Two children killed, 11 injured in seminary roof collapse

[ad_1] HYDERABAD: Two children lost their lives, and 11 more were injured, in addition to two adults, as the roof of a seminary collapsed immediately after Thursdays rainfall in Tandojam town of Hyderabad. The incident happened in Siddique Akbar seminary in the town’s Muzaffarabad Colony. According to Liaquat University Hospital, children aged between seven to … Read more

Zero-dose children

[ad_1] Listen to article In the last five decades, vaccinations have granted life to an estimated 154 million children around the world. A study, published in prestigious British medical journal The Lancet, while touting this marvellous feat of modern medicine, is flashing red lights at declining global progress regarding vaccinations in more recent decades. The distressing warning … Read more

Unvaccinated children in Pakistan rising

[ad_1] KARACHI: Pakistan has become the second largest country with the highest number of children with zero doses of vaccines in South Asia after India, a media report said, quoting a new study by British medical journal Lancet. The study found that Pakistan had 419,000 children falling into that zero-vaccine category. Pakistan is one of … Read more

Mass shooting in Mexico leaves 10 dead, including children

[ad_1] Listen to article Gunmen killed 10 people including children in an attack on a house in a central Mexican city plagued by gang-related violence, authorities said Wednesday. Several others were wounded in the shooting on Tuesday night in Irapuato in Guanajuato state, the municipal government said in a statement. Security forces were searching for the perpetrators … Read more

War on children

[ad_1] The latest UN report citing violence against children in conflict zones paints a harrowing picture of the world we currently live in. According to the report, abuses against children in armed conflict reached “unprecedented levels” in 2024, with around 36,000 grave violations verified in just one year. The number of grave violations surged by … Read more

New diabetes centre opens for children

[ad_1] SWABI: A major milestone in pediatric healthcare was marked with the inauguration of the Changing Diabetes in Children (CDiC) Center at Tehsil Headquarters Hospital (THQ) Chota Lahor-MTI, Swabi. The center was formally inaugurated by Special Assistant to the Chief Minister for Industries and Commerce, Abdul Karim Khan, alongside Dr Mehr Taj Roghani, Chairperson of … Read more

Sheltered children face uncertain futures

[ad_1] At the Child Protection and Welfare Bureau in Lahore, the sound of laughter rings through the corridors where young children spend their days studying, playing, and dreaming about the future. Among them is 17-year-old Mahwish Aslam, a soft-spoken teenager who tries to stay optimistic but in quiet moments, she admits feeling deeply anxious. In … Read more

UN blacklists Israeli forces for grave violations against children in Gaza

[ad_1] Listen to article Israeli armed and security forces have once again been included in the United Nations Secretary-General’s annual list of parties committing grave violations against children, according to the Children and Armed Conflict report released Thursday. The listing comes amid what the report describes as “an alarming rise” in violations against children in the Occupied … Read more

Nakoa-Wolf Momoa and Ida Brooke join Dune 3 as Paul Atreides’ twin children

[ad_1] Newcomer Nakoa-Wolf Momoa and Silo actress Ida Brooke have officially joined the cast of Dune 3, Deadline has confirmed. The two young stars are set to play Leto II and Ghanima Atreides, the twin children of Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) and Chani (Zendaya), expanding the next chapter of Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic based on … Read more