The keyword in autism spectrum disorder isn’t ‘autism’, it’s spectrum. Autism isn’t one thing — it’s a wide range of experiences, strengths,
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TENSIONS between Pakistan and India have once again led to incursions and attacks. And there are real fears of escalation to a full-scale war
Some 3,364 cases of child abuse were reported across Pakistan in 2024, according to Sahil’s annual Cruel Numbers report – an alarming
THE National Commission on the Rights of the Child recently published its first-ever report of data, challenges and recommendations on the State
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PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa health department has planned the establishment of anti-rape crisis cells at all district headquarters hospitals in the province to ensure medical and legal assistance to victims of sexual assaults in line with the Anti-Rape (Investigation and Trial) Act, 2021. It has directed all 26 district headquarters hospitals (DHQs) to establish and operationalise these cells, according to officials. They said that the step had been taken after consultation with the chief secretary and the law and justice
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A public service message by Cities for Children on the International Day to End Corporal Punishment 2023.
The filmmaker behind Yasir Hussain and Ayesha Omar’s film on Javed Iqbal, Pakistan’s most infamous murderer, recently changed the film’s name to
UNICEF released it flagship report “The State of World’s Children 2023” on a theme “For Every Child, Vaccination”. According to UNICEF, world
Daily Dawn in its editorial on April 19, 2023 highlighted the issue of malnourished children and urged the state to address the
It is heart-rending to see how some issues may hold enough negativity to seed nothing but differences amongst societal units; or perhaps
This report presents an analysis of data collected by PCE members during a Budget Tracking Activity aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of