT: The district education officer (DEO) suspended from service the headmistress, a teacher and a watchman of the Government Model Primary School, Chah Bootianwala, for allowing a wedding function at the school, where transpersons allegedly performed “obscene” dances. Taking action on a footage of the wedding event surfacing on social…

NA Body Raises Alarm Over Poor Facilities, Safety in Islamabad Schools

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel on October 17 expressed concern over the lack of basic facilities in government-run educational institutions, student safety and the exorbitant fees charged by many private schools in Islamabad. As per regulations of Private Educational Institutions Regulatory Authority (Peira), a school located in Islamabad can increase its…