Keamari residents stage protest with the dead body, demanding justice KARACHI: Three-year-old Abdul Rehman was playing when he fell into an uncovered sewer on the evening of 2nd April in Keamari district. The child had gone missing while playing near his house, thereafter family and neighbours searched for him, coming to discover that he had fallen into an open manhole. His body was recovered from the manhole and shifted to a nearby hospital, where
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BAHAWALPUR: Four suspects who raped and killed an 11-year-old girl on March 24 were her relatives, with two of them her maternal uncles. Sadar police SDPO Agha Fasihuddin told media on Sunday the culprits were traced by police teams with the help of geofencing, using latest technology. The SDPO said a special investigation team, constituted by DPO Asad Sarfraz Khan, immediately cordoned off the crime scene with the help of officials of the Crime
KARACHI: Despite government efforts to improve immunisation status of children, an alarming situation over measles persists with at least 28 deaths reported in the first three months of this year at two tertiary-care hospitals in the city alone, it emerged on 28th March. Speaking to Dawn, senior paediatricians associated with different health facilities said that while there were periodic surges in measles’ cases throughout the year, especially with the onset of winters, the situation had
LAHORE: The Township investigation police arrested a man on the charge of raping his nine-year-old nephew and strangling him to conceal his crime. The suspect was booked on murder and other charges. The incident happened about one-and-a-half months back Initial inquiries suggested that the suspect was so clever that he pretended as if he was in utter grief over the sudden disappearance of his minor nephew and spent most of his time in search
The Sindh government on 28-March-2025 decided to establish 500 non-formal education centres to enrol 15,000 out of school children. These children are from underprivileged areas and will be helped to complete primary education within 30 months through the non-formal education system. Officials said the government has signed an agreement to establish 500 non-formal education centres under a public-private partnership. Under the directives of Education Minister Syed Sardar Ali Shah, the initiative aims to help
KHYBER: The authorities deported 180 Afghans including women and children via Torkham border here on 27th March. Official sources told Dawn that these Afghans were illegally staying in Islamabad, Rawalpindi and Peshawar and were deported to Afghanistan under section 14 of Foreigners Act. They said that among the total 180 Afghans, 63 were taken into custody by the police from different localities in Islamabad while another 99 were apprehended from Rawalpindi. In Peshawar too,
The Citizens Foundation (TCF) and Khan Academy Pakistan have announced an innovative AI-powered collaboration to support teachers and enhance classroom learning in selected TCF schools. This pilot initiative aims to empower teachers by enhancing teachers’ lesson delivery, fostering critical thinking, and improving classroom engagement for students in Grades 6-8. Under this collaboration, Khanmigo will be integrated into selected TCF schools to enhance mathematics and science instruction. Unlike traditional AI, Khanmigo acts as an interactive
HYDERABAD: A runaway adolescent was safely traced and reunited with her family by police in Hyderabad. Joli Shankar, according to police, had ran away a few days ago after a fight with her brother Venus Shankar and his wife, with whom she lived in the Latifabad No4 area. Devastated by the child’s folly, Venus said he searched high and low and finally filed a missing report at the Hussainabad police station. Hussainabad police under
BAHAWALNAGAR: A sessions court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment in a case pertaining to the rape of his stepdaughter in Haroonabad. A case was registered against the convict, Khubaib Abid of Qamarpura, on June 21, 2024, under Section 376 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC). According to the FIR lodged at Haroonabad city police station by the rape survivor’s mother, after her divorce she contracted second marriage with the convict around 12
LAHORE: Women leaders on 26th March demanded that the government provide water and hygiene facilities for girls in primary, middle and high schools of rural areas of the province because a large number of female students were forced to discontinue education due to lack of these facilities. Potohar Organisation for Development Advocacy (PODA) funded by WaterAid Pakistan jointly organised a consultation workshop on “Advancing gender-responsive, inclusive and climate-resilient approaches in legal and policy frameworks
ISLAMABAD: While consolidated data on Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is unavailable, there is a noticeable increase in the number of children being diagnosed with the disease. Health experts claimed this during an event held in connection with World Autism Day at Shifa International Hospital in Islamabad. The day is observed on April 2nd every year. According to experts, ASD is a developmental disability caused by differences in the brain. ASD begins at the age
HYDERABAD: Hyderabad, the second largest city of the province, continues to struggle to eradicate poliovirus as its environmental sample remained positive for the month of March once again, throwing yet another challenge to health and administration officials. Last year, Hyderabad had reported two polio cases. Sindh has currently four polio cases, out of countrywide six cases in 2025, according to Irshad Sodhar, Provincial Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) Coordinator. Hyderabad District Health Officer Dr Lala