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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…

Helplines

There are different helplines offered by government and non-governmental organisations offering different services for children in Pakistan. 1099- Report Human Rights to Ministry of Human Rights A 1099 Helpline has been established by the Federal Ministry of Human Rights, and offers advice on human rights violations, and to facilitate and…

Quality Education Stressed For National Progress

LOWER DIR: Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Malakand Chairman Mohammad Nasim Khan stated that no nation could develop and progress without providing quality education to its children. He was addressing a function after inaugurating a private educational institution at Shehzadi as chief guest here on Sunday. The function…

PM Calls For Bold Steps To Address HIV Epidemic

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said healthcare is a fundamental human right and acknowledged the growing HIV epidemic in Pakistan, according to an official news agency. In his message on World AIDS Day, the PM called for bold, innovative, and sustainable interventions to address the challenge, PPI reported. He reaffirmed Pakistan’s…

Education Dept Bans Cellphones In Schools

New guidelines ‘to ensure discipline and transparency’ RAWALPINDI: The Punjab School Education Department has introduced guidelines to ensure discipline and transparency in government schools. District and tehsil education officers and school heads have been instructed to enforce these measures strictly. According to a circular issued by the department, the use…

Less Than 5% Of Deaf Children Attend School

Less than 5% of deaf children of school age in Pakistan attend school ISLAMABAD: Less than 5% of deaf children of school age in Pakistan attend school, reflecting the significant barriers they face in accessing education. Globally, the situation is similarly dire, with the World Federation of the Deaf estimating…

CM’s Heart Surgery Programme: Over 860 kids Operated Upon, Claims Minister

LAHORE: More than 860 children have undergone successful heart surgeries since the launch of the Chief Minister’s Children’s Heart Surgery Programme. Punjab Health Minister Khawaja Salman Rafique shared this information in a meeting on 30-November-2024. He shared this milestone during a meeting on the programme’s referral system held at the…

Pleas Against Outsourcing Of Public Schools Dismissed

LAHORE: Dismissing a challenge to outsourcing the management of public sector schools through the Punjab Education Foundation (PEF), the Lahore High Court has observed that the policy decisions require political judgment, not legal interpretation. “Functionality of the Foundation is governed and regulated by the Government. Petitioners in fact are seeking…

Baby Kidnapped From Larkana Hospital Recovered In Karachi

LARKANA: The Larkana police have caught a suspect in Karachi and recovered from his possession a newborn girl allegedly taken away from Shaikh Zayed Hospital for Women more than a week ago, SSP Dr Mir Rohal Khan Khoso said in a late Friday night press release on 29th November. He…

Chess in Education Programme Launched In AJK Under PM’s Mind Sports Initiative

MUZAFFARABAD: The Chess Federation of Pakistan (CFP) on 29th November launched the ‘FIDE In-Person Training’ in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) under the Prime Minister’s National Mind Sports Initiative for Schools (NMSI), in collaboration with the territory’s elementary and secondary education and sports, youth, and culture departments. FIDE, the International…
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