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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…

Schoolgirl’s Death Leads to Construction SOPs

CHINIOT: In the aftermath of the death of a girl at school in Sialkot, the public schools across Punjab have been directed to cordon off under-construction structures and depute one teacher whole time during the school hours to stop the children getting close to under-construction structures. On directions of School…

Education Boards Stopped from Conducting Exams of Unregistered Private Schools in KP

PESHAWAR: The elementary and secondary education department has directed all the education boards to stop conducting matriculation and intermediate examinations of the students enrolled in private high and higher secondary schools that are not registered with Private Schools Regulatory Authority (PSRA). “Around 387 private high and higher secondary schools are…

Students’ Future at Stake as Board Migration Issue Remains Unresolved

LOWER DIR: Dozens of students seeking migration to the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Malakand are facing uncertainty after the board allegedly declined to process migration cases from other educational boards in the province, putting their academic future at risk. Speaking to local journalists at Timergara on Feb 17,…

Islamabad, Sindh, K-P Announce Revised School Hours for Ramazan

The Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) on Feb 18 announced revised operating hours for all government-run educational institutions in the capital for the upcoming holy month of Ramazan. The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee announced today that the crescent moon for Ramazan 1447 AH was sighted and the first fast of the holy…

Child-friendly Practices Mandatory Under anti-rape Law during Trial, Rules High Court

PESHAWAR: Peshawar High Court has ruled that in trials of sexual offences involving minors, anti-rape law mandates child-friendly practices, in-camera proceedings, protection of privacy and dignity of victims. A bench consisting of Justice Sahibzada Asadullah and Justice Dr Khurshid Iqbal observed: “Furthermore, the Anti-Rape (Investigation and Trial) Act, 2021, reflects…

When Tradition Becomes Deadly

PESHAWAR/ LAHORE/ KARACHI: Every now and then, some isolated case of honour killings makes its way to the media. However, beyond individual tragedies lies a bleak national picture, where family forgiveness, judicial delays, and weaknesses in law enforcement allow innocents to continue being killed in the name of honour. Honour…

Man Sentenced to Life Imprisonment

DI KHAN In a landmark ruling, Additional Sessions Judge (Child Protection Court/GBV) Rafiullah has convicted and sentenced Muhammad Ubaidur Rahman son of Faizur Rahman to rigorous punishment for the brutal rape of an 8-year-old girl in October 2023. The incident occurred within the jurisdiction of Daraban police station. The accused…

Eight Boys Injured in Lakki Quadcopter Strike

LAKKI MARWAT: Eight minor boys were injured in a quadcopter strike in Takhti area here on 12 February, police said. They said the terrorists targeted a football ground in the remote rural area with explosives that were dropped from a quadcopter. “The explosion resulted in inflicting injuries to eight minor…

Afridi Opens Rebuilt Schools in Bara

BARA: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi on Feb 11 formally inaugurated the reconstruction and rehabilitation of 50 schools devastated by terrorism in the Bara area of Khyber tribal district, alongside the opening of a seven-kilometer bypass road. The projects, completed with Chinese financial and technical assistance, mark a significant…

CM Afridi Green-lights Bill Against Begging Networks

PESHAWAR: In a move to eliminate organised begging networks across the province, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on February 9 approved the ‘Vagrancy Control and Rehabilitation Bill’ for presentation before the provincial cabinet for consent. He described the proposed legislation a historic and transformative step, saying the bill is…