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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…

3 Nomadic Youths Rape Underage Girl

Rawalpindi: Police have launched a formal investigation after a man filed a complaint alleging his young daughter was assaulted by three men in the Wah Cantt area. The incident came to light on Thursday evening when the father, a factory worker, returned home and found his 12-year-old daughter in distress.…

Chinese Envoy Announces Support For School Children

LAHORE: Chinese Consul General Zhao Shiren on 17th July announced the sponsorship of uniform, shoes, school bags and stationery for 1,300 newly enrolled children in south Punjab. He was addressing the ‘Zero Out-of-School Children’ campaign as the chief guest in Multan. The event began with a guard of honour by…
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Woman, Her Three Children Go Missing

LAHORE: A woman was allegedly kidnapped along with her three children in the Sundar area here the other day. The police lodged a first information report (FIR) on the complaint of the woman’s father Mohammad Rafique, against unknown kidnappers and launched investigations into the incident. The police reports suggested that…
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Underage Driver, Father Indicted For DHA Car Crash

LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court on 15th July indicted an underage driver and his father on charges of killing six people in a car accident in the Defence Housing Authority (DHA). ATC-II Judge Irfan Haider directed the prosecution to present its witnesses at next hearing as both accused Afnan and his…
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Woman Throws Herself, Two Minor Sons In Front Of Train

SAHIWAL: An unidentified young woman, along with her two minor children, allegedly died after she threw herself and the kids in front of a running goods train near Ashiana Housing Society, Jhal Road, in the early hours of 13th July. Eyewitnesses informed police that the woman, along with her minor…
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Underage Driver Remanded In Judicial Custody

LAHORE: A judicial magistrate on 12th July denied police further physical remand of an underage car driver and sent him to jail on judicial remand in a case involving death of a young man and injuries to several others in Shahdara Town. The police produced suspect Hashir Umar before the court…
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TikTok User Arrested In Swat For Child Pornographic Content

LAHORE: The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) Peshawar has arrested a suspect linked to the uploading and sharing of child pornographic content on the video-sharing platform TikTok. The arrest follows a Cyber Tipline alert received from the US-based National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). According to official…
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10m Kids In Punjab Out Of School

One-third children drop out of primary education: UNICEF report LAHORE. Punjab accounts for 10 million of the estimated 26 million out of school children in the country, according to a UNICEF report. The report released recently stated that Pakistan had one of the world’s highest ratios of out-of-school children. Thousands…
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Babies Deaths

The heartbreaking loss of 20 infants — mostly newborns — at Pakpattan’s District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital between June 16 and 22 is a damning indictment of systemic healthcare failures. While five health officials, including the Health CEO and Medical Superintendent, have been remanded, the initial inquiries reveal a tragedy rooted in layers…
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Minister Orders Increasing Number Of Daanish Schools

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Education Rana Sikandar Hayat directed to increase the number of Daanish Schools and provide proper facilities in these schools located in Mianwali, Attock, Dera Ghazi Khan, Rajanpur and Vehari. The minister issued these directions while chairing the 37th meeting of the Punjab Daanish Schools and Centre…
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CM Launches First-ever School Bus Service Across Punjab

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz has announced introducing school van/bus service and on-wheel Montessori school in the province. She presided over a special meeting of the School Education Department on 09-July-2025 in which outsourced schools, school meal programme and other projects were reviewed. In the meeting, it was decided…
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