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Inter Exams Put Off By Nine Days

Officials attribute the postponement to a change in XI results due to grace marks, absence of the board chairman KARACHI: The Board of Intermediate Education Karachi (BIEK) annual examinations of XI-XII for the year 2025 have been delayed. The pre-engineering, pre-medical and science general group exams that were to start on April 28 will now commence from May 6 or…

Man Burns Pregnant Wife, Two Minor Sons To Death

HYDERABAD: A pregnant woman and her two minor sons had died in a fire at their home in Goth Wali Muhammad Mangrio, District Mirpurkhas, on 03-April-2025. The case took a new turn on 03-April-2025, when the woman’s husband admitted to burning them to death. The woman’s brother Gordhan Bheel filed…

Teenage Boy Killed In Scuffle While Playing Ludo

A 14-year-old boy was killed during a scuffle while playing ludo in Jannat Goth near SITE Superhighway Industrial Area. According to police, the body of the boy was shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital. He was identified as Abu Bakar, son of Yar Zameen Khan. Subzi Mandi Chowki Incharge Kamran said…
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Naqvi Urges Parents To Ensure Polio Vaccination For Children

Karachi Commissioner Syed Hassan Naqvi continued his field visits on the second day of the ongoing anti-polio campaign, touring various localities in District Keamari to oversee the progress of vaccination efforts. Accompanied by United Nations International Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) representative Saud Khoso, Deputy Commissioner Keamari Raja Tariq Chandio, Assistant…
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Polio Drive Launched To Vaccinate Over 10.6m Children In Sindh

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on 21-April-2025 inaugurated a week-long province-wide polio eradication campaign targeting over 10.6 million children under the age of five, including 2.76 million in Karachi. The campaign, which will run from April 21 to April 27, will be supported by nearly 70,000 trained frontline…
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Inept Exam Boards

In many countries, exams are minimally supervised, but penalties for getting caught are extremely high The integrity of education boards across Sindh has come into question in light of recently uncovered irregularities and controversial decisions regarding marking in exams. Meanwhile, reports of rampant cheating by students raise questions not only…
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Five-year-old Girl Raped, Murdered, Dumped In Drain

Body of the victim was found in Gujjar Nullah KARACHI: Endemic sexual violence targeting young girls shows growing perversion and frustration in society. In the latest disturbing incident, a five-year-old girl was murdered after being subjected to sexual abuse in Liaquatabad. The body of the girl, who went missing from…
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Four Suspects Booked Over Gang Rape Of Teenage Girl In Malir

The Malir City police on 17-April-2025 registered a case against four suspects, including a student named Faizan, for allegedly subjecting a 17-year-old girl to gang rape. According to the FIR, the incident occurred on April 14 when the victim was on her way to school. As per the complaint filed…
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‘Missing’ Teenager Found Murdered

A “missing” teenage boy was found murdered near Hawkesbay on the afternoon of 16 April, police and rescue services officials said. The Mauripur police said that the tortured body of 15-year-old Rajab Ali was recovered from a drain in Sher Mohammed Village. DIG-South Syed Asad Raza told Dawn that during…
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Chairperson NCRC, Ms. Ayesha Raza Farooq, reminds us that vaccination is not just a public‑health priority — it is every child’s fundamental right.

 

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