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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…

Nadra launches platform to track sex offenders in Pakistan

Nadra, the National Database and Registration Authority, has created the National Sex…

Transport For Schooling

A JUDGE at the Lahore High Court recently ordered that schools should arrange for…

Festivation Highlights Child Protection Initiatives

The festival, inaugurated by Muhammad Naeem, Director General of the PDA PESHAWAR: The Peshawar Development Authority (PDA), in collaboration with UNICEF, on Friday organized a three-day food and cultural family festival at the Central Park in Regi Model Town here with a focus on addressing critical social issues, including child…

Court Orders Medical Examination To Ascertain Age Of Girl Who Married Of Her Free Will

A local court on 24 January 2025 sent a teenage girl, who was allegedly kidnapped from Karachi’s Gulshan-e-Iqbal area and later recovered from Naushehro Feroze, to a shelter home. The court also remanded a suspect arrested in connection with her alleged abduction in police custody for interrogation. The girl went…

Police Team Formed To Probe Sarim’s Rape-murder

The investigation into the kidnapping, rape, and murder of a seven-year-old boy, Sarim, in North Karachi has been handed back to the concerned district police from the Anti-Violent Crime Cell. Subsequently, DIG West Irfan Ali has constituted a four-member Special Investigation Team to ensure a thorough probe into the case.…

Call For Efforts To Improve Girls’ Education

Experts urge community engagement to boost school enrolment rates ISLAMABAD: Speakers at a panel discussion titled ‘Women’s Education and Social Gains’ emphasised the need for community engagement to improve girls’ school enrolment rates. The panellists on the sidelines of ‘International Conference on Girls’ Education in Muslim Communities: Challenges and Opportunities’…

Special Education Centres Get Direly Needed Funds

ISLAMABAD: The struggling directorate of special education, which supervises around 13 institutions for differently abled students, on 22nd January got Rs49 million in an additional grant from the Ministry of Education. Likewise, the school meal programme, under which children enrolled in public schools are provided free lunch, has also been…

Students Granted Bail In Bookstall Case

QUETTA: Judicial Magistrate Court One in Gwadar has granted bail to four students of the Baloch Students Action Committee who were arrested for setting up a book stall in front of Dhoriyah Academy. The court ordered their release after they submitted a bail bond of Rs40,000 each. The lawyers representing…

Police Yet To Recover Two Children Who Went Missing Six Days Ago

Despite intensified efforts, police have yet to recover two young boys who were reportedly kidnapped from the Garden area six days ago. Authorities are now relying on newly obtained but unclear CCTV footage showing a man and woman on a motorcycle taking the children. The footage, while pivotal, lacks sufficient…

Punishment For Rapists Of Minors Or Special Persons To Be Toughened

ISLAMABAD: With the aim of strengthening punishment for rapists, the sub-committee of the Senate committee on interior has unanimously agreed to amend the punishment for those who commit rape of a minor or a person with mental and physical disability include: “or imprisonment for life but shall not be less…

SI Remanded in FIA Custody For 2 More Days In Minors’ Kidnapping Case

ISLAMABAD. Judicial Magistrate Ahmed Shahzad Gondal 20-January-2025 handed over Sub-Inspector Sohaib Ali Pasha of the federal police, arrested for alleged rape and kidnapping of minors, to the FIA on an additional two-day physical remand here. The FIA officials presented the arrested sub-inspector in court after completion of his three-day physical…

Missing Boy’s Body Recovered After Two Months

RAWALPINDI: The body of a four-year-old boy, who went missing about two months ago in Rawat, was recovered from a pond close to the house where he had gone along with her mother and two siblings to attend a wedding ceremony. The mother, who also had a baby girl and…