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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…

109 Human Traffickers Held in October

GUJRAT: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) claims to have arrested at least 109 human traffickers during the month of October across the Gujranwala region. The immigration authorities have also offloaded at least 116 passengers including beggars at Sialkot International Airport for being suspected of using illegal travel documents as well…

Court Orders Formation Of Body To Check Bullying In Schools

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on 4th November directed the provincial secretary of the school education department to form a committee to make efforts to control physical bullying, cyberbullying, and harassment of children at the educational institutes. Justice Jawad Hassan passed the order hearing a public interest petition filed by…

PG Takes Notice Of Minor’s Rape, Boy’s Death At Workshop

LAHORE: Punjab Prosecutor General (PG) Syed Farhad Ali Shah on 4th November took notice of two recent incidents – the rape of a minor girl at a private school and burning of a juvenile labourer at a workshop – in the provincial metropolis. On being summoned, the investigating officers (IOs)…

Education Dept Initiates Inquiry Into Officials’ Involvement In Sale Of Free Textbooks

The Sindh School Education and Literacy Department with the help of police has unearthed a racket of selling free books issued by the government and has also formed a team to investigate the alleged involvement of education department officials. Officials and sources said on 04-Novemeber-2024 that a major success was…

Sex Offenders’ Register Launched

Islamabad: The Ministry of Law and Justice, in collaboration with Nadra and the National Police Bureau, officially launched Pakistan’s first National Sex Offenders Register at a ceremony in here on November 4. This landmark initiative aims to reduce sexual violence and abuse by creating a more proactive and effective system…

Govt To Recruit 16,000 Teachers, Says CM

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur said on 4th November that his government would soon initiate the process to recruit 16,000 teachers in the elementary and secondary education sector to meet teachers’ shortage. He said ‘complete transparency and merit’ would be ensured in the recruitment process. He…

Bara Girls College Students Seek Furniture In Classrooms

KHYBER: Most of the students of the Government Degree College for Girls, Bara, are forced to sit on the floor to take classes owing to non-availability of furniture. Established in December 2022 under the Accelerated Implementation Programme (AIP), with the main building almost 90 percent complete, the lone girls’ college…

Deworming Drive Launched in Dir Schools

LOWER DIR: Deworming campaign in public and private schools kicked off in the district here on 4th November. According to official sources at the elementary and secondary education department, 850,000 children aged 5 to 14 would receive strawberry flavoured chewable deworming tablets at schools throughout the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province till…

Over 5,000 Community School Teachers Without Salary For Eight Months

PESHAWAR: Although Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has failed to pay salaries to 5,238 teachers of girls’ community schools during the last eight months. The non-payment of salaries to non-formal schools for girls functioning in far-off areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has endangered the future of 276,000 students enrolled in such institutions. These schools…

Schools Shut As Smog Chokes Lahore’s Lungs

Half of staff in offices to work from home; entry of heavy vehicles banned LAHORE: Authorities in Lahore announced on November 3 the closure of schools in the provincial capital for a week, reduced staff strength in government and private offices, and banned the entry of heavy vehicles within the…