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Senators Voice Concern over Forced Conversion of Minority Girls
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Minority Caucus has taken serious notice of the alleged abduction, forced conversion, and underage marriage of minority girls in Sindh and Balochistan, directing law enforcement agencies to immediately recover a 14-year-old girl. The issue was raised in a meeting of the Senate Minority Caucus held at the…
Excavation for Housing Scheme in Islamabad’s Kurri Endangers School Building
ISLAMABAD: A public-sector girls’ school in Islamabad is facing danger from excavation work being carried out for a housing scheme in the area. Islamabad Model School for Girls (IMSG), Kurri, run by the Federal Directorate of Education (FDE), is facing a potential threat due to construction work being undertaken for…
Two Held for Child Sexual Abuse
KARACHI: The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) Karachi on Oct 29 claimed to have arrested two suspects allegedly involved in child sexual abuse. Speaking at a press conference at his office, Addl Director NCCIA Mohammed Tariq Nawaz said the agency had conducted an operation in the metropolis in connection…
What a Child Drinks
AT the recent Act for Nutrition Conference in Islamabad, organised by DawnMedia, where I joined a panel examining the link between poor water, sanitation and child stunting, much of the discussion was rightly about food: what children eat, how mothers are supported, and why so many families still struggle to…
Mother Can’t be Denied Child’s Custody over Second Marriage, Rules PHC
PESHAWAR: Peshawar High Court has ruled that contracting a second marriage cannot be a conclusive ground to deprive a mother of the custody of her child. A single-member bench consisting of Justice Mohammad Naeem Anwar declared that in custody matters the court was required to undertake an objective assessment of…