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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…

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…

Biometrics For Kids

ALTHOUGH the move has caused panic among weary parents mortified at the thought of carting their children to Nadra offices, the interior ministry’s recent directive to incorporate biometric features into Form B for 10-18-year-olds is not without its merits. While the immediate catalyst for this decision remains unclear, historical instances…

2024 Termed Transformative Year For Education

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for School Education Rana Sikandar Hayat has said the government has introduced reforms and initiatives during its 10-month tenure in the year 2024 and termed it a transformative year for education in the province. Presenting the performance report of his ministry for the year 2024, he claimed…

20 Bonded Labourers Freed In Raid On Brick Kiln

NAWABSHAH: Nawabshah police raided a brick kiln near Khadar on 28th December and recovered 20 bonded labourers who were reportedly being forced to work without wages. The police acted on the orders of the sessions court, which received a complaint from Sabagho Oadh, a resident of Umerkot, requesting the recovery…
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