GUJRAT: Police have arrested a drug addict who allegedly raped at least three students residing in a seminary located in Attawa locality in Gujranwala Saddar police station precincts. As per police sources, the suspect was traced after the footage of the incident captured by a CCTV camera installed at the seminary started circulating on social media. The sources said that the suspect a resident of Attawa locality, is a drug addict. They said that
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OKARA: The body of 12-year-old Gul Bushra was found in fields near her village on 9th October after she had been missing for two days. According to the first information report, the mentally challenged girl left her home in Probanabad village to follow her elder sister, who had gone to the tubewell to wash clothes. However, she never arrived at the tubewell and did not return home. After waiting in vain for her daughter’s
A three-year-old girl was found dead on 09-October-2024 in a street near her residence in Federal B Area Block 11. The body was taken to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for medico-legal formalities. According to police, the girl was identified as Amna who was the youngest of six siblings, and her father is currently in Saudi Arabia for Umrah. Police said the girl had followed her siblings at around 7:15am when they left for school in
KARACHI: The different experiences of women overlooking the potential of the nikahnama while tying the knot were highlighted during a theatrical exploration of women’s rights organised by the Legal Aid Society (LAS) in collaboration with the United Nations Democratic Endowment Fund (UNDEF), Tehrik-i-Niswan and Bond Advertising at a local hotel here on October 9. There were interactive booths taking one through the traditional wedding proceedings and celebrations in our country. The performance, which included
SHANGLA: A four-year-old boy was allegedly assaulted and injured by his neighbour in Sanila area of Puran tehsil here on Wednesday, police said, adding the suspect had been arrested. Aloch police station SHO Bakhtzeb Khan told Dawn on phone that Sameer, a resident of Sanila, brought the injured boy to the police station, stating that he was assaulted by his neighbour, Amani Room. Police took the boy to Pir Mohammad Khan Shaheed Hospital, Aloch, for medical
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s polio eradication initiative authorities on 8 October reported four new cases of children paralysed by poliovirus, bringing the total number of cases in the country this year to 32. The cases were detected in districts of Jacobabad, Karachi-Malir and Dera Ismail Khan, further highlighting continued circulation of the virus despite intensified eradication efforts. The latest cases include a 32-month-old girl and an 18-month-old boy from Jacobabad, a 72-month-old boy from Karachi-Malir and
ACCORDING to scientists, for 800,000 years of Earth’s existence the amount of carbon in the atmosphere did not exceed 300 ppm (parts per million). Then in 1911, the amount of carbon in the atmosphere exceeded that level for the first time. Since then, carbon in the atmosphere has only been increasing. This year, carbon levels in the atmosphere exceeded 425 ppm. Increased carbon dioxide and the effects of greenhouse gases have led to a
LAHORE: Police have arrested a man for torturing his son from Khushab. A complaint was received at Virtual Child Safety Centre from Khushab, alleging that a man had tied up his son with ropes, tortured him. In the complaint registered at the Virtual Centre for Child Safety, the caller stated that the man locked his son in a room after tying him with ropes. Upon hearing the child’s cries, a neighbour contacted the police
In 2018, the horrific Zainab rape and murder case shocked the nation, prompting leaders to promise a safer environment for children. Yet, five years later, the situation remains dire. Recent reports of six boys rescued from their abusers by Punjab police reveal that children in Pakistan continue to be at risk, with authorities doing little to protect them. The fact that these children were drugged and their explicit videos recorded for profit underscores the
Delhi Government Boys School, Karimabad, tops Karachi’s Matric exams after 28 years, ongoing education issues. After a gap of 28 years, a government school – Delhi Government Boys School, Karimabad – has secured the top position in the recent secondary board examinations in Karachi. The last time a government-run school topped the Matric exams was in 1996 when the same school had achieved this distinction. Since then, private schools have consistently dominated the top
A study reveals high abortion rates in Pakistan, driven by poor contraception access and unmet family planning needs A new study shows a concerning trend of induced abortions being used as a form of birth control in Pakistan, with abortion rates over four times as high as in so-called ‘liberal’ countries. Part of the problem remains abysmally poor access to contraception and low contraception awareness. At least 17% of women have an unmet need
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is facing an escalating polio crisis with experts warning that the country could see 55 to 65 wild poliovirus cases by the end of 2024 due to immunity gaps, particularly in key reservoirs such as Karachi, Quetta and Peshawar. This growing threat is compounded by missed vaccinations, refusals and ongoing issues within the national polio eradication programme. A report by the Institute for Disease Modeling (IMD) has raised alarms that the number