September 2024
Over 26.2 million children out of school
ISLAMABAD: More than 26.2 million children are out of school in Pakistan, according to a report submitted to the National Assembly. The report prepared by the federal education ministry stated that the total number of out-of-school children across the country was 20,626,520. The report added that 17 million boys and girls aged between 5 and
Fire erupts at petrol pump
CHITRAL: Fire erupted at a fuel station on Bypass Road Chitral on Tuesday morning. Rescue 1122 Lower Chitral said that after being alerted about the incident its staffer along with firefighting vehicles reached the petrol pump. The fire had erupted in a Suzuki pickup at the filling station due to unknown reasons. The Rescue 1122
Shopkeeper shot dead in Drosh bazar
DROSH: A shopkeeper was shot dead in Drosh bazar on Monday night. Police said that Fazle Mola had a mobile phone shop in the Drosh bazar near Kesu Ada. He was shot by an unidentified man while going home before midnight on Tuesday. The injured was rushed to hospital where he died. The police have
PTI leaders arrested in police crackdown in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: The federal capital police on Monday evening started a crackdown on leaders of the embattled PTI and arrested its leaders, including Members National Assembly (MNAs) and Chairman Gohar Ali Khan, Sher Afzal Marwat and Shuab Shaheen. Gohar Khan and Marwat were picked and taken away from outside Parliament House while Shaheen was held from
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Woman, son arrested for drug peddling
CHITRAL: A woman and her son were arrested by the Lower Chitral police after recovery of charas from their possession. The police in a statement said on Monday that a team of police from Ayun police station led by Station House Officer Bulbul Hassan set up a picket at the Chatar bridge. During random checking,
Traders decide to join protest against CPC official
CHITRAL: Traders in Chitral have announced that they would join the protest against the Consumer Protection Council additional director on Monday. The decision was taken at a meeting of the interim cabinet of the traders union held with former president Haji Jalil on Sunday. Political parties, the district bar and other stakeholders have announced the
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Role of women in society
Sarir Ahmad “Women make up one half of society. Our society will remain backward and in chains unless its women are liberated, enlightened, and educated,” said Sadam Hussain, an Iraqi politician and revolutionary person (The New Humanitarian 2023). Similarly, women are the backbone of families and are crucial for growth and development in societies. One
Women ride Pakistan’s economic crisis into workplace
KARACHI: Amina Sohail veers through heavy traffic to pick up her next passenger — the sight of a woman riding a motorcycle drawing stares in Pakistan’s megacity of Karachi. The 28-year-old is the first woman in her family to enter the workforce, a pattern emerging in urban households coming under increasing financial pressure in Pakistan.
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