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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…

Addressing OOSC

A highly ambitious plan to enrol half of the 25.1 million out-of-school children in Pakistan by 2030 has just been undertaken by the Sindh government in collaboration with UNICEF. The move aims to tackle larger issues such as poverty, child labour, gender discrimination and access to education over the next…
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HIV Horror

HIV/AIDS is rapidly becoming one of Pakistan’s most serious healthcare concerns. According to the WHO, new infections have risen by 200 per cent over the last 15 years ­– from 16,000 in 2010 to 48,000 in 2024. The WHO also estimates that 350 000 people are living with HIV in…
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Afghan Juvenile Granted Bail in illegal Stay Case

PESHAWAR: A single-member Peshawar High Court bench has granted bail to an Afghan juvenile arrested by police for illegal stay in the country. Chief Justice S M Attique Shah accepted the bail plea of the Afghan national on condition of furnishing two surety bonds of Rs100,000 each. The petitioner was…
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In Unsafe Hands

AN HIV outbreak among children should have been a turning point for Taunsa’s main public hospital. Instead, an investigation by the BBC suggests that little has changed. Undercover footage from the Tehsil Headquarters Hospital, filmed about eight months after the government’s crackdown in March 2025, shows syringes being reused, injections administered through clothing, and unqualified…
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No End to Resistance to Vaccine: Minister

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Health Mustafa Kamal on April 14 said resistance against vaccines could not be mitigated despite spending tens of millions of dollars by Unicef. The minister stated this while chairing a meeting which reviewed the expenditures and measurable impact of the ongoing vaccination awareness campaigns. During a…
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CM Afridi okays establishment of AI Education Authority

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on April 14 reviewed progress on educational reforms, establishment of virtual schools and the introduction of artificial intelligence-based teaching systems across the province. An official handout said that he chaired a meeting of the Elementary and Secondary Education Department. The meeting was briefed…
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Violating Right to Free Education

Poverty, food insecurity, gender inequality, and funding – all of these reasons have been used by the government on various occasions to explain why there are 26.2 million children aged 5-16 out of school. A country that has the world’s second-highest number of out-of-school children is apparently so steeped in…
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Double Shift Introduced in Torghar Schools

MANSEHRA: The Elementary and Secondary Education Department, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, has filled the vacant teaching posts and introduced double shifts in the Torghar schools to enhance the literacy rate in the district. Speaking to reporters on Monday, district education officer Shamsur Rehman said that 76 teaching posts of various cadres had…
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