BAHAWALNAGAR: The Bakhshan Khan police on 27th June arrested a man accused of unleashing a dog on a minor boy in village Mochipura. Complainant Daud Khan told the police that a few days ago he had exchanged harsh words with his neighbour Muhammad Chand alias Kale Khan when he asked him to not let his pet loose. He alleged that on June 27 at 9am his son Usman (5) was in the street when
Child Rights in Focus
AS our collective consciousness untangles itself from stories and headlines dense with ‘downed Rafale jets’ and ‘mun torr jawabs’, one must turn to recent Supreme Court judgements as a sobering reminder of how crucial the fight for social justice is. Deep within the shadows of societal shame is a segment of society that, albeit often talked about, is rarely safeguarded. What follows is the story of a socially enabled and culturally accepted crime. A
HARIPUR: The Human Development Organisation (HDO) organised a function at the central prison here the other day to highlight the importance of practices for good hygiene in jails. The activity was part of the celebration of the International Day in Support of Torture Victims. The prisoners admitted to the Drug Rehabilitation Centre and women’s, juvenile’s and other sections attended the ceremony. Jail superintendent Hamid Azam Khan attended the ceremony as the guest of honor
TAXILA: A suspect involved in sexual assault and murder of a nine-year-old boy was killed in an encounter with Wah Cantonment police on 26th June, police claimed. The boy’s body was found from fields in Shadman town area on July 20, 2022. The autopsy report revealed that the boy was molested before being strangled to death. The local police traced the suspect in Kashmir Colony area. When a police team raided his hideout, the
Hyderabad: At least two children died on 26-June-2025 evening in a tragic incident in the Tando Jam town near Hyderabad where the roof of a madrasa collapsed during a thunderstorm. Over 20 other children were reportedly injured as a result of the roof collapse. The casualties were reported from the Madrassah Farooqi located in Muzaffarabad Colony of Tando Jam. A sudden downpour accompanied by strong winds caused the roof to cave in, burying more
RAWALPINDI: Father of the three children, who died after taking poisonous milk on 24th June, has lodged an FIR against his wife accusing her of murdering his children. The woman has been under observation at the Holy Family Hospital (HFH), and now she is in protective custody of police after her husband filed a murder case against her. A spokesman for the police said: “If a police investigation revealed proof of a murder, the accused
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has made significant strides in routine childhood immunisation over the past four decades, yet it remains one of eight countries contributing to more than half of the world’s “zero-dose” children—infants who receive no vaccinations in their first year of life. According to a landmark global study published by The Lancet on Tuesday, the Covid-19 pandemic reversed years of steady progress, pushing millions of children globally—and thousands in Pakistan—into vaccine deprivation. The Global
This will have a profound impact on long-term outcomes It is not just flooding or other disasters that are taking a toll on our schoolchildren. Increasing extreme weather events are making school a dangerous place to be for several weeks out of the year. The searing classrooms of Lahore and many other parts of Punjab feel like brick kilns during May’s heatwave, with news reports describing children fainting and getting nose bleeds due to
IDIOMS and proverbs are said to be a reflection of society, and they provide valuable insight into the shared wisdom and ways of thinking in a particular culture. Let’s take a look at two sayings from two different cultures on the topic of play and sports to try and understand collective norms and social dynamics. We have all heard the phrase in Urdu, ‘padhoge likhoge banoge nawab; kheloge koodoge toh hoge kharaab’. A loose
RAWALPINDI: A woman was fighting for her life in the emergency of the Holy Family Hospital (HFH) after her three children died apparently due to food poisoning. However, the police have launched an investigation to ascertain the real circumstances in which the tragic incident happened in the limits of Banni police, where Ms Zunaira, 23, and her husband, a sanitation worker, Salam Masih, 25 were residing with their three children. Zunaira Bibi said in
LAHORE: Civil society organisations, academic institutions and the National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR) called on the Punjab government to adopt a comprehensive and sustainable child labour eradication strategy to uphold children’s rights and protect them from economic exploitation. This call to action was made during the Provincial Policy Dialogue on “Child Labour in Punjab: Challenges, Gaps, and the Path Forward”, at Forman Christian College University. Iftikhar Mubarik, executive director of Search for Justice,
LAHORE: A woman killed her husband and 16-year-old niece with a sharp-edged weapon in Baghbanpura area, suspecting them of having an illicit relationship. The Dolphin Squad responded to a 15 emergency call and arrested the suspect, identified as Zeenat, along with the murder weapon at the scene. According to police, the incident occurred due to domestic discord when Zeenat attacked 16-year-old Shazia (her niece) and 50-year-old Shaukat (her husband) with a sharp weapon, killing