KARACHI: Police on November 8 claimed to have arrested a man for allegedly killing an eight-year-old boy in an incident of aerial firing near Gujjar Nala on the night of November 7. According to Gulberg police, a bullet fired from an unknown direction pierced the main door of a house near Gujjar Nala and hit the boy, Mehtab Husain, on the shoulder while he was in the courtyard. The child succumbed to his wound.
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ISLAMABAD: A child and an adult were reportedly exposed to HIV last month here after infected blood and components were issued by the blood bank of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) due to alleged negligence and procedural failures. In the first case, two components of HIV positive blood, fresh frozen plasma and platelets, were issued and transfused to a child from Azad Kashmir at PIMS when HIV status of blood bag was not
LAHORE: Provincial Health Minister Khawaja Salman Rafique said that under the Chief Minister’s Children’s Heart Surgery Programme, more than 8,000 innocent children have been completely free-of-cost heart surgeries across the province at a cost of billions of rupees. Under the CM’s Children’s Heart Surgery Programme, hundreds of children from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 192 from Azad Kashmir, 85 from Islamabad, 25 from Balochistan, 23 from Gilgit-Baltistan and 17 from Sindh have been completely free of cost
• Hospitals report large number of chest infection cases, including pneumonia • People urged to wear face masks and avoid going out unnecessarily • Experts stress need for eating nutritious food to raise immunity levels KARACHI: With a significant drop in minimum temperature, Karachi has been experiencing what the Met Office has described as “hazardous smog” that poses a serious health risk to people, particularly children. Health experts have called upon the general public
SAHIWAL: Five armed suspects, including two women, abducted two minor children and assaulted their parents over an old enmity at village Dadra Bala at night. The attackers also took away gold ornaments and Rs50,000 cash from the victim family. According to police sources, Bilal, a farm worker and resident of Dadra Bala, had ongoing family and financial disputes with Allah Rakha. Report said Allah Rakha, accompanied by Ashraf Ashoo, Aslam, Parveen and Mero, stormed
MUZAFFARGARH: Police foiled an attempt to murder three minor girls and arrested an elderly man involved in the crime during an operation near Basti Gharyal, officials said on November 6. According to sources, officers from Head Bakaini Police Station reached the scene after receiving a tip-off from a passerby and found three young girls lying critically injured with deep forehead wounds. The attacker, identified as Khadim Hussain, attempted to flee but was overpowered and
KARACHI: The health department declared on November 6 four more deaths — three of them children under 12 years — from dengue fever, raising the official tally to 25 in the province. According to the department’s data, two victims — a 30-year-old woman residing in district South and an 11-year-old girl residing in Keamari — had been admitted to the Dr Ruth Pfau Civil Hospital and the Ziauddin Hospital in Karachi. The two other
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on November 6 launched the Student Attendance Monitoring and Redress System (SAMRS), describing it as a “pioneering, transformative, and nationally replicable model” that puts technology and evidence-based planning at the core of education reform. Speaking at the provincial launch ceremony held at a local hotel, the chief minister said SAMRS marked the first time that Sindh—or any province in Pakistan—had introduced an integrated digital platform linking
In Pakistan, more than 2 million children frequently attend madrasas that offer free religious education to the most disadvantaged. But behind the walls of these revered institutions lies a chilling reality: thousands of children are subjected to sexual violence in deafening silence. Our correspondents bring us a special 31-minute investigation. Warning: viewers may find this report disturbing.
LAHORE: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Health Dr Asif Khan has urged the parents not to pay heed to misinformation and rumours regarding polio vaccination. He emphasised that the fractional Inactivated Polio Vaccine (fIPV) being administered to children aged four months to 15 years in 122 union councils of Lahore is a booster dose aimed at strengthening immunity in response to the continued circulation of the virus. Speaking to the media, Dr Asif highlighted that
BHAKKAR: Police rescued a four-year-old girl who had been kidnapped from Kalurkot and taken to Lakki Marwat district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. District Police Officer (DPO) Shehzad Rafiq Awan handed over the recovered child, identified as Safeena Zainab, to her parents in an emotional reunion on November 5. Police said the child’s abduction had sparked widespread concern in the local community. Under the direct supervision of DPO Shehzad Rafiq Awan, multiple police teams were formed
KHYBER: A long delay by the education department in addressing the shortage of female teachers in public schools is hampering enrolment of out-of-school girl students in the Khyber tribal district. Official sources in Bara and Landi Kotal said that at present, only one female teacher was available for over 100 girl students in a school, with primary schools for girls also facing classroom shortages. They added that those issues were the major reasons for