LAHORE: The police failed to recover two minor sisters studying in Class VI and a young woman, who were allegedly abducted in two separate incidents occurring in different areas. As per the parents of the two minor sisters, the girls were going to school on November 13 when they were allegedly abducted in Manga Mandi area. The incident has caused serious concern among all the parents regarding the security of their school-going daughters as
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RAWALPINDI: Following the new wave of terrorism and the recent suicide attack in Islamabad, the strictest security directives have been issued for all public and private colleges, universities, schools, and government educational institutions across the Rawalpindi division. Armed security guards have been declared mandatory for every university, college, and school. First aid, rescue, scouts, and girls guides training has been made compulsory for students of universities, colleges, and high schools. The Civil Defence Department
Sindh’s educational boards are set to recieve e-marking, scanning, and QR code software for matriculation and intermediate examinations. The official launch of e-marking system will take place on December 4 in Karachi, where heads of 29 educational boards from across the country and officials from the Inter-Board Committee of Chairmen (IBCC) will be in attendance. The Federal Education Board will provide the Sindh educational boards with software related to e-marking, scanning, barcode, QR codes,
HYDERABAD: The Sindh School Education and Literacy Department has issued show-cause notices to headmasters of 15 government schools in Hyderabad, demanding explanations for alleged misuse of school-specific budget (SSB) funds during the current fiscal year 2025-26, up to October 30, 2025. The department has directed the concerned officials to respond within seven days, clarifying why disciplinary action should not be initiated under the Efficiency and Discipline (E&D) rules for violating budgetary protocols. The notices
WORLD Diabetes Day arrives as new research sheds light on the extent of discrimination Pakistanis living with diabetes encounter — including children who will eventually become part of a workforce unprepared to support them. The International Diabetes Federation’s latest survey, placing Pakistan at the top of global workplace bias, should alarm policymakers. That 68pc of employees with diabetes report negative treatment at work makes it not just a workplace issue, but a public health
BAJAUR: Students of various government schools in the far-flung Arang and Barang areas on November 13 complained about the shortage of teachers and basic facilities in their institutions, saying the situation is adversely affecting their learning. The students of Government Middle School for Boys Seri Sar Arang, Government Primary School for Boys Seri Sar, Government Primary School for Boys Nakhtar Targaoo Barang and Government Primary School for Boys Rag Majal Barang tehsil, have formally
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has said education remains the foundation of the province’s future and his government is investing heavily in schools and colleges so that every child, boy or girl, has access to a safe, modern and inclusive learning environment. He said this while chairing a meeting held to review the progress of the Education Department’s development portfolio, covering both the School Education and Literacy Department (SELD) and College Education
Floods Cause Over 1,000 Deaths and Widespread Damage Across Pakistan, NA Told ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly was informed by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) that recent floods and urban flooding across Pakistan caused: 1,037 deaths 1,067 injuries 229,763 damaged houses 22,841 livestock losses The PMO shared this information in a written reply to MNA Huma Akhtar Chugtai. Provincial Breakdown of Fatalities Region Total Males Females Children Punjab 332 155 53 124 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 599
SWABI: A couple and their two-year-old son were killed, and a minor daughter was critically injured when their rivals opened fire on them in Maneri Bala union council here on the night of November 12, the police and rescue officials said. The incident occurred in Azad Kashmir village, and a rescue team shifted the bodies and the injured to the District Headquarters Hospital. The doctors said that condition of the minor girl was critical.
KARACHI: The Supreme Court (SC) has overturned the life imprisonment handed down to a seminary student in the murder case of his classmate by extending to him the benefit of doubt. The apex court observed that the prosecution’s case, which rested wholly on circumstantial evidence, was mired in doubt as the motive had not been proved, while there was no proof against the appellant/petitioner for allegedly teasing or quarrelling with the deceased before the
TOBA TEK SINGH: The Kotwali police claimed to have safely recovered a 15-year-old boy, who was kidnapped from Jhang, from Karachi in a raid. A police official said Hussain Javed (15) left home due to a minor domestic dispute and went to his friends. However, later, the official claimed the same friends took the boy hostage and shifted him to Karachi. The alleged kidnappers called the victim’s father and demanded a huge sum of
PESHAWAR: A child protection court here has acquitted a medical doctor arrested on charges of sexually assaulting his 12-year-old sister-in-law over two years ago. The court presided over by the additional sessions judge, Mohammad Haneef, pronounced after completion of the trial that the prosecution failed to prove its case against the accused, and the evidence on record didn’t connect him with the commission of the offence. The accused was arrested after the occurrence, which