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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…

Cleric Arrested For Assaulting Two Minors

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

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

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

Eradication Of Polio in KP Remains Elusive

PESHAWAR: The emergency operation centre for polio in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is struggling to cope with the chronic challenges it faces in eradication of poliomyelitis, a vaccine-preventable childhood ailment. The province has recorded seven polio cases, the highest number registered by any province in the country this year so far, owing…

KP Launches Dedicated Child Protection Helpline

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on 29-June-2025 inaugurated the dedicated child protection helpline (1121) and the Centre for Continuing Professional Development (C4CPD). The KP Child Protection and Welfare Commission (KPCPWC) hosted a two-day inter-provincial consultative conference in Peshawar. The organisers said the objective of the conference, held with the support…

Polio Cripples Another Child In KP’s Tank, Tally Reaches 13

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s fight against polio suffered another setback as health authorities have confirmed the detection of a new case of wild poliovirus in District Tank, located in the southern belt of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. This latest case brings the national tally to 13 so far this year, with seven reported from…

Day Marked To Support Torture Victims

HARIPUR: The Human Development Organisation (HDO) organised a function at the central prison here the other day to highlight the importance of practices for good hygiene in jails. The activity was part of the celebration of the International Day in Support of Torture Victims. The prisoners admitted to the Drug…

Poliovirus Cripples Child In Bannu

In a latest case of poliovirus, a 33-month-old boy has been crippled in district Bannu, raising Pakistan’s polio case count to 12 for the year. According to the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the NIH Islamabad, the recent case from Union Council Shamsikhel, District Bannu, is the sixth…

Schools Violating Vacation Orders Penalised

SWABI: Complaints pouring in from different circles have forced the officials of the district administration to take action against schools who failed to comply with the provincial government’s order of summer holidays. The provincial education department has closed both public and private sector schools for summer holidays on June 15,…

Saif Claims Successes In Health, Education Sectors

PESHAWAR: Adviser to the chief minister on information and public relations Barrister Mohammad Ali Saif has said under the Sehat Card Plus programme, free medical services were provided to 4.4 million citizens of the province. “The provincial government has also included expensive and lifesaving treatments like kidney, liver, bone marrow,…

24 Mohmand Girl Schools Closed Due To Staff Shortage

MOHMAND: Local government representatives in Mohmand district have sounded alarm over what they describe as a ‘systematic collapse’ of women education in the region, citing the closure of 24 government girls’ schools in upper and lower Mohmand due to staff shortages and alleged corruption. Speaking at a news conference at…

Over 5,000 Children Treated For Foot Deformity At Paraplegic Centre

PESHAWAR: Speakers on 3rd June called upon parents to contact experts for the clubfoot deformities of children to enable them to grow like normal people as the problem is totally curable. “We have provided treatment to 5,071 children for congenital clubfoot deformity with the dedication, professionalism and compassionate spirit of…

MTI Law To Be Extended To Peshawar Child Health Institute, Saidu Teaching Hospital

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa health department has initiated the process to extend the Medical Teaching Institutions Reforms Act to Khyber Institute of Child Health Peshawar and Saidu Group of Teaching Hospital Swat. In a letter, the department directed the medical superintendent of the SGTH Swat and director of the KICH…