Tag: Child

Punjab CM Advisor terms child delivery at hospital’s stairs ‘shameful incident’

  Chief Minister of Punjab’s Advisor on Health Khawaja Salman Rafique on Wednesday termed the birth of a baby girl on the stairs of the...

India moves to toughen child labour laws

India’s government moved Wednesday to toughen child labour laws in a country where millions of youngsters work long hours, often in poor conditions, but...

Child and maternal mortality rates finally get government attention

Minister of State for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination, Saira Afzal Tarrar urged doctors, professional and all stakeholders to work together and help...

Woman, child among three killed in crossfire with militants

Three people, including a woman and a child, were killed on Saturday during an armed clash between security forces and militants in Balochistan's Kharan...

Hunger devours one more Thari child

Commissioner says 52,000 wheat bags distributed in far-flung areas of Tharparkar as 30 more children are admitted to hospitals Another child died in a...

Disabled child raped, suspect flees

A rape suspect fled after assaulting a disabled 12-year-old girl in the Shadbagh area on Monday. The parents of the girl, S, had gone to...

Police recover child sold by parents in Sheikuhpura

Police on Monday recovered a boy who had been sold by his parents to a wealthy family in Diska area of Sheikhupura. Imran Ashraf, a...

Man abandons child in mosque

An unidentified man left his three-year-old child in a mosque due to unknown reasons and fled the scene. According to details, an unknown man...

Grandfather kills 2-year-old over land dispute in Gujranwala

A man killed his two-year-old granddaughter over a land dispute with his son in Gujranwala on Wednesday. According to details, the accused identified as Hanif,...

Child dies due to van driver’s negligence

A child was crushed to death by a speeding van near Bulandi Hathhar village on Tuesday. According to police sources, an unknown student was going...

Kim Kardashian worried about child?

Reality TV star Kim Kardashian is reportedly terrified her estranged husband Kris Humphries will try to interfere with her pregnancy. The 32-year-old is expecting...

Family meals ‘boost child fruit and vegetable intake’

Eating meals as a family improves children’s eating habits - even if it only happens once or twice a week, UK researchers suggest. It...

NGOs call for support to Child Marriage Bill in KP Assembly

There is increasing recognition that child marriage is a serious problem that violates girls’ human rights and hinders key development outcomes. The latest international...

3-year-old loses life to a sewerage drain

A 3-year-old child’s dead body recovered from a sewerage drain in Dharampura on Sunday. According to reports, Javaid, a rickshaw driver, could not locate...

NGOs observe International Girl Child Day

Parliamentarians, civil society members and media representatives demanded to abolish the practice of child marriages. ‘The government should take stringent measures to stop violence...

Pregnant Shakira and beau Gerard Pique `want more than one child`

Shakira, who is pregnant with her first child her soccer-star beau Gerard Pique, is said to be already planning for a second one. The...

Child killed, 14 including four policemen injured in Quetta blast

One child was killed and at least 14 people including four policemen sustained injuries in a blast occurred on Zarghoon road area here on...