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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…

Three school education depts merged into one authority

LAHORE: The Punjab government on 14 June 2024 established the Punjab Education,…

Special Children’s School in Rawalpindi Faces Closure Risk

RAWALPINDI: Due to an acute shortage of government funds, the Government Institute for Slow Learners in Rawalpindi is facing serious difficulties, threatening the education of 120 young girls and boys enrolled at the school. The institute does not have its own government building and operates from rented premises. However, rent…

Promises, Gaps and Uneven Reforms

LAHORE: Punjab’s education sector is set to conclude 2025 as a year marked by ambitious claims, notable gaps and unresolved challenges. While the provincial government repeatedly highlighted reforms, digital initiatives and infrastructure plans, teachers, education experts and parents continued to question the impact on ground and sustainability of the measures.…

Shehbaz wants Autism Centre to be Completed within a Year

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on December 19 directed that the Autism Centre of Excellence being established in the federal capital be completed within one year instead of two and reaffirmed the government’s resolve to provide world-class education, therapy and vocational facilities to children with special needs. Addressing the foundation-laying…

Man Gets Death Penalty for Daughters’ Murder

RAWALPINDI: Additional District and Sessions Judge Afshan Ejaz Soofi sentenced a father, Usman Anwar, to death twice after convicting him of murdering his two minor daughters in a high-profile domestic dispute case registered at RA Bazaar Police Station. The court ruled that the convict committed an extremely serious crime by…

Schools Under Attack

ONCE more, a girls’ school has been reduced to rubble in the Mirali tehsil of North Waziristan, and with it, the promise of an education for hundreds of children. The bombing of the only girls’ school in Eppi village, just days after another school was destroyed in the same tehsil,…

Another Girls School Blown Up in Mirali

MIRAMSHAH: Terrorists blew up another government primary school in the Mirali tehsil of North Waziristan district on the night of December 14, spreading fear and anxiety among students. According to police, the incident occurred in Eppi village, where unknown assailants planted explosive material inside the building of government girls primary…

NIH Issues Advisory as over 300,000 Influenza-like Cases Reported Nationwide

The National Institute of Health issued an advisory on the prevention and control of seasonal influenza (H3N2) after 340,856 suspected cases were reported nationwide between epidemiological weeks 44 and 49. The objective of this advisory is to alert and facilitate the health authorities and other stakeholders to ensure timely preventive…

LoI Inked to Protect Child Health, Well-being

Islamabad: The Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with Unicef to join the Children’s Environmental Health Collaborative and the Partnership for a Lead-Free Future. The officials said many children in Pakistan were exposed to lead at levels that adversely affected their…

Polio Shame

EVERY announcement of a vaccination campaign reflects Pakistan’s recognition of the polio problem and a resolve to defeat the crippling virus. Health Minister Mustafa Kamal has launched the final nationwide polio drive of 2025 with the goal to immunise over 45m children. The minister said that the number of polio…

Govt approves Rs21.8 Billion for Improving Learning Environment in Schools

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has approved Rs21.8 billion for strengthening school-level service delivery, improving learning environments, and addressing longstanding gaps in infrastructure and human resources at public sector schools. These approvals form part of the government’s broader education reform agenda being implemented under the good governance roadmap, according to…