KARACHI: Students across the megalopolis took a significant step towards their academic goals as the Board of Intermediate Education Karachi (BIEK) launched the annual Intermediate examinations 2025 on Monday. The morning shift featured Mathematics Paper-I (for failures) for Pre-Engineering students. Chairman of
Boy dies, parents sustain injuries when dumper crushes their bike KARACHI: A 10-year-old boy, Samamah, lost his life, while his father, Rizwan, 35, and mother, Laraib, 30, sustained injuries when a speeding dumper truck hit the motorcycle they were riding, under the
Amidst the city’s endless water crisis, speeding heavy vehicles continue to claim lives KARACHI: Karachi’s artificial water crisis has been the talk of the town since years. With an expanding urban population and a limited availability of water, more and more citizens
At least 21 sanitary workers died in manholes and septic tanks in five year HYDERABAD: The Sindh Human Rights Commission (SHRC), while censuring the Sindh Local Government Department over the recent deaths of two sanitary workers in Umerkot, has lamented that the
Each year, Pakistan loses over $2 billion to climate-induced disasters. The figure represents far more than just economic damage. It is the cost of political inaction and poor planning. Pakistan ranks among the most climate-vulnerable nations in the world. Floods, droughts and
KARACHI: The province is grappling with a severe mosquito infestation, fueled by garbage accumulation, overflowing sewage, and a poorly maintained drainage system. The intense heat and frequent power outages have further worsened the living conditions for residents. As a result, hundreds of
Villagers decry govt inaction, say outbreak ignored due to rural location HYDERABAD: A four-year-old girl suffering from measles passed away in the village of Qadir Bux Solangi near Husri town this week, raising the death toll to 13 children across three villages
HYDERABAD: Fourteen-year-old Radha Bheel, who was allegedly abducted from the jurisdiction of Husri Police Station, remains missing even after 14 days, prompting her family, social activists, and members of the minority community to stage a protest rally and demonstration. Fourteen-year-old Radha Bheel,
In the absence of adequate water treatment, water-borne diseases are spreading in the city KARACHI: Where the supply of water remains an incessant woe, plaguing the peace of locals in Karachi, it appears that even the measly quantity of water supplied to
Rimsha married Asad two months before the brutal murder of Ali KARACHI: Police have booked a woman and her spouse for allegedly torturing and killing a toddler. Three-year-old Ali was the son of Rimsha from her first marriage, according to Liaquatabad DSP