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Vulnerable Polio Worker

It is both sad and embarrassing that on the very day the Prime Minister launched the year’s first nationwide polio campaign, a

Polio Pains

BEING one of the two countries — out of 194 member states of the World Health Organisation — that have not been

Education On The Brink

The global climate crisis is wreaking havoc on education systems, leaving millions of children vulnerable to a future of uncertainty. Across the

Nutrition Challenge

WHEN a country’s children go hungry, its future withers. In Pakistan, where over 40pc of children under five are stunted, nearly 18pc

Free Meal Scheme Launched In Government School

KARACHI: The longstanding plans to introduce free meals in public schools of Sindh had remained a virtual pipe dream until now. However, students at Allama Iqbal Government Boys and Girls Primary and Secondary School, situated at the junction of Sohrab Goth and Federal B Area, have started receiving free meals daily during their morning break – thanks to Saylani Welfare, a charitable organisation. According to the school principal, the initiative gathered pace after the Sindh government entrusted the school’s management

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Polio Pains

BEING one of the two countries — out of 194 member states of the World Health Organisation — that have not been

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