All those who used to attend school before 2020 can relate to many things. Covid-19 was a major disruptor that entirely changed the routine and productivity of human life. When I was doing my matriculation in a government school, we used to attend a daily strict exercise and prayer routine during the early hours of school. These were wonderful routines for children to understand and accept that health through exercise is a fundamental right
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TOBA TEK SINGH: A man has been arrested on July 26 for allegedly killing his 17-year-old cousin over rejecting his marriage proposal in the Barkhordar village of Nankana Sahib district. Police claimed Sadia Bibi was allegedly shot dead by her cousin Javed Iqbal after a dispute over rejecting his marriage proposal. Police claimed to have arrested the accused and a case had been registered against him by the Baraghar Police on the complaint of
A FEW days after I helped prevent the marriage, my phone rang. It was Sumaiya, or Dadli, as she is more commonly known. I have known her since she was very little. She is shy and soft-spoken, the kind of girl who quietly laughs with her cousins and loves carrying babies. That day, however, I barely recognised her voice. She was almost inaudible, her words tumbling out in fear. A man had come to
TOBA TEK SINGH: A man allegedly gave poison to his three minor daughters and also took his own life after a quarrel with his family over monetary issues in Faisalabad on Thursday night. As per reports, the man died while his daughters were shifted to the hospital. The deceased was identified as Azhar Ali (35), a resident of Gulshan Rahim Town, and his daughters as Dua Zahra (12), Areej (9) and Eshal Fatima (6).
KARACHI: Expressing concern over growing numbers of maternal deaths associated with Caesarean sections (C-sections), Health Minister Dr Azra Fazal Pechuho at a summit held on Friday noted that the government was taking urgent measures to address this issue, while suggesting that tubal ligation should be strongly considered after a third C-section to help reduce maternal health risks. She was speaking as the chief guest at the inaugural session of the 4th International Family Planning
RAWALPINDI: A nurse was booked by police for mistakenly chopping off the thumb of a newborn baby girl in the nursery ward of Rawalpindi Holy Family Hospital. Police investigating the incident said efforts were underway to trace and investigate the accused nurse, who had not been available so far. They said the exact circumstances in which the child’s thumb was cut off would be known after the investigation. Qasir Mehmood, the father of the
BAHAWALPUR: The Dunyapur City Police claimed on July 23 to have arrested five alleged rapists for sexually assaulting a 17-year-old boy by blackmailing him through a video shot. According to a Lodhran Police spokesperson, the prime rapist ‘S’ allegedly lured the victim ‘A’ to his cousin’s house in Fazal Colony and raped him after drugging him. He also recorded a video of the incident. Later, the spokesperson claimed the accused showed this video to
CHAKWAL: A man shot himself dead after murdering a minor boy and injuring his mother who also expired at a hospital in Rawalpindi, police said on July 23. The incident occurred in Pidh village of tehsil Choa Saidan Shah on Wednesday night. The alleged killer was identified as Attaullah, a resident of Khairpur city of Sindh. According to the police, the daughter of the deceased woman, who is a Tiktoker, contracted her second marriage
I. Understanding child protection Child protection, as generally understood under various federal and provincial acts of Pakistan, refers to the prevention and response to violence, exploitation, abuse, and neglect experienced by children. It encompasses the systems, services, and legal mechanisms that are put in place to identify children at risk and intervene on their behalf. The concept of child protection is narrower than the broader concept of child rights. Child rights extend to survival,
KARACHI: A judicial magistrate on July 21 remanded two relatives in police custody, who were allegedly involved in the killing of a minor girl in Quaidabad last month. On June 24, three-year-old Kalsoom was kidnapped and later her body was found in a gunny bag just outside her residence in Muslimabad Colony. The investigating officer of the case brought the suspects — a male cousin and sister-in-law of the father of the deceased girl —
BAJAUR: Terrorists blew up a government school in War Mamund tehsil of Bajaur district on the night of July 20. Officials and residents told Dawn on July 21 that the incident took place in the Kharkai area within the limits of War Mamund police station. Residents said that unidentified miscreants entered the school and planted multiple explosive devices inside the building. They said the explosives went off with a bang, significantly damaging the building
Islamabad: The Pakistan Institute of Education (PIE), in collaboration with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), has officially launched the “Annual Statistical Report 2024-25” and the “Federal Non-Formal Education (NFE) Strategy 2025″ here on July 21 aimed at reintegrating out-of-school children into the educational fold. According to the report, 34,256 teachers are currently educating 1,238,573 children across 30,543 non-formal centers established nationwide. Notably, the appointment of 83% to 86% female teachers has successfully resulted