Punjab

Video of Teacher Assaulting Student in Gujar Khan Sparks Police Action

RAWALPINDI: In the Gujar Khan area of Rawalpindi, a video showing a school teacher brutally beating a child has gone viral on social media, prompting police action. The accused teacher has been taken into custody. Authorities say the incident occurred nearly a year ago. According to police, the video shows a private school in the Gujar Khan jurisdiction where a…

Maryam Introduces Aghosh Programme For Women

LAHORE: Under Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz’s first-ever Aghosh program, pregnant women and mothers of children under 2 will get Rs23,000 each. “Health of a mother and her child requires special attention, a healthy mother guarantees a healthy family,” said Maryam while introducing the Aghosh program to provide medical facilities…

Man Arrested For Torture Of Minor Daughter In Lahore

LAHORE: A man, who allegedly tortured his minor daughter in Ichhra area, has been arrested by the police here on July 12. The police took action after a social media video clip showed the suspect, later identified as Qurban, beating his minor daughter with a club and the girl crying…
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Teen Girl Dies After Treatment By Quack

SARGODHA: A 14-year-old girl died due to alleged negligence committed by a quack at Gulshan-i-Aziz Colony. The mother of the girl, Ariza Fatima, told Dawn on July 2, they took Ariza to the Rashid Medical Store on the Girls College Road due to pain in her toenail. At the drugstore,…
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Archbishop Voices Concern Over Rising Child Sexual Abuse Cases

RAWALPINDI: Archbishop Dr Joseph Arshad, the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Islamabad-Rawalpindi, has expressed deep concern over the rising incidents of child sexual abuse and violence in Pakistan, calling the situation a national tragedy that requires urgent and effective action. Addressing an event on the protection of children’s rights,…
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Minor Girl Found Dead At Tuition Centre In Lahore

LAHORE: A class six girl student was found dead in the washroom of a tuition centre at Ichhra on July 9. The 10-year-old (N) had gone along with her two other sisters (13 and 6 years old) to a nearby house where two female teachers were giving tuition services to…
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Man Slays Grandson To Implicate Rivals

GUJRAT: A man on 7 July killed his 10-year-old grandson to implicate his opponents in Sech Kalar area in Wahndo police precincts, Gujranwala. Police claimed to have traced and arrested the suspect within eight hours of the incident. Reports said police had found Shoaib (10) slain in an open field…
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Over 200 Private Schools Face Sealing

LAHORE: The Lahore District Education Authority has recommended the sealing of 213 private schools operating without registration. The move comes as part of a drive to ensure compliance with education laws, improve student safety and regulate the rapidly expanding private education sector across the provincial capital. According to sources, the…
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Man Booked For Rape, Blackmail Of Minor Girl In Bahawalpur

BAHAWALPUR: Dhanote police in Lodhran district registered a case against a man for raping a minor girl and blackmailing her with objectionable videos. According to police, the FIR against the suspect was registered on the complaint of the victim’s mother. According to the complainant, her victim’s daughter had gone to…
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