KARACHI: The official launch of the second National Media Fellowship (NMF), an innovative step aimed at addressing and raising awareness about the pressing issues of gender-based violence (GBV) and child marriages in society, was held on Wednesday. At least 40 mid-career and senior
“Cruel Number Sixth Month Report 2023” is a report published by Sahil which provides data and analysis on cases of child sexual abuse reported in the media from January 1st to June 30th, 2023. It highlights trends and patterns in the reporting
The caretaker Sindh government is committed to lawfully concluding the case of the tragic death of a minor female servant in Ranipur town of the province. The resolve to this effect was expressed by Caretaker Home Minister Brig (retired) Harris Nawaz, Health
Research done by faculty at the Aga Khan University has contributed to the decline of mortality rate of babies and children 35 per cent and 50 per cent, respectively, at its field sites of research. This is not a quick win but
KARACHI: The Sindh education department has aired its concern regarding incidents of corporal punishment in educational institutions and warned of taking a stern action if any such incident takes place in a school. “It has been noticed with great concern that incidents
CHILD abuse is once again in the spotlight, with the emergence of hashtags #JusticeForRizwana and #JusticeForFatima trending on Twitter within a single month. Mainstream media, too, extensively covered the two cases of minor girls working as domestic help. Due to public outrage,
War Against Rape (WAR) and the Legal Aid Foundation for Victims of Rape & Sexual Assault (LRSA) have hailed legal victories in six sexual violence cases, in which the accusers have been convicted. WAR and LRSA commended the bravery, struggle, untiring efforts,
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) is one of the very few organizations in Pakistan that raises its voice against child labour and violence against minor workers. In Islamabad, Nasreen Azhar and Saadia Bukhari of the HRCP keep inviting interested people
KARACHI: A large number of people gathered in front of the Karachi Press Club on Friday to condemn the murder of nine-year-old housemaid Fatima in Ranipur. They demanded that the government constitute special trial courts to keep a check on the growing
It requires neither a prophecy nor mathematics to understand that Pakistan is doomed to sink under the weight of its own population. Any steps towards progress or reform in Pakistan are akin to building sandcastles on the beach — only to be