ICT

The Age Of Consent And The Borders Of Belief

ICT Child Marriage Restraint Act, 2025 marks a pivotal step toward a safer, progressive Pakistan KARACHI. Child rights organisations and advocates, along with concerned citizens, have warmly welcomed the passage of recent legislation on child marriages, describing it as a landmark step toward protecting the rights and well-being of children. “The passage of the ICT Child Marriage Restraint Act, 2025…

Passing Marks Raised As Federal Board Revises Grading System

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE) has increased passing marks from the existing 33 to 40pc, besides notifying a new grading system. The new system will be implemented on annual examinations, effective next year. According to an FBISE official, existing passing marks in per subject are…

Onus on State to Protect Kids from Online Harm, IHC Told

• NCRC recommends boosting NCCIA capacity, setting up special units for exploitation probes • Proposes Peca review from child rights perspective • Urges integrating age verification into Digital Nation Pakistan Act ISLAMABAD: Protecting minors from online grooming, exploitation and harmful content is the state’s responsibility, the National Commission on the…
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Man held Over Girl’s Killing in Two Hours

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Police on Sep 21 arrested a man in less than two hours for allegedly subjecting a three-year-old girl to abuse before killing her in the jurisdiction of Noon Police Station. An official said Noon police immediately registered a case and launched an investigation after receiving…
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3-year-old Girl Found Murdered after Kidnapping in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: A three-year-old girl who was kidnapped on Sep 22 was found murdered in a wooded area, located about one-and-a-half kilometres from a police station, on Wednesday, police said. It was also suspected that the girl had been raped before her murder based on the physical condition of her body.…
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Online Grooming puts Pakistani Children at Risk

ISLAMABAD: Zara Shah was targeted by a stranger while playing a computer game, drawn into a conversation that would expose her to terrifying online sexual exploitation. Zara, whose name has been changed by AFP for safety reasons, is one of an estimated 1.5 million children in Pakistan who experienced online…
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Education Ministry Orders Early Completion of Autism Centre

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Federal Education on Sep 18 directed early completion of the Centre of Excellence for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) to strengthen special and inclusive education through an integrated ecosystem. Secretary Education Nadeem Mahbub visited the under-construction and renovation ASD site to review the progress of work on…
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Islamabad Reports a Dozen Kidnapping Cases in a Single Day

ISLAMABAD: At least a dozen kidnapping incidents were registered by the capital police in a single day on Sep 17, police said. In the first incident, three women kidnapped a newborn baby boy from Pims Hospital. The police registered a case under Section 364-A of the Pakistan Penal Code in…
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Police detain Three Women over Alleged Abduction of Newborn from PIMS

Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Police recovered a newborn safely and detained three women after responding to a reported abduction of the baby from Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) late on the night of 15 Sep. An official told APP on Wednesday that the Karachi Company Police Station team took immediate action…
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Zardari, Shehbaz Stress Literacy’s Role in Progress

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sep 7 extended greetings to the nation on International Literacy Day, acknowledging the contributions of teachers, students, parents, educationists and community workers to promoting education across the country. In his message marking the occasion on Sept 8, the president…
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Newborns’ deaths in Pims fire prompt safety drills in capital buildings

ISLAMABAD: The tragic fire at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) gynaecology ward, which claimed the lives of 14 infants, has prompted authorities to conduct fire drills in key government offices to reinforce safety measures. On Friday, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) conducted a special fire safety mock drill at the…
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