In a tragic incident in Khairpur, a woman allegedly killed her husband and four children before committing suicide, reportedly over suspicions of her husband’s extramarital affair. All six members of a prominent business family were found dead in their home in Khairpur on Tuesday, in what police believe was a case of murder-suicide. According to A-Section Police Station SHO Inspector Nazir Mangi, officers rushed to the residence of businessman Naveed Arain after receiving reports
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ISLAMABAD: Climate change along with water and sanitation have become higher priorities in Pakistan, while perceptions of the World Bank Group’s support have declined in key sectors, according to the results of ‘Pakistan Country Opinion Survey for Pakistan’, commissioned by the World Bank. The survey found that support for climate change initiatives increased from 5 per cent in fiscal year 2021 to 34pc in fiscal year 2025. Similarly, support for water and sanitation rose from
OKARA: Police claimed to have solved a kidnapping case in which the alleged kidnapper was found to be the victim and vice versa. As per details, around two weeks ago a private tuition centre’s in-charge Ayesha Bibi and a 13-year old student named Ahsan went missing. Ayesha’s family got a kidnapping case registered against minor Ahsan at the Hujra Police station, however, the alleged kidnapper’s family contacted DPO Muhammad Rashid Hidayat and briefed him
The A-Section police of Dadu booked two suspects for allegedly subjecting a toddler to sexual assault in a dwelling inhabited by nomad families. The boy, aged three/four years, was shifted to a hospital for medical examination and treatment. Dadu SSP retired Captain Amir Saud Magsi assigned an inquiry into the matter to DSP City Sultan Ahmed Chandio. The DSP along with other police personnel visited the hospital and inquired about the incident from the
This video features Kamla Bhasin reciting a powerful poem on girls’ education, highlighting gender equality, empowerment, and the right of every girl to learn and thrive.
PESHAWAR: Pakistan Pediatrics Association has expressed concern over shortage of neonatologists in the country and has issued the country’s first-ever resuscitation guideline to put brakes on the mortalities of the newborns from avoidable medical issues. This was stated by senior pediatricians at the two-day workshop started at the postgraduate medical Institute Hayatabad, Peshawar, on Saturday. The event attended by 23 participants, all pediatricians, working in the government and private hospitals to receive training on
Pakistan’s education sector showed steady progress between 2022–23 and 2023–24, with enrolment rising by 4.8% to 47.87 million and nearly one million fewer out-of-school children. Most gains were driven by girls, narrowing the gender gap, while provincial performance varied across the country. The analysis highlights the need to improve retention and progression, especially for rural girls. For more insights, check out the full policy paper, Comparative Analysis: Pakistan Education Statistics 2022–23 & 2023–24.
KARACHI: The Sindh health department, in collaboration with the Haemophilia Welfare Society Karachi (HWSK), has launched the annual Hemophilia Prophylaxis Therapy programme for the fiscal year 2025–26 at the Haemophilia Treatment Centre in Nazimabad. The initiative was inaugurated by Dr Durenaz Jamal, Sindh Blood Transfusion Authority secretary. Under the programme, 42 children, including two with Haemophilia B, will receive regular prophylactic therapy to prevent life-threatening bleeds and complications. Published in Dawn, October 18th, 2025.
SUKKUR: The Sukkur bench of the Sindh High Court on October 17 ordered private schools to give 10 percent admissions to the children of financially constrained persons and provide them education free of cost. A two-member constitutional bench, comprising Justices Zulfiqar Ali Sangi and Riazat Ali Sahar, passed the order on a petition filed by Advocate Mehtab Ahmed Shar. The judges expressed displeasure at private schools’ failure to provide free education to children of
QUETTA: The son of the Assistant Commissioner (AC) Ziarat, who was kidnapped two months ago along with his father, has been safely recovered, police officials said. However, his father, Assistant Commissioner Ziarat Muhammad Afzal Baqi, is still missing, and authorities are making all-out efforts for his safe recovery. Police officials said that after his recovery, Mustansar Bilal, the son of assistant commissioner, reached the Zardalo area of Harnai, from where he was taken into protective custody
ISLAMABAD: The European Union on Friday reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Pakistan in raising the minimum age of marriage for girls to 18 years, as discussions at the 18th Annual Rural Women Leadership Training Conference concluded on October 17. The three-day event, organised by PODA in collaboration with Lok Virsa and supported by the EU and the embassy of Norway, brought together women leaders from across the country to advance gender equality and rural
GUJRAT: Gujrat Additional District and Sessions Judge (ADSJ) Javed Akram Baitu awarded a 7-year jail term, and a Rs100,000 fine, to a woman accused of kidnapping and a newborn girl who later died, besides ordering payment of Rs8.1 million as Diyat to her parents. The Civil Lines police had registered a kidnapping case on the complaint of the newborn’s father, Shahbaz Ahmed, on July 9, 2024, following his daughter going missing from hospital after