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 Launches Initiatives For Special Children

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has introduced a series of groundbreaking initiatives aimed at improving the lives of special children across the province. These initiatives encompass healthcare, education, employment, and safety measures to ensure the well-being and empowerment of children with disabilities. As part of these efforts, 40,000…

Free-of-cost Heart Surgeries Performed On Over 6,000 Children

LAHORE : A meeting was held in the Specialised Health Care and…

3 Nomadic Youths Rape Underage Girl

Rawalpindi: Police have launched a formal investigation after a man filed a…

Mystery Disease’ Claims Nine kids’ Lives in a Month in Muzaffargarh

MUZAFFARGARH: At least nine children have died and 11 others are in critical condition due to an illness that spread in a settlement near Muzaffargarh during the past month, prompting intervention by the district administration. According to sources, the deaths occurred in Basti Pull Pir Ashab, near Pir Jahanian in…

Cold Weather Cuts School Days Short

RAWALPINDI: The Punjab School Education Department has formally issued an official notification announcing the new operating hours for all government schools across the province. The revised schedule will come into effect from January 19 (today) and will continue to apply until April 15. The step has been taken to counter…

Groom among 7 held over Nikah of Underage Girl in Vehari

BAHAWALPUR: Mailsi police booked seven persons, including groom and nikah registrar, for allegedly arranging the nikah of a minor girl with a man in Basti Nonarian of mauza Ojla in Vehari district on Sunday. According to the police, the case has been registered on the complaint of police officials. In…

Derelict Schools Across Punjab Imperil Students

LAHORE: Thousands of students across Punjab continue to attend classes in structurally unsafe school buildings despite repeated warnings from officials, audit reports and education experts, raising concerns about student safety as cold weather intensifies across the province. According to official assessments, a significant number of government schools are operating in…

Teen’s Body Exhumed, Desecrated in Bahawalpur

BAHAWALPUR: A horrifying case of grave desecration has shaken Bahawalpur after the body of a 16-year-old girl was exhumed and desecrated in the suburban area of Inayati. Police said the prime suspect, a self-styled practitioner of black magic, was later killed during a police encounter, while his accomplices remain at…

Four Children among 11 Mauled by ‘Rabid’ Dogs in Wah

TAXILA: At least 11 people, including four children, were mauled by “rabid”dogs in Sadat Colony and adjacent areas in Wah, according to local officials. The injured were rushed to the Wah General hospital where they were provided necessary first aid as well as Anti-Rabies Vaccination. The children were attacked on…

Rare ‘Fetus in fetu’ Surgery at SZMCH

RAHIM YAR KHAN: A 5-year-old child underwent a ‘successful’ surgery to remove partially-formed fetus from his chest in Sheikh Zayed Medical College Hospital (SZMCH). The complex surgery was performed on Monday (Jan 12) by pulmonologist Dr Sultan Owaisi, Head of the Tharocic Surgery Department SZMCH, who said the fetus was…

Missing Minor Boy Found Dead in Drain

LAHORE: A minor boy, who had allegedly been kidnapped three weeks ago, was found dead in a drain in Baghbanpura area on January 14. Reports suggested that two-year-old Ameer Hussain had suddenly gone missing when he was playing in the street outside his house located at Khyzerabad of Shalimar Town.…

Woman Arrested for Killing her adopted Daughter

GUJRAT: Kamoke Saddar police have arrested a woman and her son-in-law for killing her minor adopted daughter, who allegedly walked in on them when they were in a compromising condition, to conceal their relations. The body of the seven-year-old girl was found at a deserted place three days after she…

11 Kids Rescued in Anti-beggary Drive

GUJRAT: Authorities concerned on January 13 launched an anti-beggary campaign, rescuing around a dozen children from begging networks in various parts of the city. On the directions of Gujrat DC Noorul Ain Qureshi, the operation was launched jointly by the teams of the Child Protection Bureau, Gujranwala, Labour Department, Rescue…

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