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CII To Deliberate On Mothers Milk Registry Today

ISLAMABAD: Senior child specialists from the Sindh Institute of Child Health and Neonatology (SICHN) Karachi on 25-March-2025 urged the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) to approve the establishment of Pakistan’s first human milk bank, rebranded as the “Mothers Milk Registry,” to save thousands of premature babies who cannot survive without breast milk. The experts assured religious scholars that only one…

Two Young Siblings Among Five Killed In City Road Crashes

Two minor siblings riding a motorcycle were critically injured in an accident in Steel Town KARACHI. Five people, including two young siblings, lost their lives while 11 others sustained injuries in separate traffic accidents in the city on March 8. Two minor siblings riding a motorcycle were critically injured in…

Education Dept Aims To Institutionalise Sindh Children’s Parliament

The secretary of the Sindh School Education and Literacy Department (SE&LD), Zahid Ali Abbasi, has said during an interim review and way forward session that while every stakeholder is engaged in the betterment of education, the children themselves were previously often left out. The introduction of the Children’s Parliament Sindh…
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Online Tracking Of School Repairs Projects Launched

Education Department hosts conference on flood-hit schools KARACHI: The education department launched a monitoring dashboard, which will enable real-time tracking of school rehabilitation efforts across Sindh. A development conference on the rehabilitation of flood-affected schools in Sindh, organised by the Sindh Education Department, emphasised the need to make school infrastructure…
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Sindh Govt To Hand Over Its School Buildings To Charities

The Sindh government will fully support the proposal of handing over its school buildings to genuine and committed charities to ensure quality schooling to children from deprived families in the province, said Syed Nasir Hussain Shah. The planning & development and energy minister was speaking at a ceremony held at…
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Children In Jails

PAKISTAN’S children in prison have often been treated like adult criminals. The Sindh government’s programme to educate 4,684 children of convicted prisoners in the province is a glimmer of light in a dark space. The scheme — an initiative of the education and prisons departments and Paigham-i-Pakistan — offers complete…
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Sindh To Help Children Of Prisoners Get Education

The Sindh government has launched Pakistan’s first-ever programme to support the education of children of convicted prisoners. The launch ceremony was held at the Central Jail Karachi. Over 10,000 children of inmates will be supported in their education from primary school to university. This initiative is a joint effort of…
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Sindh Education Dept To Block IDs Of 6,342 Absentee Teachers

The Sindh Education Department has decided to block the IDs of 6,342 absentee teachers. The department has also decided to take disciplinary action against them. The education department’s letter states that with reference to the summary approval of the education minister, before blocking the IDs, every absentee teacher would be…
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Community-driven Incentives Boost Child Health In Rural Areas, Study Finds

KARACHI: A local study recently published in an international journal highlights how community-driven incentives in rural areas can significantly increase breastfeeding, immunisation, and oral rehydration rates — three critical factors directly linked to child mortality in Pakistan. Published in The Lancet Global Health, the study was conducted by researchers from…
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SHC

SHC Dismisses Bail Plea In Child Molestation Case

The Sindh High Court (SHC) has dismissed the bail application of a man in a child molestation case. The applicant, Ghazi Khan, was arrested for allegedly molesting a child along with other co-accused in the Malir area on May 6, 2024. A counsel for the applicant submitted that the complainant…
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