ABBOTTABAD: A recent accident on the Karakoram Highway (KKH) in which a dumper crushed a group of schoolchildren has once again laid bare the systemic failures of the traffic management, where rampant negligence, alleged corruption, and revenue-driven policing continue to overshadow public safety. Three students, including two sisters, were killed and four others from the same family were injured in the incident. The plight of the bereaved families has once again raised questions about
Child Rights in Focus
At least 19.7 million children under five were vaccinated during a week-long anti-polio campaign held from September 1 to 7 across several districts, according to the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC). Over 4 million children were vaccinated in Punjab, 8.7 million in Sindh, 2.2 million in Balochistan, and 4 million in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. In Islamabad, nearly 479,000 children received polio drops, while 112,000 were vaccinated in Gilgit-Baltistan and 164,000 in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Earlier,
On the occasion of International Literacy Day, education experts emphasized that to address the issue of out-of-school children, the country must promote non-formal and informal modes of learning alongside the traditional education system. This, they said, would enable children deprived of education and literacy to play an effective role in social and community development. The experts expressed these views while addressing a ceremony organized by the Directorate of Literacy and Non-Formal Education, School Education
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s monsoon floods have already claimed 910 lives and injured more than 1,000 people, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Officials and health experts warn, however, that the deadliest phase of the disaster may only just be beginning. Outbreaks of dengue, malaria, diarrhoea and other diseases now threaten to claim even more lives than the floods themselves. According to WHO’s Health Emergency: Situation Report #8 – Monsoon and Floods 2025, the deluge
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on September 07 met the United Nations Children’s Fund’s (Unicef) new Pakistan representative, Pernille Ironside. He welcomed her and expressed the hope that the partnership between his government and Unicef would grow stronger during her term. The meeting was held at the CM House and attended by Principal Secretary to CM Agha Wasif and Secretary to CM Raheem Shaikh along with Unicef Karachi Chief Field Officer Prem
KARACHI: A judicial magistrate on Monday granted bail to a man and his wife who were arrested for allegedly burning their teenage maid with an electric iron at their home. The couple, identified as Shahroz Muhammad Ali and Kanwal, were arrested on September 7 by the Ferozabad police, which registered a case against them under Sections 328-A (cruelty to a child) and 337-A (i) (shajjah) of the Pakistan Penal Code read with Section 14-(1)
ISLAMABAD: Many children are forced to drop out of school to support their families economically. By linking education with skills, such children can be brought back to classrooms as parents will see both education and long-term livelihood opportunities for their children. This was stated by Minister of State for Federal Education and Professional Training Wajiha Qamar on September 07 while speaking at a ceremony on ‘Promoting Literacy through Digitalisation’ in collaboration with the Ministry
Rawalpindi: Heavy rains and floods have increased the malariogenic potential of the country in both urban and rural areas and according to health experts, the threat of spread of malaria looms large in flood-hit areas even in major cities including the twin cities. Malaria is a life-threatening disease caused by a parasite transmitted to humans by the bites of infected anopheles mosquitoes. The stagnant water in flood-hit areas provides ideal breeding sites for anopheles
CHAKDARA: The body of a nine-year-old boy, who had been missing since September 06, was recovered from a nearby mountain in the Badwan area of Chakdara on Sunday. The body of 9-year-old Afaan was shifted to Chakdara Hospital for post-mortem examination after being informed by the local residents. According to police officials, the child was brutally killed after being struck with stones. SHO Fazal Ghafoor said that a case has been registered and investigations
Sindh Local Government Minister Saeed Ghani has said that without doctors and engineers, life in this world would be impossible, as humanity would be reduced to living like animals. Speaking at a seminar and health carnival organised by Dr Shireen Bhutta Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health & Research on September 06, Ghani said that while the provincial government has done significant work in the health sector, there is still a great deal more
Islamabad: At the start of the new academic session, students of government colleges in Islamabad Capital Territory are once again grappling with acute accommodation problems in the most expensive capital city. The absence of on-campus hostels has left many young learners from far-flung areas with no choice but to rent costly private rooms or live in substandard private hostels. The city’s two largest institutions, including Islamabad Model College for Boys H-9 and Islamabad Model
MINGORA: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-Parliamentarians (PTIP) provincial Vice Chairman Aziz-ul-Haq on September 07 asked the National Accountability Bureau and the Anti-Corruption Establishment to launch an investigation into the alleged irregularities at the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Swat. Speaking at a press conference, he alleged that the BISE Swat had turned into a hub of corruption for those at the helm of affairs. Senior PTIP leaders, including Mian Syed Naeem Khan and Mehboob-ur-Rehman, were