Islamabad: Dr Abrar Hussain Malik, Central President of the All Pakistan Private Schools & Colleges Association (APPSCA), has urged authorities to notify schools at least three working days before inspections and to ensure registration and renewal certificates are issued on time. An APPSCA delegation, led by Dr Abrar, met Private Educational Institutions Regulatory Authority (PEIRA) Chairman Dr Ghulam Ali Mallah and submitted their demands highlighting administrative, legal and operational challenges faced by private schools.
Child Rights in Focus
KARACHI: Amid growing incidents of dog-bite in the metropolis, residents of Ittehad Town’s Qaimkhani Colony and Nawab Colony continue to live in constant fear due to the growing menace of stray canines in the area. The situation has become particularly alarming for women and children, as several minors have been attacked and injured in separate incidents over the past few days. According to local sources, packs of stray dogs roam freely in the neighbourhoods,
BAHAWALPUR: A horrifying case of grave desecration has shaken Bahawalpur after the body of a 16-year-old girl was exhumed and desecrated in the suburban area of Inayati. Police said the prime suspect, a self-styled practitioner of black magic, was later killed during a police encounter, while his accomplices remain at large. The victim, Ramsha Bibi, had died after suffering an electric shock and was buried in a local graveyard on Sunday evening. However, when
A three-year-old boy who was abducted from Al-Fatah Family Park in Karachi’s North Nazimabad on January 11 was safely recovered late at night on 15 January, bringing relief and joy to his family. According to officials, DSP Kamal Naseem, who had been appointed by DIG West to lead the police team tasked with recovering the child, stepped down from his position after the successful operation. Naseem was among five DSPs previously removed from their
ISLAMABAD: A clinical psychiatrist has urged society to rethink its approach to bullying and called on parents to play an active role in preventing peer victimisation in schools, warning that the issue severely impacts adolescents’ emotional well-being, social development and academic performance. Speaking to a local media channel, renowned clinical psychiatrist Dr Sana Farooq highlighted the alarming rise in bullying and peer victimisation among school-going adolescents, describing it as a growing public health concern
KARACHI: With less than six weeks remaining before the expected start of the 2026 matriculation examinations, nearly one million Class IX and X students across Sindh are grappling with uncertainty due to delays in the release of model question papers under the newly introduced Uniform Examination Syllabus (UES). The Sindh School Education Department recently overhauled the matric examination system, shifting to a Student Learning Outcomes (SLO)-based assessment framework. However, despite the policy change, the
TAXILA: At least 11 people, including four children, were mauled by “rabid”dogs in Sadat Colony and adjacent areas in Wah, according to local officials. The injured were rushed to the Wah General hospital where they were provided necessary first aid as well as Anti-Rabies Vaccination. The children were attacked on the face and forehead while the elders on hand and legs. Talking to Dawn, the MS said that all the injured were referred to Rawalpindi
KARACHI: While dismissing an appeal filed by the state against the acquittal of a 13-year-old boy, the Sindh High Court has observed that the teenager was implicated in an explosive substances case merely because he was present in his father’s house at the time of the alleged recovery. The SHC also noted that the case was registered only against Hafiz Bashir Ahmed Laghari and the same was cancelled after his death, but third investigating
RAHIM YAR KHAN: A 5-year-old child underwent a ‘successful’ surgery to remove partially-formed fetus from his chest in Sheikh Zayed Medical College Hospital (SZMCH). The complex surgery was performed on Monday (Jan 12) by pulmonologist Dr Sultan Owaisi, Head of the Tharocic Surgery Department SZMCH, who said the fetus was located near the main artery of the heart. Dr Owaisi elaborated that this was a case of `fetus in feto’, a rare condition in
LAHORE: A minor boy, who had allegedly been kidnapped three weeks ago, was found dead in a drain in Baghbanpura area on January 14. Reports suggested that two-year-old Ameer Hussain had suddenly gone missing when he was playing in the street outside his house located at Khyzerabad of Shalimar Town. The parents of the minor boy searched him everywhere in the locality and then alerted the police about his sudden disappearance. The police had
KARACHI: Residents and families of two missing children staged a protest on Garden-Nishtar Road on January 14, expressing frustration over one year of inaction in the case of their disappearance. The demonstration caused severe traffic disruption in Garden, MA Jinnah Road, and surrounding areas. The missing children, five-year-old Aliyan and six-year-old Ali Raza, went missing from the Garden area on January 14, 2025. Despite repeated assurances from the police, no breakthrough has been reported,
GUJRAT: Kamoke Saddar police have arrested a woman and her son-in-law for killing her minor adopted daughter, who allegedly walked in on them when they were in a compromising condition, to conceal their relations. The body of the seven-year-old girl was found at a deserted place three days after she went missing from Habibpura locality of Kamoke in Gujranwala district. A resident of Habibpura lodged a complaint with the police on January 12, stating