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The bill to establish child courts for situations involving child abuse was approved.

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In a briefing to the Standing Committee on Interior of the National Assembly, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) announced the dismissal of thirty-eight personnel who were involved in aiding human traffickers.

It was reported to the conference, which was presided over by Raja Khurram Nawaz, that 13 officials had also been taken into custody as part of the inquiry into the recent Greek boat accident. Thirty FIA officers have also been suspended, and twelve of them have been charged. Human traffickers, including the infamous Jaja gang, have had their bank accounts worth Rs109 million frozen, FIA Additional DG Saqib Sultan announced.

The committee was told that new legislation designed to punish human traffickers with harsher penalties, such as increased fines and lengthier jail terms, is currently in the works.

“The next session will see the creation of very strict legislation,” Raja Khurram Nawaz stated. “The committee suggested the most severe punishments for those who endanger human life,” he continued.

Approved child courts bill

The bill to create child courts to handle child abuse cases was approved by the committee unanimously. According to the measure, which was put out by PML-N lawmaker Syeda Nousheen Iftikhar, courts must record child victims’ testimonies while psychologists are present. Additionally, it mandates that child abuse cases be settled in six months.

Bureaucrats with dual citizenship

The discussion also included shocking disclosures regarding bureaucrats’ dual citizenship. 99% of federal secretaries are among the 22,000 bureaucrats who hold dual citizenship, according to PPP’s Abdul Qadir Patel.

The committee called for a meeting with representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Establishment Division after PTI’s Zartaj Gul called for more research into the issue.

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Pakistan Looks for Creative Governance Solutions at the Summit at the Edge of Government Exhibition

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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif visited the Edge of Government Exhibition during the World Governments Summit in Dubai.
The exhibition, which featured contemporary examples of initiatives in several sectors of governance aimed at enhancing governance worldwide, was presented to the prime minister.
Additionally, the prime minister met and conversed with experts who offer creative answers to problems in a range of fields.
With the Prime Minister were Federal Ministers Khawaja Muhammad Asif, Sardar Awais Khan Leghari, Muhammad Aurangzeb, Attaullah Tarar, Special Assistant Tariq Fatemi, and Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar.

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Pakistan and IAEA Cooperation: The two organizations have been working together since 1957.

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Rafael Mariano has arrived in Pakistan for a two-day official visit as the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
The Foreign Office claims that Pakistan and the IAEA have been working together since 1957.
One of the biggest beneficiaries of the IAEA’s Technical Cooperation Program, which covers nuclear energy, health, food and agriculture, and water resource management, is Pakistan.
His visit strengthens the IAEA-Pakistan relationship on nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.

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74th Wild Poliovirus Detection Verified by the National Institutes of Health

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The 74th Wild Poliovirus type 1 Case of 2024 in the Nation has been confirmed by the National Institutes of Health’s Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication.
One Shikarpur polio case was confirmed by the lab. This case started on December 15, 2024. This is Shikarpur’s second polio case of 2024.
In 2024, Pakistan reported 74 cases in total. Of these, one each from Punjab and Islamabad, 27 from Balochistan, 23 from Sindh, and 22 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Only one case of polio has been reported from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2025.
Polio is a crippling illness for which there is no treatment. To provide children a high level of immunity against this horrible disease, all children under the age of five must receive multiple doses of the oral polio vaccine and complete the recommended vaccination schedule.
The Expanded Program on Immunization offers vaccinations against 12 childhood diseases at no cost at health facilities, while the Pakistan Polio Program organizes many large vaccination drives throughout the year to provide the vaccine to children at their doorstep.

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