Women in Pakistan are also unprotected everywhere, from homes to hospitals, grounds to graves, and roads to reels Violence Against Women (VAW), once treated as a forbidden text, is now a yardstick for measuring national progress. Gone are the days when declaring
With no long-term policies to improve greenery, water supply and transport; every year soaring temperatures KARACHI: Like every other year, this year too Karachi is slowly turning into a searing cauldron, with experts predicting a dangerous rise in temperatures from April 19th
Experts believe appointing inexperienced administrative officers is one reason health issues in rural Sindh KARACHI: The qualification requirements for job postings ensure that only those applicants possessing the bare minimum academic skills necessary to lead the organization or department towards success in
Officials attribute the postponement to a change in XI results due to grace marks, and the absence of board chairman KARACHI: The Board of Intermediate Education Karachi (BIEK) annual examinations of XI-XII for the year 2025 have been delayed. The pre-engineering, pre-medical
With wealthy families left untouched, authorities are filling quotas of deportation by targeting poor migrants KARACHI: Just like in other cities, operations against Afghan nationals are currently ongoing in Karachi as well however, a common complaint surfacing in the port city revolves
KARACHI: The annual exams for grades IX and X conducted by the Board of Secondary Education Karachi (BSEK) were marred by inadequate facilities and a lack of proper arrangements. Students had to sit on mats under the open sky due to a
Students were forced to complete their papers in sweltering conditions, with no access to fans or lighting. Prolonged power load shedding has disrupted matriculation exams across Karachi, leaving students and invigilators to endure stifling heat and inadequate lighting in examination halls, local media
According to a recent report, Pakistan is among the world’s most dangerous places to give birth. The state’s abject failure to provide adequate facilities for pregnant women is a major reason why 11,000 cases of maternal deaths occurred in 2023 alone. The
Despite the passage of 12 years, the law to prevent the genetic blood disorder could not be implemented KARACHI: A stitch in time saves nine. The true meaning of this saying would be best understood by the hapless parents of children with
No other province in Pakistan suffers this scale of examination mismanagement year after year. As the examination season begins, chaos and confusion once again take center stage – thanks to the staggering incompetence of Sindh’s examination boards. With the first paper set