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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 special children have undergone health screenings, leading to the diagnosis…

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…

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…

Stray Dogs Pose Growing Threat in Punjab as Attacks, Deaths Rise

LAHORE: The growing population of stray dogs in Punjab has become a serious concern for public safety and animal welfare, as dog bite incidents rise alongside reports of inhumane killings, highlighting gaps in the implementation of existing policies. In a recent case, Yasir Khan, a father of four from Umerkay…

Education Boards Drop ‘Fee Bomb’

RAWALPINDI: To cope with a severe financial crisis, education boards have imposed what has been described as a massive “fee bomb” on students appearing in board examinations. A new charge for the installation of CCTV cameras at examination centres has also been levied on students, along with an additional Rs900…

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…

Police hold Awareness Walk on Kite Flying, Aerial Firing Hazards

Rawalpindi: The Rawalpindi Police conducted an awareness walk on January 16 to highlight the hazards of kite flying and aerial firing, and to educate the public on the legal consequences of such activities. The walk, launched on the special instructions of City Police Officer (CPO) Syed Khalid Hamdani, took place…

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…