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A safeguarding review has been announced into the case of Sara Sharif and whether more could have been done to prevent the 10-year-old’s death.Police found Sara dead under a blanket in her bunk bed at her home near Woking on 10 August.Her father, Urfan Sharif, 41, her stepmother, Beinash ...

Audrey Azoulay was speaking on Friday in Beijing, China, where she co-chaired the award ceremony for the 2023 UNESCO Prize for the Education of Women and Girls, alongside the agency’s Special Envoy, Professor Peng Liyuan.She appealed for an “intensification of global investments in favour of girls and women’s access ...

Islamabad —  The United Nations secretary-general Monday renewed his demand for Afghanistan's Taliban to allow teenage girls to attend high school. "This is an unjustifiable violation of human rights that inflicts long-lasting damage on the entire country," Antonio Guterres said on X (formerly Twitter). "Girls belong in school. Let ...

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN World PMN News Author of the article: The Associated Press Riazat Butt Published Sep 18, 2023  •  Last updated 3 minutes ago  •  5 minute read Article content ISLAMABAD (AP) — Two years after the Taliban banned girls from school beyond sixth grade, Afghanistan is the ...

Three people have been charged with the murder of 10-year-old Sara Sharif, whose body was found at her home address in Woking.The Crown Prosecution Service today authorised charges against Sara's father Urfan Sharif, 41, along with Urfan's partner Beinash Batool, 29, and Urfan's brother Faisal Malik, 28. They have also ...

Extended family members of Sara Sharif are being questioned by police in Pakistan over the 10-year-old’s death, as her father and his partner remain in hiding.Sara’s father, Urfan Sharif, 41, and his partner Beinash Batool, 29, fled the UK for Pakistan the day before Sara was found dead and ...

Activists in France have called on the government to systematically grant asylum to women and girls fleeing the Taliban in Afghanistan, after the first all-female group of evacuees arrived in Paris. France flew five women over this week to apply for refugee status, but many thousands more are still ...

At least 112 candidates are in the fray for the upcoming student body elections at the 10 affiliated colleges of the Panjab University (PU) in Chandigarh. Sri Guru Gobind Singh College (SGGSC), Sector 26, has a maximum of 17 candidates for the four posts, including four for the post ...

On the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Wednesday announced an increase of Rs 10,000 in the amount of the Mukhyamantri Kanya Sumangla Yojana from 2024-25. Under the scheme, underprivileged girls get a package of Rs 15,000 in six phases, starting from their birth to the time ...

JAMMU, Aug 30: Far away from their siblings on Raksha Bandhan, the security personnel posted on the frontiers got a taste of sibling love on Wednesday as local schoolgirls tied rakhis on their hands in a show of gratitude for the services they render to ensure civilian protection.In the ...