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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…

PAKISTAN EDUCATION STATISTICS 2022 – 2023

Pakistan’s education system spans multiple levels, including compulsory education for children aged…

Over 4,200 children sexually abused in 2023, says Sahil

ISLAMABAD: The data compiled by Sahil shows that 11 children were abused…

Dengue Takes Another Life in Mansehra, Toll Reaches Three

MANSEHRA: Another youth died of dengue, raising the death toll to three in the district, his family said on September 30. Mohammad Ibrahim, 16, was admitted to King Abdullah Teaching Hospital (KATH) after testing positive for dengue. According to his family, his condition worsened when his platelets dropped sharply. He…

CM Vows to Bring Education Revolution in Punjab

CHAKWAL: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif on September 30 vowed to bring an educational revolution in the province claiming that robotics and artificial intelligence would be introduced in the government schools. She was addressing a ceremony held at the University of Chakwal here on Wednesday in connection with laptops…

Two New Polio Cases Confirmed in Sindh

ISLAMABAD: Two new cases of poliovirus have been confirmed in Sindh’s Badin and Thatta districts, bringing the nationwide tally for 2025 to 29 and the provincial total to nine, according to the National Institute of Health (NIH) on September 29. The development comes only days after another case was reported…

BISP’s Nutrition Initiative Reduces Child Stunting by 6.4pc: Report

ISLAMABAD: The Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) has, through its nutrition initiative, reduced child stunting by 6.4 percent in target populations, according to a report. According to a midterm independent evaluation by the Aga Khan University (AKU)’s Institute for Global Health and Development, stunting among children under five declined by…

Number of Polio Vaccine Refusal Cases Drops in KP

PESHAWAR: The number of children remaining unvaccinated due to parental refusal has come down in the recent immunisation drive compared to the previous campaign, data shows. The five-day vaccination effort in May conducted by Emergency Operation Centre, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, recorded 17,136 children without getting oral polio vaccine (OPV), mostly due to parents’…

Influenza Surge hits Karachi

KARACHI: There has been a sharp surge in cases of cold, cough, and fever, as the seasonal influenza virus begins to spread rapidly in the metropolitan city. Both government hospitals and private clinics are witnessing a spike in patients, with vulnerable groups such as elderly citizens, young children, pregnant women,…

Deadly Bite

IMAGINE a child happily heading to the park to play ball with friends. A stray dog prowls nearby, foaming at the mouth and ferociously gnawing on a bramble. The canine spots the children and lunges at them. Some run away screaming in terror, while one unlucky child is knocked down…

Rabies Claims 1,000 Lives in Pakistan, Says Report

ISLAMABAD: While rabies remains one of the deadliest yet most preventable diseases in the world, claiming nearly 59,000 lives annually, mostly in Asia and Africa. In Pakistan alone, an estimated 1,000 people, mostly children, die every year from rabies, despite the availability of life-saving treatment. World Rabies Day is being…

10,000 Schools set for Privatisation by June 2026

RAWALPINDI: In a bid to address the ongoing financial and economic crisis, the Punjab Education Department has resolved to privatise a further 10,000 primary, middle, and high schools by the end of the current fiscal year, June 30, 2026. Preparations are already underway, with lists of the schools earmarked for…

Faisalabad Reports 186 Child Abduction Cases

FAISALABAD: Police recovered two abducted newborns and arrested four suspects, including a couple, in separate operations at Lari Adda and Kohistan Adda. The rescued infants were reunited with their families. Police records show that 186 abduction cases of minors were reported across Faisalabad district between January and September 25, 2025.…