Despite being illegal, child labor is still prevalent in Pakistan. Last year’s catastrophic floods, which destroyed infrastructure and rendered families homeless, and the country’s downward political and economic spiral, have exacerbated the problem.
Child Rights in Focus
KHYBER: As many as 50 captured Afghan children were sent back to their country by the Pakistani authorities via the Torkham border on ‘humanitarian’ grounds late on 23rd March evening after the intervention of a tribal jirga. Local police official Adnan Khan told Dawn that those children, including 17 girls, were seized at Torkham border point after they trespassed into the Pakistani territory by cutting the fence near the main border crossing while taking cover of the
Navigating child custody and visitation rights is a critical aspect of family law that affects many parents and children in Pakistan. In this episode, you’ll get a comprehensive overview of child custody laws, including how custody decisions are made and the factors that influence these outcomes.
The Punjab (Pakistan) 2024 MICS Key Findings Report provides insights into the well-being of children, women, and households, based on data from 45,000+ households. Launched by the Bureau of Statistics (BoS) Punjab with UNICEF’s support, the report aids policy decisions and SDG progress monitoring. Officials highlighted its role in equitable development and targeted interventions, with additional datasets yet to be released. Check out the full key finding report here: Punjab Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey KFR
DERA GHAZI KHAN: The Health Department has initiated HIV/AIDS screening for children and adults at the Tehsil Headquarters (THQ) Hospital in Taunsa Sharif. A screening and treatment center has also been set up at the THQ to facilitate early detection and treatment of the disease, says DG Khan Commissioner Ashfaq Ahmed Chaudhry. Officials said teams from the Punjab Healthcare Commission have also reached Taunsa to oversee operation against quacks. According to medical experts, the
TAXILA: Attock police have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sir Syed Education Foundation of Pakistan (SSEFP) for providing free education to children of police martyrs. On behalf of Attock police, the agreement was signed by District Police Officer (DPO) Dr Ghias Gul Khan and renowned educationist Qazi Zahoorul Haq, project director of the foundation, to ensure quality education facilities to the children of policemen, a police spokesman said on Sunday. According to
The Sindh High Court (SHC) has dismissed the bail application of a man in a child molestation case. The applicant, Nazar Hussain, was arrested by the Zaman Town police for molesting a seven-year-old boy in the Korangi area on August 9, 2023. A counsel for the applicant submitted that he was innocent and had been falsely implicated in this case as the complainant of the case had recorded his no objection before the trial
ISLAMABAD: Karachi and Dhaka will be the only two cities in Asia-Pacific region among the 10 cities of the Global South that will receive eight million climate migrants by 2050 if the world warms by more than 1.5 centigrade above pre-industrial levels, a UN study finds. Of those 10 cities, Karachi and Dhaka, projected to receive the most extreme influx of climate-induced migration: 3.07 million additional people in Dhaka and 2.4 million additional people
LAHORE: Body of a 14-year-old girl with her throat slit was found in Shah Gohar Pir Darbar graveyard in the Baghbanpura area on 23-March-2025. According to police sources, the victim was unidentified, so far and no documents or belongings were found near her body that could help determine her identity. Passersby noticed the body lying in the graveyard and informed the police. Upon receiving the information, law enforcement and forensic teams arrived at the
The chief minister said new projects for special children were being introduced in Punjab. LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has directed Special Assistant Sania Ashiq to distribute Eid gifts among 40,000 differently-abled children. The special assistant to the chief minister visited the Government Degree Colleges for Special Education in Johar Town and Nishtar Town as well as the Government Shadab Institute of Special Education to present Eid gifts to children. She went
KHYBER: The education department will start the distribution of free textbooks among the students of all government schools from next week in Khyber tribal district with officials conceding an overall deficiency of 30 percent in comparison to their required number of books. Officials said that textbooks were already dispatched to three tehsils including Bara, Landi Kotal and Jamrud where various distribution points were set up and volunteer teachers and students were engaged to separate
KARACHI: A teenage girl died during treatment by an alleged quack in the Malir area, police said on 22nd March. Malir City SHO Farasat Shah said that the 15-year-old girl, identified as Nusrat Wahid, complained of pain due to fasting, and her family took her to a local clinic in Chaman Colony, Lasi Goth for treatment. He said that the man at the clinic had been practicing medicine in the Malir locality for the