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Birth Registration Of Girls Remains Low

Majority of women and girls have no legal existence in the official systems PESHAWAR: Where limited access to registration centers, particularly in remote and underserved areas, can partly explain the low birth registration rate for girls in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, the social bias that confines women to the four walls of the home continues to withhold many from getting a legal identity.…

Father Tells Heartbreaking Story Of Losing Two Children In Swat Tragedy

MARDAN: A man from Mardan recounted the tragic incident at the Swat River last week, which claimed at least 16 lives — including his two children, 12-year-old Daniyal and 6-year-old Ishaal. Naseer Ahmed told of his ordeal as he and other people around him were helpless to pull the 17…

Man Commits Suicide After 11-year-old Daughter Declared Vani

DERA ISMAIL KHAN: A poor man ended his life by swallowing poisonous…

Cleric Arrested For Assaulting Two Minors

PESHAWAR: Badhber police arrested a cleric on charges of assaulting two minors…

Aids Spreading Fast in Khyber, Warn Health Experts

KHYBER: Lack of awareness and lackluster response from the health authorities is resulting in rapid spread of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (Aids) among residents in different parts of Khyber, health experts told Dawn on December 2. They said Khyber district with 313 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases was second after North Waziristan,…

More than Five Million Children Vaccinated against Measles

PESHAWAR: Health department has vaccinated 96 percent of the target children against measles-rubella during the 12-day campaign in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according to officials. They said that 25 children had died of measles, one of the 12 vaccine-preventable childhood diseases, in the province so far, mostly because of non-vaccination. The recent…

Woman Kills her Two Children in DI Khan

DERA ISMAIL KHAN: A woman allegedly murdered her two children in the suburban Darkhanawali locality here on December 1, the police said. They said the woman used a knife to slit throats of her infant son and toddler daughter. The deceased were identified as 40-day-old Suhail Khan, and two-year-old daughter…

No End to Child Marriages Despite Legislation

PESHAWAR: At just 13, Aleeza (name changed to protect privacy) wanted to play with peers and live a carefree life, but like many girls of that age, a marriage proposal came knocking on her family’s door. The little girl’s aunt approached her mother, suggesting to marry her off five years…

Education Department to Delegate Powers to KP Government Schools

PESHAWAR: As part of reforms, the elementary and secondary education department is working on a proposal to delegate academic, financial and administrative powers to public educational institutions in the province through a cluster formation of higher secondary schools with its feeder high, middle and primary schools, reveals secretary Mohammad Khalid.…

Educating Every Child Govt’s Top Priority: PA Speaker

MANSEHRA: Speaker of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Babar Saleem Swati on November 29 said that the provincial government was committed to providing every child with formal education as one of its top priorities. “I am pleased to attend this function. You must be patriotic Pakistanis, and whether you become jurists,…

Back-to-Back Blasts Target Tank Schools

DI KHAN: Unidentified assailants targeted another government school in Tank district on November 28, blowing it up with an explosive device in the jurisdiction of Ghulam Imam Police Station. The Government High School in Akbari village was destroyed after unidentified terrorists planted explosives on the premises, causing significant structural damage.…

Seminary Student Found Dead in Dera

DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Body of a seminary student was found in fields near Pakka Malana village within the jurisdiction of Gomal University police station here on November 26. A police official said that the deceased had been identified as Hafiz Dawood, belonging to the Mughal community and a resident of…

School Timings Changed in Four Districts Due to Fog

PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Department of Education has announced a change in school timings for four districts, Charsadda, Mardan, Swabi, and Nowshera, after a surge in accidents caused by dense morning fog. According to the Directorate of Education, the decision comes in response to safety concerns following a recent road accident…

504 Killed in 2025 Monsoon Floods in KP, Court Informed

PESHAWAR: National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has informed Peshawar High Court that 504 persons including 338 men, 76 women and 90 children lost lives during this year devastating monsoon flooding in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The authority provided the information in its comments submitted to the high court in a petition…