Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that his government remains steadfastly supportive of farmers affected by floods while also reaffirming his administration’s dedication to restoring law and order and encouraging social inclusion for differently-abled persons. Speaking to the media on Wednesday after inaugurating the Centre of Excellence for Disability Inclusion (CEDI) in Koarngi, the CM recalled that Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari had called for the declaration of
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LAHORE:The Punjab government will soon launch a comprehensive damage assessment survey across 28 flood-hit districts of the province. The decision was taken during a meeting chaired by Chief Secretary Zahid Akhtar Zaman at the Civil Secretariat on Wednesday. The meeting reviewed the province’s ongoing relief and rehabilitation efforts and assessed the readiness of local administrations for the effective distribution of aid, restoration of damaged infrastructure, and deployment of health services in affected areas. The
SUKKUR: Four children were wounded when a big chunk of plaster from the ceiling of a classroom in a primary school fell on them near Khanpur Mahar taluka, Ghotki district, on September 17. According to details, a portion of the ceiling of a classroom in the Ahmedabad Primary School fell on four boys identified as Abdul Qadeer, Nisar Ahmed, Shahid, and Faisal Gadani. And injured them. Villagers said the wounded children were rushed to
KARACHI: Speakers at a programme held on September 17 at the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT) underscored the need for collective efforts — by families, medical experts and communities at large — to ensure patient safety at levels of care. The event was held in connection with World Patient Safety Day 2025 at SIUT Mariyam Bashir Dawood Children Hospital. This year, the day is dedicated to ensuring safe care for every newborn
LAHORE: A sessions court has awarded life imprisonment to two men, along with a fine, on charges of sexually assaulting a mentally-challenged minor girl. Additional District & Sessions Judge Mansoor Ahmad Qureshi, announcing the verdict, also imposed a Rs30,000 fine each on both convicts – Gulfam Ali and Arsalan alias Bholi. Manawan police had registered the case in 2022 under section 375-A of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) against the accused persons. Assistant Deputy
KHANEWAL: A four-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted in an incident reported in Khanewal’s suburban area of 67/15-L Vejhianwala on September 17. According to initial reports, the girl had gone to a nearby shop around noon to buy items. When she returned home crying, her father noticed she was in pain and asked his wife to check. The mother discovered bleeding and rushed the child to Tehsil Headquarters Hospital, Mian Channu, where she fainted.
TIMERGARA: Eleven years have passed since the Government Primary School Koheri Bala in Lower Dir was destroyed by an earthquake but children have been forced to study in the open, jeopardizing their future. The earthquake, measuring 7.5 on Richter’s magnitude scale, hit northern Afghanistan and Pakistan in October 2015, leaving hundreds of people dead. The government had declared the school building unsafe for use. Later, the damaged building was razed to the ground with
KARACHI: The post-mortem of an 11-year-old girl found dead in Surjani Town has confirmed that she was subjected to sexual assault before being murdered, according to the police surgeon. The post-mortem, conducted by Police Surgeon Dr Sumaiya, found that the victim was strangled with a rope or similar object. While Dr Sumaiya verbally informed police of strangulation, PS Surjani Town stated that a written report is awaited. The police surgeon’s verbal confirmation did not
RAWALPINDI: The cervical cancer vaccination campaign for girls aged nine to 14 suffered a serious setback on its very first day, as 4,824 parents in Rawalpindi district refused to allow their daughters to be immunised. The drive, launched jointly by the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and the District Health Authority (DHA) without a large-scale public awareness effort, began on September 15 and is scheduled to run until September 27, with a
RAWALPINDI: A final decision has been taken to conduct board examinations for class 5 and class 8 in all government schools from 2026. Following the announcement, the schedule for admission forms and exams has also been released. According to the issued circular, admission forms for the annual exams will be accepted from November 3 to November 15, 2025. The Class 5 exams will begin on February 9, 2026, while Class 8 exams will be
TANK: Unidentified armed men kidnapped three officials working for the anti-polio programme from the Umarkot area in the limits of Malazai Police Station in the Tank district on September 15. According to police, the team had been visiting the area to monitor the ongoing anti-polio campaign when they were kidnapped. The abductees were identified as District Surveillance Officer Dr Ihsanullah, Union Council Communication Support Officer Hikmatullah, and Union Council Polio Officer Abdullah. District Police
Islamabad: Pakistan Meteorological Department Climate Change Impact and Integration Cell (CIIC) at Meteorological Headquarters has issued a dengue alert on September 15 saying the historical trends, current and future climate outlook and the widespread inundation caused by flood like condition across the country show that certain parameters are creating an ideal environment for a dengue outbreak. The combined impact of favourable weather thresholds and flood-related water-logging has made conditions conducive from 20th September 2025