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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…

Punjab Starts Issuing Driving Permits To Teenage Riders Aged 16-18 Years

RAWALPINDI: The city traffic police in Rawalpindi and Murree have started issuing driving permits to teenagers aged 16 to 18 as part of the Punjab government’s initiative of issuing ‘Juvenile Driving Permits’ to facilitate youth. Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) Rawalpindi Farhan Aslam said the traffic police have begun issuing juvenile…
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Birth, Death Registration System Goes Online in Capital

ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) and Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI) have made the birth and death registration system in Islamabad online. As a result, citizens can now register births and deaths and obtain certificates from their homes without visiting the MCI and union council offices. Chief Commissioner Islamabad and…
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NA Toughens Law Against Child Abuse

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on May 12 gave the nod to the Anti-Rape (Amendment) Bill 2026, which declares sexual assault, physical abuse and child exploitation non-bailable offences. Under the provisions of the anti-rape amendment, law enforcement agencies must ensure child victims undergo medical examination by a certified forensic expert within…
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Punjab sets Minimum Marriage Age at 18 with Passage of New Law

• Heated debate ensues after lawmakers not provided copies of Child Marriage Restraint bill • Azma protests suggestion under-18s be allowed to marry ‘with court permission’ • Minister opposes amendment seeking to void marriages consummated after abduction or forced conversion LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly on Monday passed the Punjab Child…
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Citizens Can Access Birth, Death Records via Nadra Portal

ISLAMABAD: Citizens can now access district-level birth and de­­ath records and file right to information requests online through a verified login, as the National Da­­tabase and Registration Autho­rity (Nadra) on April 24 unveiled a new digital platform in a major step towards modernising its website. The new portal, https://www.nadra.gov.pk, replaces…
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Cheating in Exam

The credibility of public examinations in Sindh has long been fragile, with cheating common across centres and enforcement often uneven. The government is now introducing a novel system of watermarking examination papers to curb cheating, an intervention that acknowledges the scale of the problem but will ultimately be judged by…
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Three-year-old abducted girl recovered in Burewala

BUREWALA: Under the leadership of DPO Vehari Tassawar Iqbal, Model Town police carried out a swift operation and safely recovered a three-year-old girl, who was abducted from Habib Colony. According to the police, the girl was forcibly taken by unidentified abductors in a car while playing outside her house with…
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Education Ministry Partners with CSOs to Enroll 25,000 Out-of-school Children

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training, on March 19, held a signing ceremony for a Letter of Understanding (LoU) with eight civil society organisations to support out-of-school children (OOSC). The ceremony formalised collaboration under the “No Child Left Behind” campaign, aimed at ensuring universal access to education…
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