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…

Punjab Govt to Build 1,000 Playfields in Schools

LAHORE: One thousand playfields will be built in schools of Punjab besides awarding monthly scholarships to 1,000 talented children of inter-school competitions. It was decided at a meeting held between Punjab Sports Minister Faisal Ayub with Education Minister Rana Sikandar Hayat here on Wednesday. It was also decided that the…
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Punjab Govt Promoting AI-based Modern Education System: Speakers

TAXILA: Speakers at an awareness seminar in Attock on May 11 said the Punjab government was taking initiatives to modernise the education sector by introducing Artificial Intelligence (AI), digital learning and advanced teaching technologies across the province. The seminar, organised by Nawaz Sharif School of Eminence, brought together students, parents,…
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Al-Shifa Trust Helps 140 Children Beat Eye Cancer

Rawalpindi: For hundreds of families bringing their children to Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital, the biggest fear is not only cancer, but whether delayed treatment has reduced the chances of saving their child’s eyesight and recovery. Doctors at the hospital’s Cancer Unit said nearly 140 children treated over the past three…
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A Girl’s Age

ON July 29, 2025, Maria Shahbaz, a 13-year-old Christian girl, was abducted in Lahore by her 30-year-old neighbour. She was subsequently forced to convert to Islam and marry her captor. A police investigation confirmed that the marriage certificate produced by the abductor was fabricated and not registered with any union…
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Minor Girl Dies in Open Manhole

TOBA TEK SINGH: A minor girl died after falling into an open manhole in Tandlianwala, Faisalabad, on May 10. Reports said Hania (4), daughter of Muhammad Wasim of Tayyaba Town locality, went to the street but did not return even after two hours. During a search, locals found her dead…
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Diarrhoea, Gastrointestinal Infections May Record Upward Trend

Rawalpindi: Water and food-borne diseases including diarrhoea and gastrointestinal infections may hit the population hard in this region of the country in next two to three weeks as the existing hot weather conditions are conducive and much favourable for growth of microorganisms. The situation regarding spread of summer-related health threats…
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Body of Missing Child Found in Village Graveyard

TOBA TEK SINGH: Police claimed to have found the remains of a child, who was kidnapped on April 29, from the graveyard of his village, Chak 279 JB Bajwara in Gojra tehsil on May 10. Police said deceased Arham Zahid (12) disappeared from his home and a kidnapping case was…
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Man Held for Raping Three Minor Daughters

BAHAWALPUR: Fateh Shah police in Vehari district arrested a man on charge of raping his three minor daughters at Chak 41/KB, Burewala, on May 8. District Police PRO Adnan Tariq told Dawn by cell phone that the suspect was arrested after registration of an FIR on the complaint of his…
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Woman, Three Kids Found Hanged

LAHORE: A woman and her three minor children were found dead in their house in Multan under mysterious circumstances on May 5, 2026. Initially, Rescue 1122 and police received calls that a woman hanged herself, along with her three minor children, in a house in a katchi abadi (slum) near…
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Woman along with Kids kills Husband

BAHAWALPUR: A woman, along with her three children, including two daughters and four unidentified accomplices, allegedly killed her husband and concealed his body in a trunk at their house in Basti Kukranwali, within the jurisdiction of Baghdadul Jadid police station in Bahawalpur. According to police PRO Naeem Ahmed, a team,…
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