Islamabad: The experts 30-January-2025 underscored the need for tweaking laws handling missing children cases and avoiding de-criminalisation of the victims. They called for action against the perpetrator of abuse and violence against the missing children. They were speaking at a policy seminar on issues pertaining to child abuse and missing children to overcome violence against juvenile and enhance the capacity of law enforcement agencies to play a proactive role in a safer and better
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LAHORE: The Punjab government has decided to launch a four-year project for promoting the protection, rehabilitation, and economic empowerment of the survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) in the province, with the technical assistance of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The project aims to strengthen the provincial mechanisms for effective service delivery for GBV survivors through engaging different stakeholders. Since gender-based violence is a pressing issue in the country, significantly impacting the rights and
PESHAWAR: The health department has confirmed the second mpox case in a five-month-old child on arrival at Bacha Khan International Airport here on 30th January. Adviser to CM on health Ihtesham Ali has confirmed the detection of the second mpox case of 2025 at the airport. This brings the total number of reported mpox cases in the province to 11 since 2022. Providing details about the latest case, the adviser stated that the Public
ABBOTTABAD: A Newborn Care Unit started functioning at the Women and Children Hospital Abbottabad today, established with the support of UNICEF to provide quality care for critically ill newborns. The unit was inaugurated by Advisor to the KP Chief Minister on Health, Ihtesham Khan, in the presence of UNICEF Chief of Field Office, Radoslaw Rzehak, and UNICEF Health Team Lead for KP, Dr. Inamullah Khan. Speaking at the event, KP Health Advisor Ihtesham Khan
The Sindh High Court (SHC) has directed the West SSP to conduct an inquiry into the kidnapping of three children of a man from Punjab and submit a report within seven days. The high court also directed an East district court to assign magistrates to record statements of two minor boys and their elder sister as to whether they wanted to live with their father or like to be set at liberty. The order
QUETTA: A man who had recently brought his family back to Pakistan from the United States on 29 January 2025 confessed to shooting dead his teenage daughter, motivated by his disapproval of her TikTok content, Pakistani police said. The shooting happened on a street in Quetta on 28-January-2025. The suspect, Anwarul Haq, initially said that unidentified gunmen shot and killed his American-born, 15-year-old daughter before he confessed to the crime, police official Babar Baloch
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Federal Education on 28th January announced getting help from a US-based academy to introduce Khanmigo, an AI-powered tutor, in government middle schools in the capital city. “This innovative collaboration aims to provide personalised learning experiences for students with the added benefit of supporting learning in Urdu,” said a press release. It said teacher training programmes will be launched, equipping them with the skills to guide students in using the AI
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on 28th January urged parents, religious and community leaders to support the anti-polio campaign, stating that an aggressive and sustained effort was needed to make the province polio-free. “Together, we must protect our children from this crippling disease through collective efforts,” he said while chairing a meeting of the provincial task force on polio eradication held at the CM’s House. The meeting also finalised preparations for
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
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