Police suspect wood shop owner who had quarreled with the victim RAWALPINDI. The body of a 9th-grade student, who went missing mysteriously from the Dhok Kala Khan in the limits of Sadiqabad police station, has been found. According to the police, the boy’s throat was slit and he was brutally murdered. The police have taken custody of the body and sent it for a post-mortem. On Thursday, Sadiqabad police received a complaint from Salahuddin,
Child Rights in Focus
ISLAMABAD: Parliamentary Secretary for Federal Education and Professional Training, National Heritage, and Culture Farah Naz Akbar informed the National Assembly on 14th February that the Cambridge Education System was being introduced in colleges being run by Federal Directorate of Education (FDE). During the question hour, she said that the initiative was being launched as a pilot project in four government institutions and will be expanded to other institutions in phases. She added that the
SUKKUR: Every schoolteacher should foster students’ confidence by integrating STEAM education opportunities into their classrooms. Providing the right platforms will unlock their potential and enhance their abilities. “I strongly believe in empowering the young minds of Sukkur to become the scientists and innovators of tomorrow,” said Commissioner Sukkur Fayaz Hussain Abbasi, while speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the Regional STEAM Festival at IBA Public School on 13-February-2025. He visited all the stalls, interacted
TAXILA: A man was arrested in Hasan Abdal for allegedly molesting a teenage boy on the school premises, police sources said on 13th February. According to police sources, a complainant told the police that his 13-year-old brother worked at a furniture market adjacent to the school. On Thursday, the suspect, who reportedly worked as a peon at a government girls’ high school, took him to the school and molested him. After a medical examination
SWABI: In a gory incident, a man slaughtered his four minor children and later committed suicide here on 13th February, the police and rescue officials said. When contacted, SHO Yar Hussain police station Abdul Wali Khan said that when they reached the house, the dead bodies were lying in a pool of blood inside a room. The neighbours of Saifullah Islam (father of the children) said that the man was a tailor and was
A RECENTLY held conference in Islamabad on the aforesaid subject is a valuable move to address the appalling condition of girls’ education in most Muslim societies. The conclusion of Clandon and his colleagues’ study of Muslim societies (2018) tells us what is obvious, that “At the global level, Muslim women are less educated and have wider gender gaps than all other religious groups. …” This is a predictable conclusion, given our perceptions and attitude
GILGIT: The Gilgit-Baltistan government has been facing severe criticism over the poor education standard in public schools after most students in grades five and eight failed the regional exams. The poor results have also triggered protests across GB. The result of the exam, conducted by the Board of Elementary Examination Gilgit-Baltistan, was announced in the first week of February. According to the result, only 41 per cent of students in Grade 5 passed the
Director of Physical Education Apa Sarwat and Professor Noor Muhammad Sahito attended as special guests, HYDERABAD: Young women and girls of the interior Sindh’s Matiari district got their long-awaited break to show their sports talent. The all-women Sindh Pink Games 2025 came to Matiari with a colourful opening on 12 February. The district, steep in sufi traditions, is home to the shrine of Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai. Local Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Yousif Shaikh formally
ISLAMABAD: The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio at the National Institute of Health (NIH) has confirmed Pakistan’s second wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) case of 2025 from District Badin, Sindh. The case was detected in a 48-month-old girl from Tehsil Tando Bago’s Union Council (UC) Mithi. She developed symptoms on January 30, and her samples were collected on February 3 and 4 before being sent to the lab on February 5. According to health
50k teachers will receive Google education training starting in April. Rawalpindi. The Punjab government has decided to introduce modern technology in government educational institutions with the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in classrooms. Under this project, 50,000 government teachers will receive Google education training starting in April at the beginning of the new academic year. Additionally, 100,000 students will be trained in coding and Google AI. Smart laboratories will be established in Punjab’s
RAWALPINDI: A 12-year-old domestic worker, allegedly subjected to severe torture by her employer, succumbed to her injuries in Rawalpindi on February 12. Initial police investigations have revealed that the child suffered a deep head injury, with her skull fractured, which ultimately led to her death. The accused, identified as Rashid Qureshi and his wife, who have eight children, allegedly tortured the young girl, Iqra, after their daughter accused her of stealing chocolate. Police sources
Childhood is a time of innocence, joy and learning. To quote Dave Pelzer, “Childhood should be carefree, playing in the sun; not living a nightmare in the darkness of the soul.” Sadly, for millions of Pakistani children, these formative years are clouded by the dark realities of child labour. These children labour long hours for a pittance in exploitative conditions – exposed to hazardous tools and environments. This deprivation not only snatches their rights