School Principal Arrested For Alleged Abuse Of Teachers, Students

SHEIKHUPURA: A school principal has been arrested on charges of sexually abusing several teachers and students in the Mirza Virkan area of Sheikhupura, reported Ary News. The case came to light after videos of the victims went viral on social media and WhatsApp groups. Following the emergence of the videos, the B-division station police conducted a raid on complaints of…

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…

Van Driver Held For Sexually Harassing Minor Girl

TAXILA: A school van driver was arrested on the charge of sexually harassing a minor girl in his vehicle in Mullah Mansoor village of Attock Khurd on 22nd October. According to police sources, a citizen reported to the police that his five-year-old niece lives with him as her father was…

Poliovirus Spreads To 71 Districts, Says PM’s Focal Person

Four children have lost their lives out of 39 affected by polio, while the majority of the remaining children have been paralysed for the rest of their lives. This was stated by the Prime Minister’s Focal Person for Polio Eradication Ayesha Raza Farooq 21-October-2024. She urged parents to vaccinate their…

Rape Victims Abandoned On The Doors Of Justice

KARACHI: What was she wearing? What did she say? Why was she outside the house? These are just a few of the seemingly innocent questions debated by the flagbearers of morality in the aftermath of nearly every other rape case. Amidst such shameless victim blaming, for a survivor of sexual…

Schools In Ruins Post Privitisation

RAWALPINDI: The ill effects of privatising government schools in the face of massive protests have started manifesting. A stark example is the Government Primary School in Omanga village, Gujjar Khan Tehsil, Rawalpindi district, which was handed over to the Government Primary School Education Foundation in 2016. The institution was discreetly…

Call To Integrate Climate Education Into Curriculum

PESHAWAR: Participants in a consultation workshop on 21st October underscored the importance of making climate and environmental education part of curriculum to raise awareness among youth about the issue. The workshop titled ‘Empowering Change: A Workshop on Systems Thinking for Climate Change and Environmental Education’ was organised by the Aga…

Classroom Change

AS the world gets smaller, with knowledge-sharing across borders, the growth of AI and easy access to free learning platforms, teachers find newer ways of teaching. Many schools have addressed the need for change, collaborating within their teams to design better lesson plans, cater to students’ changing learning styles, and…

Contract Termination Leaves 300 Teachers Jobless in Khyber

KHYBER: Abrupt termination of employment contracts of 3000 hired teachers for government primary schools in the province by the provincial education authorities rendered around 300 highly qualified teachers jobless in the district. Sources in the Education Department said on October 19 that the provincial government had hired the services of…
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