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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…

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…

Police Launch Units To Investigate Sexual Crimes Under Anti-Rape Act

LAHORE: The Punjab police investigation department is all set to field 1,450 specially trained officers to run the Special Sexual Offences Investigation Units (SSOIUs) across the province in alignment with the Anti-Rape (Investigation and Trial) Act. These dedicated units were established in Punjab under section 9 of the Anti-Rape (Investigation…

Pakistan Tackles Girls’ Education and Out-of-School Crisis

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui said on 13th January Pakistan is taking the lead in Islamic countries to tackle the issues of girls’ education and out-of -school children. The federal minister met a high-powered delegation led by former Prime Minister of Norway Kjell Magne…

Don’t Validate Taliban’s Gender Apartheid: Malala

ISLAMABAD: Nobel laureate and activist Malala Yousafzai has urged Muslim leaders not to “legitimise” the Taliban government in Afghanistan and recognise it as “perpetrators of gender apartheid”. In her address to the International Conference on Girls’ Education in Muslim Communities on Sunday, Ms Yousafzai lambasted Israel for destroying educational institutions in Gaza…

PM Urges Global Efforts To Boost Girls Education

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called for collective efforts to remove cultural or social impediments to ensure women’s access to education, as education leaders from Muslim countries convened in Islamabad to collaborate on initiatives for advancing girls’ education. A two-day international conference, ‘Girls Education in Muslim Communities: Challenges and Opportunities,’…

Teenage Sisters Allege Rape By Father They Killed: Police

LAHORE: Two teenage sisters, who were arrested in Gujranwala for killing their father by setting him on fire, have alleged rape as the motive behind the murder, police said 08-January-2025. The father was attacked in Gujranwala on January 1 and taken to hospital where he died on Tuesday. “The girls…

Man Netted For Abducting Child For Ransom

The kidnapper used a phone number to contact the family and demand ransom. ISLAMABAD: Tarnol police on January 3 claimed to have arrested an alleged kidnapper who was involved in the abduction of a minor child for Rs5 million ransom. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Operations Muhammad Arsalan Shahzaib told…