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Automation, E-marking Planned in Sindh’s Education Boards

KARACHI: The Sindh government has decided to introduce automation and an e-marking system in educational boards to improve the quality of education in the province. The announcement was made by the Minister for Universities and Boards Muhammad Ismail Rahoo at a ceremony organised by the All Sindh Private Schools and Colleges Association at Bahria Auditorium, Karsaz, Karachi, to mark World…

The Age Of Consent And The Borders Of Belief

ICT Child Marriage Restraint Act, 2025 marks a pivotal step toward a safer, progressive Pakistan KARACHI. Child rights organisations and advocates, along with concerned citizens, have warmly welcomed the passage of recent legislation on child marriages, describing it as a landmark step toward protecting the rights and well-being of children.…

Inter Exams Put Off By Nine Days

Officials attribute the postponement to a change in XI results due to…

Man Burns Pregnant Wife, Two Minor Sons To Death

HYDERABAD: A pregnant woman and her two minor sons had died in…

Media Urged To Highlight Pakistan’s Childhood Lead Poisoning Crisis

Researchers, government officials and Unicef representatives on July 20 warned that millions of Pakistani children remained vulnerable to lead poisoning and urged the media to highlight the largely overlooked public health threat and its preventable sources. The call came at a day-long media workshop organised by the Lead Exposure Elimination…

Aunt Declared Prime Suspect Of Three-Year-Old Girl’s Murder

The mystery surrounding the murder of a young girl in District Malir has been solved after an extensive police investigation, which revealed that the child was allegedly killed by her own aunt over domestic disputes and jealousy. The shocking case had initially baffled investigators after the girl’s body was found…

Remains Of Girl Found Six Days After Her Disappearance

LARKANA: The remains of a girl, aged 10-12 years, were recovered from a dried pond near the Pir Kamal Qureshi shrine in the Ghaibi Dero area of Qambar-Shahdadkot district on July 20. The victim was identified as Nighat, daughter of Abdul Hayee Jahtak Brohi, a resident of Masti Jahtak village.…

Rape-Murder Of Six-Year-Old Wali Reveals Children Not Safe Even In Their Neighbourhoods

Six-year-old Muhammad Wali had no idea that there are wolves in sheep’s clothing when he stepped out of his home on the afternoon of July 6 to fetch a small household item. It became the last journey of his life. The little boy, who had left home for only a…

120,000 Schoolchildren To Be Screened For Eye Ailments Under PEBS Project

KARACHI: Some 120,000 schoolchildren in Karachi and its surrounding areas will undergo free screening for eye ailments through the School Eye Clinic project set up by the Pakistan Eye Bank Society (PEBS) in collaboration with Rotary Club of Heidelberg-Schloss and the German Consulate during August 2026 and July 2027. This…

13-Year-Old Boy Found Dead Outside Home In Bin Qasim Town

Police have launched an investigation into the mysterious death of a 13-year-old boy whose body was found outside his house near the Steel Town Sindhi Goth Football Ground in Bin Qasim Town on July 16. According to rescue officials, the deceased was identified as Sabir, 13. The incident came to…

PMA Issues Red Alert Over 651,000 Zero-Dose Children

• Declares immunisation gap a national public health emergency • Blames governance failures, corruption, weak immunisation system • Calls for an immediate audit of provincial health funds KARACHI: The Pakistan Medical Association has issued an urgent national red alert after clinical and epidemiological data revealed that Pakistan holds a catastrophically…

Man Held For Boy’s Rape And Murder Confesses Before Magistrate

KARACHI: The prime suspect in the rape and murder of a six-year-old boy confessed before a judicial magistrate on July 14 to raping and murdering the boy and then throwing his body from the third floor into an empty plot. The investigating officer (IO), Sajid, produced the prime suspect along…

Sindh’s Classrooms Leave Millions Behind

KARACHI: Despite having more than 53,000 public and private educational institutions, Sindh still has nearly 7.6 million children out of school, a senior education official said while describing the situation as one of the country’s most pressing educational challenges. The figures were shared by Dr Aftab Ahmed Sheikh, Director of…

Campaign Launched Against Corporal Punishment In Private Schools

Sindh’s Directorate of Private Schools has launched an awareness campaign urging parents, teachers and communities to reject corporal punishment and adopt positive discipline, saying violence against children is abuse rather than a legitimate form of discipline. The campaign, launched by Additional Director of Private Schools Rafia Malla, aims to promote…