Further investigations are ongoing, with a final forensic report to provide conclusive evidence KARACHI: A case of sexual assault and murder has shaken Khokhrapar Malir Extension Colony, after the body of 16-year-old Areeba was found in a street with a noose around her neck. Police had registered a murder case under Section 302 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC), against unidentified armed suspects, on the complaint of the victim’s father, and the post-mortem examination
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan faces a significant education crisis, with an estimated 25.37 million out-of-school children (OOSC) aged 5–16. Non-Formal Education (NFE) serves as a vital alternative, providing flexible and accessible learning opportunities for these children. This was revealed in a report titled “Pakistan’s Non-Formal Education Report 2023–24,” launched at Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU). “This number [of OOSC] has risen alarmingly, influenced by the impacts of COVID-19 and recent floods. Recent years have witnessed significant
The ranking of 10 countries with the best education systems in 2025 has been released. According to the Global Intelligence Unit’s Education Report 2025, the United States ranks first, the United Kingdom second and Australia third. These three countries spend five to six per cent of their GDP on education. Pakistan spends 1.9 per cent of its GDP on education, which is the lowest in South Asia, while India spends 4.6 per cent of
Islamabad: On the occasion of World Population Day 2025, the First Lady Aseefa Bhutto Zardari called for a renewed national commitment to the health, dignity, and empowerment of every individual; especially women, children, and youth across the country, says a press release. “On this day, we are reminded not only of numbers, but of the lives and stories behind them — of the mothers, children, and families who form the heart of our nation,”
Islamabad: Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui on 10-July-2025 announced that the Federal Non-Formal Education Policy 2025 was currently in development, with the ambitious objective of achieving a ‘zero out-of-school children’ target. He also declared that the National Action Plan for Non-Formal Education 2025 was also in the works to support that goal. During the launch of Pakistan’s Non-Formal Education Report 2023-24 on the main campus of the Allama
LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Education Rana Sikandar Hayat directed to increase the number of Daanish Schools and provide proper facilities in these schools located in Mianwali, Attock, Dera Ghazi Khan, Rajanpur and Vehari. The minister issued these directions while chairing the 37th meeting of the Punjab Daanish Schools and Centre of Excellence Authority here on 10-July-2025. Managing Director Ahmer Mallick presented a comprehensive briefing on the Authority’s performance. The meeting approved the operationalism of
KARACHI: A teenage girl was beaten and strangled in Khokhrapar on 10th July afternoon, said police. They added that Areeba, 16, died from torture in the D-1 area near Madina Masjid. Khokhrapar SHO Allah Bachayo told Dawn that her body was found dumped in a street within the congested and impoverished neighbourhood. He said the teenage girl had prepared lunch for her father at home of her uncle. She was reportedly taking the meal to him
KARACHI: The Board of Secondary Education Karachi (BSEK) has announced the results of the annual examinations of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC), 10th grade, General Group (regular and private) students for the year 2025. According to the results, Sana Muhammad Idrees of Al-Badr Girls Higher Secondary School secured the first position with 89.27 per cent marks, Bushra Muhammad Imran of Mama Indigo School System was second with 87.73pc marks, while Haniya Muhammad Yousuf of
ISLAMABAD: Across Pakistan, children are growing up with questions they don’t know how to ask — and when they do ask, they’re often met with silence, nervous laughter, or a quick change of subject. Some questions are whispered among friends in school corridors. Some are typed quietly into search bars at night. But the truth is, the questions are always there. And the longer we ignore them, the more likely our children are to
A suspect was arrested on 08-July-2025 on alleged charges of attempting to sexually assault a 10-year-old girl in Karachi’s Pirabad area. The incident took place in Frontier Colony where the accused allegedly tried to assault the minor. Upon learning the incident, the victim’s family and local residents caught the man and subjected him to a physical beating before notifying the police. Police officials stated that a team was immediately dispatched to the scene and
LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz has announced introducing school van/bus service and on-wheel Montessori school in the province. She presided over a special meeting of the School Education Department on 09-July-2025 in which outsourced schools, school meal programme and other projects were reviewed. In the meeting, it was decided to give “School of the Month” award for the first time on the basis of discipline, classroom, lab and quality of education and “Teacher
RAWALPINDI: A father killed his daughter for not deleting a TikTok account from her mobile phone in the limits of Rawat Police Station, a Rawalpindi Police spokesman said on 09-July-2025. The Rawat Police received information that the accused had asked his 16-year-old daughter to delete her TikTok account and shot her dead for refusing to do so. The spokesman said the victim’s family termed the incident a suicide. However, the police after investigation found