SUKKUR: The Sindh Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has urged the establishment of remand homes, women and children police stations and shelter homes for senior citizens in Sukkur to help pave the way for a more inclusive and supportive society. SHRC chairperson Iqbal Ahmed Detho said at a training session on capacity building of police officers in human rights education organised by his organisation here on May 31 that remand and shelter homes were important
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“Recent studies show that school and college students are using e-cigarettes and other smokeless tobacco (SLT) forms, more than adults everywhere, and about 37 million young population aged 13-15 is using tobacco globally. Surprisingly in Pakistan, 1,200 to 1,500 youngsters begin smoking every day, and this results in hundreds of thousands of new smokers each year, many of whom will suffer from tobacco-related illnesses in the future.” These views were shared by Muhammad Qasim,
LOWER DIR: Despite Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government’s claims of imposing an ‘education emergency’, the dismal condition of a primary school in Tangu Manz area of Rabat Dara paints a different picture. During a visit to the school on Saturday, social activist Daim Shah told journalists that over 700 boys and girls were enrolled in the school, yet a majority of them were forced to study under the open sky due to a severe shortage of
KARACHI: The academic year in schools across Sindh started in April but despite the passage of around two months, there is a persistent shortage of textbooks for classes one to matric as hardly any class’s complete course pack is available in the market. A visit to the Urdu Bazaar has shown that there is a particular shortage of mathematics, English, biology, Urdu and Islamic studies books at most stores while even other books are
BAJAUR: A student was injured after he was allegedly tortured by teacher of a government primary school in Lowi Mamond tehsil here on 31st May, the victim’s father and police said. Talking to reporters, Mohammad Bilal, a resident of Kitkoot area, alleged his 11-year-old son, Mohammad Hazrat, a student of Government Primary School, Kitkoot No 1, was wounded after teacher, Zoobir Khan, beat him up with a stick. Accompanied by family members and villagers,
GILGIT: Despite rain and winds in different parts of Gilgit-Baltistan on 31st May, government schoolteachers continued to boycott classes and hold a protest sit-in for a sixth consecutive day to press the authorities for their one-point agenda of long overdue promotions. Academic activities at government schools across Gilgit-Baltistan have been suspended since last week, as thousands of teachers announced that they would call off their protest only when their single-point demand was fulfilled. For the
QUETTA: Media professionals issued a powerful call for the government to prioritise the protection and preservation of the country’s future potential through child-focused interventions. These include improving child survival, enhancing cognitive development through nutritional support, ensuring equal educational opportunities, and promoting child-responsive budgeting. A key strategy for achieving these outcomes is enabling parents to plan their families in line with their resources and aspirations — avoiding unwanted, mistimed, and closely spaced pregnancies through enhanced
LAHORE: Leaders of the Milli Yakjehti Council (MYC), including President Sahibzada Abul Khair Muhammad Zubair and Secretary General Liaqat Baloch, have condemned the recently passed child marriage law, calling it un-Islamic and unconstitutional. In a joint statement issued on May 30, the MYC leaders vowed to launch a nationwide protest in consultation with all religious parties, saying the government disregarded Islamic injunctions and constitutional values. “The government’s move to enact this law, despite the
Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) Indicators in Pakistan Indicator Value (%) Early initiation of breastfeeding 20 Exclusive breastfeeding (0-5 months) 48 Continued breastfeeding (12-23 months) All children 63 Continued breastfeeding (12-23 months) (Poorest 20%) 67 Continued breastfeeding (12-23 months) (Richest 20%) 60 Children consuming foods (6-23 months) <=2 food groups (severe food poverty) 38 Children consuming foods (6-23 months) 3−4 food groups (moderate food poverty) 47 Children consuming foods (6-23 months) At
Top 20 Most Polluted Cities of the World in 2024 Rank City Country 1 Byrnihat India 2 Delhi India 3 Karaganda Kazakhstan 4 Mullanpur India 5 Lahore Pakistan 6 Faridabad India 7 N’Djamena Chad 8 Loni India 9 New Delhi India 10 Multan Pakistan 11 Peshawar Pakistan 12 Sialkot Pakistan 13 Gurugram India 14 Ganganagar India 15 Hotan China 16 Greater Noida India 17 Bhiwadi India 18 Muzaffarnagar India 19 Hanumangarh India 20
Repeaters by Stage, Gender, and Location (Public Sector 2022 -2023) Stage Class Urban Rural Total Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total Pre-Primary Un-Admitted 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kachi 13,264 14,803 28,067 73,854 74,571 148,425 87,118 89,374 176,492 Total 13,264 14,803 28,067 73,854 74,571 148,425 87,118 89,374 176,492 Primary Class 1 7,707 7,384 15,091 31,796 28,626 60,422 39,503 36,010 75,513 Class 2 6,524 6,402 12,926 27,681
Disaster-Related Schooling Disruption in Rural Pakistan Province Extremely Affected (%) Extremely or Moderately Affected (%) National 20 29 Punjab 22 23 Sindh 25 42 Balochistan 17 36 KP 13 16 AJK 34 36 GB 27 28 Source: ASER Report 2023 * Household Self-Reports on Whether Children’s Schooling Has Been Affected by Any Natural Disaster in the Past Year – Rural