ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Police 05-September-2024 rescued a seven-month-old infant, Hassan Ali, who had been abducted from the F-7 area of the Kohsar police jurisdiction. The incident occurred on August 31, when the child was forcibly taken by two individuals in a car. On the request of fruit cart vendor Samina Jan, Kohsar police immediately registered an FIR and started action he said. The abduction prompted an immediate response from the ICT Police.
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TOBA TEK SINGH: The Madina Town police in Faisalabad raided the house of trader Sheikh Muhammad Arshad in Eden Valley on 4th September and rescued two minor maids who were being held in illegal confinement. According to an FIR registered under sections 354, 509, and 342 of the Pakistan Penal Code, complainant ASI Farhan Ali said a video was posted online showing Arshad publicly beating and forcibly bundling the two minor girls into his
LAHORE: Punjab Emergency Operations Centre Coordinator Khizer Afzaal says data accuracy is the red-line of the EOC and directed health officials across the province to mark the missing children in the upcoming anti-polio campaign starting from Sept 9. Giving a target of 13.9 million children to be accessed in 15 districts of the province, the Punjab polio programme head issued a warning to those persistently showing poor performance in the campaigns. Mr Khizer said
ISLAMABAD: As many as 113 students of the National Vocational and Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC) have been selected for scholarships to study in Chinese universities followed by training at industrial institutions in China. NAVTTC, in collaboration with the Chinese-Commercial Culture-Technical Training Employment (CCTE), organised an international China scholarship ceremony at the Centre of Excellence H-9, aimed at enhancing youth skills and employment, says a press release issued here on Wednesday . It said that
KARACHI: Expressing concern over the state of the economy, health, and environment in the country, speakers at a symposium held on September 4 underscored the need for innovative solutions to address the growing challenges of climate change, which is deeply affecting all sectors of life. The event—Climate Change and Health and Development Consequences in Pakistan—was organised by Aga Khan University’s Institute for Global Health and Development (IGHD) in collaboration with the Pakistan Academy of
GUJRAT: In a shocking incident, the case of rape of at least five underage schoolgirls by the husband of their schoolteacher at a government school has surfaced in Saleem Colony (Therri Sansi) of Gujranwala. Reports said the suspect was running a canteen at the non-formal literacy centre where his wife was a teacher. The suspect had been raping the minor girls, belonging to the age group of 11 to 14 years, for quite some
To accelerate polio eradication efforts in Pakistan and enhance integrated service delivery, the Chairperson @ncrcpak @ayesharazafarooq met with @unicefpk Country Representative Abdullah A. Fadil. They discussed how UNICEF’s health, WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene), and Nutrition interventions could be strategically leveraged to support and reach to communities where polio remains a critical challenge. @pakfightspolio
PESHAWAR: A child protection court has convicted a man for sexually assaulting his teenage cousin and sentenced him to life imprisonment with a fine of Rs500,000. Judge Lubna Zaman ruled that the prosecution proved its case against the accused, Usman, a resident of the Mardan district, and the evidence on record connected him with the commission of the offence. The accused was charged in an FIR registered at Sheikh Maltoon police station in Mardan
RAWALPINDI: Four girl students from Talagang and Gujar Khan clinched the top three positions in the Higher Secondary School Certification annual examinations 2024, while the formal result will be announced on 4th August 2024. The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Rawalpindi (BISER) announced the names of top position holders on Tuesday. The results will be announced during a ceremony at Fatima Jinnah Women University. Notably, all position holders belong to the Punjab College
OKARA: Chuchak police claimed on 2nd September to have recovered three minor girls who had allegedly been kidnapped around two weeks back. According to the first information report, on the night of Aug 21, three minor girls from the same family Sahr Fatima (15), Noor Fatima (12), and Sidra Yousaf (14) were kidnapped at gunpoint from an outhouse at Village 5/GD on Renala-Chuchak Road. The suspects, identified as Babar Sohail, Akram, Zohran (wife of
SARGODHA: A man allegedly raped his 16-year-old stepdaughter and threatened her with consequences if she did not remain silent in the Sahiwal area of Sargodha. Her mother also pressured her to stay quiet. However, her brother lodged a report with the Sahiwal police. The police said a widow, who had a daughter and a son from her previous marriage, married the suspect. Recently, when she returned home after being out, she learned from her
ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Attaullah Tarar on September 2 suggested the formation of a task force, comprising representatives from the federal and provincial governments, for judicial reforms to effectively curb incidents of child abuse and violence against women. The minister gave the proposal in the National Assembly in reply to a question from PPP MNA Sharmila Sahiba Faruqui Hashaam. In the absence of an interior minister, Mr Tarar confirmed that there had been a sharp