This report, titled “Child Protection for Children on the Move,” provides an overview of the role National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR) in Pakistan in promoting and protecting the rights of Afghan refugee children in Pakistan. It defines key terms and specifications related to child protection, discusses the legal framework in Pakistan, and addresses issues such as cross-border management, detention of children on the move, family unity and the protection of unaccompanied and separated
Child Rights in Focus
Missing School: The Impact of Crises on Students and Teachers in Pakistan is a joint report by The World Bank and Pakistan’s Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training. In recent years, Pakistani children have experienced significant disruptions to their education due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the devastating 2022 floods, with climate change posing ongoing risks. This report examines the Pakistani government’s response to these challenges, focusing on school closures during the pandemic.
TAXILA: The All Pakistan Private School Management Association (APPSMA) has announced that it would support the prime minister’s “education emergency”, with a focus on enrolling out of-school children in its institutions to make them productive citizens. This announcement was made by APPSMA office-bearers at a press conference on 31st May 2024. The association`s president, Kashif Adeeb Javadani, cooperate and humanitarian head Naeem Ashraf as well as other office-bearers said a delegation of APPSMA met
KARACHI: The Pakistan Institute of Education (PIE) announced the results of their National Achievement Test (NAT) 2023 for Sindh on 31st May 2024. The test included an assessment of class four and eight students of Sindh in the subjects of English, Urdu/Sindhi, mathematics and science. According to the findings, girls are slightly ahead of boys in maths and English and the performance of class eight students in rural schools is said to be better
LAHORE: Taking exception to the non-implementation of `The Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention and Punishment) Act, 2022`, the Lahore High Court has ordered the immediate transfer of all cases under investigation of custodial torture, death, or rape to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA). `The failure to implement a law due to negligence, inaction, or indifference by public functionaries, resulting in the violation of fundamental rights, cannot be ignored by this court, Justice Ali Zia
SHANGLA: The police on 31st May arrested the parents and a brother of a girl along with his wife for allegedly murdering her at home. The police made the arrests after the medical report revealed that the girl was allegedly murdered at home. Alpuri police station SHO Bakht Zahir Khan told Dawn that Fazal Hakeem, a resident of Zara Dehrai area, had reported that his daughter strangulated herself with a rope. He said after
MIRANSHAH: The North Waziristan police on 29 May 2024 claimed that a schoolteacher was involved in torching a girls’ middle school in Razmak area of the district. Police informed The Express Tribune that the educator, Farid, who had been repeatedly warned for harassing female students at the school, was now implicated in the arson attack. He had been barred from entering the school and was reportedly a member of the local welfare organization. A
LAHORE: Speakers at a seminar and panel discussion have called for more effective enforcement of existing laws and collective action to control child trafficking, child labour and child marriages. In the event organised by the Sustainable Social Development Organisation (SSDO), in collaboration with the Child Protection and Welfare Bureau (CPWB), and the US Embassy, Islamabad, speakers said there were around 700,000 street children in Punjab and stressed urgent protective measures and dismantling of the
KARACHI: Despite being illegal, child marriages continue to affect millions of young lives, perpetuating cycles of poverty, gender bias, and inequality. According to a study, 18 percent of girls in Pakistan get married before the age of 18, leading to severe consequences on their health, education, and overall well-being. This was revealed at The Express Tribune podcast hosted by Aisha Abrar, where Sumaira Ishfaq, social development advisor for Pathfinder International Pakistan, reflected on the
KHYBER: The officials of education department in Khyber tribal district claimed to have distributed free textbooks among more than 90 per cent students of primary school during the last three days. They said that the process of distribution of free textbooks among the students of primary schools in Bara, Jamrud and Landi Kotal was started on May 21 that was completed on May 23, 2024. Officials said that students were provided with both new
LAHORE: The Punjab’s major health facility Children’s Hospital Lahore is in the throes of alleged negligence of the institute’s management, exposing the `tall claims` of government making it `the state-of-the-art public sector hospital of the country. Much was claimed by them during the recent surprise visit to the hospital when the institute’s top management had claimed that sick kids were in safe hands, allegedly misleading the chief minister about the acute shortage of essential
LARKANA: A teenage boy was killed reportedly when he resisted two suspects` attempt to subject him to sexual assault in Jogi locality in the jurisdiction of Ratodero police station on 23rd May 2024. Police had arrested a man, who was suspected to be involved in the murder of the 13-year-old orphan boy while his companion was still at large, said Abdul Ghafoor Chutto, station house officer. He said the pistol held by one of