Punjab

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 and financial support to the women. She said: “Under the…

Punjab CM To Issue Free Bone Marrow Transplant Card Soon

LAHORE: As many as 150 children received free bone marrow transplants and 2,000 others were treated for cancer at the Lahore Children’s Hospital. This was stated by Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz who said, “Free treatment is the right of every patient and child.” She said: “The success rate of…

Schools In Punjab Mull Early Summer Vacation If Heat Persists

LAHORE: Schools across Punjab have been advised to alter working hours or declare early summer holidays if excessive heat persists. The Punjab Disaster Mana­­gement Authority (PDMA) has issued urgent directives to educational instit­utions and district admi­nistrations across the province in view of heatwave threat, warning of a pote­ntial temperature surge of 4…
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Four-year-old Girl Murdered In Vehari

Missing victim’s body discovered in street VEHARI: A four-year-old girl was murdered after allegedly being abducted on her way to a madrasa in Basti Chand Mari, Vehari. Her body, bearing marks of assault with a sharp object, was found dumped in a nearby street, sparking outrage and grief across the…
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Missing Kid Found Dead In Field

The police registered a case and formed teams to apprehend the killers. MUZAFFARGARH: A six-year-old child beggar who had gone missing a day earlier was found dead in a field in the Jatoi area of Muzzafargarh district. According to police sources, the child belonging to an impoverished family had gone…
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Rising Education Costs Burden Families

As new academic year begins parents struggle with skyrocketing fees, uniform costs RAWALPINDI: The new academic year in Punjab is set to begin on April 7, while the results for annual exams from nursery to eighth grade will be announced today, April 4. Significant changes have been made in the…
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Children’s Growing Interest In Toy Guns Raises Concerns

Sale of toy weapons increases manifold during Eid holidays in Pindi RAWALPINDI: The indulgence of children in the purchase of dangerous toy weapons, playing games like ‘thief and police’ in the streets of Rawalpindi during Eid holidays has raised questions for parents and authorities. These games involved fake armed encounters…
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Maternal Uncles Among Four Who Raped, Killed Minor Girl

BAHAWALPUR: Four suspects who raped and killed an 11-year-old girl on March 24 were her relatives, with two of them her maternal uncles. Sadar police SDPO Agha Fasihuddin told media on Sunday the culprits were traced by police teams with the help of geofencing, using latest technology. The SDPO said…
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Man Arrested For Rape, Murder Of Minor Nephew

LAHORE: The Township investigation police arrested a man on the charge of raping his nine-year-old nephew and strangling him to conceal his crime. The suspect was booked on murder and other charges. The incident happened about one-and-a-half months back Initial inquiries suggested that the suspect was so clever that he…
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Man Gets Life Term For Stepdaughter’s Rape

BAHAWALNAGAR: A sessions court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment in a case pertaining to the rape of his stepdaughter in Haroonabad. A case was registered against the convict, Khubaib Abid of Qamarpura, on June 21, 2024, under Section 376 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC). According to the…
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Teenage Girl Confesses To Killing Father In Deepalpur

DEEPALPUR. The mystery behind a murder case in Deepalpur’s Kari Wala Jagir has been unravelled, revealing that the victim’s own daughter was responsible for his killing. The revelation emerged after police investigations found that the 14-year-old accused shot her father and staged the crime as a robbery. The motive behind…
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Divorced Parent Re-Unite with Children

RAWALPINDI. Up to 392 divorced couples have so far met with their estranged children As Eidul Fitr approaches fast, special Eid reunions between divorced couples and their children, who have been separated, have been continuing at the Court Complex with the permission of family courts since the 18th of Ramazan.…
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