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Abdullah Karim 4, a flower like son of a poor father has been hit by a deadly heart disease (Tricuspid Atresia, ASD, VSD PDA Modrat to Severe PS) for the past four years, his medical treatment is not possible in Peshawar however it is possible in Lahor, his parents could not afford the high costs of medical operation and at the same time could not see their child fading away therefore affluent people are requested to bear the costs of the operation. Please contact: 0092 3009595500, 0092 3128282108, 0092 3339595500, 0092 3359352542.

Salman Shehzad Despite the massive campaign of civil society in Pakistan the bill to prohibit early marriages has been withdrawn after the Council of Islamic Ideology once again declared it un-Islamic. The bill ‘to end the underage marriage’, presented by a lawmaker from the ruling party in the National Assembly have faced the same criticism by the rightists. The Council of Islamic Ideology, a constitutional body which gives Islamic legal advice to the federal Government for legislations has declared that Pakistani laws prohibiting child marriage are against Islam in a recent series of rulings. The rulings were widely criticized. It is estimated that 21% of girls in Pakistan are married before the age of 18. Child marriage in Pakistan is connected with tradition, culture, religion and customary practices. It sometimes involves the transfer of money, settlement of debts or exchange of daughters (Swara or Watta Satta) sanctioned by a Jirga ...

                                                                                    By SALMAN SHEHZAD PESHAWAR: Being displaced by militancy and ongoing military operations in Khyber Agency, thousands of children are prone to different challenges. A number of national and international humanitarian organizations are working for their welfare. Among the affectees, children are vulnerable to too many troubles. A program, Child Protection is being run to keep these tribal children busy in extra curriculum activities. The Center of Excellence for Rural Development is running this program in collaboration with UNICEF at Jalozai IDPs Camp. Two centers for child protections have been established. These centers provide mental health care facilities to the militancy-affected childr...

The Report is taken from ARY TV

Salman Shehzad Gunmen shot dead an anti-polio vaccination campaigner while injuring two others after storming a hospital where children were being immunized on Saturday in the northern parts of Pakistan. The incident took place in Mattani, on the outskirts of provincial capital, Peshawar. Nobody immediately claimed responsibility for the killing, but Taliban militants have been targeting anti-polio campaigners and security personnel during vaccination campaigns. 11 people including leady health workers has been so far killed in such attacks "Two men riding a motorbike stormed the office of an immunization officer located inside the premises of Civil Hospital Mattani and shot him dead," a police official told. "Two other local staffs of the hospital including a woman were injured in the attack," he added. Provincial health minister of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, confirmed the attack. "Routine immunisation of children was going on in the hospit...

wartribune: Pictures: History of Waziristan Military operation... : Salman Shehzad The history of endless and unproductive military operations against the tribes of Waziristan form 1919 till 2013,...

Salman Shehzad The history of endless and unproductive military operations against the tribes of Waziristan form 1919 till 2013, that took the life of thousands of people living in the area, although the British and Pakistan army has succeeded in the elimination of hundreds of tribesmen, who were acting as terrorists but most of the people, killed in these operation were innocent and peaceful and had nothing to do with militancy.