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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…

Over 4,200 children sexually abused in 2023, says Sahil

ISLAMABAD: The data compiled by Sahil shows that 11 children were abused…

13% hike in education budget by Punjab Government

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

Children Bridging Public-police Distance Through Art

KARACHI: It must have been the first time for so many school girls to gather at a police station and be so excited about it too. But Mahnoor, Arfa, Aster, Bisma, Ammara, Alishba, Muskan, Hoorain and the others at the Defence Police Station on 27th January wanted to talk about…

IGP Decides To Hold Regular Meetings About Missing Children

During a meeting he chaired on 27 January 2025 to discuss the increasing cases of missing children, Sindh police chief Ghulam Nabi Memon decided to hold regular meetings with governmental and non-governmental sectors, and social organisations. The review meeting was held at the Central Police Office to determine the exact…

Police Team Formed To Probe Sarim’s Rape-murder

The investigation into the kidnapping, rape, and murder of a seven-year-old boy, Sarim, in North Karachi has been handed back to the concerned district police from the Anti-Violent Crime Cell. Subsequently, DIG West Irfan Ali has constituted a four-member Special Investigation Team to ensure a thorough probe into the case.…

Police Yet To Recover Two Children Who Went Missing Six Days Ago

Despite intensified efforts, police have yet to recover two young boys who were reportedly kidnapped from the Garden area six days ago. Authorities are now relying on newly obtained but unclear CCTV footage showing a man and woman on a motorcycle taking the children. The footage, while pivotal, lacks sufficient…

SI Remanded in FIA Custody For 2 More Days In Minors’ Kidnapping Case

ISLAMABAD. Judicial Magistrate Ahmed Shahzad Gondal 20-January-2025 handed over Sub-Inspector Sohaib Ali Pasha of the federal police, arrested for alleged rape and kidnapping of minors, to the FIA on an additional two-day physical remand here. The FIA officials presented the arrested sub-inspector in court after completion of his three-day physical…

Missing Boy’s Body Recovered After Two Months

RAWALPINDI: The body of a four-year-old boy, who went missing about two months ago in Rawat, was recovered from a pond close to the house where he had gone along with her mother and two siblings to attend a wedding ceremony. The mother, who also had a baby girl and…

Minister Stresses Need To Challenge Societal Norms Obstructing Girls’ Education

ISLAMABAD: Education Minister Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, on 17th January underscored the need to challenge societal norms hindering girls’ education. He was delivering a keynote address at a national symposium titled ‘National Education Emergency: On Out-of-School Children’ organised by Parliamentary Caucus on Child Rights of the National Assembly on Friday.…

Teachers Alliance Holds Rallies

LAHORE: All Government Employees Grand Alliance (AGEGA) on 16th January protested outside the Civil Secretariat against the government decision to cut salaries, pension, and gratuity and leave encashment. Protests were held in other major cities of Punjab as well. The interim Punjab government had issued notifications for these cuts, prompting…

Special Education Directorate To Get Rs40m To Plug Finance Gap

ISLAMABAD: A day after concerns were shown by lawmakers on the floor of the National Assembly, the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training on 14th January decided to provide an additional budget of Rs40 million to the Directorate General of Special Education, which deals with the education of special…

Kidnapping Of Three Minor Boys in a Week Causes Alarm

KARACHI: While police have failed to recover a minor boy kidnapped over a week ago in North Karachi, the kidnapping of two more children has sent ripples of concern among people, forcing the Sindh chief minister to order police to take practical measures for their immediate recovery. The CM not…