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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.…

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

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

Punjab CM Launches Initiatives For Special Children

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has introduced a series of…

Intermediate Exams Begin Under Stringent Watch

Under Section 144, entry of unrelated persons into examination centres has been completely prohibited The annual FA and FSc examinations started across Punjab under the supervision of nine education boards, including the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Rawalpindi. Chairman BISE Rawalpindi, Muhammad Adnan Khan, along with Controller of…

Students Face Shortage Of Textbooks

Mianwali. A severe shortage of textbooks in government schools in Hafizabad district is affecting the education of students due to negligence on the part of the Punjab Textbook Board. Several weeks after the beginning of the new academic year, only 20 percent of the students in local schools have received…

Girl Falls To Death From Swing

DIJKOT: A 12-year-old girl died of a head injury after falling from a swing in an amusement park. A complaint was lodged with the police by the father of the victim, Ghulam Mustafa, a resident of Doctor City, blaming negligence of the staff for the incident. The complainant stated that…

Enrolment Of Teachers’ Kids Mandatory

Staff instructed to submit an affidavit confirming compliance with directive RAWALPINDI: In response to a decline in new admissions at government schools, the Education Department has made it mandatory for all public school teachers and non-teaching staff to enrol their children in government institutions. Teachers’ unions have rejected this directive…

Two Held In Bahawalpur For Bid To Smuggle 48 People To Iran, Iraq

BAHAWALPUR: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) claimed to have foiled an attempt to smuggle 48 people to Iran and Iraq and arrested two human traffickers during a raid on a bus on Multan-Sukkur Motorway-5 at Jhangra Interchange near Uch Sharif, about 70 kms from Bahawalpur. According to a press release…

Punjab Makes Thalassemia, Other Genetic Disorders Screening Mandatory For Student Admissions

Lahore: The Punjab government has made genetic testing, including for thalassemia and other diseases, mandatory for students seeking admission to schools, colleges, and religious seminaries across the province. The measure is part of the Thalassemia Prevention Act 2025, passed by the Punjab Assembly, which applies to all public and private…

Suspect Held In Girl’s Rape, Murder Case Killed By Accomplices: Police

GUJAR KHAN: A suspect being investigated for allegedly sexually assaulting and killing his seven-year-old niece died of bullet injuries when his accomplices opened indiscriminate firing on a police team at the crime scene in Mandra, police said on April 22. In the First Information Report (FIR), the girl’s father had…

Rawalpindi Health Workers’ Protest Against Hospitals Outsourcing Mars Anti-polio Campaign

RAWALPINDI: As the district launched its week-long polio vaccination drive on April 21, health workers in at least three tehsils – Kahuta, Kallar Syedan, and Gujar Khan – refused to participate in the campaign to protest the decision to outsource public-sector hospitals. According to Young Doctors Association’s office-bearer Dr Aarif Aziz,…

Missing Girl Found Strangled To Death

GUJAR KHAN: A seven-year-old girl, who went missing on April 20, was found strangled to death and allegedly sexually assaulted in an under-construction house located in her neighbourhood in the limits of Mandra police of Gujar Khan. Police have registered a case on the complaint of the victim’s father. According…

Man Gets Life In Jail For Raping 5th Grader After Kidnapping Her

A sessions court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment on charges of raping a Class V student. Aijaz was found guilty of sexually abusing his landlord’s 11-year-old daughter after abducting her from their house in Kearmari in February 2022. Additional Sessions Judge (South) Abdul Zahoor sentenced the convict to…