Tag: children
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Bushra Ansari connection with husband’s children is so wholesome
Renowned actress Bushra Ansari recently shared a heartfelt revelation in her latest vlog, announcing her marriage to Iqbal Hussain. Despite being married for a few years, Ansari had kept her marriage private to avoid societal judgment. However, she felt it was time to introduce her husband to her fans. In her vlog, Ansari discussed the…
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Maryam sends McDonald’s to children, teachers, deletes post after social media uproar
Chief Minister of Punjab Maryam Nawaz got into trouble when Punjab government sent McDonald’s meal bags as a gift to school children in Murree on Tuesday. The famous fast-food chain faced boycotts and protests internationally when it announced shortly after the October 7 attacks, that it would give free meals to the Israeli military. In…
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Heatwaves put millions of children in Asia at risk: UN
Massive heatwaves across East Asia and the Pacific could place millions of children at risk, the UN warned Thursday, calling for action to protect vulnerable people from the soaring temperatures. Global monitors have warned that 2024 is shaping up to be the hottest year on record, marked by climate extremes and rising greenhouse gas emissions.…
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China to criminally try three minors for child murder
China will put three minors on trial for allegedly murdering another child, a provincial prosecutor said Monday, in a case that has shocked the nation and sparked public debate over the treatment of juvenile offenders. The three suspects, all aged under 14 at the time of the murder, are accused of bullying a middle-school classmate…
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‘Shocking increase’ of children denied aid in conflicts: UN
A growing number of children caught up in armed conflicts around the globe are being denied access to critical humanitarian aid, a United Nations official warned Wednesday, as relief operations come under attack or are blocked by governments. The last report by the UN secretary-general on the rights of children in conflicts, published in June…
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‘Less loneliness’; Hina Bayat talks about the choice to not have children
When someone’s life doesn’t follow the usual path, people start asking questions. Actor Hina Bayat does not have children and when she was on Maliha Rehman’s show, she was asked about why she doesn’t have children. She was very open as always and revealed that “Yes , my husband and I always wanted to have…
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Two out of five Yemeni children out of school: aid group
Dubai: Nearly a decade into Yemen’s brutal war, some 4.5 million of its children are not attending school, the charity Save the Children said Monday. The figure underlines how precarious daily life remains in the Arabian Peninsula’s poorest country, despite relative calm since an April 2022 ceasefire. “Two in five children, or 4.5 million, are…
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UC Chairman shot dead in Karachi over children dispute
A UC Chairman was killed as a result of firing between two groups over the issue of children in Bhitaiabad, Karachi. The incident followed a fight among children in Bhataiabad Street No. 19, during which people from two groups fired at each other, as a result of which one person was killed and six people…
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Rates of violence against women, children remain alarming in 2023
2023 was another difficult year for the women of Pakistan who routinely have to battle against violence and discrimination. In November, UN Women’s Gender Snapshot 2023 report revealed that 245 million women and girls are subjected to physical and/or sexual violence from their intimate partners each year, adding that a “staggering 86pc of women and…
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Children are being lured by e-cigarettes, World Health Organization warns
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that children around the world are being lured into using e-cigarettes through social media, leading to nicotine addiction. With more than 16,000 flavours of e-cigarettes available, WHO asserts urgent action to prevent children from becoming addicted to e-cigarettes. E-cigarettes are not helping in quitting smoking, and there is…