SUKKUR: The Hindu Panchayats of different cities and towns have reacted strongly to the recent disappearance of a teenage girl belonging to the Meghwar community and demanded her immediate recovery. They noted that the Class-IX student went missing from Sahib Khan Jiskani village, located in Rohri taluka of Sukkur district. They apprehended that she might have been abducted and forced to convert. Through a press release, the Meghwar Panchayats of Daharki, Ghotki, Rohri and
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KHYBER: About 37 primary schools for girls in Khyber have been closed down owing to shortage of teachers and non-payment of salaries to teaching staff for a long time. Officials at education office said that they were faced with shortage of at least 700 female teachers in Bara, Jamrud and Landi Kotal that resulted in the unannounced closure of 37 primary schools for girls. They said that the closure of those schools also dealt
DERA GHAZI KHAN: Taunsa city police have registered a case against three teachers, including the principal, of a private academy on charge of beating a student. Reports said local resident Faryad Ali filed a complaint with the police, alleging that his two sons Hamid Shahid (14) and Muhammad Qasim (12) were subjected to brutal physical punishment by the academy’s staff, despite repeated warnings about Qasim’s spinal condition. According to the complaint, the administration was
LAHORE: A total of 61,304 students were sworn in as elected officials of student councils in 15,326 elementary and high public schools across Punjab on 17th May. The elections for student councils were held early this month in public schools of all districts of Punjab. The Punjab School Education Department (SED) successfully conducted elections in 15,326 elementary and high schools, empowering 3.18 million students to elect 61,304 leaders, including presidents, vice-presidents, general secretaries and
LAHORE. Nawab Town Police arrested suspect accused of sexually assault a nine year old minor boy , following a prompt response to a call received on emergency helpline 15. According to the police the suspect identified a Zafraullah, allegedly intimidated the child before committing the assault. Upon receiving a report, police immediately registered a case and managed to trace and arrest the accused within hours. The suspect was handed over to the investigation wing
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Friday unanimously passed a significant bill seeking stringent laws and penalties to curb child marriages and protect girls from becoming mothers in their teens. The bill, tabled by MNA Sharmila Faruqui, was not on the agenda of the proceedings but was introduced by suspending relevant rules. Once the bill becomes an act, it will be implemented in the federal capital and no court other than that of the district
LAHORE: Extreme hot weather has disturbed academic activities, especially for children in small private schools because of poor facilities in classrooms. The situation is alarming in the schools operating in small buildings in cities, including Lahore, which even lack adequate facilities of fans and water. Students in remote districts also suffer during the closing and mid-day hours of schools when the temperature rises. The Punjab government is likely to consider closing the educational institutions
PHC rejects publishers’ plea, allows KPTBB to adopt national curriculum books for grades IX-XII PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by local publishers, effectively lifting a long-standing stay order and allowing the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Textbook Board (KPTBB) to proceed with the adoption and printing of textbooks aligned with the Single National Curriculum (SNC) for classes IX to XII. The verdict was delivered by a Division Bench comprising Justice Syed Arshad
In a major step toward improving civil registration services in Sindh, the Local Government & Housing Town Planning Department (LG&HTP), Health Department, and National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) on 15-May-2025 signed a trilateral agreement to enhance and expand digital birth registration across the province. Officials said that, under this agreement, the Civil Registration Management System (CRMS) and birth notification tool will be deployed in public health facilities, enabling real-time digital reporting of births
Education dept proposes Rs90b for fiscal year 2025-26 to address issues in 43,000 schools RAWALPINDI: The Punjab Education Department has proposed a budget of Rs90 billion for the fiscal year 2025-26 to address missing facilities in 43,000 public schools across the province. This marks a significant increase from the Rs20b allocated annually over the past five years — a hike of Rs70b this year alone. Detailed proposals have been formally submitted to the provincial finance
Mr. Imtiaz Ahmed Sumro Advocate has more than twenty years of experience in the field of child protection and legal aid. In this video, he shares how to tackle child sexusl abasement cases.
Forced child labor is a complex issue that affects millions of children worldwide, including in Pakistan. It is a violation of children’s rights and a serious obstacle to their development, education, and future prospects. Poverty, lack of education, and debt bondage force children to work in brick kilns, often in hazardous conditions. Weak enforcement of labor laws and inadequate protections enable exploitation, trapping families in a cycle of poverty and forcing children to sacrifice