The chief minister also handed over insulin, glucometer strips and boxes of needles to the patients. LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has launched an ‘Insulin Card’ programme for children suffering from Type-I congenital diabetes. She launched the programme along with Pakistan Post riders, visiting the homes of children to hand over the cards. According to a statement, she went to the homes of Wasay Adnan in Sabzazar, and Zainab Waheed and Zain
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ISLAMABAD: With a countrywide week-long drive against the crippling disease set to begin today (26th May), Prime Minister’s Focal Person for Polio Eradication Ayesha Raza Farooq launched the third National Immunisation Days (NIDs) campaign of the year on 25th May. At a ceremony organised at the National Emergency Operations Centre, the focal person administered oral vaccine and Vitamin A drops to children under five. Members of the Polio Programme’s Core Group and representatives of
Over 500 pupils attend classes at public school with no electricity, fans and potable water RAWALPINDI: Government Kohinoor Girls High School in Rawalpindi, run under the supervision of the Punjab Education Department, lacks all basic facilities in an era of scientific and technological advancement, leaving educators and school children, including boys, at the mercy of scorching heat. The school’s second shift classrooms still lack basic necessities like proper roofing, electricity, fans, and clean drinking
PESHAWAR: Villagers on Kohat Road briefly boycotted the anti-polio vaccination campaign to protest the 18-hour loadshedding in their areas. The villagers had announced boycotting the polio campaign against the 16-hour power breakdowns. On May 25 they boycotted the campaign when it was kicked off across the province amid strict security. Later the officials of district administration held meetings with elders in Bahader Killay and other areas after which the polio campaign was resumed. Published
A newly constructed, state-of-the-art school building in Malir District stands as a shining example of an effective public-private partnership aimed at delivering quality education to underserved children in rural areas. The project, spearheaded by the non-profit Green Crescent Trust (GCT), was completed through a collaboration with Mohammad Shafi Trust, Khuddam Education Trust, and the Sindh Education Foundation (SEF). Located near Education City in a deprived rural part of District Malir, the new school aims
LAHORE: Lahore authorities arrested a man accused of murdering his 16-year-old daughter in an alleged honour killing case. The incident occurred when the suspect, identified as Umar Daraz, allegedly stabbed his daughter to death for expressing her desire to marry a man of her choice. The Lahore Police Operations Wing sprang into action after learning about the crime. DIG Operations Faisal Kamran took notice of the incident and formed a special investigation team headed
Measles is not a new disease. Nor is its prevention a mystery. The future of any nation rests in the hands of its children — a truth so self-evident, it should never need repeating. Yet in Pakistan, and particularly in Sindh, we are reminded all too often that the most basic of child rights — the right to health — continues to be compromised. The latest measles outbreak, which has already claimed the lives of 31
LAHORE: The Taskforce on Polio Eradication in Punjab has hailed a notable decline in poliovirus detection in environmental samples across the province, urging authorities to maintain targeted measures to sustain this progress. The announcement came during a meeting held on 23-May-2025 at the Civil Secretariat, where officials reviewed recent advancements in the fight against polio. The taskforce was briefed on the success of the April polio immunisation campaign, which achieved an impressive 98 percent
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has set a target of vaccinating approximately 7.3 million children under the age of five during a five-day anti-polio campaign, which begins on 26th May. Chief secretary Shahab Ali Shah inaugurated the campaign during a ceremony held at the Services Hospital here, according to a press release. Additional secretary health and Emergency Operations Centre coordinator Shafiullah Khan, representatives from Unicef and World Health Organisation, and other officials were in
LAHORE: Punjab Crime Control Department (CCD) reunited 44 missing children recovered from across the province with their families at a ceremony held at the Central Police Office here on 23rd May. Some of these children had fallen prey to drugs, physical abuse, while others had run away from their homes owing to multiple reasons. Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Usman Anwar, CCD Additional IG Sohail Zafar Chattha, DIGs Umar Farooq Salamat and Waqasul
KARACHI: Lawmakers finally gave bureaucrats the go-ahead to lead the intermediate and secondary education boards in the province as the Sindh Assembly adopted the controversial bill with a majority vote on 23rd May. The Sindh Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education (Amendment) Bill, tabled in the assembly on Jan 27, 2025, contained one of the most controversial provisions that enables the provincial government to appoint any senior civil servant as the chairman of an educational board.
Paper leak scandal rocks Mardan education board PESHAWAR: A meeting of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly’s Standing Committee on Elementary and Secondary Education, chaired by MPA Taj Mohammad, convened to address serious concerns surrounding recent controversies in the education sector, including the Mardan Board examination paper leak scandal. The session was attended by prominent members of the provincial assembly, including Iftikhar Mashwani, Ahmad Kundi, Asma Alam, Shehla Bano, Sobia Shahid, Zubair Khan, Muhammad Aftab Haider, Hamidur