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Local Production Of Iron, Folic Acid Supplements May Curb Anaemia In 15m Pakistani Girls

ISLAMABAD: The local production of Weekly Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation (WIFAS) in adolescent doses could prevent around 15 million adolescent girls in Pakistan from suffering from iron deficiency anemia as ensuring sustainable access to these supplements could significantly reduce costs and lessen reliance on expensive imports, according to officials and nutrition experts. Iron deficiency anaemia is the leading cause…

Federal Health Minister Urges Action As Vaccination Refusals Hindering Polio Eradication

Federal Health Minister Syed Mustafa Kamal has expressed serious concern over vaccine refusals, stating that nearly 43,000 parents in Sindh — 42,000 of them in Karachi alone —have refused polio vaccination for their children, posing a major obstacle to the eradication efforts. He made these remarks while visiting the Provincial…

New Textbooks For Grade 1 To 5 To Be Delivered In Two Weeks

ISLAMABAD: The supply of newly developed textbooks for grade 1 to 5…

Children With Disabilities Showcase Talent At PNCA

Islamabad: The Directorate General of Special Education (DGSE), Ministry of Federal Education…

AI and the Child

Artificial intelligence is quietly shaping a generation’s thinking. Children are increasingly using AI tools to answer questions, complete assignments and tackle problems that once required reflection and research. What appears to be efficiency may also be altering the way thinking itself develops. This shift is unfolding within a generation shaped…

Polio, again

ANOTHER child has fallen victim to polio, this time in Sindh. The National Institute of Health this week confirmed that a four-year-old from Bello in Sujawal, Sindh, is infected with the wild poliovirus, making this the first case in 2026. The development brings back into the limelight Pakistan’s long fight…

Education Illusion

A recent federal government report on public financing in education contains embarrassing data on the low bar that we have set for the word ‘educated’, as some 77% of 10-year-olds surveyed across the country could not read or understand a simple text. Put another way, it means at least half…

HPV Campaign Reaches only 53pc of Target Girls: Survey

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s first large scale campaign to vaccinate adolescent girls against human papillomavirus (HPV) reached only slightly more than half of the target population, with an independent post campaign survey estimating coverage at 53.4 per cent and identifying weak awareness, parental refusals and reporting gaps as key factors limiting the…

Spending on Education Faces Decline over past Six Years, Says Seport

ISLAMABAD: The country continues to face critical challenges in financing and ensuring access to education, revealed a government report released on Thursday. With an alarming number of out-of-school children and 77 per cent of ten-year-olds unable to read and understand a simple text, the urgency of aligning financing priorities with…

Violence Is Not Strength

Mardangi, or masculinity, is frequently misunderstood in Pakistan. Instead of being associated with sensitivity, accountability, or respect, it is often linked to domination, repression and manipulation. Acts of violence, intimidation or assault against women are wrongly justified as expressions of mardangi. This misinterpretation is dangerous. We must be clear and…

77pc of 10-year-olds Unable to Read and Understand Simple Text, Reveals Report

ISLAMABAD: The country continues to face critical challenges in financing and ensuring access to education, reveals a government report released on Mar 5. With an alarming number of out-of-school children and 77 percent of ten-year-olds unable to read and understand a simple text, the urgency of aligning financing priorities with…

Pakistan Calls to Protect Children’s Education

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has told a historic session of the UNSC that the most effective way to protect children and their right to education is to resolve festering conflicts in accordance with the UNSC resolutions, the UN Charter and international law. Speaking in the council’s debate on “Children, Technology and…

Children in Conflict with the Law: A Theoretical Perspective

What do we mean when we call someone a “juvenile delinquent”? Is it merely a legal label, or does it reflect deeper social anxieties about youth, morality, and order? In legal terms, a juvenile is a person under the age of eighteen. Juvenile delinquency refers to criminal or deviant acts…

The Cause and Effect of Madrassah Reform

Every few years in Pakistan, madrassahs return to the headlines as if they are a new discovery. A tragedy occurs. A security report is published. A political speech is delivered. And once again, the debate collapses into accusation and denial. There are few words in Pakistan’s public life that ignite…

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