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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…

Minister orders transparency in Children’s Heart Surgery Programme

LAHORE: Provincial Health Minister Khawaja Salman Rafique has directed the officials concerned to ensure transparency in the CM Children’s Heart Surgery Programme besides improving the quality of service and providing excellent monitoring for the convenience of patients. He issued this direction while addressing an important meeting at Punjab Health Initiative…
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Digital Marking, Biometrics Set for Exams

RAWALPINDI: The Board Committee of Chairmen of all nine educational boards of the province has approved the abolition of the traditional manual system of paper marking and monitoring for matriculation and intermediate annual examinations, replacing it with a new system. Under the new system, biometric attendance of all male and…
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‘Thalassemia free Pakistan remains National Goal’

Rawalpindi: The Pakistan Thalassemia Welfare Society Rawalpindi -Islamabad (TWS), continues to provide essential support and treatment to children and individuals living with thalassemia while emphasizing that this hereditary disease can be prevented from affecting future generations through timely awareness and proper precautions. These views were expressed by former provincial health…
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LHC Seeks Law On Woman’s Marriage Status After Conversion

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has urged the legislature to enact a clear law governing the dissolution of marriage when a non-Muslim woman embraces Islam, observing that the absence of such legislation for over three decades has created legal uncertainty and hardship. In his recent judgment, Justice Tariq Saleem…
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Rising Screen Time Causing Vision Problems in children

MULTAN: The increasing use of mobile phones, tablets, and laptops is contributing to weak eyesight and other visual problems among children, a leading eye specialist has warned. Dr Rashid Qamar Rao, Head of the Ophthalmology Department and Principal of Nishtar Medical College, said that although digital screens do not directly…
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For Distressed Children, Railway Stations Become a Refuge

LAHORE: Railway stations across Pakistan are increasingly becoming refuge points for children fleeing troubled homes, as poverty, domestic tensions, corporal punishment, and the influence of social media push minors onto the streets. According to official data shared by Pakistan Railways Police, 658 children, including 413 boys and 245 girls, were…
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School Meal Programme Launched in Bhakkar

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif inaugurated a Danish School in Mankera, Bhakkar, and launched the School Meal Programme at Government Primary School Kisanwala, terming education and nutrition key pillars for a brighter future of children. During a visit, the chief minister announced the upgradation of three schools in…
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7-Year-Old killed, 3 CCD Officers Injured in Firefight with Outlaws

BHAKKAR: A seven-year-old girl was killed and three Crime Control Department (CCD) police officers sustained serious injuries during a late-night police encounter with a proclaimed offender and his accomplices in the Kacha Shah Alam area of Mango Changar, on the outskirts of Bhakkar, police said on Sunday. Official sources said…
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Over 600 Child Abuse Videos Recovered as Major Exploitation Network Busted

RAWALPINDI: Authorities have exposed a major network involved in producing, buying and selling obscene videos of children, arresting a key operative and recovering more than 600 videos. The suspect, identified as Taimur Mahmood, a resident of Murree, was arrested from Rawalpindi by the National Cyber Crimes Investigation Agency (NCCIA). According…
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