TOBA TEK SINGH: Malnutrition is inflicting loss of billions of rupees to the national economy through decreased productivity, higher healthcare costs and lost future earnings due to impaired physical development. Education and awareness about nutrition at the grassroots level will help address the issue at the massive scale for a healthy and prosperous nation. This was stated by Punjab Higher Education Commission Chairperson Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan while addressing a seminar on nutrition in
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MANSEHRA: Girls in Upper Kohistan continue to suffer the consequences of government neglect as nearly 60 percent of primary and middle schools remain closed due to a shortage of teachers, absenteeism and administrative failures. “I paid a surprise visit to the office of the district education officer (women) and found her and most of the staff absent from duty,” additional deputy commissioner Khurram Khan Jadoon told reporters on Monday. He said the inspection was
PESHAWAR: Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever continues to affect people amid hopes as health experts believe that decline in cases will happen only after rain when temperature will dip below 15 degrees Celsius. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Monday recorded 45 more dengue cases, taking the overall tally of infections in the current year to 4,836, according to a report released by Integrated Diseases Surveillance and Response System of Public Health Section at Directorate General Health Services. The
Each monsoon in Pakistan heralds less a renewal of life and more a rehearsal for ruin. The 2025 floods, which swept through the vast industrial triangle of Sialkot, Gujrat and Gujranwala and their adjoining areas, were neither the first calamity nor will they be the last. What has lingered long after the waters receded is something less visible yet infinitely heavier: the quiet crisis of the human mind. The flooded fields of Sambrial, a
The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection has been detected in eight children, tested at the Kulsoom Bai Valika Hospital in Karachi. The hospital officials have blamed the quack doctors, practising illegally, for the infection and demanded of the Sindh Healthcare Commission (SHCC) to take action against such unauthorised medical practitioners. According to hospital sources, the cases emerged at the facility, which operates under the Sindh Employees Social Security Institute. In recent days, eight children,
ISLAMABAD: Participants of a session have agreed that Pakistan’s existing curriculum faces serious structural and pedagogical gaps. The Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) and the Pakistan Institute of Education (PIE) convened a brainstorming session to deliberate on one of Pakistan’s most pressing educational challenges — the urgent need to reform the national curriculum to make it more inclusive, coherent, and relevant to learners’ needs, says a press release. It said the session, attended
BAHAWALPUR: The Shah Shammas police station of Multan on November 2 claimed to have foiled an attempt to sell a minor girl to the Katcha dacoits and arrested two alleged abductors, including a woman. According to the police, one Abdul Rehman complained to the police that his neighbours Ali and his mother Samina Bibi allegedly abducted his 12-year old daughter Mehnaz Bibi and stole his motorcycle. Police claimed that after registration of the abduction
KARACHI: In a shocking incident that has sparked widespread outrage, a woman allegedly had to sell her newborn baby to settle medical bills at a private clinic in Memon Goth, police said on November 2. Malir district police chief confirmed on Sunday evening that the child has been recovered safely and handed over to the family, while the clinic has been sealed. According to ASI Ejaz, who registered the case, this is the first
KARACHI: The Jufelhurst Girls Higher Secondary School in the Soldier Bazaar area was sealed late on the night of 31 October, leaving students and staff shocked and confused. The school administration said it had received no prior notice or official intimation regarding the action. According to sources, officials from the Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) arrived at the school around 8pm, declared the building structurally unsafe, sealed the premises, and posted an official notice
LARKANA: A 35-year-old man was killed in an ambush leading the death toll in an old enmity between two rival communities to 27 in a Naudero village on November 2. Unknown assailants ambushed Shahzado Jaiho while he, along with a friend, Maqsood Raza Mangnejo, was returning home from a clinic after receiving medical treatment in Mubarak Jaiho village within the jurisdiction of the Naudero police station. Mangnejo was wounded in the attack and taken
The Balochistan government has decided to construct a separate jail for juvenile prisoners and establish a Women Protection Force to safeguard women and girls from harassment and violence. Official sources said the juvenile jail would be built in Quetta at an estimated cost of Rs750 million. They said that a temporary juvenile detention facility will be set up on Sariab Road until the permanent structure is completed. The model jail will also include a
The Gender Parity Report – Islamabad Capital Territory offers a detailed assessment of gender equality across justice, education, economy, health, and governance. While progress is visible in areas like female judicial representation and school enrolment, wide disparities remain in employment, leadership, and healthcare access. The report highlights persistent gaps affecting women and children, especially in education continuity, digital inclusion, and social protection. It calls for systemic reforms to promote equal opportunities and safeguard the