Statistics

Insights From the 2023 Census Report

The 2023 Census conducted by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics released its complete report in July 2024 indicates that the total population of Pakistan is 240 million out of which the population of children under 18 is 112 Million (47% of the total population). Children Population (under 18) Population under 18 Total Male Female Transgender Pakistan 112,472,700 58,099,978 54,370,121 2,601…

Girls Clinch Top Two Slots In BSEK General Group Exams

KARACHI: Female students have grabbed first two positions in the Class XII (Science General Group) annual examinations 2024, according to the results announced by the Board of Intermediate Education Karachi (BIEK) on Tuesday. BIEK Chairman Prof Amir Hussain Qadri said that Maniha Noor Rifat, a student of Aga Khan Higher…

Mpox Cases Rise to 25 as Two More Test Positive in Sindh

KARACHI: Two more patients have tested positive for mpox — one in Karachi and the other in Khairpur — on April 14, raising the provincial tally to 25 with, nine deaths this year. Sources told Dawn that all the cases are being linked to local transmission. According to a statement released by the health…
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‘AI is Accelerating Online Abuse in Pakistan’

LAHORE: The Digital Rights Foundation (DRF) has warned of a sharp rise in cyber harassment cases, particularly involving minors, alongside persistent barriers to justice. It released its 2025 annual report on its digital security helpline and highlighted growing online safety risks across the country. According to the report, the helpline…
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Overpopulation No Longer a Distant Threat!

PESHAWAR: Overpopulation is increasingly being recognised as a major driver leading to poverty, unemployment and widening socioeconomic inequalities, casting long shadows over human development in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. As dusk settles over Mohib Banda, a small village in Pabbi tehsil, Nowshera, 28-year-old Shagufta Bibi lights a candle in the corner of…
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Premature Babies Face Rising Risk of Preventable Blindness: Report

RAWALPINDI: Premature babies in Pakistan are losing their sight at rates far above global averages as a treatable eye condition, retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), continues to go undetected across large parts of the country, according to data compiled by Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital. The Al-Shifa Trust report stated that ROP…
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Ministry Stresses Technical Education, Targets Out-of-school Children

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training has directed the Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) and the Private Educational Institutions Regulatory Authority (Peira) to actively promote Matric Tech and Inter Tech programmes aimed at equipping students with practical skills aligned with market demands. “These programmes are designed to…
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Death Toll Reaches 50 in KP as Rain-Related Incidents Devastate Province

As many as 50 people, including 26 children, lost their lives, while 111 others were injured in rain-related incidents across various districts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) since March 25, said Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) on April 5. According to a report issued by the provincial authority today, the fatalities include…
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Khairpur Sees Mpox Outbreak as Seven Babies Test Positive

• Health dept confirms four of seven children who died last month in Khairpur hospitals had mpox • Claims deaths not directly linked to zoonotic viral infection • Sukkur commissioner asks DHO to initiate ‘comprehensive contact tracing’ • Babies seemed to have infected from unsterilized hospital equipment: sources • Many…
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Rains Wreak Havoc Countrywide

ISLAMABAD/KARACHI/QUETTA/PESHAWAR: Torrential rain and severe weather swept across Pakistan on April 2, leaving devastation in Sindh, Balochistan and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), killing more than a dozen people and disrupting daily life. In Karachi, at least six people lost their lives, mostly due to electrocution, as heavy rain and strong winds inundated…
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Danyal Promises Inclusive, Child-centred Education

ISLAMABAD: Parliamentary Secretary for Information and Broadcasting, Barrister Danyal Chaudhry has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to inclusive, child-centred education at a roundtable hosted by Cities for Children and supported by the Malala Fund. The event, titled “Inspired Education: Investing in Creative Strategies to Reduce Dropout,” brought together policymakers, practitioners, and…
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