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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…

Surging HIV Incidence In KP A Major Concern

PESHAWAR: Palwasha’s (not her real name) story is one of resilience and hope. She was diagnosed with HIV following blood transfusion when she was 16. Now 34, she lives a fulfilling life despite the challenges. But she is grateful that treatment coupled with precaution, she was able to limit the…

Two More Polio Cases Take Year’s Tally To 39

ISLAMABAD: Two more polio cases were confirmed on October 19, making it six cases in two days. According to the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication in Islamabad, cases of wild poliovirus type-1 (WPV1) were reported in Sindh’s districts of Sanghar and Mirpurkhas. Pakistan has reported 39 cases of poliovirus…

AJK Launches Vocational Training Courses In 11 Seminaries

MUZAFFARABAD: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government has launched technical and vocational training courses in 11 religious seminaries under its “Skilled Kashmir” programme, where 192 male and female students are currently benefiting. This information was shared on October 10 during the meeting of an official committee established to oversee…

Women, Girls Make Up 70pc Of Human Trafficking Victims, NA Told

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar informed the National Assembly on 17 October 2024 that according to the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report 2023-24, the number of women and girls who are victims of human trafficking stands at 24,398, making up 70.6 percent of the total victims, which…

Fourth grader ‘Raped By Watchman’ On Campus

PESHAWAR: When parents send their offspring to school, the last thing they expect is for their child to be sexually assaulted on campus by the school watchman, but that is exactly what occurred in Swabi to a fourth-grade girl student. The incident has sparked outrage and protests in the province’s…

Technological Facilities Missing In Govt Schools

KARACHI: At a time when Artificial Intelligence (AI) has started dominating all arenas of the global landscape including health and education, students enrolled at government schools in Karachi continue to remain deprived of even the most fundamental technology, computers, which are mandatory for learning and applying the skills of computer…

Nearly 2m Malnourished Children At Risk Of Death Worldwide: Unicef

ISLAMABAD: Globally nearly two million children suffering from severe wasting, also known as acute malnutrition, are at risk of death due to funding shortages for life-saving Ready-to-use-Therapeutic-Food (RUTF) to treat wasting, Unicef warned on 15th October. It stated that Pakistan is included in the 12 hardest-hit countries along with Mali,…

Another Child Crippled By Polio

ISLAMABAD: Another child has been paralysed by polio in Balochistan, marking the 33rd case of the disease in Pakistan this year, Polio Eradication officials said on 14-October-2024. The latest victim, a 35-month-old boy from Quetta, had not received any routine immunization doses. According to his parents, he received supplementary immunization…

Educational Divide

WHILE basic education is a constitutional right of every child in Pakistan, millions of children and youth remain deprived of this fundamental means of living a quality life. The recently launched District Education Performance Index (DEPI) by the Ministry of Planning and Development represents a significant step towards comparing the…

Diphtheria Threat

Karachi faces a diphtheria outbreak, with 28 child deaths in 2023, exposing gaps in vaccination and critical care. Pakistan’s healthcare system continues to show cracks as another preventable tragedy unfolds in Karachi. This year, 28 children have lost their lives to diphtheria – a bacterial disease that could have been…