KARACHI: All private schools and colleges in Sindh will remain closed on January 9 after the Grand Alliance of Private Schools Associations announced a complete strike against the involvement of the Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) in their affairs. In this regard, the association leaders Haider Ali, Shahzad Akhtar, Tariq Shah, Anwar Bhatti, Danish-uz-Zaman, Nasir Zaidi and others addressed a press conference at the Karachi Press Club on Monday. While highlighting the serious problems faced by
Child Rights in Focus
KHANEWAL: Police claimed to have arrested five men, including the primary suspect, for the alleged abduction, gang rape and torture of a 15-year-old girl over several days. The victim was also subjected to an acid attack before being dumped, semi-naked, in a street. Police said that as per the victim statement, the ordeal began when the main suspect, Mustafa Bhatti, a resident of Mohalla Ghareeb Abad, discovered that the girl, with whom he had
A sessions court in Karachi last week found an adult, who had married a minor, guilty under the Sindh Child Marriage Restraint Act 2013, sentencing him to two years in prison alongside a Rs25,000 fine. The court, however, declared that convictions under the Act do not nullify the validity of a nikkah involving a minor. In Sindh, the minimum legal age for marriage for both males and females is 18. This means that while
Rawalpindi: The APNA Foundation, working under the aegis of the Association of Physicians of Pakistani Descent of North America (APNA), has formally inaugurated a state-of-the-art APNA Maternal and Child Health Clinic in Chakwal, marking a significant milestone in the development of healthcare services in the region, says a press release. The inaugural ceremony was graced by Dr Hamira Qamar, President of APNA, as the chief guest. A large number of distinguished professors, medical practitioners,
Police in the Manghopir neighbourhood of District West arrested a water tanker driver for allegedly crushing a minor boy to death on 5 January. According to the police, the accused was driving at high speed when he struck seven-year-old Arif, son of Ghulam Abbas, who was present on a street in the area. The child sustained critical injuries and died on the spot before receiving any medical assistance. SSP West Tariq Mastoi said that
KARACHI: Police on January 4 claimed to have arrested a man for his alleged involvement in killing a woman and her three children. Partially decomposed bodies of Anila, 35, her two sons, Husain Ali, 12, and Konain Ali, 10, and daughter Kishwara Zehra, 13, were found in a pit off Karachi’s Mai Kolachi Road on Friday night. A statement by the office of Sindh Home Minister Ziaul Hasan Lanjar identified the prime suspect as
Rawalpindi: A sharp fall in mercury and chilly weather conditions being witnessed after a spell of rainfall in this region of the country along with snowfall on neighbouring mountainous regions may cause serious health hazards particularly for children, the elderly and the chronic patients. The three Rawalpindi Medical University allied hospitals including Holy Family Hospital, Benazir Bhutto Hospital and Rawalpindi Teaching Hospital along with private healthcare facilities in town have already been receiving a
PESHAWAR: At least three people, including a school principal and Rescue 1122 official, were injured on Tuesday when unknown assailants targeted a private school with “back-to-back quadcopter attacks” in North Waziristan’s Mir Ali, local sources said. For months, banned militant organisations in the region have been using improvised munitions like quadcopters to drop explosives, targeting security forces and civilians. According to local sources, the incident took place in Khasokhel village, where “explosives were dropped from the
MANSEHRA: The district administration has sealed around a dozen private schools and colleges for holding classes despite the issuance of the winter vacation notification by the government due to the current cold wave across Hazara division. “We cannot allow private educational institutions to play with the health of students in such harsh winter conditions, so several of them have been sealed for violating winter break orders,” Assistant Commissioner (Central) Sana Fatima told reporters on
BAHAWALPUR: A woman was mauled to death while a minor seminary boy suffered serious wounds by a pack of dogs in two separate incidents in Vehari and Lodhran districts, respectively. According to Mailsi police of district Lodhran, Naziran Mai (60), a resident of Basti Nealanwali in the suburbs of Dakotal town, had gone to hospital to meet her ailing daughter. On her way back to her house, she was attacked by a pack of
KARACHI: The Sindh government has introduced a uniform examination standard for all boards in the province. Under the new framework, exams for key subjects like English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology will now be conducted based on a unified syllabus. Provincial Minister for Education Syed Sardar Ali Shah hailed this move as a historic reform in the education system. He emphasised that the new policy would enhance transparency, reduce disparities between examination boards, and
RAWALPINDI: A newborn baby, declared dead by Holy Family Hospital and handed over to parents with an official death certificate, remained alive for over 12 hours on and off a ventilator before passing away. Punjab Healthcare Commission has taken notice and launched an inquiry, while the hospital termed the incident Lazarus syndrome. According to details, premature twins — a boy and a girl — were born to Rubina at Izzat Shah Hospital in Lala