Child Rights Violation Cases - Page 59

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…

Five-year-old Girl Murdered After Rape

GUJRANWALA: A five-year-old girl was killed after being raped at Kamoke. Eman Fatima was playing in a street when she went missing. Receiving information about it, Wahndo police reached the spot and arrested Hassan on suspicion. During preliminary investigation, Hassan told the police that he abducted the girl and raped…

Reconciliation Between Family Of Murdered Maid, Main Accused

KARACHI: In a shocking development, the family of Fatima Furiro, a minor…

13,000 non-performing schools to be given to NGOs in Punjab

In the name of bringing reforms, the Maryam Nawaz-led provincial government is…

Polio Team Attacked In Diamer

GILGT: A monitoring team involved in the ongoing anti-polio campaign in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) came under fire in the Tangir Shekho area of Diamer district on 02-June-2025, a day after a new case of polio detected in the area. No casualties were reported in the incident, which officials say was triggered…

Polio Case Detected In GB’s Diamer, Virus Genetically Linked To Karachi

GILGIT: A new case of wild poliovirus has been reported from Tangir Valley in Gilgit-Baltistan’s Diamer district, with preliminary lab analysis linking the virus to a strain previously detected in Karachi’s Liaquatabad area, officials told The News on 01-June-2025. According to health sources, the affected child is a two-year-old boy…

Experts Warn Of Growing Use Of E-cigarettes, Other Smokeless Tobacco forms In Schools, Colleges

“Recent studies show that school and college students are using e-cigarettes and other smokeless tobacco (SLT) forms, more than adults everywhere, and about 37 million young population aged 13-15 is using tobacco globally. Surprisingly in Pakistan, 1,200 to 1,500 youngsters begin smoking every day, and this results in hundreds of…

School In Lower Dir Short Of Classrooms, Teachers

LOWER DIR: Despite Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government’s claims of imposing an ‘education emergency’, the dismal condition of a primary school in Tangu Manz area of Rabat Dara paints a different picture. During a visit to the school on Saturday, social activist Daim Shah told journalists that over 700 boys and girls…

Shortage Of Schoolbooks Distresses Students, Parents

KARACHI: The academic year in schools across Sindh started in April but despite the passage of around two months, there is a persistent shortage of textbooks for classes one to matric as hardly any class’s complete course pack is available in the market. A visit to the Urdu Bazaar has…

Bajaur Teacher Sacked For Torturing Student

BAJAUR: A student was injured after he was allegedly tortured by teacher of a government primary school in Lowi Mamond tehsil here on 31st May, the victim’s father and police said. Talking to reporters, Mohammad Bilal, a resident of Kitkoot area, alleged his 11-year-old son, Mohammad Hazrat, a student of…

Teenager Dies Of Heatstroke As Mercury Crosses 40°C

KARACHI: A teenage boy reportedly died of heatstroke as temperature crossed 40 degree Celsius mark in parts of the city on 30th May. The boy, aged around 15 years, was brought dead to the Dr Ruth Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi from Moachko. “His post-mortem examination was carried out. It was…

Khyber Student Dies After Torture By School Head

KHYBER: A student died after he was tortured by the head of a primary school in Jamrud tehsil of Khyber district on 30th May, the police said. They added that Waqar Ahmad, head of a private school in Sur Kamar locality, subjected a student of grade 5, Khiyal Mat Khan,…

Child Marriages In Islamabad A Criminal Act Now

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari 30-May-2025 signed “The Islamabad Capital Territory Child Marriage Restraint Bill, 2025” into a law criminalising child marriages in the federal capital despite opposition from a Council of Islamic Ideology (CII). The National Assembly and the Senate passed the bill separately last week. It was moved…

Suspect Held For Attempted Rape Of Minor Girl

HYDERABAD: Police arrested a man a few hours after he attempted to sexually assault a four-year-old girl in the Pinyari police limits of the city two days ago. After the incident, the mother of the minor girl had contacted the Pinyari police for action. Hyderabad SSP Adeel Hussain Chandio, upon…