The latest report from the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory has added another uncomfortable chapter to a conflict already saturated with suffering. The commission’s investigators have concluded that Israeli authorities deliberately targeted Palestinian children and have linked that finding to their assessment of genocidal intent. Israel has rejected the […]
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UK considers social media restrictions for under-16s
The UK government is considering new restrictions on social media use by children under the age of 16, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer expected to outline potential measures in a speech ahead of a key by-election later this month. Read More: UK plans stricter social media rules protect children online According to media reports, the proposal follows a […]
Six children die in Shangla roof collapse
SHANGLA: Six children from the same family lost their lives and another was critically injured after the roof of a mud house collapsed in the Rahimabad Bassi area of Alpuri tehsil in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Shangla District on Tuesday morning. Read More: Four children drown in Hangu pond According to officials from Rescue 1122, seven children were trapped […]
Malaysia introduces social media age restrictions for minors
Malaysia has introduced new regulations preventing children under the age of 16 from creating accounts on major social media platforms, as part of efforts to strengthen online safety and protect minors from harmful digital content. Read More: Malaysia to ban social media for under-16 users from next year The new rules took effect on Monday and require social […]
UN warns of growing toll of violence on children in Lebanon
The United Nations (UN) has expressed alarm over the growing toll of violence on children in Lebanon, reporting that an average of 11 children have been killed or injured every day over the past week amid intensified military activity. According to the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), 77 children were killed or injured during the last […]
Lahore mother sent on remand in case of alleged killing of three children
A court in Lahore has granted a five-day physical remand of a woman accused of killing her three children in a tragic incident that has shocked the city and sparked widespread concern over domestic violence. Read More: Triple child killing shocks Lahore as police take family into custody The suspect, a resident of Shah Jamal Colony, was […]
Balochistan lifts lid on Afghan pipeline as insurgency hides behind women, children
Senior officials of the Balochistan Home Department have revealed that recent incidents of terrorism and cross-border infiltration in the province are linked to networks operating from Afghanistan. Speaking at a press conference in Quetta, Additional Chief Secretary Home Hamza Shafqaat, DIG CTD Aitzaz Goraya, and Special Assistant to the Home Department Babar Yousafzai said that […]
$10m project launched in AJK to enrol out-of-school children
A new initiative has been launched in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) to expand educational opportunities for thousands of children in the region. The initiative titled “Out of School Children Project” is supported by the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), and was signed on January 19, 2026, according to documents available with Wealth Pakistan. The $10 […]
Austria to ban social media for children under 14
Austria has announced plans to ban social media for children aged under 14, becoming the latest country to consider introducing restrictions for children online. It follows lengthy negotiations within the conservative-led three-party coalition government, but it is not yet clear how or when the ban will be implemented. Announcing the plans, Vice-Chancellor Andreas Babler of […]
The Children I Left Behind
When my daughter draws, the page fills quickly with color. She draws houses with crooked windows and oversized doors. She draws trucks with pink wheels. She draws flowers everywhere – on roofs, on roads and, sometimes, floating in the sky. Children do not draw with realism but with imagination. A truck can carry flowers. A […]