TAXILA: The Sir Syed Education Foundation of Pakistan (SSEFP) on 24 July 2024 partnered with the Computer Literacy Shelter Welfare (CLSW) for the promotion of computer literacy among underprivileged students, especially in districts Attock and Haripur. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between CLSW President Syeda Masooma Zohra and SSEFP Project Director Qazi Zahoorul Haq at the SSEFP head office in Hassanabdal. SSEFP President Prof Tahir Durrani, Chairman National Peace and Justice Council
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ISLAMABAD: Due to the sheer negligence of the authorities concerned, the operation of the birth and death registration centre in Islamabad has been suspended, causing great inconvenience to citizens. For residents of Islamabad, birth and death certificates are issued by a subordinate office of Directorate of Municipal Authority (DMA)- which is part of Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI). However, the service has been suspended for the last three days, exposing the efficiency of the DMA.
PESHAWAR: Emergency Operation Centre in collaboration with medical teaching institutions (MTIs) is strengthening surveillance for the timely detection of polio cases and vaccination of children visiting out-patient departments with their parents as part of a plan to eradicate the crippling childhood ailment in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. “We are collaborating with MTIs to ensure the immunisation of children visiting hospitals with their parents as well as detection of Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) cases to protect children
KARACHI: A young woman and minor girl were found murdered in Korangi on 24 July, police and rescuers said. They added that the bodies of the 30-year-old woman and five-year-old girl were recovered from a garbage dump on Korangi Causeway. The bodies were shifted to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre to fulfill medico-legal formalities. Police Surgeon Summaiya Syed said that there were ‘multiple incised wounds and fractured skulls, which led to their death’. She
ISLAMABAD: Poliovirus continues to spread across Pakistan and the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health (NIH) Islamabad has confirmed the detection of Type-1 Wild Poliovirus (WPV1) from one new district Dadu and eight other previously-infected districts. This brings the total count of infected districts for the year 2024 to 52 while so far, nine people have been affected by Wild Poliovirus 1 in the country, Polio Eradication Initiative
The disturbing case of missing seven-year-old Priya Kumari has sparked a wave of concern and action from her parents and civil society, who have reiterated their demands for transparency and urgency in the investigation. During a protest sit-in at Teen Talwar in Karachi last week, they called on the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) and Sindh Home Minister Zia Lanjar to provide a concrete timeline for Priya’s safe recovery. The organisers of the protest have
Rawalpindi. Police claim to have arrested a man for allegedly raping a nine-year-old boy in Gujar Khan area and booked him in a case. According to the police, the boy’s father filed a complaint that his boy went to play a video game in a local shop but came home in a distressed state, crying a visibly scared. Upon repeated inquiry, the child revealed that when he went to play the game, the shopkeeper
The “Take It Down” portal is a significant step forward in protecting the digital rights of children across the nation. Check out the video for details!
KARACHI: A study co-authored by researchers from the Department of Community Health Sciences and Medicine at the Aga Khan University has revealed an alarming prevalence of second-hand smoking (SHS) exposure among children in Pakistan and Bangladesh, with 95 percent of children affected. SHS occurs when non-smokers inhale the exhaled tobacco fumes from an active smoker, highlighting the pervasive impact of smoking in environments with lax smoking restrictions. The study’s findings, published in the Nicotine
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on 22 July signed into law the Christian Marriage (Amendment) Act 2024, raising the minimum age for Christian men and women to eighteen years. The president accorded assent to the Act under Article 75 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan during a special ceremony at the Aiwan-e-Sadr on Tuesday. The Act amends Section 60 of the Christian Marriage Act of 1872. Prior to the amendments, the
Five-Year Comparison of Teachers (2019-2024) Sector 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-24 2023-24 Public 897,208 880,996 861,465 953,437 972,099 Other Public 23,817 27,397 28,350 42,206 67,277 Private 1,155,666 1,201,231 1,249,676 1,580,809 1,618,252 Total 2,076,691 2,109,624 2,139,491 2,576,452 2,657,628 PES 2023-24 Note(s): Mosque Schools are included in Primary Schools. Other Public Sector refers to public institutions run by entities other than MoFE&PT and Provincial/Regional Education Departments.
Religious Minorities Enrolment by Province, Stage, Gender and Location- Public Sector (2023-2024) Stage Urban Rural Total Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total Pakistan** Pre-Primary 3095 3393 6488 9658 8129 17787 12753 11522 24275 Primary 13694 16494 30188 31131 28251 59382 44825 44745 89570 Middle 8817 11727 20544 14640 15724 30364 23457 27451 50908 High 5996 8063 14059 6465 6485 12950 12461 14548 27009 Higher Secondary 454 772 1226 402 547