Child Rights Violation Cases - Page 93

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…

Over 11,000 Children Miss Polio Vaccination In Hyderabad

HYDERABAD: Over 11,000 children could not be administered polio drops by the end of the eight-day anti-polio drive in Hyderabad district as most of the children were reportedly not present at homes. A report in this regard compiled at the end of this month’s anti-polio campaign, conducted with the collaboration…

Man Kills Two Daughters Over Divorce Issue

TOBA TEK SINGH: A man strangled his two minor daughters at Allama Iqbal Colony in Faisalabad on 22nd September 2024. D Type Colony said 28-year-old Muhammad Akmal’s wife Zainab Bibi (24) was demanding a divorce from him, saying that she wanted to live in Toba along with her mother Surayya…

Boy Stabbed To Death In AJK

MUZAFFARABAD: A 16-year-old boy was fatally stabbed by a peer over a petty dispute on the outskirts of Muzaffarabad late Friday night, police said, adding, six persons, including the prime suspect, were arrested in connection with the crime on Saturday, 22nd September 2024. Garhi Dupatta police SHO Adeeb Afsar said…

Three More Polio Cases Take Year’s Tally To 21

ISLAMABAD: The country reported three more polio cases on Saturday, raising the total to 21 for the year, with affected children belonging to Qila Abdullah in Balochistan, Karachi’s Keamari in Sindh, and Mohmand in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. This prompted the prime minister’s focal person for polio eradication, Ayesha Raza Farooq, to…

Students Attending Classes Outdoors As Mansehra School Awaits Reconstruction

MANSEHRA: Students at the government high school in Khushala area here have been attending classes under the open sky due to a delay in the reconstruction. “The provincial government allocated Rs50 million for the Khushala school’s reconstruction after its demolition three years ago, but the project is still unfinished,” resident…

Robber Slashes Moneyless Teen’s Tongue

RUSTAM: A teenage boy has his tongue slashed by a brutal robber in the Kotarpan area of Rustam for not being able to provide money. The unknown assailant managed to flee from the scene of the crime. The police have registered a case based on the boy’s statement and have…

Lahore, Rawalpindi Districts Children Missed In Polio Drives Result In Positive Samples

LAHORE: Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) coordinator and Punjab polio programme head Khizer Afzaal has said the health teams have been missing children in the vaccination campaigns due to poor planning and low-quality micro-plans resulting in consistent positive environmental samples in Lahore and Rawalpindi districts. Presiding over a meeting held to…

5,000 Reluctant Families Convinced To Vaccinate Children

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has reiterated his government’s commitment to eradicating polio. In a meeting with a delegation of Rotary Foundation headed by its Chairman Mark Maloney, the CM said, “In the wake of cross-border travel from neighbouring countries, Sindh continues to face risk of poliovirus.…

School Principal, Hostel Warden Held For Molesting Children

QUETTA: Police on 18 September 2024 arrested a private school principal and a warden allegedly involved in child molestation. Police told The Express Tribune that the accused had subjected five children to sexual abuse in the Dera Allah Yar town of Balochistan. Moreover, the local authorities have sealed both the…

Medical Officers Suspended Following Unborn Child’s Death

GUJAR KHAN: District Health Authority Rawalpindi has suspended three medical officers posted in Tehsil Headquarters Hospital (THQ) Gujar Khan over ‘misconduct’ after the baby of an admitted pregnant woman reportedly died before delivery on 18th October 2024. According to local sources, Ayesha Ali was admitted to the gynae ward of…