Activists call for strict action over child marriage
By: TOOBA MASOOD KARACHI: By pushing their children into a marriage before they reach the age of maturity, most parents don’t understand that their child...
Laws inadequate to punish culprits in child abuse cases
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has inadequate, spineless laws, dealing with the child sexual abuse, and ordinary statutes are invoked when children are found to be victims of...
First female officer appointed as DC West
Karachi: The Sindh government on Tuesday appointed Shadia Jaffer as deputy commissioner (West), replacing Mohammed Ali Shah. She became the first female to take charge...
Girl from minority community clinches first position in Intermediate exams
By: Yusra Salim KARACHI: “Nothing can stop you from achieving your goals when you work hard,” said Karishma Kumari, a student of DA Degree College...
Another 5 ‘child abusers’ arrested
KASUR: Police arrested five accused of the child sex abuse scandal from the courtroom after their bail pleas were turned down on Monday, raising the...