Unicef concerned at rise in child abuse in Punjab
LAHORE: Reports on child protection show that child abuse has been on the increase in recent years in Punjab, particularly in cases of abduction, missing...
Women, juvenile prisoners to be provided medical, legal support
ISLAMABAD: Medical facilities including medicines and free legal support will be provided to women and juvenile prisoners, Federal Ombudsman Tahir Shahbaz said on Wednesday. Mr...
Unicef, PBM to start drive for Chitrali kids, women
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal (PBM) and UNICEF will launch a joint initiative in District Chitral with the aim to meet the nutrition and health needs...
Education in Gilgit-Baltistan: In Diamer, only four girls go to middle school
ISLAMABAD: If you are a girl in Diamer, Gilgit-Baltistan, who enjoys going to school, you are out of luck. In a district with an estimated...
Fight to end child marriage must be scaled up
UNITED NATIONS: A dvocates against child marriage need to step up efforts to maintain progress against the practice as the world’s youth population swells, experts...