Tag: Parents

Students, parents slam Sheikh Zayed College for unreasonable fee

The Pakistan Medical Association has filed a writ petition in Lahore High Court through its Joint Secretary Dr Salman Kazmi on the “unreasonable” fee...

Psychologist advises parents on ‘raising a leader’

The Beaconhouse School System organised an open day on Sunday, hosting workshops for the students’ parents to train them in helping their children develop...

French parents win case over son’s ‘demonic’ name

A court in France on Thursday rejected a prosecutors' request for a couple to be barred from naming their son Daemon after a character...

The shadow education

Somehow the tuition phenomenon has gained traction Recently I saw two surveys, done by other researchers, from rural and urban areas of Punjab and Khyber...

Hundreds of parents say no to polio vaccination

More than 2,800 parents on Thursday refused to get their children vaccinated in the Tribal Areas and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The polio campaign came to...

Hacking ‘made parents think murdered girl was alive’

The parents of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler told Britain’s phone-hacking inquiry Monday they thought she was still alive after the News of the World...

‘It’s a girl’

Bollywood’s golden couple, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and her husband Abhishek, became proud parents for the first time on Wednesday with the birth of a...

Infant dies due to police, parents negligence

Police said it had arrested all members of two families over A domestic scuffle, but their detention led to the death of an infant. According...

Increase in private schools’ fees perturbs parents

A large number of private educational institutions in the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi have enhanced their fee with the start of new...

Non-custodial parents protest outside Guardian Courts

Non-custodial parents have decided to hold a sit-in on Thursday, which is expected to continue for three consecutive days, outside the Guardian Courts. “We are...

Naveed Iqbal charged with parents’ murder

An additional districts and sessions judge on Saturday framed charges against Supreme Court (SC) Justice Javed Iqbal’s stepbrother Naveed Iqbal, who is accused of...

Parents slapped with three-month summer vacation fee

Administrations of private schools have burdened the students’ parents by demanding immediate payment of three-month fee for summer vacations scheduled from June 1. Parents...

Youth commits suicide over rift with parents

A 21-year-old youth committed suicide at Chak Sajjada near Hafizabad over his parents’ refusal to shift from the village to the city. Reportedly, Naseer...

Single parents protest outside LHC

In yet another gathering to create awareness about the issue of children isolated as a result of divorce or separation, My Foundation for Separated...

Parents cashing in on royal couple?

The parents of Prince William and Kate Middleton have not missed the marketing opportunity their children's upcoming royal wedding presents. Middleton's family, which runs a party paraphernalia company called Party Pieces, has begun stocking regal trivia cards with crowns to scratch off and retailing at 3.99 pounds for a pack of 10.
The cards, added to a range of products on offer for street parties - expected to be held up and down the country on the day of the wedding - have

Kate Middleton’s parents ‘to pay £100,000 for wedding’

LONDON - Kate Middleton's parents will pay nearly £100,000 ($163,000, 113,000 euros) for their daughter's wedding to Prince William later this month, a report said Sunday.
Hotel suites, bridal gowns, bridesmaids' dresses, the maid of honour's outfit and the honeymoon will all be paid for by Carole and Michael Middleton, The Sunday Times newspaper said, without citing its sources.
They will pay for several suites at the Goring hotel in the upmarket London district of

Parents urged to screen infants at home

LAHORE - Foundation for Rehabilitation & Education of Special Children (FRESH) Chairperson Ashba Kamran on Friday urged parents to screen infants at home to see the symptoms of learning difficulties.
She said that an early intervention was critical in changing the life of a child facing learning difficulties. News screening tests could now identify a child as young as six months of age, she added. According to the chairperson of FRESH, the earliest warning signs appeared at the