Children aged 6-15 who are not in school and are engaged in child labor are at a higher risk of child abuse and trafficking.” – Amer Habib, Child Protection Consultant, UNICEF Pakistan
Child Rights in Focus
LAHORE: The Hayer police lodged a case of honour killing of a young girl 14 years after the incident. The first information report (FIR) was registered against the parents of the girl, Sofia, who had contracted court marriage with one Shahid Ali, a resident of Bedian Road. Shahid alleged in the FIR that he had contracted marriage with Sofia of Chungi Amar Sidhu, 14 years back. He said the parents of his wife had
SHANGLA: The chief minister secretariat has directed the education department to appoint male teachers to the girls’ schools in far-flung areas of Shangla to make them functional. According to district education department, 24 girls’ primary schools, located in hilly areas of Shangla, have long been non-functional due to multiple challenges faced by women teachers, including a lack of accommodation, inaccessible areas and security concerns. In 2016, district education officer (women) Parveen Rehman had recommended
Police have reunited two children, who had gone missing in the Tariq Road area, with their parents. According to Sindh Police Madadgar 15, a citizen had informed the police about the children. For finding the children, the parents expressed gratitude to the police. The incident of the missing children in the Tariq Road area took place within the jurisdiction of the Ferozabad police. A resident called the Madadgar 15 police helpline and informed police
NAROWAL: The police have arrested the principal and teacher of a private school for alleged torture of students. The police took action against the suspects after a video showing them brutally beating more than two dozen students with sticks surfaced on social media. The complaint of the torture incident was lodged by Zaman Bajwa, Assistant Education Officer, Dumala tehsil of Narowal district, saying the principal of Hasan Scholar Public School (boys campus), Dhabliwala village,
KARACHI: It must have been the first time for so many school girls to gather at a police station and be so excited about it too. But Mahnoor, Arfa, Aster, Bisma, Ammara, Alishba, Muskan, Hoorain and the others at the Defence Police Station on 27th January wanted to talk about building trust, spreading peace, about service to humanity, about pride, and strength to bring about change. The occasion was an inspiring event titled ‘Your
During a meeting he chaired on 27 January 2025 to discuss the increasing cases of missing children, Sindh police chief Ghulam Nabi Memon decided to hold regular meetings with governmental and non-governmental sectors, and social organisations. The review meeting was held at the Central Police Office to determine the exact number of missing children, and the efforts made to find them. Future meetings will include Roshni Helpline, Zara Alert, Zainab Alert, CPLC, Karachi Police
ISLAMABAD: Identifying southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) as the epicentre of poliovirus transmission, with 73 cases recorded nationwide in the past year, the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) on Polio Eradication has urged Pakistan’s polio eradication program to capitalise on the first six months of 2025 as a “crucial window” to meet recommended Supplementary Immunisation Activity (SIA) quality benchmarks and key epidemiological milestones, writes M. Waqar Bhatti. The recommendations, made at the 17th TAG meeting held
KARACHI: The provincial government on 27th January tabled the Sindh Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education (Amendment) Bill in the Sindh Assembly, finally paving the way for bureaucrats to be appointed as chairmen of the boards. Deputy Speaker Anthony Naveed referred the amended bill to the relevant standing committee for consideration after it was introduced by Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziaul Hassan Lanjar. The amended bill contained one of the most controversial provisions enabling
Wah Cant police have arrested three teachers of a religious seminary for allegedly raping three minor students. The victims were studying at Madrssah Majdiya Noor Fatima Zahra Saleem Nigar. The arrested accused were identified as Ali Akbar, Sameer and Siddiqui. The affected minors were medically examined at the Tehsil Headquaters (THQ) Taxila. The Saddar Wah Police Station registered a case under Section 376 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) following the outcome of the
The global climate crisis is wreaking havoc on education systems, leaving millions of children vulnerable to a future of uncertainty. Across the world, 242 million students experienced disruptions to their education in 2024 due to climate-induced hazards, as detailed in Unicef’s Global Snapshot of Climate-Related School Disruptions in 2024. Among the countries hardest hit, Pakistan stands as a stark example, with over 26 million children affected this year alone. In South Asia, a region
Bibi Aseefa Bhutto Zardari was accompanied by Chancellor of SZABIST and Sindh Minister for Health KARACHI: First Lady of Pakistan, Member of the National Assembly, and Chairperson of Sindh Peoples Welfare Trust (SPWT) Bibi Aseefa Bhutto Zardari inaugurated the groundbreaking ceremony for the People’s School, a transformative educational initiative aimed at fostering quality education and youth empowerment. The SPWT, founded by Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto in February 1987, continues with her legacy of uplifting