MANSEHRA: The police on 29th July arrested a seminary teacher for assaulting a 12-year-old student after forcibly confining him at his home for two days in the Lassan Nawab area here. “We have arrested the accused cleric, who assaulted a seminary student,” SHO Lassan Nawab police Akhtar Nawaz told reporters. He said that following the registration of the FIR, district police officer Shafiullah Khan Gandapur constituted a team, which arrested the accused, Sajjad Ahmad.
Child Rights in Focus
SWAT: District police officer Mohammad Umar Khan announced the arrest of key suspects involved in the tragic murder of a minor student at a seminary in the Chaliyar area of Khwazakhela on July 28. The main accused, Qari Umar and his son, Ihsanullah, were apprehended following a determined search operation launched by Swat police. The two had been on the run since the incident, which occurred on July 21 and sparked widespread outrage across
Says amount to depend on child’s needs and father’s financial capacity KARACHI. In case of dissolution of a marriage, the maintenance amount that a mother gets from her former husband for a child depends on both the nature and extent of the child’s “reasonable requirements” and the father’s financial means. In a recent five-page verdict, the Supreme Court has set guidelines for determining the maintenance amount to be received for a child after dissolution
ISLAMABAD: The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health (NIH), Islamabad, has confirmed three new polio cases. According to official sources, two cases were reported from the districts of Lakki Marwat and North Waziristan in South Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and one from District Umerkot in Sindh. A 15-month-old girl from Union Council Takhtikhel in District Lakki Marwat, a six-month-old girl from Union Council Mir Ali in North Waziristan and a
Appearing on the live morning show Subha Say Agay on Hum News, founder Madeeha sheds light on a tragic incident involving the death of a child at a madrassa due to corporal punishment. The discussion highlights the dangers of physical discipline, its long-term psychological impact on children, and the urgent need for non-violent, constructive approaches in both educational and religious settings.
FARHAN did not want to go to his madressah. He refused, for a few days, and told his family that he was afraid. His family believed the best course of action was to send him back to a place where they felt he would learn enough to serve him well in life. On July 22, three madressah teachers in Khwazakhel, Swat, punished him for his absence with five hours of unrelenting torture. It cost
17-year-old Sidra allegedly murdered after tribal council ruling; 32 suspects including politicians named RAWALPINDI. A court in Rawalpindi has ordered the exhumation of the 17-year-old newlywed honour killing victim’s grave. The exhumation is scheduled for early morning on Monday, July 28. Sidra Bibi was allegedly murdered in the name of ‘honour’ in the Pirwadhai area of Rawalpindi. Civil Judge Qamar Basit Tarar ordered the exhumation. The judge will personally oversee the process. The unidentified
Roy also thanked the K-P police chief for arresting the teacher accused in Farhan’s death KARACHI: Renowned social activist and Zindagi Trust founder Shehzad Roy has called for justice in the tragic death of 14-year-old Farhan, who was allegedly beaten to death by a teacher at a madrassa in Swat district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. In a video message shared on social media, Roy condemned the act and urged parents and students to speak out against
MINGORA: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Swat has announced the results of the annual matriculation examinations 2025, wherein girls outshined boys in overall and general group positions. Kashmala Habib, daughter of Habibullah and a student of Al-Zuhar Education Institute, Panr, Mingora, secured the top position by scoring 1177 out of 1200 marks. Her roll number was 234277. The second and third positions were claimed by students of Cadet College Swat. Azlan
ISLAMABAD: A 14-year-old girl from Nankana district has died of diphtheria at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), Islamabad, while two more children one from Buner, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and another from Swabi remain critically ill in the isolation ward, highlighting Pakistan’s deepening immunization crisis, federal health officials confirmed on July 26. All three are lab-confirmed cases of diphtheria a vaccine-preventable disease virtually eradicated in most parts of the world, but now resurging in
ISLAMABAD: The alleged murderer of teenage TikToker Sana Yousaf in his confessional statement admitted to have committed the crime, claiming he acted out of suspicion of betrayal. Omar Hayat, the prime suspect in the case, recorded his statement under Section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) before a local magistrate. In his confession, Hayat detailed the motive behind the killing, how the crime was committed, his escape plan, and where he disposed of the murder
In a swift and well-coordinated operation, Khawaja Ajmer Nagri police on 25-July-2025 recovered a three-year-old girl, Rehana, who was abducted from Shahnawaz Bhutto Colony. The key suspect involved in the kidnapping had also been arrested. The operation was led by Station House Officer (SHO) Sarfraz, popularly known as “Commando,” who, along with his team, utilised modern technical tools, local surveillance, and intelligence sources to trace and rescue the child within 24 hours. The police