Every morning, millions of children walk into schools across Pakistan with hopes, dreams and a desire to learn. Yet, behind these school
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EACH year, World AIDS Day arrives with new statistics but an old question: why is HIV/AIDS still a critical problem? Despite decades
This year on Universal Children’s Day, as Pakistan prepares for its 2025 review by the UN Committee on the Rights of the
The plight of children in Pakistan can be gauged by a recent report that says that in the first six months of
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KARACHI: Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah inaugurated the School of Visual and Performing Arts building at the Arts Council on December 1 evening during the World Culture Festival. He first unveiled the plaque of the school and then went up the building to have a look at the different classrooms where students are taught. He then climbed the stage which was set in the Jaun Elia lawn. Speaking on the occasion, he thanked the international artists, some of whom
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Nazir left home in a fury to locate his 12-year-old son, Shaheer, who had gone out with friends despite his disapproval. He
According to a UNICEF report, around 22.8 million children between the ages of five to16 are out of school in Pakistan. Unsurprisingly, these
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