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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.…
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Muzaffargarh Girl Dies By Suicide After Alleged Sexual Assault

A 17-year-old girl died by suicide after she was allegedly raped and impregnated in Punjab’s Muzaffargarh, police said on April 13. According to a first information report (FIR) dated April 12, a copy of which is available with Dawn.com, the girl had informed her father and elder sister that her uncle…
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Matric Courses Face Major Delays

Lack of textbooks, trained teachers and proper labs cited as the cause Rawalpindi. In the new academic session 2025-27, the number of academic groups offered for Matric (9th and 10th grade) has been increased from three to six. However, a lack of preparedness for the newly introduced groups has caused…
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44000 School Teacher Posts Scrapped

Lahore. Around 44,000 posts of government schoolteachers across Punjab have been abolished. According to sources in the Punjab School Education Department, outsourcing of schools is the reason of abolishing the posts as now it is up to the private owners to hire teaches according to their policy. On the other…
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Minor Recovered, Kidnapper Killed In Mandi Bahauddin

Mandi Bahhaudin. Rs3 million ransom recovered, woman among two suspects arrested A five-year-old boy abducted from the jurisdiction of Miana Gondal police station has been recovered in a police operation, which also resulted in the death of one kidnapper and the arrest of two others, including a woman accused of…
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Girl Raped By School Owner

TOBA TEK SINGH: A private school owner allegedly raped a daughter of a widow at Kamalia on 10-April-2025. Reportedly, Siddiqan Bibi of Jhonnayshah Wala claimed in her FIR that her daughter was a sweeper in the school of accused Muhammad Rehan situated at Madinabad. On the day of the incident,…
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Schoolteacher Held For Torturing Student In Attock’s Pindigheb

TAXILA: Police in Pindigheb town of Attock district on Wednesday arrested a teacher for allegedly torturing a 12-year-old student for not memorising his lesson in a private school. Despite a ban on corporal punishment, the practice still continues in schools across the country already grappling with one of the highest…
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Mother Can’t Be Denied Child Custody After Remarriage

LHC rules welfare of child must always take precedence over all else LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has ruled that a mother’s remarriage cannot be the sole basis for denying her custody of a minor child, emphasising that the welfare and best interests of the child must always take…
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Four-year-old Brutally Beaten By Seminary Teacher

Victim from Bata Pur suffers bruises on face LAHORE: A four-year-old student was allegedly subjected to physical abuse by his teacher at a madrassa in Bata Pur after failing to memorise his lesson. The police launched legal action following a complaint by the victim’s father. According to an official, the…
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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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Couple, Son Held For Exploiting Young Girls

Police say accused blackmailed victims with obscene videos RAWALPINDI: Police have arrested a couple and their son for allegedly luring the poor young girls for jobs on attractive salaries and forcibly involving them in immoral activities for the sake of money. The accused used to blackmail the girls by making…
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