Children

News Desk  Islamabad: Climate change has become one of the biggest threats to children's future, with the United Nations (UN) warning that around 34 million children in Pakistan are living in areas highly vulnerable to extreme heat,…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: A queue forms around a hand pump. Women wait with buckets. Children hold plastic containers almost as large as themselves. An elderly woman bends patiently for her turn. There is no rush because everyone…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: Five boys race down a dusty road with discarded motorcycle tyres. Their laughter fills the afternoon. Their feet barely touch the ground. For a fleeting moment, they are exactly what children should be,…

News Desk Quetta: A passenger bus plunged into a deep ravine in Balochistan's Sherani district on Friday, killing at least 16 people, including women and children, and injuring around 20 others in one of the deadliest road accidents in…

News Desk  Peshawar: A woman was allegedly shot dead by her husband following a domestic dispute in the Old Sakhakot area of Dargai, Malakand district, Levies officials said on Sunday. According to Levies, the suspect, who is…

News Desk  For centuries, historians and scientists believed that devastating plague outbreaks emerged only after humans began farming, building large settlements and living in close proximity to one another. A groundbreaking new study…

News Desk  Islamabad: Should young children be allowed to use social media? Until a few years ago, this question was largely confined to discussions among health experts, parents and technology companies. Today, however, it has become…

Roidar Ahmad Islamabad: Education is considered a fundamental right of every citizen in Pakistan and an essential tool for social, economic, and political development. The Constitution of Pakistan mandates the provision of free and…

Shazia Mehboob Islamabad: The International Labour Organization (ILO) on Thursday called for urgent and coordinated action to address child labour in Pakistan, warning that an estimated 8.6 million children aged between five and 17…

Ishtiaq Ahmed  Gujar Khan: After spending almost two months in Pakistan, I am rapidly approaching my return date to the UK. It has been a thoroughly enjoyable and deeply meaningful stay. I have travelled extensively, reconnected with…