LAHORE: A man committed familicide on Wednesday by stabbing to death his wife, teenage daughter, nephew, and father-in-law over a domestic dispute in the Heyr police limits. According to police, the suspect, Imran, who was recently released from prison, attacked his wife Fouzia, 14-year-old daughter Zainab, 15-year-old nephew Raza, and his father-in-law. His younger daughter sustained critical injuries and was shifted to hospital, while his younger son narrowly escaped the attack. Police said the
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Islamabad: The Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training convened a strategic event on ‘Advancing National Commitments ahead of the Global School Meals Summit’ in partnership with the Ministry of Planning, Development & Special Initiatives, the Ministry of Poverty Alleviation & Social Safety/Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), the Office of the Senate Standing Committee on Poverty Alleviation & Social Safety, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Pakistan, and key development partners. The event
A two-and-a-half-year-old boy was killed in a dumper accident in Malir’s Millat Town on August 27. According to police, the incident occurred when a speeding dumper rammed into a motorcycle. The heavy vehicle ran over the motorcycle, crushing the child under its wheels. The deceased was identified as Aun. The boy’s uncle, Salman, who was riding the motorcycle at the time, sustained minor injuries, while the motorcycle was badly damaged. Both the injured and
Former Chairperson of the Federal Flood Commission (FFC) Ahmed Kamal, while stressing the importance of improved monitoring, has called for province-specific forecasting systems and a nationwide telemetry network to provide real-time data and early warnings tailored to diverse regional contexts. He was addressing participants of a dialogue on “Climate risk to resilience: strengthening governance for disaster preparedness” hosted here by Institute of Regional Studies (IRS). Kamal noted that the country faced 29 major floods
ISLAMABAD: At least 80 important medicines are not available in Pakistan, including 25 which have no substitutes, creating serious problems for patients suffering from diabetes, cancer, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, psychiatric illness, heart disease and for children needing vaccines. Doctors and pharmacists say the shortage of most-prescribed brands is now a health emergency as many patients cannot continue their treatment. Among the medicines with no alternatives is a long-acting injectable insulin for diabetics is missing from
In a landmark step to save newborn lives, the Pakistan Paediatric Association (PPA) has launched the country’s first neonatal resuscitation guidelines tailored for healthcare providers working in tertiary as well as resource-constrained settings. The guidelines were unveiled at the seventh Aga Khan University Paediatrics & Child Health research conference last week. Pakistan has one of the world’s highest neonatal mortality rates, with a neonate dying every 2 minutes. Prematurity, infections and birth asphyxia cause
PESHAWAR: As health department continues to record incidence of communicable diseases in flood-stricken districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, psychiatrists say that most people face acute stress disorders due to loss of relatives and properties in the affected areas. “Many people are passing sleepless nights as they have lost brothers, fathers, sisters, sons and daughters due to floods. Many wake up and start crying, thinking as if they are dead. These nightmarish conditions are common after
ISLAMABAD: Girl students outnumbered boys in the Intermediate final exam conducted by the Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE), securing 13 of the 17 positions in all five groups. According to the results announced on Tuesday, the overall pass percentage remained 83.19 in the Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) Part II exam, as 79881 students were declared successful. The pass percentage for HSSC-I remained 62.40 with 60794 students declared pass. In the
SWAT: The recent floods caused extensive damage to the education sector in Swat district, rendering 128 government schools, both for boys and girls, partially or completely unusable. Officials of the district education department told Dawn that the natural calamity hit primary, middle, high and higher secondary educational institutions in multiple tehsils. They said the majority of buildings had suffered structural cracks, boundary wall collapse and damage to roofs and inundated classrooms, leaving them unsafe for teaching activities. The
KARACHI: The rising number of stray dogs in the city has become a serious public safety concern, particularly for children, with over 26,000 dog bite cases and 21 rabies-related deaths reported across the city so far this year. Stray dogs frequently chase and bark at pedestrians, particularly at night and early morning, creating fear and panic among residents.According to Dr Gohar Aftab of Indus Hospital, Korangi Campus alone has reported over 9,000 new dog
KARACHI: The Board of Intermediate Education Karachi (BIEK) has announced the results of the Intermediate Part-II (Science General Group) annual examinations 2025. The first position was jointly secured by Maira Khan, daughter of Raja Khan Burdi, a student of Government Degree Science and Commerce College Malir Cantt, and Muhammad Haroon, son of Muhammad Aslam, a student of Bahria College Karsaz. Both candidates obtained 988 marks out of 1100 with an A-1 grade. The second
PESHAWAR: The recently announced matriculation results under the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Peshawar paint a bleak picture of learning outcomes in government schools, raising serious concerns about the government’s commitment to its own promise of prioritizing education. While the PTI-led administration boasts about increasing the education budget and introducing reforms, the ground reality tells a different story. The 2025 metric results have exposed the collapse of the public schooling system, especially