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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…

Enhanced Form B Introduced With Security Features For Children Aged 10+

ISLAMABAD: On the instructions of Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, it was decided on 01-January-2025 to introduce Form B with special security features for children above the age of 10 for the first time in history. As part of these new security features, fingerprints and photographs of children aged 10 and…

Balochistan To Digitise Birth And Death Registration

QUETTA: Balochistan government has decided to integrate Bolan Medical Complex and Sandeman…

Children With Disabilities Showcase Talent At PNCA

Islamabad: The Directorate General of Special Education (DGSE), Ministry of Federal Education…

Nadra Services Restored in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: Following intervention by Chief Commissioner Islamabad Muhammad Ali Randhawa, services at Nadra’s death and birth registration centre have been restored. Taking notice of a report by Dawn, the Chief Commissioner on 25 July expressed his dissatisfaction to the relevant officials, stating that the suspension of this essential service for the…

Nadra’s Services Suspended In Five Azad Kashmir Districts

MUZAFFARABAD: The National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) has ‘unilaterally’ blocked access to local government (LG) institutions in five districts of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) to its civil registration management system since Saturday, causing considerable inconvenience to residents seeking civil registration certificates. Previously, the LG institutions in all 10…

MCI Death, Birth Registration Service Suspended

ISLAMABAD: Due to the sheer negligence of the authorities concerned, the operation of the birth and death registration centre in Islamabad has been suspended, causing great inconvenience to citizens. For residents of Islamabad, birth and death certificates are issued by a subordinate office of Directorate of Municipal Authority (DMA)- which…

Islamabad Schools Go Green: 100 Primary Schools To Be Powered By Solar Energy

Islamabad: In a significant effort to reduce electricity costs and promote sustainability, the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training has announced a plan to convert 100 primary schools to solar energy in the next two months. The initiative is part of a larger effort to harness renewable energy sources…

Census 2023: Urban Spurt, Educational Crisis and Going Off-Grid

KARACHI: Almost a year after the Council of Common Interests (CCI) ‘unanimously’ approved the results of the 2023 digital census, the country’s top data body has released detailed results of the enumeration exercise. The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) released data for the 7th Population and Housing Census 2023 at…

Ministry Notifies AI, ICT Curriculum For Primary Schools In Capital

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training on 19 July 2024 notified curriculum for Information Communication Technology (ICT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI), which will be taught from grades 1 to 5 in all public and private primary schools of the capital. According to the education ministry, this curriculum…

NAVTTC launches campaign to raise awareness of skill education

ISLAMABAD: To mark World Youth Skills Day, celebrated annually on July 15, the National Vocational and Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC) has launched a comprehensive social media campaign to raise awareness about the value and importance of skill education. Recognising the impact of mainstream media in spreading this vital message, NAVTTC…

FIA Ordered to Assist in Finding Eatery Owner’s Children

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on 11 July 2024 directed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to assist the police in ascertaining the whereabouts of two children of the owner of a famous eatery whom he took abroad without the consent of their mother. The court also ordered to block…

CIA Police Bust Biggest Drug Trafficking Gang of Punjab

LAHORE: The Crime Investigation Agency (CIA), Lahore, claims to have busted an international drug trafficking ring allegedly involved in supplying narcotics to elite-class youngsters across Punjab and smuggling the contraband abroad. CIA officials, claiming recovery of the “largest-ever quantity of cocaine,” say the arrested ringleader and the gang’s key members…

Public Schools to Get WASH Stations for Hygiene

Islamabad: In a bid to promote and improve hygiene culture in government schools, the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training has initiated the establishment of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) stations. According to an official source, this initiative is aimed at providing a clean and hygienic environment for students,…