Pakistan has an estimated 3.708 million child labourers in the 10-17 years age bracket, according to Labor Force Survey (LFS) 2014-15. Child labour has been in existence since the dawn of human civilisation and has subsisted because it is economic in ...
KP once again fails to utilise 90 percent ADP funds
Like the past several Fiscal Years, the sluggish pace of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) in developmental sector also continued in the current FY-2020-21 as it has once again failed to utilise the 90 percent of funds under the District Annual Developmen ...
Ray of hope for transgender community in KP
The inclusion of Arzoo Khan, a transgender from Peshawar in the Dispute Resolution Council (DRC) by the Khyber Pukhtunkhwa police is a ray of hope for the ignored and marginalised transgender community in KP of the province. Arzoo Khan, president Pro ...
Quit tobacco to be a winner
World No Tobacco Day is observed around the world every year on 31 May to spread awareness regarding the fatal effects of tobacco. The use of tobacco keeps on growing in Pakistan because of a lack of understanding approximately its dangers. Smoking m ...
Pashtun Belt losing Hujra Culture
Hujra, one of the most important parts of Pashtun culture for centuries where people interact with each other, but this tradition is losing its hold, importance and popularity and is on the decline continuously for the last four decades. The hujra i ...
No Vaccination Jab for Sanitation Workers in KP
During the Coronavirus pandemic, waste management and sanitary workers are performing their duties even though the movements and mobility province-wide are restricted. They are key workers and are similarly essential during the implementation of lock ...
Coronavirus spreads rapidly among children in Pakistan
The fact cannot be denied that the Covid19 is a pandemic and a challenge to the global community which has affected millions of people across the world with hundreds of thousands dead and only 8 percent among the victims were children which is a very ...
Female Journalists of KP on World Press Freedom Day
By Anmol Sheraz International World Press Freedom Day observed every year on May 3 to notify globally that freedom of expression and freedom of the press are major human rights. This day annually reminds the masses that plenty of journalists fearless ...
Impact of educational institutes’ closure
By: Hudaibia Iftikhar The large parts of the world are heading towards the third wave of the Covid19 pandemic generated the largest disturbance in the education history of Pakistan. Research by World Bank shows that around 1.6 billion students have b ...
Fight against water scarcity
Hamnah Rehman Water is the most precious resource on earth. About 79% of the Earth’s surface is covered with water and 3% of it is freshwater that is fit for human consumption but more than 2.2 billion people do not have access to an improved water s ...