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The State of Children in Pakistan

Policy Meets Practice

The State of Children in Pakistan

Child Rights in Pakistan

An Overview of Laws Protecting Children in Pakistan

Abira Ishfaq in her presentation reviews child protection laws that seek to prevent exploitative child labour and violence against children, enable their constitutional right to education and shield them in the criminal justice system. She points out  that child protection, in general, can also be enhanced if laws prohibiting child…

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importance of parenting

Farq to Parta Hey

Children are greatly influenced by their surroundings. The actions of adults, rather than just their words, play a crucial role in shaping the emotional and social development of kids. A powerful message by Green TV Entertainment. Acknowledgement/ Credit: Green TV Entertainment…

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educational challenges in Pakistan

The State of Learning in Pakistan: A Tale of Denial and Urgent Reformation

The true nature of learning ‘anything’ in Pakistan is far grim, let alone the modern education standards. As a matter of fact, the overall learning attitude is nothing short of a horror story. People seem to be in a continual denial of the reality and let their children waste their…

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Enroling out of schools in Pakistan

Centres established to monitor enrolment of children in School

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Education Rana Tanveer Hussain on 23 May 2023 reiterated his claim that by June 30 all 52,000 out-of-school children (OOSC) in the capital city will be enrolled in schools while two educational institutions will be upgraded. He also said field control centres had been established by the…

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transforming education in Gilgit Baltistan

GB Government converted a sub-jail in Chilas into a Girls School

Gilgit: In a significant move, a sub-jail building in Chilas has been transformed into a school exclusively for girls, while the under-construction Commissioner House in Diamer is being repurposed into a women’s hostel reported by Daily Dawn on May 22, 2023.  According to Altamash Janjua, the Commissioner of Diamer, the…

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status of national education policy 2009

National Policy Framework is being developed by the Ministry of Federal Education

Islamabad: Despite the lack of progress in introducing an education policy since 2009, the education ministry has commenced efforts to finalize a policy framework. The ministry acknowledges that education is a devolved subject, preventing the formulation of a national education policy. However, it can develop a national education policy framework.…

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reasons for poor enrolment for girls in Pakistan

Are social attitudes towards girl education difficult to break in Pakistan?

Watching the news recently, I heard the IG of Punjab Police berating women for having the audacity to be out protesting in public. He used the damning word ‘modern’ to describe them. Society fears disruptors — those elements, sometimes individuals or groups or even political parties, that throw away the…

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State of Human Rights in 2022 Pakistan

State of Human Rights in 2022

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) is a non-profit organization in Pakistan that works to promote and protect human rights in the country. The State of Human Rights Report is one of their flagship publications, released annually. The 2022 report provides an overview of the human rights situation in…

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Platform launched by NADRA to monitor sex offenders

Nadra launches platform to track sex offenders in Pakistan

Nadra, the National Database and Registration Authority, has created the National Sex Offenders Registry (NSOR) platform, which includes an SMS verification service to aid in the identification and monitoring of individuals who have been convicted of sexual offenses against children and women  . The database is connected to various law…

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The Burden of Child Marriage

In many regressive societies, the term ‘child bride’ calls to mind the unsavoury practice of marrying a child, even a preteen, to someone much, much older. This is true for South Asian countries, including Pakistan and Afghanistan, carrying the highest burden of child marriage in the world. Recent Unicef estimates…

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