Tag: Child
7 million Pakistani children out of schools: UNESCO
The International Labour Organisation (ILO), UNICEF and UNESCO on Monday called for renewed efforts to end the worst forms of child labour in Pakistan.
“Human...
Fehmida Mirza for elimination of child labour
National Assembly Speaker Dr Fehmida Mirza Monday urged the organizations working for protection of the child rights to make collective efforts to eliminate the...
Punjab efforts against child labour lauded: minister
Punjab Labour Minister Haji Ehsaan-ud-Din Qureshi has said the Punjab government’s efforts against child labour have been appreciated by the ILO and the US...
Pakistanis involved in child sex ring jailed in UK
A group of nine men of Pakistani and Afghan origin were sentenced to jail Thursday for grooming white British schoolgirls for sex, using drink...
School grenade attack kills child
A hand grenade attack on a school on the outskirts of Peshawar on Monday killed a six-year-old child and wounded two other children, police...
‘Experts must work on child rights’
Public relations experts through an effective strategy pave the way for solution of children’s problems. These views were expressed by speakers at an awareness...
Tortured Afghan child bride slowly recovering
The Afghan child bride who was tortured in an attempt to force her into prostitution is slowly recovering but is still hardly able to...
Doctors trying their best to save Pakistani child prodigy
A team of American doctors was taken on board on Monday by the Microsoft Corporation for the treatment of the world’s youngest Microsoft Certified...
Child sacrificed, liver offered to gods: Indian police
A seven-year-old Indian girl was murdered in a tribal sacrifice and her liver offered to the gods to improve crop growth, police in the...
Child sacrificed, liver offered to gods in India
A seven-year-old Indian girl was murdered in a tribal sacrifice and her liver offered to the gods to improve crop growth, police in the...
AJK best in child protection, Punjab way behind
A two-day consultation on “Adapting System Approach to Child Protection in Pakistan” concluded with a consensus between the provinces to share the modules and...
‘Intervene’ now to save mothers and children
A new global consensus has been agreed on the key evidence-based interventions that will sharply reduce the 358,000 women who still die each year...
‘Outsourcing polio vaccination campaigns to NGOs a bad idea’
The routine immunisation coverage of Sindh’s children against different vaccine-preventable diseases is currently restricted to 56 percent, provincial Health Minister Dr Saghir Ahmed said...
‘Don’t employ a child at home’
The launch ceremony of documentary “I have a dream” about the conditions of children who work at homes was organised at Peshawar Press Club...
Govt’s lack of interest in child rights worries SPARC
Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC) has expressed concern over lack of interest of past and present Pakistani governments...
Child dies due to LESCO’s negligence
A 6-year-old child died from electrocution, while two others were badly injured, in the city’s Nawan Kot area, on Friday. Ahsan, 6, Kashaf, 8,...
‘Spreading Smiles’ promotes welfare of ailing children
The Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT) and the Pakistan Youth Forum (PYF) organised an event titled “Spreading Smiles” on Saturday to mark...
