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بلال مقصود نے Pakkay Dost کے نئے سیزن کا اعلان کرتے ہوئے بتایا کہ اس میں موسیقی کے ذریعے بچوں کو اردو زبان، جسمانی صحت اور جانوروں کے بارے میں سکھایا جائے گا۔
Aug 13, 2026, 4:06 PM
DawnMedia will hold a two‑day conference on September 2‑3 at the Serena Hotel in Islamabad to tackle malnutrition among children under five.
Dawn
The actress says Pakistan’s weak enforcement of laws protects vulnerable dogs, women and children, and that Pakistani culture normalises violence toward those powerless.
The Express Tribune
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Karachi and Sindh public hospitals have only about 450 pediatric emergency beds for millions of children, causing frequent refusals and forced private care. Parents report denied admissions, overcrowding, and high private costs amid rising childhood illnesses.
The Express Tribune
The previously delayed Children’s Hospital in Rawalpindi now has a firm deadline of December 31, 2026, with the project’s cost up 50 %.
The Express Tribune
The Express Tribune reports that 144 children in Pakistan have died in 2026 from measles and diphtheria—two diseases preventable by vaccination.
The Express Tribune
Pakistan’s only pediatric electrophysiology program has completed 500 life‑saving procedures for children with arrhythmias, all funded free of cost by the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) in Karachi.
The Express Tribune
Since 26 June, Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority reports 151 deaths, 73 of them children, and 448 injuries. More than 1,200 homes are damaged. In Chitral, flash floods have washed away bridges and cut roads, separating patients from medical care.
Dawn
After an HIV outbreak that infected 94 children at Karachi’s Kulsum Bai Valika Hospital, Sindh’s health department announced 44 new ART centres to improve access to treatment and raise public awareness.
The Express Tribune
A mass HIV screening in Sindh revealed 120 positive cases at Valika Hospital and an additional 21 positives at Landhi Hospital. The findings, involving children of SESSI employees and others, prompt departmental action against 37 doctors, paramedics and officials.
The Express Tribune
A Pakistani mother details a three‑year legal fight to obtain suitable care for her autistic child. Facing monthly costs of up to Rs250 000 for therapy, education and support, she sought a higher child‑support figure from the court, which was later reduced, underscoring systemic gaps for neurodivergent families.
Dawn
The interior minister of Pakistan declared that the country’s health system has collapsed, highlighting the spread of HIV and hepatitis C. Recent figures show 7,500 children infected with HIV, 25,000 deaths, and approximately 10 million people living with hepatitis C.
Dawn
Rukhsar Ahmed, a former Pakistani state minister elected back to parliament last week, was arrested in July 2024 in the UK on suspicion of raping vulnerable young girls in Manchester in the 1990s and trafficking children in care as part of a grooming gang. He remains on police bail.
The Guardian World
A vendor in Islamabad’s historic Qissa Khawani Bazaar showcased children’s wear adorned with the national flag ahead of the country’s 79th Independence Day.
Google News - Pakistan
The Sindh government has unveiled a new program to give monthly financial assistance to children living with HIV, aiming to ease the burden on families and improve health outcomes.
Google News - Pakistan
NDTV reports on August 3 2026 that children as young as 15 were targeted during protests in the Pakistan‑occupied Kashmir region, raising alarms over the protection of minors in conflict zones.
Google News - Pakistan
