A 14-year-old orphan girl was allegedly raped by her uncle in the Gujar Khan area of Rawalpindi. The perpetrator is said to be a police officer. A case has been registered against the accused and investigation has been started. According to the report filed with the police, the mother of the victim, a widow and a resident of Beul, stated she lives with her mother-in-law and brother-in-law in her late husband’s house along with
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QUETTA: The Balochistan cabinet has decided to introduce sweeping reforms in the education and healthcare sectors to enhance service delivery and also approved the integration of the federal Levies force into the Balochistan Levies administrative framework, aiming to bolster provincial control and coordination. The two-day cabinet meeting, which concluded on 22 May 2024, discussed 30 agenda items and took many important decisions to protect the interests of the people and provide maximum facilities to
TOBA TEK SINGH: Jarawala police arrested on 22nd May 2024 a seminary teacher who allegedly tortured a 12-year-old student over failing to memorise lesson. Complainant Attaur Rehman of Rashid Park locality alleged in FIR registered under section 328A of Pakistan Penal Code that Qari Ihsan severely beat his son Shafiq. Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz also took notice of the incident and sought a report from IG Police in this regard. The CM directed to
ISLAMABAD: While one Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) case was reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the National Institute of Health (NIH) on 22 May 2024 issued advisories for the prevention and control of CCHF, heatstroke, sunstroke and typhoid fever. The NIH`s Centre for Diseases Control (CDC) has issued multiple advisories with the purpose to sensitise relevant authorities to improve the level of preparedness in prevention and control of CCHF, heatstroke, sunstroke and typhoid fever. The CDC
KARACHI: Police on 22nd May 2024 claimed to have busted a gang allegedly involved in child trafficking and prostitution by arresting six suspects and recovering three children. `We have busted a gang involved in trafficking of children for prostitution, Orangi SP Saad Bin Ubaid told a press conference a this office. He said that on May 11, a boy had gone missing in Orangi Town. The investigation of the case helped the police to
GENDER equality is not just a basic human right. It is also a cornerstone of a thriving, contemporary economy that fosters sustainable, inclusive growth. Acknowledging that gender equality is crucial ensures that both men and women can contribute fully to advancing societies and economies. The path forward is challenging. According to a report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development called `Bridging the Digital Gender Divide`, globally, approximately 327 million fewer women than
An education emergency has been imposed by the federal government to stem and cure the rot of 26.2 million out-of-school children (OOSC), the second highest in the world according to Unicef. The farce of education emergency has been enacted many a time with no discernible remedial impact. Einstein said: “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” Malala Yousafzai in a letter to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif
KARACHl: A judicial magistrate has remanded three suspects in police custody for their alleged involvement in subjecting a teenage schoolgirl to gang rape and filming the heinous offence. The investigating officer (IO) of the case brought the three suspects before the judicial magistrate (Malir) and sought their 14-day physical remand. He informed the court that the suspects were apprehended after a complaint was filed by the girl’s father. He said that the police also
LAHORE: Narowal police have unearthed a gang involved in filming women picnicking along with their families at the BambanwalaRavi-Bedian (BRB) Canal and blackmailing them later with threats to upload `objectionable` material on social media to mint money or to exploit them sexually. With `several suspects and nominated accused` in custody, police said they were after some other accused. The number of nominated accused is 10. In a couple of FIRs, complainants said the suspects
While scrolling through my X (formerly Twitter) feed, a video posted by Shehzad Roy, a renowned singer-turned-social worker, caught my attention and instantly became the highlight of my day. The short clip featured two contrasting scenes. Initially, it portrayed the frenzy surrounding admissions to top prestigious schools, with an ironic moment where a pregnant woman’s concern about her unborn child’s schooling was met with the response: “You’re too late for those schools.” This scene
According to available information, suspected militants blew up a girls school in a village near Wana town of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s South Waziristan district, officials after another one was targeted in a similar manner in the restive tribal regions of the province. There was no loss of life reported in the overnight attack, but the academy was heavily damaged. The under-construction academy was being built with the support of the Wana Welfare Association. An official of
KARACHI: The Sindh government and Unicef on 16 May 2024 agreed to launch a child protection programme to reduce child rights violations and harmful traditional practices. A statement issued from CM House said that Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and Unicef Country Representative Abdullah A. Fadil in their meeting at CM House agreed to launch a child protection programme to strengthen evidence-based policy and legislation. The meeting was attended by Health Minister Dr