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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…

Govt Decides to Extend Semester System To Private Schools

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Private Schools Regularity Authority has decided to extend semester system to private schools to bring them at par with government educational institutions in terms of academic calendar. The elementary and secondary education department replaced the British-era annual examination system last year in government schools for students up…
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Govt Asked to Set Up Higher Secondary School for Girls

LAKKI MARWAT: Elders of Mela Mandrakhel have expressed their deep concern over the lack of higher secondary level education facilities and urged the provincial government to set up a higher secondary school for girls in the area. Talking to journalists here on Saturday, they said that the rural locality lacked…
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Parental Violence against Children on the Rise: Sparc

ISLAMABAD: While there are less than 500 clinical psychologists and approximately 270 to 400 psychiatrists for a population exceeding 240 million, violence by parents against children in Pakistan is becoming a widespread issue with reports indicating it is often treated as a private family matter rather than a social crisis. Though the government has passed…
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Education Corruption

The expanding corruption probe into Sindh’s education boards has laid bare a rot that goes far deeper than initially feared. What began as an investigation into irregularities at the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Mirpurkhas, has now spiralled into a province-wide scandal, implicating senior officials and the administrative hierarchy…
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PHC Commutes Death Sentence of ‘Serial’ Rapist, Killer to Life

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court on May 5 converted to life imprisonment the sentences of death awarded on multiple counts to a “serial” rapist and killer by a trial court last year. A bench consisting of Justice Sahibzada Asadullah and Justice Farah Jamshed pronounced a short order partially allowing three…
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MoU Signed to Make Lahore Child-friendly

LAHORE: The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) and Unicef Pakistan on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to transform the provincial metropolis into a “child-friendly city” under the global Child Friendly Cities Initiative (CFCI), marking a significant step towards promoting children’s rights and inclusive urban development. The MoU-signing ceremony was…
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Concept-based Learning to Replace Rote Memorisation in Punjab Schools

LAHORE: The Punjab Education Curriculum, Training and Assessment Authority (Pectaa) has introduced curricula changes in grades I to V aiming to replace rote memorisation with concept-based learning. The authority convened the inaugural meeting of its Curriculum Advisory Committee here on Saturday regarding reforming the primary education system in Punjab. The…
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50 Schools Reconstructed in Bara with Chinese Aid

KHYBER: Dozens of school buildings, destroyed in acts of terrorism, in Khyber tribal district have been reconstructed with modern facilities under a China-aided project. Maqbool Azam, the executive engineer of communication and works department, told this scribe that with the cooperation of China Assistance Programme, 50 educational institutions, which were…
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