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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…

Frequent Administration Of Injections Causes Paralysis In Polio-infected Children: Experts

PESHAWAR: Frequent administration of injections was causing “provocative poliomyelitis” as three of the four polio affected children detected so far in the province had paralysis caused by wrong injections administered mostly in rural areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Skeletal muscle injury makes sufferers exposed to complications of concurrent poliovirus infection. The…

Pakistan Home To 19 Million Child Brides, Says Report

LAHORE: Pakistan is home to nearly 19 million child brides and ranks 6th globally in early child marriages, the participants of a seminar organised to mark the International Day of the Girl were informed on October 12. The speakers said the girls in Pakistan face stark challenges in their education,…

Over 370m Girls Experience Rape Before Age Of 18: Unicef

ISLAMABAD: As the International Day of the Girl is being observed on 11th October to recognise girls’ rights and the unique challenges they face around the world, latest Unicef estimates reveal more than 370 million girls and women alive today experienced rape or sexual assault before the age of 18.…

Weather Worries

ACCORDING to scientists, for 800,000 years of Earth’s existence the amount of carbon in the atmosphere did not exceed 300 ppm (parts per million). Then in 1911, the amount of carbon in the atmosphere exceeded that level for the first time. Since then, carbon in the atmosphere has only been…

CM Wants Reconstruction Of 3,328 Flood-Affected Schools By June 2025

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on 02-October-2024 directed the provincial education department to complete the reconstruction of 3,328 flood-affected schools and arrange funds for the remaining 16,480 damaged schools. Officials said that while presiding over a meeting, the CM directed the education department to complete the reconstruction…

2 More Children Paralysed By Polio As Pakistan’s 2024 Tally Rises To 26

ISLAMABAD: Polio eradication authorities in Pakistan reported two more polio cases on 01-October-2024, raising the total number of children paralyzed by the virus this year to 26. The cases, confirmed by the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health, involve children from Karachi East and…

26% Out-of-school Children Concentrated In Just 45 Tehsils: Report

• Sibi, South Waziristan tehsils have over 90pc children who skip school • Rawalpindi, Abbottabad and Lower Chitral tehsils among top performers ISLAMABAD: As Pakistan struggles to enrol millions of out-of-school children, a study by the Pakistan Alliance for Maths and Science has revealed that more than 25pc of non-enrolled…

Another Polio Case Surfaces In Pishin

ISLAMABAD: As the country confirmed its 22nd polio case of the year, government officials renewed their appeals to parents and caregivers to vaccinate their children against the crippling disease. The latest case reported was of a 30-month-old boy from Pishin, Balochistan. The regional reference laboratory for polio eradication at the…

Child Marriage: Laws, Verdicts, Solutions

Pakistan turned 77 this year, yet the children harbored by the fifth most populated country continue to be failed by the state. One of the many challenges in this regard is child marriage. The Child Marriage Restraint Act 1929 Section 2(a) defines a “child” as “a person who, if a…

Water-Borne Illnesses Debilitate Children

KARACHI: Despite the World Health Organization (WHO) identifying the provision of clean drinking water as a fundamental human right, till this day, locals in Pakistan’s industrial hub, Karachi, continue to suffer the perilous health repercussions of consuming contaminated water. From February to April this year, the Health Department of Sindh…