GUJRAT: A seven-year-old boy died on October 31 and his two siblings were in a critical condition, allegedly after eating poisonous crackers (papad) a couple of days back, at Alipur Chattha town of Wazirabad district, on Friday. Reports say that three minor brothers – Kazim, Qasim and Hashim – ate crackers from a local food outlet at Alipur Chattha on Wednesday, the last. Immediately after eating the snacks, the children fell sick. As the
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Norway have agreed to expand cooperation in the education sector, focusing on digital learning, teacher training, technical education, and inclusive learning opportunities. The understanding came during a meeting between Minister of State for Federal Education and Professional Training Wajiha Qamar and Norway’s Minister of Education Kari Nessa Nordtun on the sidelines of the 43rd UNESCO General Conference in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, said a press release issued here on Friday. During the meeting,
BUREWALA: A 14-year-old boy lost his life after falling into a burning furnace while working at the kiln. Witnesses said Ali Hasan, who was performing his usual duties, lost balance and slipped into the fire. He sustained severe burns and succumbed to his injuries despite rescue efforts. Rescue teams rushed the boy to a nearby hospital, but doctors pronounced him dead on arrival. His body was later handed over to the family after legal
ISLAMABAD: Following the example of Sindh and Islamabad, the Punjab government is set to introduce the Child Marriage Restraint Act, fixing the minimum legal age for marriage at 18 years. Those found violating the law will face strict punishment. This was revealed by Qaisar Mehmood, Divisional Coordinator of the Punjab Commission on the Status of Women, during an international conference on the age of marriage held at a local hotel on Thursday. The day-long
SARGODHA: Three boy students of a private school gang-raped over dozen of students and made their videos to blackmail them. Two of them were arrested by the Satellite Town police after the regional police officer took notice of the complaint of the mother of a gang-rape survivor boy on social media. According a police report, the gang had allegedly gang-raped a boy of their school at gunpoint, made his video and made it viral
The world’s leading researchers, clinicians, survivors, and health advocates gathered in Bangkok for the 37th International Papillomavirus Society (IPVS) Conference, a pivotal meeting themed ‘Research Toward the Global Elimination of HPV-related Diseases and Cancers’. Held on October 23-26, against the dazzling backdrop of Thailand’s capital, the conference became more than a scientific event. It was a moment of reckoning — and hope. The human papillomavirus (HPV) continues to fuel cervical, head-and-neck, and other cancers
ISLAMABAD: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced that it is partnering with the Pakistan government to train over 140,000 health workers for the upcoming nationwide measles and rubella (MR) vaccination campaign, which aims to protect 35.4 million children aged six to 59 months. The preventive drive, scheduled from Nov 17 to 29, 2025, will supplement routine immunisation efforts and address an immunity gap that could otherwise put more than 6.7m children under five
• 98,000 ATM cards prepared; 37 camps established for compensation distribution • 90pc of flood assessment survey completed; data of 463,000 victims verified by deputy commissioners BAHAWALPUR: The Punjab government has distributed Rs6.39 billion among flood-affected people across the province. The amount is part of the Rs100bn allocation made under the Punjab Chief Minister Flood Rehabilitation Programme. Senior Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb made the announcement while addressing a ceremony to distribute ATM cards among the flood-hit people at
LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Health and Population Welfare Khwaja Imran Nazir has stirred up a controversy, raising a question mark on the existing environmental polio sampling process, and stressed upon the authorities for the introduction of legislation to find out the reasons as to why Pakistan has still not been able to completely eradicate the crippling disease despite decades-old efforts. Addressing a seminar organised by the Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) Punjab here on October
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on October 30 granted the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government an additional six months to implement its orders regarding the completion of reconstruction work on schools destroyed in the 2005 earthquake, directing the provincial authorities to submit a comprehensive progress report as well. A five-member constitutional bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Aminuddin Khan, heard the suo motu case concerning the poor condition of public schools in KP. During
Monsoons bring rain, which in turn bring floods and stagnant water. This in turn leads to lots of mosquitoes and the mosquitoes bring disease. This is about as close to an iron rule as one can get in Pakistan: monsoon season brings dengue and malaria season. This is particularly true when it comes to Sindh and Karachi. On Sunday, the Sindh Health Department released its latest report on confirmed dengue cases across the province,
RAWALPINDI: In the Gujar Khan area of Rawalpindi, a video showing a school teacher brutally beating a child has gone viral on social media, prompting police action. The accused teacher has been taken into custody. Authorities say the incident occurred nearly a year ago. According to police, the video shows a private school in the Gujar Khan jurisdiction where a person holding a stick is repeatedly striking a small child. Meanwhile, three to four