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News Desk Islamabad: A nationwide anti-polio campaign begins today (Monday), with over 40 million children receiving the polio vaccine along with a supplementary dosage of vitamin A. According to details, thousands of teams have been…

APP Chitral: Eradication of polio is the national duty of all of us so all the relevant institutions have to play their part to make this campaign successful, said Chitral Deputy Commissioner (DC) Muhammad Ali Khan. As many as 56,481…

News Desk Islamabad: A total of 2,227 cases of child sexual abuse were reported in 86 newspapers this year, from January to June 2023. As many as 12 children on average every day were subjected to sexual abuse, according to the latest…

APP Lahore: Around 160 million children aged 5 to 17 years are engaged in child labour in 2020, with 79 million children involved in hazardous work, said Asia Regional Child Labour (ARC) National Project Coordinator Munawar Sultana.…

Pakistan In Picture Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: They are bread earners for their families doing hard work and facing the onslaught of their owners who are no less than slave masters. They don’t have the option as the promises made by…

News Desk Peshawar: The use of technology has enabled women to anonymously report relevant issues to the Ombudsperson via their cell phones. There is a need for cost-effective technology, including mobile devices, to enable women to file…

Shazia Mehboob Islamabad: The Bara-Kahu Bypass project violates the sanctity of the country’s only national university, splits the campus into two non-communicating parts, isolates the front of the university from the rest of the main…

Syed Arif Shah Swabi: An eight-year-old girl was found dead in fields in Swabi area of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday, police sources said. The body of the young girl was found in the Corn field in Swabi area of Banda Maniri Bala. The…

News Desk Islamabad: World Food Programs (WFPs) Special Advisor on Mother and Child Nutrition and Jordanian Princess Sarah Zeid has termed Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) as a role model for other countries running social…

News Desk ISLAMABAD: The HIV prevalence rate is 0.12 per 1,000 population and tuberculosis incidence is 259 per 100,000 people in Pakistan. According to the official report available, Pakistan is on track for three out of 14…