SHANGLA: Alpuri tehsil administration said on 7th December that over 100 local widows, orphan girls, and other women would be trained in handicraft skills in the first phase of a district government programme, introduced in response to the high number of widows facing financial difficulties. Assistant Commissioner (AC) Mohammad Hamid Saddiqui told journalists that the district government, along with the social welfare department, intended to teach handicraft skills to local women, especially widows and
Child Rights in Focus
Pakistan’s low conviction rates for sexual assault highlight the urgent need for legal reform and victim protection. Sexual assault remains a massive problem in Pakistan, where a worryingly high offence rate pairs with an abysmal conviction rate, creating a recipe for disaster. Reliable data on sexual assault and related crimes has always been difficult to collect due to low reporting rates and cultural ‘norms’ that force victims to stay silent. Still, the data collected
ISLAMABAD: Dr Nikhat Shakeel Khan, the convener of the Parliamentary Caucus on Child Rights (PCCR), has strongly condemned the alleged involvement of children in garbage collection in Karachi. Earlier this week, the Shah Faisal assistant commissioner raided an office of the Sindh Solid Waste Management Board — the body tasked with garbage collection in Karachi — and recovered six children employed by a contractor to collect trash, according to media reports. The raid was
ISLAMABAD: Senior puisne judge of the Supreme Court Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah has emphasised the need for collective efforts to create a compassionate and just system for children. He was speaking at the launch event of “Re-imagine Justice for Children in Pakistan — The Voice of Children,” a joint initiative by the Federal Judicial Academy (FJA) and Unicef, on December 7. In his insightful discourse on “Domestication of Global Framework on Justice for
MITHI: Sindh Minister for Education Syed Sardar Ali Shah on 6th December announced his government’s plans to establish science museums throughout the province. “This year has been declared the ‘Year of Science in Sindh’, and science exhibitions will be planned in all schools across the province. Scientific thinking is essential for countering extremism and fostering innovation,” said the minister while speaking to media persons in Mithi. He highlighted the importance of promoting science and
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Governor Faisal Karim Kundi visited Edwards College on 6th December, where he distributed scholarships among students from the merged districts. The initiative is aimed at helping students from backward areas pursue higher education, ensuring they have access to resources for academic success. During his visit, he emphasised his dedication to addressing the challenges faced by students and ensuring that the government would provide them with the necessary support to thrive
KARACHI: A minor boy was killed and another wounded when people in a wedding ceremony resorted to firing into the air in Keamari on the evening of 6th December, police and rescue services said. Keamari SSP Faizan Ali told Dawn that five suspects were arrested and legal proceedings were initiated against them. He said that they were carrying out firing in jubilation at the wedding ceremony in Sikanderabad. However, the bullets hit two boys, who were
Honouring their aspirations, CM Shah invited each child to sit in his chair one by one In a heartwarming initiative, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah welcomed 22 children from the Karachi Down Syndrome Programme (KDSP) to the Chief Minister’s House. The visit, organised on the Chief Minister’s invitation, aimed to inspire the children and offer them a unique, memorable experience. The children, accompanied by KDSP Co-founder and CEO Tabish Shehzad, were greeted
A JUDGE at the Lahore High Court recently ordered that schools should arrange for and organise transport for schoolchildren by the end of the winter break. The order came in the hearings on the case about smog in Lahore. The use of public transport for schooling is expected to reduce vehicular traffic and since vehicular traffic is the biggest contributor to smog for us, a shift away from personal transport will reduce the number of vehicles
SUKKUR: A 14-year-old boy died in the aerial firing at a wedding ceremony in a village in Mirpurkhas district on 04-December-2024. According to details, the 14-year-old boy Rajesh s/o of Tirat Bheel was killed after being struck by a bullet during the aerial firing that took place at a wedding ceremony in Nawab Muhammad Hussain Talpar Deh 297, village near Kot Ghulam Muhammad in Mirpurkhas. Accused Jamio Bheel, who was allegedly involved in the
RAWALPINDI: Punjab government has asked the district administration to compile details of missing facilities in educational institutions so that development projects would be launched to provide them to students. This was stated in a meeting with Commissioner Amir Khattak in the chair here on Tuesday. Lawmakers from Rawalpindi, Deputy Commissioner Dr Hassan Waqar Cheema, Parks and Horticulture Authority Director General Ahmed Hasan Ranjha and other concerned officials attended the meeting. The commissioner said that
NAWABSHAH: A girl, a student of class-VII allegedly killed herself in her home in Tando Adam town on 3rd November. Her body was found hanging from the ceiling fan in her room. Her mother said that her daughter had been under immense mental stress due to being blackmailed by a man living within the neighbourhood. She disclosed his name to the police. The police took the body to a local hospital for a post-mortem