The death of a ten-year-old girl in a crossfire between robbers and a citizen on 27-May-2025 sparked widespread outrage and protests in Korangi. The victim, Arfa, daughter of Waqar, was shot during a crossfire that erupted when two armed assailants attempted to snatch a motorcycle from a local resident near Kalu Chowk. The citizen resisted the robbery and opened fire, prompting the robbers to retaliate. Amid the exchange of bullets, Arfa was struck and
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PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur on 26th May launched two flagship welfare initiatives – Roshan Mustaqbil Card and Sahara Card – aimed at supporting orphans and widows. A statement issued here said that the initiatives were launched at a ceremony held at the Chief Minister’s House with Mr Gandapur as the chief guest. The event was also attended by minister for social welfare Syed Qasim Ali Shah, members of the provincial
CHINIOT: The District Education Authority (DEA) has issued show-cause notices to 310 teachers of government schools for being absent from duty or being late during the month of April. Apart from the regular visits of monitoring staff, the Punjab School Education Department (SED) has devised a new monitoring mechanism in which Monitoring and Evaluation Assistants (MEAs), usually retired army officers, perform surprise visits in each district. A report compiled by the District Monitoring Office
ISLAMABAD: Convener of Parliamentary Caucus on Child Rights (PCCR) Dr Nikhat Shakeel Khan on 26th May highlighted the urgent need for a unified national response to Pakistan’s education emergency. She emphasised the pivotal role of parliamentarians in addressing this challenge and introduced the PCCR’s flagship report, ‘Parliamentary Engagement for National Strategy on Education Emergency’ during the closing ceremony of the caucus’ initiative, ‘Addressing Pakistan’s Education Crisis: Enhancing Parliamentary Engagement on Out-of-School Children’, held at
DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Two polio workers were abducted by armed assailants in Tank district here on 26th May as a five-day polio campaign kicked off across the country. The workers were performing their duties in the Dolat Koruna area of Tank as part of the ongoing vaccination drive. The abducted workers identified as a Union Council official, Sifat Khan, and his colleague Hizbullah. According to police sources, both health workers were on duty when unidentified
The chief minister also handed over insulin, glucometer strips and boxes of needles to the patients. LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has launched an ‘Insulin Card’ programme for children suffering from Type-I congenital diabetes. She launched the programme along with Pakistan Post riders, visiting the homes of children to hand over the cards. According to a statement, she went to the homes of Wasay Adnan in Sabzazar, and Zainab Waheed and Zain
ISLAMABAD: With a countrywide week-long drive against the crippling disease set to begin today (26th May), Prime Minister’s Focal Person for Polio Eradication Ayesha Raza Farooq launched the third National Immunisation Days (NIDs) campaign of the year on 25th May. At a ceremony organised at the National Emergency Operations Centre, the focal person administered oral vaccine and Vitamin A drops to children under five. Members of the Polio Programme’s Core Group and representatives of
Over 500 pupils attend classes at public school with no electricity, fans and potable water RAWALPINDI: Government Kohinoor Girls High School in Rawalpindi, run under the supervision of the Punjab Education Department, lacks all basic facilities in an era of scientific and technological advancement, leaving educators and school children, including boys, at the mercy of scorching heat. The school’s second shift classrooms still lack basic necessities like proper roofing, electricity, fans, and clean drinking
PESHAWAR: Villagers on Kohat Road briefly boycotted the anti-polio vaccination campaign to protest the 18-hour loadshedding in their areas. The villagers had announced boycotting the polio campaign against the 16-hour power breakdowns. On May 25 they boycotted the campaign when it was kicked off across the province amid strict security. Later the officials of district administration held meetings with elders in Bahader Killay and other areas after which the polio campaign was resumed. Published
A newly constructed, state-of-the-art school building in Malir District stands as a shining example of an effective public-private partnership aimed at delivering quality education to underserved children in rural areas. The project, spearheaded by the non-profit Green Crescent Trust (GCT), was completed through a collaboration with Mohammad Shafi Trust, Khuddam Education Trust, and the Sindh Education Foundation (SEF). Located near Education City in a deprived rural part of District Malir, the new school aims
LAHORE: Lahore authorities arrested a man accused of murdering his 16-year-old daughter in an alleged honour killing case. The incident occurred when the suspect, identified as Umar Daraz, allegedly stabbed his daughter to death for expressing her desire to marry a man of her choice. The Lahore Police Operations Wing sprang into action after learning about the crime. DIG Operations Faisal Kamran took notice of the incident and formed a special investigation team headed
Measles is not a new disease. Nor is its prevention a mystery. The future of any nation rests in the hands of its children — a truth so self-evident, it should never need repeating. Yet in Pakistan, and particularly in Sindh, we are reminded all too often that the most basic of child rights — the right to health — continues to be compromised. The latest measles outbreak, which has already claimed the lives of 31