QUETTA: A madrassa cleric in Kuchlak, a suburban area of Quetta, was arrested on 30 June 2025 for sexually assaulting a young boy aged between four and five years, police confirmed. According to law enforcement officials, they received a complaint that a cleric at a local religious seminary had assaulted a child student. The victim was immediately shifted to Mufti Mehmood Memorial Hospital in Kuchlak for medical examination. Dr Abdul Wakeel Sherani, Medical Superintendent
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KARACHI: Four in every 10 families in Pakistan are now living in poverty, surviving on less than $3.65 a day, while nearly 1,000 children under five die daily as polio cases have surged alarmingly, according to the UNICEF Pakistan Annual Report 2024 released this week. The report paints a disturbing picture of rising deprivation and risk for the country’s youngest generation. Since the Covid-19 pandemic and the 2022 floods, Pakistan’s poverty rate has increased
SHANGLA: Police arrested a seminary teacher for allegedly molesting an 11-year-old boy studying at the madressah in Bisham city of Shangla district on 29th June evening. The victim told Bisham police that he had been learning the Holy Quran from Qari Abdur Rahim for the last three months. He said that after class on Sunday evening, the Qari called him into his room and locked the door behind him. “He took off my trousers
PESHAWAR: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan on 30th June released its annual report on the human rights situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reporting a “significant” increase in violence against women and children, sectarian strife and tribal feuds. The report, which was released by provincial chief of the HRCP Akbar Khan during a news conference at the Peshawar Press Club, noted that the law and order situation in the province remained “weak” last year. It
Prevalence of Child Labour in Sindh by Age and Gender (%) Indicator Total Boys Girls Child labour prevalence (Total 5–17) 10.3 13.7 6.6 Age 5–9 4.3 4.9 3.7 Age 10–13 13.2 16.3 9.7 Age 14–17 18.5 27.2 8.4 Sindh Child Labour Survey 2022-2024
Prevalence of Child Labour in ICT by Age and Gender (%) Age Number Total (%) Boys Girls Total 15,180 2.4 12,218 3.60% 2,962 1.00% 5–11 1,669 0.5 1,111 0.60% 558 0.30% 12–13 3,202 2.8 2,241 3.50% 961 1.90% 14–17 10,308 5.6 8,866 9.10% 1,442 1.70% Source: ICT Child Labour Survey 2023-2024
Public Schools with Reported Cases of Corporal Punishment Region Number Percentage Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total National 101 28 129 0.12 0.05 0.09 Punjab 1 2 3 0 0.01 0.01 Sindh 14 3 17 0.04 0.03 0.04 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 8 6 14 0.04 0.04 0.04 Balochistan 78 17 95 0.75 0.35 0.62 Islamabad Capital Territory 0 0 0 0 0 0 Source: NEMIS 2023-24 & PES 2023-2024
Average Tenure (in Months) of the Education Secretary in the 3 Years (October 2020 – October 2023) Region Average Months Punjab 4 Sindh 12 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 12 Balochistan 9 Islamabad Capital Territory 9 PES 2023-2024
Technical and Vocational Institutions by Province, Level and Gender (Public, Other Public & Private) 2023-24 Province/ Level Institutions Enrolment Teachers Region Male Female Mixed Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Punjab Technical 272 155 147 574 28,542 17,665 46,207 24,184 539 24,723 Vocational 569 395 141 1,105 119,546 61,587 181,133 4,606 2,657 7,263 Total 841 550 288 1,679 148,088 79,252 227,340 28,790 3,196 31,986 Sindh Technical 109 51 109 269 19,145 5,499
Allocation vs. Expenditure of Education Development Budget by Region (All amounts in billions) Region Original Allocation Revised Allocation Expenditure Utilisation Rate National 195 161 132 82% Punjab 49 43 42 98% Sindh 38 19 15 78% Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 34 34 13 39% Balochistan 20 10 9 91% Azad Jammu & Kashmir 2 1 1 100% Islamabad Capital Territory 53 54 52 96% Source: Public Financing in Education Report, PIE 2022-23 & PES 2023-2024
Public Schools with Reported Attacks by Region and Gender Region Number Percentage Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total National 118 88 206 0.14 0.16 0.15 Punjab 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sindh 62 21 83 0.2 0.22 0.2 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 47 55 102 0.23 0.39 0.29 Balochistan 9 12 21 0.09 0.25 0.14 Islamabad Capital Territory 0 0 0 0 0 0 PES 2023-2024
Public School Teachers Who Have Received Training to Teach Children with Disabilities by Region and Gender Region Male (%) Female (%) Total (%) National 0.83 1.08 0.97 Punjab 0.83 1.11 0.98 Sindh Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported Balochistan 0.85 0.94 0.88 Islamabad Capital Territory 0.9 0.34 0.51 PES 2023-24