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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…

School Principal Arrested For Alleged Abuse Of Teachers, Students

SHEIKHUPURA: A school principal has been arrested on charges of sexually abusing…

Transport For Schooling

A JUDGE at the Lahore High Court recently ordered that schools should arrange for…

Private Schools Body Opposes Smog Closures

Leader says education system is being destroyed under systematic conspiracy ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Private Schools and Colleges Association (APPS&CA) has firmly rejected the decision to close educational institutions due to smog. All Pakistan Private Schools and Colleges Association’s Central President, Dr Malik Abrar Hussain said closing schools due to…

Sindh Govt Directs Quick Resolution Of Fatima Furiro Murder Case

KARACHI: The Sindh Home Department has instructed the Inspector General of Police and the Prosecutor General for the swift disposal of the Fatima Furiro murder case in Ranipur, district Khairpur, Sindh. The case has attracted national and international attention, with implications for Pakistan’s global human rights rankings. Fatima Furiro, a…

Punjab Reports First Dengue Death As Girl Dies At Mayo

LAHORE: The first dengue-related death was reported in Punjab this year on 13th November when a teenage girl succumbed to dengue complications in the Mayo Hospital. As per hospital sources, Manahil, a resident of Sahiwal, was shifted to the hospital with a history of high fever and the doctors isolated…

NA Body Calls For Providing Facilities To Schools In Capital’s Rural Areas

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel on 13th November called for providing facilities to schools in rural areas and ensure an effective monitoring system within the Federal Directorate of Education (FDE). The FDE is a supervisory body which oversees affairs of 431 schools and colleges of Islamabad. The directorate has been without…

Sindh Govt Approves Draft Of First-ever Transgender Education Policy

KARACHI: The Sindh government has approved the draft of the country’s first-ever ‘Transgender Education Policy’ that proposes adding a separate category for transgender children in admission forms for schools and colleges, alongside male and female options. The policy draft was approved in a meeting chaired by Sindh Education Minister Syed…

Girl Students Oppose Boys’ College On Their Campus Land

SWAT: A large number of girls students on 12th November took to the streets to protest the government’s decision to allocate land of their college for the construction of a boys’ college in Khwazakhela tehsil here. The students chanted slogans against the government’s decision and called for its reversal. The…

Pollution Chart Goes Through The Roof Schools Closure Extended Across Punjab

LAHORE: The Punjab government on 12th November extended the closure of educational institutions up to the higher secondary level across the province to tackle the hazardous smog situation prevalent for the past few weeks. The provincial capital recorded the highest air quality index (AQI) in the world, surpassing major global…

Children Call Upon Adults To Wake Up To Climate Crisis

KARACHI: Children from across Pakistan came together to speak up for their rights at a World Children’s Day commemoration held at the Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi, asking decision makers to translate their commitments on child rights and climate change into reality. Talented child musicians, performers and child rights champions…

SHC Stays Finalisation Of Multibillion-rupee Tenders For Rebuilding Of Flood-hit Schools

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on 11th November restrained the provincial authorities from finalising the tendering process for a multibillion-rupee project of reconstructing schools affected by floods in the province. A single-judge bench headed by Justice Mahmood A. Khan also issued notices to the secretaries of the education &…

Paediatricians Want Separate Board To Make Child Health Institute Operational

PESHAWAR: Paediatricians are pinning hopes on the early formation of the Board of Governors for Khyber Institute of Child Health (KICH) and Children Hospital to make the long-awaited project operational by February next year. They said that the Khyber Institute of Child Health and Children Hospital was approved by the…