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…

Man Sentenced To Seven Years In Jail For Raping Minor Boy

A sessions court has sentenced a man to seven years imprisonment for sexually abusing a minor boy. Saifullah alias Qari was found guilty of assaulting a ten-year-old boy in the Kashmir Colony within the jurisdiction of the Mahmoodabad police station in November 2022. Additional Sessions Judge (South) Ashraf Hussain Khowaja…
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Thousands Of Students Miss School In Flood-hit Chitral

CHITRAL: Thousands of students in the flood-hit villages of Chitral Valley are unable to attend their respective schools as the connecting bridges have been washed away by the flash floods. The Yarkhoon valley in Upper Chitral is the worst affected where both the jeepable and the pedestrian bridges connecting the…

NCRC, Scholars Address Child Marriage, Birth Registration

Islamabad: NCRC Pakistan, convened 3rd meeting of its Working Group of Religious Scholars. Agenda for the meeting was to initiate a dialogue on crucial issues like Child Marriage and Birth Registration among the religious leaders/scholars and to present research being conducted by NCRC in collaboration with UNICEF Pakistan and Oxford…
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Colleges Told To Admit 20% More Students

SAHIWAL: The Higher Education Department has asked public sector colleges across the province to ensure 20 percent more admissions in intermediate this year. Sahiwal Government College Principal Dr Mumtaz Ahmad confirmed receiving the HED direction. Sources close to the situation say the admission target last year was 600,000 but hardly…
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Gender-Based Violence Cases Doubled In Punjab: Report

ISLAMABAD: The Law and Justice Com­m­ission of Pakistan (LJCP) on Friday expressed gra­ve concern over significant increase in gender-based violence (GBV) na­­tionwide while citing a recent report titled, “Un­­veiling Shadows: An Ov­­erview of Gender-Based Violence Cases, 2023”. The report, which provided an in-depth analysis of GBV trends throug­hout the country,…

FDE Under Fire Over Short Weekend For Educators

Islamabad: The Federal Directorate of Education has directed principals of the public sector schools and colleges in Islamabad Capital Territory to ensure that teachers hold remedial classes on Saturdays. As per the FDE notification, all public sector schools in the Islamabad Capital Territory will be open every Saturday starting August…
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