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Malnutrition in Pakistan: Over 42 per cent children victims of stunting
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Over 42 per cent of children in Pakistan are victims of stunted growth amid rising food insecurity in the South Asian country, The Express Tribune reported on Friday citing statistics released by UNICEF officials.
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Floods killed over 900 including 326 children in Pakistan since June: Sher
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 24 (ANI): Pakistani Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman on Wednesday revealed that over 900 people were killed during monsoon rains across Pakistan since June this year, while 1,293 were left injured, media reports said.
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Human Rights Council expresses concern over indoctrination of children in
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 19 (ANI): During the 50th session of the Human Rights Council, the participants analyzed in detail the violations of child rights in conflict zones and drew particular attention to the negative consequences of madrasas in the indoctrination of children - a violatio
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15,000 more govt schools needed to enrol 4.7 m out-of-school children in P
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 16 (ANI): Pakistan's Elementary and Secondary Education (E and SE) Department needs to establish over 15,000 additional government schools for enrolling a total of 4.7 million out-of-school children in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, according to an internal assessment
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Report on violence against women in Pakistan shows stark increase in cases
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 11 (ANI): A report on the violence against women and children in Pakistan shows stark increases in the number of cases.
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Deaths due to malnutrition highest among children in Pakistan: report
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 30 (ANI): Unhygienic atmosphere and lack of family planning are attributed to malnutrition and early death among children in Pakistan.
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1.7 lakh Pakistani children die from malnutrition before they turn 5: Repo
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 16 (ANI): More than 1,77,000 children in Pakistan die before their fifth birthday due to malnutrition, according to the country's minister for food security.
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UAE PAP administers 583 million doses of polio vaccine to over 102 million
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], October 23 (ANI/WAM): The UAE Pakistan Assistance Programme (UAE PAP) has announced the results of the UAE Polio Vaccination Campaign carried out in Pakistan from 2014 to the end of September 2021, highlighting that the campaign succeeded in administering 583,240,876 doses o
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Almost 40 million children in Pakistan did not receive polio vaccinations:
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 2 (ANI): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has said in an annual report that almost 40 million children in Pakistan did not receive polio vaccinations between April and June amid the COVID-19 outbreak, when all polio campaigns were suspended.
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Thousands of 'invisible children' in Pakistan still susceptible to polio:
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 12 (ANI): George Laryea-Adjei, the Regional Director of United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has said there are still hundreds of thousands of 'invisible children' who are susceptible to polio and must be vaccinated.
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Over 3,000 children in Pak contracted COVID-19 in April, says health minis
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 2 (ANI): Over 3,000 children in Pakistan between the age of 1 to 10 years had tested positive for COVID-19 in April, according to data issued by the federal health ministry.
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Crimes against children in Pakistan on the rise, 8 children abused every d
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 10 (ANI): Pakistan witnessed a rise in crimes against children including child sexual abuse, abduction and child marriages, and eight children were abused every day in the country in one form or another in 2020, according to a report.
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