5.75m children to come under anti-polio drive in KP PESHAWAR: As many as 5.754 million children under the age of five will be vaccinated during the week-long polio... Published 10 Sep, 2024 07:23am
Opinion Mental cost of social media When joke becomes a reality—a cartoon on a person sitting in an addiction treatment clinic. The doctor is asking him... Published 28 Aug, 2024 07:06am
World Sexual abuse of minors: Schools, internet shut near Mumbai as protests grow MUMBAI: Internet services were cut off and schools were closed for a second straight day in a town near India’s... Published 22 Aug, 2024 06:58am
Pakistan Murad launches 10-day polio drive targeting over 1m children KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah launched a crucial 10-day polio eradication campaign aimed at... Published 15 Aug, 2024 08:10am
Opinion Banning social media for children and teenagers During my tenure as Press Minister at the Embassy of Pakistan in France, I once attended a dinner with the ... Published 24 Jun, 2024 07:00am
Business & Finance Infant formula, fortified children’s milk powders: Govt’s decision to withdraw zero-rating benefits criticized LAHORE: Local industrial sector specializing in infant formula and fortified children’s milk powders has voiced... Published 17 Jun, 2024 05:30am
World UN chief to call out Israel for violations against children NEW YORK: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has added Israel’s military to a global list of... Published 08 Jun, 2024 07:00am
Pakistan Medical expert says prevalence of hearing loss quite high in Pakistan FAISALABAD: First successful bilateral cochlear implant has been conducted in Ganga Ram Hospital. This implant has... Published 05 Jun, 2024 07:18am
Pakistan Public-private partnership model: Sindh govt treats 6m children in public hospitals KARACHI: In the last 13 years, the Sindh government, under its public-private partnership model, has successfully... Published 23 May, 2024 05:16am
Pakistan Hypertension among children constitutes growing concern KARACHI: Hypertension in young children is a growing concern in Pakistan, where the prevalence of hypertension among... Published 29 Apr, 2024 04:49am
World Heatwaves put millions of children in Asia at risk: UN BANGKOK: Massive heatwaves across East Asia and the Pacific could place millions of children at risk, the UN warned... Published 15 Apr, 2024 03:56am
Pakistan Four children die in wall collapse near New Saeedabad NEW SAEEDABAD: Four children die under the rubble of a house wall in a village near New Saeedabad, rescue sources... Published 14 Apr, 2024 03:23am
Pakistan Paediatric surgeons shortage exacerbates child mortality crisis: APSP KARACHI: Thousands of infants and children succumb to congenital anomalies every year in Pakistan, due to severe... Published 09 Apr, 2024 05:06am
Pakistan SCF, YANCEE arrange seminar on climate change awareness for children HYDERABAD: Climate change is an emerging phenomenon, and the existing curriculum needs to emphasize climate change... Published 01 Apr, 2024 05:34am
Editorials Shattered childhoods EDITORIAL: The child rights NGO Sahil’s latest report detailing the plight of Pakistani children during 2023 is ... Published 08 Mar, 2024 03:14am
Pakistan Modern EPI vaccination centre set up LAHORE: Inaugurating the model ‘EPI Vaccination Centre’ established in the Institute of Public Health (IPH) with... Published 23 Feb, 2024 06:36am
Pakistan Evening OPD introduced at Mayo Hospital for children LAHORE: The Punjab health department has introduced extended evening OPD timings for pediatrics till 8:00pm daily,... Published 21 Feb, 2024 05:29am
Editorials Abused children: the road to rehab is long EDITORIAL: That Pakistan remains dismally poor at protecting its children from sexual abuse and online pornography ... Published 10 Jan, 2024 05:22am
Pakistan Alvi asks children to strictly follow Quaid’s principles ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Monday urged children to contribute to the country by achieving high standards... Published 26 Dec, 2023 04:30am
Pakistan Soaring pollution in Lahore fills wards with sick children LAHORE: In the packed paediatric emergency room of a Lahore public hospital, parents holding sick children lined up... Published 08 Dec, 2023 05:20am
Pakistan 11,000 deserving children get free education in Danish schools LAHORE: Terming the Danish Schools as visionary initiative of the then Chief Minister of Punjab Muhammad Shehbaz... Published 27 Nov, 2023 06:13am
Print PM terms genocide of children ‘holocaust’ ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar said that “a genocide and holocaust” is going on in Gaza... Updated 21 Nov, 2023 08:47am
Pakistan CM reaches out to affected children in Chakwal LAHORE: A molestation case with the children in the madressah of Chakwal occurred. Chief Minister Punjab Mohsin ... Published 20 Nov, 2023 06:28am
Pakistan Awareness walk on ‘World Pneumonia Day’ held LAHORE: Pneumonia is fatal for infants and weak people as aged people and children with low immunity are the easy... Published 20 Nov, 2023 06:28am
Pakistan NICVD, ChildLife sign MoU to treat children through tele-medicine KARACHI: National Institute of Cardiovascular Disease (NICVD) and ChildLife Foundation have signed one MoU to... Published 03 Nov, 2023 06:11am
Opinion Facilitate to educate There are a lot of suggestions on how to eradicate poverty and help the underprivileged survive in these days of... Updated 29 Sep, 2023 06:54am
Pakistan One year on from floods, millions of Pakistani children still need urgent support, warns UNICEF Agency says its appeal of $173.5mn to provide life-saving support remains only 57% funded Updated 25 Aug, 2023 07:50pm
Editorials A dehumanising practice EDITORIAL: Tens of thousands of children in this country, mostly girls, work as domestic help in private homes. Many... Published 27 Jul, 2023 06:26am
Editorials Now a nutrition crisis EDITORIAL: It’s is indeed most disturbing but no surprise, really, that Pakistan’s many crises – economic,... Published 18 Jun, 2023 06:27am
Opinion Commuting to school not without risk for kids As someone who has seen the transportation of children to school in Canada from up close it is horrifying to see how... Published 20 May, 2023 05:59am
Pakistan long-term partner, but policy is to deny support to its long-range ballistic missile programme: US
Pakistan long-term partner, but policy is to deny support to its long-range ballistic missile programme: US