Message from SPARC highlighting the role of the teacher in dealing with corporal punishment
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UN Committee Issues Concluding Observations on Pakistan’s 6th and 7th Periodic Reports
The UN Child Rights Committee has issued its findings on the combined sixth and seventh periodic reports of Pakistan on Feb 5, 2026 following its latest review session. The findings contain the Committee’s main concerns and recommendations on implementing the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), 1989.…
Sindh Rates Poorly in Household Survey
KARACHI: A recently conducted government-commissioned survey has revealed that Punjab has better education and health facilities compared to other provinces, while Sindh and Balochistan remain the most underdeveloped province in this regard. These figures come from the Household Integrated Economic Survey 2024-25, conducted by the federal institution, the Pakistan Bureau…
Teen Shot Dead in Police Chase
PESHAWAR: A 16-year-old boy was fatally shot when police opened fire on a vehicle that failed to stop at a checkpoint in Hayatabad’s Industrial Road area, triggering outrage among locals and prompting a road blockade protest by the victim’s family. According to police and family accounts, the incident occurred when…
‘AI Deepfakes Fuel Child Sexual Abuse Content’
• Unicef says children’s photos are being manipulated and sexualised through AI tools • In some countries, as many as one in 25 children reported having their images turned into sexual deepfakes ISLAMABAD: Unicef has said it is increasingly alarmed by reports of a rapid rise in the volume of…
Children Betrayed
JUST when we thought Pakistan had made meaningful progress and the debate on child marriage was nearly settled, a spanner has been thrown into the spokes of reform. Four years after the Federal Shariat Court’s ruling in 2021 that setting a minimum marriage age is not in contradiction with Islam,…
