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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…

Sarim Burney Moves SHC For Start Of Trial In Child Trafficking Case

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on 27th September 2024 questioned the maintainability of a petition filed by interned social worker Sarim Burney seeking the commencement of his trial in a child trafficking case. Citing the Ministry of interior, Federal Investigation Agency, judicial magistrate concerned and others as respondents, the petitioner…
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Child Marriage: Laws, Verdicts, Solutions

Pakistan turned 77 this year, yet the children harbored by the fifth most populated country continue to be failed by the state. One of the many challenges in this regard is child marriage. The Child Marriage Restraint Act 1929 Section 2(a) defines a “child” as “a person who, if a…
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Eye Cancer Cases Among Children Increase At Alarming Pace: Experts

RAWALPINDI: Speakers at a seminar warned that Pakistan was witnessing an alarming increase in eye cancer cases among children. Addressing the seminar titled: “Story of challenges and opportunities”, Prof Dr Tayyab Afghani, HOD Oculoplastics said children’s eye cancer in Pakistan was higher than India and China, and genetic diagnosis can…
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Literacy Rate Declined In Post-Devolution Regime

Islamabad: Planning and Development Minister Ahsan Iqbal on 25-September-2024 complained about a ‘decline in literacy rates’ in the country since the decentralisation of education in 2010, and advocated for educational reforms. “The 18th Constitutional Amendment, which transferred educational authority to the provinces, has had negative effects, contributing to lower literacy…
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Locals Lock School Handed Over To Private Sector

CHINIOT: The Punjab government has launched the Public Schools Reorganisation Programme (PSRP), through which around 5,000 schools across the province have been handed over to private sector management. In Chiniot district, 86 schools were included in this initiative, with 70 handed over to the NGO Akhuwat, 10 to educated youths,…
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school privatisation protest

Teachers Protest Outsourcing Of Schools

RAWALPINDI: Teachers from Rawalpindi Division, under the platform of Grand Teachers Alliance, on 24th September 2024 staged a protest against the privatisation of government schools and seeking resolution of other problems. A large number of male and female teachers from Rawalpindi, Murree, Attock, Chakwal and Jhelum districts took part in…
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SI Arrested For Abusing Two Minor Children

ISLAMABAD: A sub-inspector (SI) of the capital police was suspended and put behind bars after he was found involved in detaining two minor children illegally for two days and physically abusing them, police said on 23rd September 2024. The action against the SI was taken in response to a complaint…
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rape

Hospital Staffer Accused Of Raping Teenage Patient

TOBA TEK SINGH: An employee at Allied Hospital in Faisalabad allegedly raped a teenage patient in hospital premises on 22nd September 2024. The complainant, the patient’s mother, filed a first information report (FIR) with the Civil Lines police under section 376 of the Pakistan Penal Code that she brought her…
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Divorce Cases Drive Up Parent-Child Meetings

RAWALPINDI: The Rawalpindi district courts are witnessing a significant rise in parent-child meetings, largely due to the alarming increase in divorce cases. These meetings, once held bi-weekly, have now become a daily occurrence, with 25 to 37 families arriving at the judicial complex each day to see their children. Previously,…
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