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NORTH WAZIRISTAN: A blast took place at a girls school in Haider Khel area of North Waziristan tribal district on Monday, when the students were taking intermediate examination. However, no one was hurt in the explosion. The police said miscreants ...

KASUR: The Government Girls High School of Hussain Khanwala, Chak 8, in Chunian tehsil of Kasur, speaks volumes for the interest level of the district education authorities to promote education in the rural areas. There are 264 students in the ...

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation and Social Protection, Dr. Sania Nishtar Friday announced Ehsaas Primary school graduation bonus of Rs 3000 for girls to ensure their enrollment in secondary education level. Dr. Nishtar said this ...

For the last around a decade successive provincial governments and civil society members have been grappling with the question as to what should be the marriageable age for a female in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. So far, the provincial government has failed ...

ISLAMABAD: The Early Child Marriage Restraint Act prepared by Social Welfare Department to overcome the menace of child marriages has been submitted to the Balochistan Cabinet for approval. Balochistan is on the top of maternal mortality rate due to weak ...